Gary Siegel is a journalist with more than 35 years of experience. He started his professional career at the Long Island Journal newspapers based in Long Beach, N.Y., working his way up from reporter to Assistant Managing Editor. Siegel also worked for Prentice-Hall in Paramus, N.J., covering human resources issues. Siegel has been at The Bond Buyer since 1989, currently covering economic indicators and the Federal Reserve system.
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Small business optimism grew in January, as a record number of owners said now is a good time to expand, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.
February 13 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester suggested Tuesday three rate hikes would be appropriate this year and next.
February 13 -
The federal government ran a $49.2 billion surplus in January, the Treasury Department reported Monday.
February 12 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations dipped, but respondents see households’ financial condition improving.
February 12 -
Wholesale inventories increased 0.4% in December, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Wholesale sales rose 1.2%.
February 9 -
As the Baby Boom generation retires, economic growth may slow and fiscal deficits could grow, complicating monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said late Thursday.
February 9 -
Discounting market volatility, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley Thursday expressed confidence in the economy’s strength and said the Fed’s projections of three rate hikes this year “seem reasonable.”
February 8 -
Consumer credit increased by $18.4 billion in December to $3.841 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
February 7 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Wednesday he would wait before raising rates again.
February 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.132 billion in January to a total of $264.234 billion.
February 6 -
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard maintains his position against tightening.
February 6 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 106.93 in January from a downwardly revised 106.59 in December.
February 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded in January as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.9.
February 5 -
The Federal Reserve is not behind the curve and will not overreact to economic growth, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Friday.
February 2 -
The University of Michigan's final January consumer sentiment index reading was 95.7.
February 2 -
The New York economy started 2018 with a bang as the current conditions index surged to a level not seen in more than a decade.
February 2 -
The overall economy grew for the 105th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
February 1 -
About 4,903,300 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in January, an increase of 1,200 from December, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
January 31 -
Pending home sales rose 0.5% to an index reading of 110.1 in December, from an upwardly revised 109.6 in November.
January 31 -
The Chicago Business Barometer declined to 65.7 in January from a revised 67.8 in December.
January 31
