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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Consumer credit increased by $18.4 billion in December to $3.841 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 7 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Wednesday he would wait before raising rates again.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.132 billion in January to a total of $264.234 billion.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 6 -
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard maintains his position against tightening.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 6 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 106.93 in January from a downwardly revised 106.59 in December.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded in January as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.9.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 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.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 2 -
The University of Michigan's final January consumer sentiment index reading was 95.7.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 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.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 2 -
The overall economy grew for the 105th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 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.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 31 -
Pending home sales rose 0.5% to an index reading of 110.1 in December, from an upwardly revised 109.6 in November.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 31 -
The Chicago Business Barometer declined to 65.7 in January from a revised 67.8 in December.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 31 -
The December Midwest Economy Index climbed to 0.43 from a revised 0.17 in November, first reported 0.22, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 31 -
Private-sector employment increased by 234,000 in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 31 -
Texas service sector activity “continued to increase in January, albeit at a slower pace than last month,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index plunged to 12.8 from 24.4.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 30 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 125.4 in January from a revised 123.1 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 30 -
Home prices rose 6.2% on an annual basis in November, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 30 -
Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in January,” albeit at a slower pace than in December.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 29 -
With rotation of voters, tax reform, and an uptick in a key inflation measure, there’s still much at issue in a Fed meeting where no rate hike is expected.
By Gary SiegelJanuary 26




















