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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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.
January 31 -
Private-sector employment increased by 234,000 in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
January 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.
January 30 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 125.4 in January from a revised 123.1 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
January 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.
January 30 -
Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in January,” albeit at a slower pace than in December.
January 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.
January 26 -
Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "strengthened further, and expectations for future activity increased" in January.
January 25 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.6% in December following a revised 0.5% increase in November.
January 25 -
Initial jobless claims rose to 233,000 in the week ended Jan. 20, the Labor Department said Thursday.
January 25 -
The Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target has come under attack, with alternative frameworks and changes to the standard discussed.
January 23 -
Service sector companies “reported moderate growth in January,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
January 23 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “slower” in January, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index declined to 14 from 20.
January 23 -
The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to expand.”
January 23 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for December increased to 0.27 from a downwardly revised 0.11 in November.
January 22 -
The December Chicago Business Barometer was revised up to 67.8, but the downward revision to second quarter numbers pulled down the index for the year.
January 18 -
The region's manufacturing sector expanded in January, at a slower pace than in December.
January 18 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes slipped as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index fell to 72.
January 17 -
Industrial production grew 0.9% in December, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
January 17 -
The New York region's service sector activity "continued to grow at a solid pace," according to the January Business Leaders Survey.
January 17
