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 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 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations gained, according to the October Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.
January 16 -
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity continued to grow at a solid clip in New York State."
January 16 -
The gradual rate hikes will continue even as inflation remains below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday.
January 12 -
Although he continues to maintain that two rate hikes this year are appropriate, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Friday he is closely monitoring the flattening yield curve.
January 12 -
The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in March, followed by one or two more in 2018, former Fed Gov. Randall Kroszner predicted Thursday night.
January 12
