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 Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 1.020% high yield, a price of 99.920667.
October 31 -
Texas service sector activity “increased again in October.”
October 31 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 125.9 in October from a revised 120.6 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
October 31 -
The Chicago Business Barometer rose to 66.2 in October from 65.2 in September.
October 31 -
Home prices rose 0.5% on an annual basis in August, not seasonally adjusted.
October 31 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business increased to 63.61 in October from 60.24 in September.
October 31 -
The Midwest Economy Index declined to negative 0.09 in September from positive 0.08 in August.
October 31 -
The Treasury Department expects to borrow $275 billion in the fourth quarter, it announced Monday.
October 30 -
The Treasury Department Monday sold $50 billion 37-day cash management bills at a 1.030% high tender rate.
October 30 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday, as the three-months incurred a 1.130% high rate, up from 1.105% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.260% high rate, up from 1.245% the week before.
October 30 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $50 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
October 30 -
Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “expanded at a faster pace in October,” according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
October 30 -
The markets have a good idea where rates will be at yearend, but who will head the Federal Reserve remains an open question, raising many concerns about the central bank’s future direction.
October 27 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 1/4% coupon and a 2.280% high yield, a price of 99.806914.
October 26 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $36 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
October 26 -
Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "posted strong growth and expectations about future activity improved further."
October 26 -
Pending home sales remained at an index reading of 106.0 in September, after a revision to August’s level.
October 26 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 2% coupon, a 2.058% high yield, a price of 99.725759.
October 25 -
The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $15 billion of two-year floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.048%, at a 0.048% spread, a price of par.
October 25 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 1/2% coupon at a 1.596% yield, a price of 99.811770.
October 24
