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 Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity grew at a robust pace in New York State."
October 16 -
The federal funds rate target should continue rising gradually until reaching its “new normal of 2.5%,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Wednesday.
October 11 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $20 billion of 9-year 10-month notes with a 2 1/4% coupon at a 2.346% high yield, a price of 99.158502.
October 11 -
Maintaining that gradual rate hikes remain the best course for the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said Wednesday the Federal Open Market Committee “is, by historical standards, meeting the dual mandate.”
October 11 -
The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 5/8% coupon at a 1.657% high yield, a price of 99.906770.
October 11 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 1.365% high yield, a price of 98.619833.
October 10 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations rose for the three-year horizon, according to the September Survey of Consumer Expectations.
October 10 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index fell to 132.74 in September from a downwardly revised 132.78 in August.
October 10 -
The Small Business Optimism index declined to 103.0 in September from 105.3 in August, as sales expectations dropped, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.
October 10 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.074 billion in September to a total of $256.366 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Thursday.
October 5 -
About 4,482,300 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in September, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
October 4 -
The U.S. services sector expanded in September as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.8 in the month, compared to 55.3 in August, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.
October 4 -
Private-sector employment increased by 135,000 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
October 4 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.980% high yield, a price of 99.923778.
October 3 -
“New York City purchasing managers reported current business conditions, employment, and quantity of purchases are in contraction."
October 3 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed on Monday, as the three-months incurred a 1.050% high rate, unchanged from 1.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.190% high rate, up from 1.170% the week before.
October 2 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $35 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
October 2 -
The overall economy grew for the hundredth straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.
October 2 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 1/8% coupon and a 2.130% high yield, a price of 99.967545.
September 28 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $36 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
September 28
