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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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 -
The economy will “probably not” rebound in the last half of 2017, according to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, and don’t expect inflation to suddenly turn around either.
September 27 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 7/8% coupon, a 1.911% high yield, a price of 99.829191.
September 27 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $13 billion of one-year 10-month floating rate notes at a 0.060% spread.
September 27 -
U.S. durable goods orders climbed 1.7% in August, while excluding transportation orders were up 0.2%, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
September 27 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 3/8% coupon at a 1.462% yield, a price of 99.829541.
September 26 -
Given the numerous uncertainties in the economy, gradual rate hikes remain the best course, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said.
September 26 -
While monetary policy is not “overly easy,” Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said his mind is open about tightening.
September 26 -
The consumer confidence index decreased to 119.8 in September from a revised 120.4 last month.
September 26 -
Service sector activity “remained generally upbeat in September.”
September 26 -
Manufacturing in the central Atlantic region “largely unchanged in August.”
September 26
