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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A new measure of the natural rate of unemployment implies “the elimination of labor market slack,” according to an Economic Letter published Monday.
August 14 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 1.015% high rate, down from 1.040% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.115% high rate, off from 1.140% the week before.
August 14 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $35 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
August 14 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations held for one-year, but dipped for the three-year horizon, according to the July Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.
August 14 -
Noting that predictions of higher inflation have been wrong for years, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Friday, the Fed can afford to wait to raise rates and that’s why he’s dissented on the last two rate hikes.
August 11 -
Inflation will not grow as much as previously forecast, according to the latest projections in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's survey of professional forecasters.
August 11 -
The federal government ran a $42.9 billion deficit in July, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.
August 10 -
The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $15 billion of 30-year bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.818% high yield, a price of 98.629206.
August 10 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
August 10 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion of 10-year notes with a 2 1/4% coupon at a 2.250% high yield, a price of par.
August 9 -
Labor market “activity increased and momentum remained high in July,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) grew to 0.51 in July from 0.36 in June, according to the Bank.
August 9 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 1/2% coupon at a 1.520% high yield, a price of 99.941564.
August 8 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.985% high yield, a price of 99.923389.
August 8 -
Small businesses were more optimistic, as hiring activity increased, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index.
August 8 -
Consumer credit increased by $12.4 billion in June to $3.856 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
August 7 -
The Federal Reserve must maintain its credibility on inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari told an audience Monday.
August 7 -
Monetary policy is near appropriate levels, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard repeated Monday.
August 7 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 1.040% high rate, down from 1.070% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.140% high rate, up from 1.130% the week before.
August 7 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
August 7 -
The gain in ETI was driven by positive contributions from all eight components.
August 7
