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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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 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $1.494 billion in July to a total of $251.081 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Friday.
August 4 -
The Treasury Department sold $13 billion of inflation-indexed 10-year TIPs at a 0.489% high yield, an adjusted price of 98.936936, with a 3/8% coupon.
July 20 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
July 20 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.6% in June following a revised 0.2% increase in May, first reported as a 0.3% gain, the Conference Board reported Thursday.
July 20 -
The region's manufacturing sector expanded in July, but at a slower pace than in June, as the general business conditions index decreased to 19.5 from 27.6 in June, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.
July 20 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.955% high yield, a price of 99.925722.
July 18 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes slipped as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index fell to 64 in July from a downwardly revised 66 in June.
July 18 -
The New York region's service sector activity" showed little change," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's July Business Leaders Survey, released Tuesday.
July 18 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed.
July 17 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
July 17
