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 University of Michigan's final June consumer sentiment index reading was 95.1, compared to the preliminary June 94.5, and the final May 97.1, according to market sources.
June 30 -
The Chicago Business Barometer rose to 65.7 in June from 59.4 in May.
June 30 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business remained in a range in June.
June 30 -
The Midwest Economy Index declined to 0.51 in May from 0.72 in April, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Friday.
June 30 -
The Federal Reserve will release the report early to allow it to be reviewed by Congress and the public before testimony.
June 30 -
With growth, inflation and interest rates low, accommodative monetary policy remains appropriate, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Thursday.
June 29 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
June 29 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2% coupon and a 2.056% high yield, a price of 99.636636.
June 28 -
The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $13 billion of one-year 10-month floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.080%, at a 0.070% spread, a price of 99.981468.
June 28 -
Pending home sales decreased 0.8% to an index reading of 108.5 in May, after a downwardly revised 1.7% slide to 109.4 in April, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.
June 28 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 3/4% coupon, a 1.828% high yield, a price of 99.628909.
June 27 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.890% high yield, a price of 99.930778.
June 27 -
One more rate hike should remain appropriate this year, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Tuesday, although he said he thinks it will take a little longer than he expected for inflation to hit the Fed’s 2% target.
June 27 -
Texas service sector activity “continued to reflect expansion in June albeit at a slightly slower pace,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index slid to 14.8 from 15.9.
June 27 -
Service sector activity “improved at a more moderate pace in June,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
June 27 -
Manufacturing in the central Atlantic region “improved in June,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index climbed to 7 in June from 1 in May.
June 27 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 118.9 in June from a revised 117.6 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
June 27 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 1/4% coupon at a 1.348% yield, a price of 99.807259
June 26 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower.
June 26 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $40 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
June 26
