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 overall economy grew for the fifty-seventh straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the ninth consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.
March 3 -
Personal income rose 0.3% or $43.9 billion in January following an unrevised flat reading in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
March 3 -
Clear communication is required for effective monetary policy strategy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and Chief Executive Officer Charles L. Evans said Friday.
February 28 -
The Federal Open Market Committee must decide what the purpose of forward guidance is going to be, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser said Friday.
February 28 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday sold $20 billion 66-day cash management bills, dated March 3, due May 8, at a 0.050% high tender rate.
February 28 -
Supervisory tools are the optimal way to lessen risks of instability from easy money policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota said Friday.
February 28 -
Pending home sales inched up 0.1% to an index reading of 95.0 in January, after a revised 5.8% decline to 94.9 in December, according to a report released Friday by the National Association of Realtors.
February 28 -
The University of Michigan's final February consumer sentiment index reading was 81.6, compared to the preliminary February 81.2, the final January 81.2, and the preliminary January 82.5, according to market sources.
February 28 -
The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer inched up to 59.8 in February from 59.6 in January, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.
February 28 -
Preliminary fourth quarter gross domestic product rose 2.4%, down from the advance estimate of 3.2% growth, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
February 28 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2% coupon, a 2.105% high yield, a price of 99.319903.
February 27 -
The Treasury Department said it will auction $20 billion 66-day cash management bills on Feb. 28.
February 27 -
The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion year bills on March 4.
February 27 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $25 billion 91-day bills and $25 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
February 27 -
Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "was slightly positive, and although producers' expectations moderated somewhat they remained at solid levels overall," according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.
February 27 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business slid to a contractionary 48.6 in February from 52.8 in January, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Thursday.
February 27 -
Initial jobless claims climbed 14,000 to 348,000 in the week ended February 22, the Labor Department said Thursday.
February 27 -
U.S. durable goods orders slipped 1.0% in January, while excluding transportation orders grew 1.1%, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
February 27 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/2% coupon, a 1.530% high yield, a price of 99.856123.
February 26 -
Preaching patience, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President & Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Rosengren said Wednesday, the Federal Reserve needs to assess labor market slack before tightening monetary policy.
February 26
