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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New home sales were up 14.3% from a year ago, despite a 4.4% decline in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 765,000, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
March 24 -
The Federal Reserve continued its “aggressive” and unprecedented actions to try to stem the economic bleeding caused by reaction and shutdowns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
March 23 -
The Fed allowing use of munis as collateral in its MMLF program won't fix all the problems caused by COVID-19 and may add issues.
March 20 -
As the Federal Reserve continues trying to keep markets liquid as the stock market sinks, economic data are showing the effects of COVID-19.
March 19 -
With a significant decline in new infections in China, positive news may be ahead, one expert says.
March 18 -
The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the fed funds rate target to between zero and ¼% in an emergency meeting on Sunday, but while analysts say the move was needed, they feel it will take more to offset the effects of COVID-19.
March 16 -
When the Federal Reserve began expanding its balance sheet with quantitative easing, it was seen as an emergency measure. Yet a decade later, the Fed is again in jeopardy of hitting zero lower bound and its balance sheet remains large.
March 10 -
The markets continue to sink on virus fears, as even a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve last week didn’t turn the markets around. The Fed meets again next week and many see more easing, but will those efforts prevent recession?
March 9 -
Marc Odo, client portfolio manager at Swan Global Investments, discusses the Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut, why more easing may not help, the rocky road ahead, and why consumer confidence will be the key indicator to watch. Gary Siegel hosts.
March 6 -
The Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 50 basis points to a range between 1% and 1.25%, it announced Tuesday.
March 3
