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 strength of Friday’s employment report confirms that growth will pick up and recession is unlikely before 2023, according to at least one expert.
December 6 -
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $47.2 billion in October, the smallest shortfall since May 2018.
December 5 -
Peter Ireland, an economics professor at Boston College and a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee, discusses why the Fed’s 2019 “reversal” made sense, the economy, low inflation, how referencing a rule could help the Fed with monetary policy, and the biggest challenge facing the central bank. Gary Siegel hosts.
December 5 -
Wednesday's ADP employment number and the ISM's non-manufacturing index missed forecasts, raising the possibility a rate cut will be discussed if Friday's jobs report also disappoints.
December 4 -
The economy is in a different place than it was entering 2019, when the Federal Reserve was in a tightening cycle, yield curves were inverting, and the markets expected a recession.
December 3 -
The manufacturing sector and construction spending came in weaker than expected, though probably not bad enough for the Federal Reserve to care.
December 2 -
A smaller decline in business investment and continued consumer spending suggest the economy will continue to grow at a moderate pace.
November 27 -
Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard presented her alternative to quantitative asset purchases.
November 26 -
Analysts are not convinced the Fed's mid-cycle adjustment will deliver the elusive soft landing.
November 25 -
Most observers were skeptical, even as markets rallied after President Trump said a trade deal with China is close.
November 22
