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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Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $1.155 billion in March to a total of $301.140 billion.
By Gary SiegelApril 4 -
The economy looks fundamentally sound, leading Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker to question the importance of a yield curve inversion.
By Gary SiegelApril 4 -
While it is possible that the Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle is complete, but the more likely scenario is rates will go “a bit higher,” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelApril 4 -
With the Federal Reserve finished raising interest rates, some yield curve inversions would signal a coming recession, according to Brian Rehling of Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
By Gary SiegelApril 3 -
The Federal Reserve should return to its pre-crisis corridor operating system, with a smaller balance sheet, former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said.
By Gary SiegelApril 3 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in March.
By Gary SiegelApril 3 -
Because Federal Reserve officials attempt to do too much with speeches and forward guidance, communications are confusing, according to economist Mickey Levy.
By Gary SiegelApril 2 -
New York economic conditions rebounded in March, with purchasing managers reversing course on almost all indexes from the prior month.
By Gary SiegelApril 2 -
The overall economy grew for the 119th straight time.
By Gary SiegelApril 1 -
The yield curve inverting doesn’t scare Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles, he said, and he doesn’t see it predicting a recession.
By Gary SiegelMarch 29 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported moderate acceleration of growth in March.
By Gary SiegelMarch 28 -
Pending home sales declined 1.0% to an index reading of 101.9 in February, after a revised 4.3% gain to 102.9 in January, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.
By Gary SiegelMarch 28 -
Disruptions between monetary policy and the economy help explain the “inflation puzzle we’re facing,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly.
By Gary SiegelMarch 26 -
Texas service sector activity “growth softened in March."
By Gary SiegelMarch 26 -
Manufacturing and services growth in the central Atlantic region in March was weaker than in February.
By Gary SiegelMarch 26 -
The consumer confidence index decreased to 124.1 in March from an unrevised 131.4 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 26 -
The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index grew to 21.7 in March.
By Gary SiegelMarch 26 -
Climate change will cause growing losses to infrastructure and property and slow economic growth, making it “relevant” to Federal Reserve policymakers.
By Gary SiegelMarch 25 -
Texas factory activity growth, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in March,” but at a slower pace than in February.
By Gary SiegelMarch 25 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for February fell to negative 0.29 from an upwardly revised negative 0.25 in January.
By Gary SiegelMarch 25




















