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 YORK – When discussing the exit from monetary policy accommodation, the question isn’t whether the Fed has the tools, the more important aspects are the timing and the pace, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser said Friday.
By Gary SiegelApril 1 -
New York City business activity expanded at its slowest pace in three months, according to the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current conditions index.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer slid to 70.6 in March from 71.2 in February, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $32 billion 91-day bills and $30 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $24 billion year bills on Tuesday, April 5.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “accelerated rapidly in March, posting a record high for the second straight month. Expectations moderated slightly from last month, but still remained solid. Price indexes for raw materials reached historically high levels, and more firms indicated plans to pass cost increases on to customers,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK – The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index climbed to 66 in March from 63 in February, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer slid to 70.6 in March from 71.2 in February, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK – The Midwest Economy Index rose to positive 0.35 in February from positive 0.19 in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as gains in the manufacturing sector helped pull growth above its historical trend.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
NEW YORK – New York City business activity expanded at its slowest pace in three months, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.
By Gary SiegelMarch 31 -
About 4,454,500 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in March, an increase of 208,800 from February, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
Announced layoff intentions fell to 41,528 in March from 50,702 in February, job placement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas Inc. said Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
The ADP National Employment Report predicted a private-sector payroll increase of 201,000 in Friday’s March jobs report.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 7/8% coupon, a 2.895% high yield, a price of 99.874094.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
With the crisis over and the economy recovering, policymakers need to shift their vision to see the long-term consequences of their short-term goals and begin removing policy accommodation, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president Thomas Hoenig reiterated Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
NEW YORK – With the crisis over and the economy recovering, policymakers need to shift their vision to see the long-term consequences of their short-term goals and begin removing policy accommodation, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig reiterated Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 7/8% coupon, a 2.895% high yield, a price of 99.874094.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
NEW YORK – About 4,454,500 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in March, an increase of 208,800 from February, The Conference Board reported Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 30 -
The consumer confidence index fell to 63.4 in March from an upwardly revised 72.0 last month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 29 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 2 1/4% coupon, a 2.260% high yield, a price of 99.952972.
By Gary SiegelMarch 29