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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Consumers’ inflation expectations fell, according to the February Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.
March 11 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) climbed to 111.15 in February from a downwardly revised 109.34 in January.
March 11 -
Consumer credit increased by $17.0 billion in January to $4.035 trillion.
March 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form decreased about $1.197 billion in February.
March 6 -
Slower economic growth shouldn’t be a concern since it’s the “new normal,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams, who said Wednesday this allows the Fed to be patient and data dependent on rate changes.
March 6 -
Private-sector employment increased by 183,000 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
March 6 -
The federal government ran an $8.7 billion surplus in January, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.
March 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in February as the non-manufacturing index climbed to 59.7.
March 5 -
With signs of economic weakness toward the end of 2018 and a rise in downside risks, the Federal Open Market Committee can wait “several meetings” before changing rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.
March 5 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was revised to an unchanged level in January.
March 4 -
New York economic conditions slipped in February, with current conditions falling to their lowest level since June.
March 4 -
The University of Michigan's final February consumer sentiment index reading was 93.8.
March 1 -
The overall economy grew for the 118th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Friday.
March 1 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell again professed patience on monetary policy Thursday night.
March 1 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported slower growth in February, while expectations slipped.
February 28 -
The Treasury Department said it will auction $23 billion 41-day cash management bills on Feb. 28.
February 28 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business decreased to 55.09 in February from 58.78 in January.
February 28 -
Pending home sales rebounded 4.6% to an index reading of 103.2 in January, after a revised 2.3% decline to 98.7 in December.
February 27 -
Texas service sector activity “accelerated in February,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index climbed to 19.2, from 14.9.
February 26 -
The service sector improved in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
February 26
