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 European Central Bank announced that its Governing Council has held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
Oil price hikes should be temporary, but if they were to push up longer-term inflation expectations, it would be an “unwelcome development,” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said on Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in February as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.7 in February, up from 59.4 in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK – Oil price hikes should be temporary, but if they were to push up longer-term inflation expectations, it would be an “unwelcome development,” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. Lockhart said today.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 10-month notes on Thursday, March 10.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $32 billion three-year notes on Tuesday, March 8.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 11-month notes on Wednesday, March 9.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $23 billion year bills on Wednesday, March 9.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
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 3 -
NEW YORK – The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in February as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.7 in February, compared to 59.4 in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
NEW YORK - The European Central Bank announced its Governing Council held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 3 -
About 4,245,600 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in February, down 27,400 from January, The Conference Board reported Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 2 -
The recovery continued through early February as “modest to moderate” expansion was seen in all 12 Federal Reserve Districts, according to the Beige Book report released Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 2 -
NEW YORK – The recovery continued through early February, as “modest to moderate” expansion was seen in all twelve Federal Reserve Districts, according to the Beige Book report released Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 2 -
NEW YORK – About 4,245,600 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in February, down 27,400 from January, The Conference Board reported Monday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 2 -
U.S. manufacturing increased in February, reaching its highest level since May 2004, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
By Gary SiegelMarch 1 -
Since sustained hikes in oil prices could “cause inflation expectations to become less well-anchored,” the Federal Reserve Board will monitor developments and “respond as necessary,” Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelMarch 1 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.135% high yield, a price of 99.989500.
By Gary SiegelMarch 1 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday sold $25 billion 49-day cash management bills, dated March 3, due April 21, at a 0.125% high tender rate.
By Gary SiegelMarch 1 -
NEW YORK – U.S. manufacturing increased in February, reaching its highest level since May 2004, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
By Gary SiegelMarch 1