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 - Pending home sales slid 1.8% to a reading of 80.9 in October from a revised 82.4 in September, originally reported as a 4.3% gain to 82.3, according to an index released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.
By Gary SiegelNovember 5 -
NEW YORK - Pending home sales slid 1.8% to a reading of 80.9 in October from a revised 4.4% rise to 82.4 in September, originally reported as a 4.3% gain to 82.3, according to an index released Friday by the National Association of Realtors.
By Gary SiegelNovember 5 -
NEW YORK - U.S. inflationary pressures were lower in October, as the U.S. future inflation gauge fell to 97.4 from a downwardly revised 97.5 in September, originally reported as 98.0, according to data released this morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.
By Gary SiegelNovember 5 -
The Treasury Department sold $10 billion of inflation-indexed nine-year eight-month TIPs at a 0.409% yield and an adjusted price of 108.103581, with a 1 1/4% coupon.
By Gary SiegelNovember 4 -
The European Central Bank announced that its Governing Council held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 4 -
NEW YORK – Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $225 million in October to a total of $194.258 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported this afternoon.
By Gary SiegelNovember 4 -
NEW YORK – The Treasury Department sold $10 billion of inflation-indexed 9-year 8-month TIPs at a 0.409% yield, an adjusted price of 108.103581, with a 1 1/4% coupon.
By Gary SiegelNovember 4 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $29 billion 91-day bills and $28 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 4 -
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 SiegelNovember 4 -
The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing business activity composite index rose to 54.3 in October, from 53.2 in September, the group said Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 3 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated November 4, due December 30, at a 0.145% high tender rate.
By Gary SiegelNovember 3 -
NEW YORK - The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 54.3 in October, up from 53.2 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the group said today.
By Gary SiegelNovember 3 -
NEW YORK – Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives while the Democrats seem to have retained a majority in the Senate.
By Gary SiegelNovember 3 -
NEW YORK – Voters in Alaska appear to have approved $997.2 million of bonding, with the latest results showing 62% approved the $600 million Proposition A, which would provide funds for veteran residential mortgages and 59% in favor of Proposition B, which will provide $397.2 million of bonds for library, educational and research facilities.
By Gary SiegelNovember 3 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.125% high yield and a price of 99.989528.
By Gary SiegelNovember 2 -
Chain store sales were up 0.1% in the final week of October and 2.0% in the month, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 2 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.125% high yield, a price of 99.989528.
By Gary SiegelNovember 2 -
About 4,409,800 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in October, up 113,700 from September, the Conference Board reported Monday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 1 -
U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly accelerated in October, rising to 56.9 from 54.4 in the Institute for Supply Management factory gauge released Monday.
By Gary SiegelNovember 1 -
NEW YORK – The Treasury Department said it will borrow $362 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, assuming a $300 billion cash balance on December 31.
By Gary SiegelNovember 1