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 - The overall economy grew for the eighteenth straight time after seven months of contraction, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the fifteenth time after eighteenth months of contraction, the Institute for Supply Management reported this morning.
By Gary SiegelNovember 1 -
New York City business activity improved at the fastest pace in four months in October, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 60.6 in October from 60.4 in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
Consumer sentiment continued to wane in October, slipping to 67.7 in the month’s final reading from a preliminary reading of 67.9, according to data Friday from the University of Michigan.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
NEW YORK – The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index climbed to 56 in October from 50 in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
NEW YORK - The University of Michigan's final October consumer sentiment index reading was 67.7, compared to the preliminary October 67.9, the final September 68.2, the preliminary September 66.6, and the final August 68.9, according to market sources.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 60.6 in October from 60.4 in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
NEW YORK – New York City business activity improved at the fastest pace in four months, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.
By Gary SiegelOctober 29 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 1 7/8% coupon, a 1.970% high yield, and a price of 99.381826.
By Gary SiegelOctober 28 -
Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region continued to expand moderately in October and producers were increasingly optimistic about future activity, the bank reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelOctober 28 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 1 7/8% coupon, a 1.970% high yield, a price of 99.381826.
By Gary SiegelOctober 28 -
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 SiegelOctober 28 -
NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “continued to expand moderately in October, and producers were increasingly optimistic about future activity. Price indexes in the survey edged up slightly for the second straight month,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.
By Gary SiegelOctober 28 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes Wednesday, with a 1 1/4% coupon, a 1.330% high yield and a price of 99.614432. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.82. Tenders at the high yield were allotted 83.81%. All competitive tenders at lower yields were accepted in full. The median yield was 1.288%. The low yield was 1.197%.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
Mortgage loan application volume rose 3.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, as measured by the market composite index of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/4% coupon, a 1.330% high yield, a price of 99.614432.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index inched up 0.1% in September to a seasonally adjusted level of 80.2 after the August report showed a revised 1.3% decrease to 80.1, originally reported as a 1.4% slide to 79.9, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported today.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated October 28, due December 23, at a 0.150% high tender rate.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
NEW YORK – Mortgage loan application volume rose 3.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, as measured by the market composite index of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 22.
By Gary SiegelOctober 27 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of two-year notes with a 3/8% coupon at a 0.400% yield and a price of 99.950315. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.43.
By Gary SiegelOctober 26