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 composite of the Leading Economic Index was off 0.1% in December following an unrevised 0.2% rise in November, the Conference Board said Thursday.
January 24 -
Service sector “continued to grow modestly in January,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Wednesday.
January 23 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “was soft in January,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index climbed to negative 2 from negative 8.
January 23 -
The University of Michigan's preliminary January consumer sentiment index reading was 90.7, compared to the final December 98.3 and the preliminary December 97.5, according to market sources.
January 18 -
Industrial production grew 0.3% in December, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
January 18 -
With growth slowing and uncertainty in the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Friday, data will steer his view of future Fed activity.
January 18 -
Manufacturers report expansion at a faster pace in January, and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents said price indexes continued trending lower.
January 17 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes grew as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index rebounded to 58 in January from 56 in December.
January 16 -
New York service sector activity “held steady” in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Business Leaders Survey, released Wednesday.
January 16 -
With inflation remaining low, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday, the data do not support any more rate hikes.
January 15 -
Monetary policy is close to a neutral level and the Fed needs to be cautious and patient about future rate hikes, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said Tuesday.
January 15 -
Business activity “grew slightly in New York State,” the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates.
January 15 -
Extremely tight labor market conditions don’t necessarily mean much higher wage growth, according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researchers.
January 14 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations held for the short-term, but ticked up for three years, as respondents expect the unemployment rate to climb.
January 14 -
The Federal Reserve can be patient in raising rates, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, and he doesn’t expect the economy to go into recession in the near term.
January 10 -
Given that inflation has been below the Federal Open Market’s stated 2% target on an annual basis each year since 2012, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Thursday monetary policy might be “too hawkish.”
January 10 -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released its annual revision to its Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey, based on new seasonal adjustment factors.
January 10 -
Given the pessimism in the financial markets, the Fed should hold rates until economic trends clarify, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Wednesday.
January 9 -
Labor market “activity increased and momentum remained high in December.”
January 9 -
The first six months of 2019 will play a big role in future monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Wednesday.
January 9
