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 Treasury Department said Tuesday it will sell $35 billion of four-week discount bills Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 7 -
NEW YORK – The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) slid to 96.7 in August from a revised 97.4 in July, originally reported as 97.0, and is up 9.8% from a year ago, the group announced today.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 7 -
Pending home sales in July grew 5.2% to a reading of 79.4 from a revised 2.8% decrease in June, according to an index released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
U.S. factory orders grew 0.1% in July due to more aircraft orders, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Thursday it is impossible to prevent all crises, since some risk-taking
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK – The Treasury Department sold $10 billion of inflation-indexed 9-year 10-month TIPs at a 1.019% yield, an adjusted price of 102.109188, with a 1 1/4% coupon.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $33 billion three-year notes on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 11-month notes on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 10-month notes on Thursday, Sept. 9.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $30 billion 91-day bills and $30 billion 182-day discount bills Tuesday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK — U.S. factory orders grew 0.1% in July, as aircraft orders propelled durable goods orders skyward, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK - Pending home sales grew 5.2% to a reading of 79.4 in July from a revised 2.8% decrease to 75.5 in June, originally reported as a 2.6% decrease to 75.7, according to an index released today by the National Association of Realtors.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
NEW YORK – It is not possible to prevent all crises, since some risk-taking is needed to achieve sustained growth and stability, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 2 -
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 SiegelSeptember 2 -
Mortgage applications rose 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 2.3% on an unadjusted basis, in the week ending Aug. 27, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
About 4,236,200 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in August, down 57,100 from July, the Conference Board reported.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
The recovery should be allowed to build without disruption, but fiscal and regulatory policies have created “angst” that has hindered growth, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard W. Fisher.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of U.S. manufacturing exceeded economist expectations in August, rising to a reading of 56.3 from a previous 55.5, to offer a glimmer of hope amid recent economic data showing slower growth.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
NEW YORK – Although “we’re not in the financial pink,” the recovery should be allowed to build without disruption, but fiscal and regulatory policies have created “angst” that has hindered growth, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard W. Fisher.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated Sept. 2, due Oct. 28, at a 0.125% high tender rate.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1