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 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 -
NEW YORK – About 4,236,200 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in August, down 57,100 from July, The Conference Board reported today.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
NEW YORK - The overall economy grew for the sixteenth straight time after seven months of contraction, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the thirteenth time after eighteenth months of contraction, the Institute for Supply Management reported this morning.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
NEW YORK – Mortgage applications rose 2.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis and 2.3% unadjusted, in the week ending August 27, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday, as refinancings were up 2.8%.
By Gary SiegelSeptember 1 -
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer fell to 56.7 in August from 62.3 in July, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Tuesday. Economists had expected a 62.3 reading.
By Gary SiegelAugust 31 -
Economic indicators point to a slowing recovery and stalling output and employment in the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s Aug. 10 meeting.
By Gary SiegelAugust 31