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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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 -
The Fed should be patient and not lift rates to restrictive levels, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said.
January 9 -
Consumer credit increased by $22.1 billion in November to $3.979 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.
January 8 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form decreased about $1.105 billion in December.
January 8 -
Small business optimism slipped a bit in December, but remained at historically lofty levels.
January 8 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) grew to 111.61 in December from a downwardly revised 110.23 in November.
January 7 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in December as the non-manufacturing index dropped to 57.6 from 60.7 in November.
January 7 -
The overall economy grew for the 116th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
January 3 -
The New York economy slipped in December, with current conditions falling to its lowest level since June.
January 3 -
Private-sector employment increased by 271,000 in December, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.
January 3 -
Texas service sector activity “grew at a slower pace in December,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index fell to 10.1, from 21.4.
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