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 Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November rose to 0.22 from a downwardly revised neutral level in October.
December 24 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported slower growth in December, while expectations grew.
December 21 -
Although the Federal Reserve projects two rate hikes in 2019, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams stressed that those are based on expectations of economic conditions and are not a commitment.
December 21 -
The University of Michigan's final December consumer sentiment index reading was 98.3, compared to the preliminary December 97.5.
December 21 -
The region's services sector decelerated, as the general business conditions index slumped to 3.9 in December from 43.3 in November.
December 21 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in November following a downwardly revised 0.3% drop in October.
December 20 -
Manufacturers report expansion “continued to grow but remained subdued” in December.
December 20 -
The Federal Open Market Committee cut its projection for next year to two rate increases from three.
December 19 -
Monetary policy may need to become restrictive at some point, but the Summary of Economic Projections is “not a signal” that it will, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
December 19 -
Existing home sales were up 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted 5.32 million-unit rate in November.
December 19
