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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Selling prices remained elevated, while business activity expanded at a faster pace in October.
October 15 -
The University of Michigan's preliminary October consumer sentiment index reading was 99.0, compared to the final September 100.1.
October 12 -
With upside and downside risks balanced, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said Thursday, gradual rate hikes remain appropriate.
October 11 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations held, but respondents’ optimism about wages surged.
October 9 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) slid to 110.77 in September from an upwardly revised 111.18 in August.
October 9 -
Small business optimism slipped a bit in September, but the National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index reading of 107.9 was the third highest in the survey's 45-year history.
October 9 -
Consumer credit increased by $20.1 billion in August to $3.935 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
October 5 -
The Federal Reserve should continue to move to a neutral policy rate, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said, but said he may have underestimated demand.
October 5 -
Issuance was light as the municipal bond market got hammered by jumping Treasury yields.
October 4 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $1.35 billion in September.
October 4 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in September as the non-manufacturing index rose to 61.6 from 58.5 in August.
October 3 -
Private-sector employment increased by 230,000 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
October 3 -
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The University of Michigan's final September consumer sentiment index reading was 100.1.
September 28 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business decreased to 56.16 in September from 64.63 in August.
September 28 -
The August Midwest Economy Index slipped to 0.42 from 0.43 in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Friday.
September 28 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's manufacturing survey reported steady activity in September, despite many firms being hurt by tariffs.
September 27 -
Pending home sales dropped 1.8% to an index reading of 104.2 in August, after a revised 0.8% fall to 106.1 in July.
September 27 -
Indications of a more hawkish sentiment at the Fed may continue to pressure tax-exempt yields higher, particularly on the short end of the curve.
September 26
