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 consumer confidence index increased to 127.4 in July from a revised 127.1 last month.
July 31 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business increased to 61.66 in July from 60.18 in June.
July 31 -
Home prices rose 6.4% on an annual basis in May, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.
July 31 -
Personal income rose 0.4% in June following an unrevised 0.4% increase in May, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
July 31 -
The June Midwest Economy Index slipped to 0.40 from an upwardly revised 0.58 in May.
July 31 -
Texas factory activity growth, as measured by the production index, suggested a “robust expansion.”
July 30 -
Pending home sales gained 0.9% to an index reading of 106.9 in June.
July 30 -
The market will have to wait for meeting minutes to learn policy makers' thinking on the accelerating GDP, the yield curve, interest rates, and trade wars.
July 27 -
The University of Michigan's July consumer sentiment index reading was 97.9, compared to the preliminary July 97.1.
July 27 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported strong activity and increased optimism in July.
July 26
