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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Service sector “activity remained strong in July,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
July 24 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “expanded at a slower pace in July.”
July 24 -
The region's services sector “continued to expand,” as the general business conditions index rose to 44.3 in July from 39.1 in June.
July 24 -
Existing home sales fell 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.38 million-unit rate in June.
July 23 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June reversed to positive 0.43 from a downwardly revised negative 0.45 in May.
July 23 -
The Federal Open Market Committee needs to be cautious on monetary policy or the yield curve could invert, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.
July 20 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in June following a revised flat reading in May, the Conference Board said Thursday.
July 19 -
Manufacturers report continued expanding in July, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents reported “widespread increases for purchased inputs.”
July 19 -
The Federal Reserve should get monetary policy to a neutral stance, but that could be “challenging,” Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said.
July 18 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held steady as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index remained at 68.
July 17
