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 federal government ran a $74.9 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.
July 12 -
Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in June,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) slid to 0.77 from 0.91 in May.
July 11 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations held, but respondents’ optimism slid, according to a survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
July 9 -
Municipals remained stronger into the close on Thursday as the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting were released.
July 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in June as the non-manufacturing index rose to 59.1 from 58.6 in May.
July 5 -
Private-sector employment increased by 177,000 in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.
July 5 -
New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.4% in May, after falling a revised 0.4% in April.
July 3 -
The New York economy continues to expand, as revenues rebounded in June.
July 3 -
Market participants will be curious to see if the panel discussed “what the long term real rate is or about what the neutral rate is.”
July 2 -
Construction spending increased 0.4% in May, the Commerce Department said Monday, and is 4.5% above the May 2017 level.
July 2 -
According to the ISM's monthly report on business, the ISM index increased to 60.2 in June from 58.7 in May.
July 2 -
The University of Michigan's final June consumer sentiment index reading was 98.2.
June 29 -
The May Midwest Economy Index slipped to 0.51 from an upwardly revised 0.55 in April.
June 29 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported stronger activity and optimism in June.
June 28 -
With interest rates expected to remain low by historical standards, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Wednesday, the Fed should consider ways to keep short-term interest rates from hitting zero.
June 27 -
Pending home sales declined 0.5% to an index reading of 105.9 in May, after an unrevised 1.3% fall to 106.4 in April.
June 27 -
Texas service sector activity “continued to increase in June, although at a slightly slower pace than last month.”
June 26 -
Service sector “activity grew robustly in June,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
June 26 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “continued to expand in June.”
June 26 -
The consumer confidence index decreased to 126.4 in June from a revised 128.8 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
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