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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According to the ISM's monthly report on business, the ISM index increased to 58.7 in May from 57.3 in April.
June 1 -
With gradual tightening continuing, monetary policy will become slightly restrictive as the neutral rate remains low, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard said Thursday.
May 31 -
Pending home sales declined 1.3% to an index reading of 106.4 in April.
May 31 -
The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business increased to 67.90 in May from 58.26 in April.
May 31 -
The April Midwest Economy Index climbed to 0.53 from an unrevised 0.52 in March, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Thursday.
May 31 -
Texas service sector activity “accelerated sharply in May,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
May 30 -
About 4,699,500 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in May, a decrease of 51,000 from April, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
May 30 -
Private-sector employment increased by 178,000 in May, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
May 30 -
Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “rose markedly in May,” reaching a 12-year high.
May 29 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 128.0 in May from a revised 125.6 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
May 29 -
Home prices rose 6.5% on an annual basis in March, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.
May 29 -
The University of Michigan's final May consumer sentiment index reading was 98.0, compared to the preliminary May 98.8 and the final April 98.8, according to market sources.
May 25 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported stronger activity and optimism, while prices were little changed at high levels.
May 24 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.4% in April following an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in March.
May 17 -
Manufacturers report continued growth in May, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents reported increasing costs.
May 17 -
With only Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenging their thoughts, Fed nominees Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman are likely to win approval from the Senate Banking Committee.
May 15 -
While the Federal Open Market Committee will raise interest rates a total of three or four times this year, interest rates will remain low by historical standards.
May 15 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes grew again as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index climbed to 70 in May from a downwardly revised 68 in April, first reported as 69.
May 15 -
Prices paid remain elevated, while business activity improved, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, suggested.
May 15 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations grew, but respondents’ optimism about income held, according to the April Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.
May 14
