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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Consumer credit increased by $11.6 billion in March to $3.875 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
May 7 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 108.08 in April from a downwardly revised 107.37 in March.
May 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $5.475 billion in April to a total of $279.954 billion.
May 4 -
A total of 3-4 rate hikes this year remains viable, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said in a televised interview Friday.
May 4 -
The United States economy is healthy, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley, who said he would be surprised if a recession occurred in the next couple of years.
May 4 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in April as the non-manufacturing index fell to 56.8 from 58.8 in March.
May 3 -
The Federal Open Market Committee held the fed funds rate target at a range of 1.5% to 1.75% and tweaked its statement on inflation.
May 2 -
The New York economy continues to expand.
May 2 -
Private-sector employment increased by 204,000 in April, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
May 2 -
Texas service sector activity “continued to increase in April, albeit at a slower pace than last month.”
May 1 -
The overall economy grew for the 108th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.
May 1 -
Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “rose markedly in April after posting slower growth in March.”
April 30 -
Pending home sales gained 0.4% to an index reading of 107.6 in March, from a downwardly revised 107.2 in February.
April 30 -
Respondents pointed to issues arising from tariffs and price increases for the decline.
April 30 -
The March Midwest Economy Index climbed to 0.52 from a revised 0.41 in February, first reported as 0.44, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Monday.
April 30 -
The University of Michigan's final April consumer sentiment index reading was 98.8.
April 27 -
Respondents to the monthly manufacturing survey reported higher prices received, suggesting growing inflation, while respondents voiced concern about trade policy.
April 26 -
Service sector companies “saw slowing growth in April,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
April 24 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “slowed in April.”
April 24 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 128.7 in April from a revised 127.0 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
April 24
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