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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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 -
Home prices rose 6.3% on an annual basis in February, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.
April 24 -
The region's services sector showed “continued but moderated improvement,” as the general business conditions index slid to 27.6 in April from 30.1 in March.
April 24 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March decreased to 0.10 from an upwardly revised 0.98 in February .
April 23 -
The economic outlook has not changed, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard said in a televised interview Friday, suggesting the Fed’s projected rate hikes are on target unless data changes require adjustment.
April 20 -
The Federal Reserve will need to continue raising interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said.
April 20 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.3% in March following a downwardly revised 0.7% increase in February, first reported as a 0.6% rise, the Conference Board said Thursday.
April 19 -
Manufacturers report continued growth in April, but this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business showed signs of increasing costs.
April 19 -
Inflation and the unemployment rate will determine if monetary policy will need to become restrictive in the coming years, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Wednesday.
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