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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While trade policy poses a risk to U.S. economic growth, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday, he would support faster rate hikes if risks are avoided and the economy gets stronger.
April 13 -
The federal government ran a $208.7 billion deficit in March, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.
April 11 -
Small business optimism retreated from its 35-year high in February, but remains among the highest in survey history, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.
April 10 -
Consumers’ inflation expectations held steady, but respondents’ optimism about labor conditions and income slipped.
April 9 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 107.72 in March from a downwardly revised 107.31 in February.
April 9 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $5.302 billion in February to a total of $272.479 billion.
April 5 -
About 4,819,700 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in March, an increase of 102,100 from February, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
April 4 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in March, while prices again grew.
April 4 -
Inflation is expected to grow, but remain below target, and the yield curve may invert in the next year, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Wednesday.
April 4 -
Private-sector employment increased by 241,000 in March, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
April 4 -
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John C. Williams has been selected to become president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
April 3 -
The federal funds rate is near neutral and the Federal Open Market Committee doesn’t need to raise rates much more, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari.
April 3 -
The New York economy continues to expand at a slower pace, while prices continued creeping higher.
April 3 -
The overall economy grew for the 107th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.
April 2 -
Pending home sales gained 3.1% to an index reading of 107.5 in February, from a downwardly revised 5.0% decline to 104.3 in January.
March 28 -
Texas service sector activity “activity picked up in March,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index increased to 19.3 from 13.2.
March 27 -
The consumer confidence index decreased to 127.7 in March from a revised 130.0 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
March 27 -
Service sector companies “expanded moderately in March,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
March 27 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “expanded at a slower pace in March.”
March 27 -
Home prices rose 6.2% on an annual basis in January, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.
March 27
