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 municipal bond market received a variety of data Thursday suggesting economic strength belying the recession forecast by the 2/10-year Treasury yield curve inversion on Wednesday.
By Gary SiegelAugust 15 -
This part of the curve inverted for the first time since June 2007.
By Gary SiegelAugust 14 -
While the consumer price index climbed 0.3% in July, as did the core rate, the broad-based increases are unlikely to continue, according to analysts.
By Gary SiegelAugust 13 -
While Monday’s data was low-tier, this week will feature several economic reports that will offer data the Federal Reserve will parse in advance of its September meeting.
By Gary SiegelAugust 12 -
Vinay Kapoor, Americas head of diversity and inclusion at BNP Paribas, talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in the financial industry, especially for the LGBTQ+ community. Chip Barnett and Gary Siegel host.
By Chip BarnettAugust 8 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell defended the 25 basis point rate cut in the face of a resilient economy and refused to speculate about future moves.
By Gary SiegelJuly 31 -
Danielle DiMartino Booth discusses the Fed, yield curve inversion and why a 25 basis point rate cut won't stimulate the economy. Aaron Weitzman and Gary Siegel host.
July 30 -
The latest Summary of Economic Projections, and statements by Federal Reserve officials, show a nearly even split between those favoring a rate cut and those opposed.
By Gary SiegelJuly 29 -
“Growth of 2.1% is better than expected, but highly reliant on a surge in household consumption.”
By Gary SiegelJuly 26 -
Durable goods orders rose as non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft posted their largest gain since February 2018.
By Gary SiegelJuly 25