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• Fed's Dudley says he sees inflation restraints proving temporary

  

  Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said factors restraining price pressures should disappear with time, allowing the U.S. central bank to maintain its gradual pace of monetary policy tightening.

  Monetary policy 27m ago

  Monetary policy 27m ago

• August Chicago Fed Nat’l Activity Index drops to neg 0.31

  

  The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to negative 0.31 and the three-month moving average slid to negative 0.04.

  Economic indicators Gary Siegel 57m ago

  Economic indicators Gary Siegel 57m ago

• Web Seminar Electronic trading: The next level of municipal bond trading

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• Puerto Rico board frees up money; Virgin Islands rum distilleries OK

  

  The board approved the reallocation of $1 billion for emergency funding to recover from Hurricane Maria.

  Speculative grade bonds Robert Slavin September 22

  Speculative grade bonds Robert Slavin September 22

• Volume swells to $9.9B to end the month

  

  Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to almost reach $10 billion in what should be the busiest week in 14 weeks – just in time to close out the third quarter on a good note.

  Sell side Aaron Weitzman September 22

  Sell side Aaron Weitzman September 22

• Federal Home Loan Bank system is accepting municipal bonds as collateral

  

  Each FHLB regional bank has its own selection criteria, but they look for a real estate portfolio.

  Buy side Brian Tumulty September 22

  Buy side Brian Tumulty September 22

• Wisconsin budget signed into law

  

  The budget Gov. Scott Walker signed authorizes more than $700 million in borrowing.

  Budgets Yvette Shields September 22

  Budgets Yvette Shields September 22