Kyle Glazier

New orders for manufactured durable goods fell $13.1 billion or 5.7% to $216.3 billion in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's John Cross told attendees at a Bond Buyer Conference Monday that the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's G-17 guidance has helped craft the long-awaited municipal advisor rule.

Sales of new single-family houses rose 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000 in March, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The Virginia Supreme Court has reinstated Fluvanna County, Va.'s lawsuit against Davenport & Co. LLC, which seeks damages for state and federal security law violations the county claims the firm committed while serving as its financial advisor.

Existing home sales fell 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted 4.92 million-unit rate in March, following a revised 4.95 million rate in February, the National Association of Realtors announced Monday.

A team of El Paso, Texas, officials and advisors spent last week traveling to New York and Washington, D.C., to trumpet their planned nearly half a billion dollar bond-financed overhaul of the city's downtown area, which they see as a major game-changer for their region.

A report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials details the funding plans of 30 states, including some creative options.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the chief executive officer of a Chicago-based advisory firm with lying to the California Public Employers' Retirement System and other clients about the amount of money managed by the firm.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will consider next week comments received on a proposal to require underwriters to disclose preliminary official statements and a proposal to create a new rule governing sophisticated municipal market professionals.

Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that the economy grew stronger from late February to early April, according to the Fed's Beige Book released Wednesday.

Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners and panelists at a roundtable Tuesday wrestled with how to improve the transparency of municipal bond trading and prices, particularly for retail investors.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has introduced legislation granting commercial banks an exemption from municipal advisor registration under the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined a firm $37,500 for trade and books and records violations, and a broker $5,000, giving him a four-month suspension, for telling a customer he redeemed bonds rather than sold them without the customer's permission.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Municipal Securities will shrink to two members after attorney Dave Sanchez departs April 19.

Business inventories rose 0.1% to $1.6 trillion in February, while sales climbed 1.2% to $1.3 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Retail sales dipped 0.4% to $418.3 billion in March after rising a revised 1% in February, originally reported as a 1.1% increase, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Federal Regulators have been dropping in on non-dealer financial advisors for examinations that have sometimes lasted days, sources said Thursday.

The federal government posted a $106.5 billion budget deficit in March after running a $203.5 billion deficit in February, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.

The Bond Dealers of America have hired Urban Swirski and Associates to advocate for the group's legislative and policy priorities, BDA announced Wednesday.

Mary Jo White has been sworn in as the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC announced Wednesday.