Kyle Glazier

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.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's April 16 fixed-income markets roundtable will include regulators and representatives from most municipal market groups, the SEC announced Tuesday.

Sales of merchant wholesalers rose 1.7% to $422.5 billion in February, while inventories fell 0.3%, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Contracts between dealer firms and public officials show that dealers are engaging in wordplay in an apparent attempt to avoid duties and restrictions placed on them by both federal statute and MSRB rulemaking.

Former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Monday to serve as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Consumer credit climbed $18.2 billion, or 7.8%, in February to $2.799.1 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will hold an on-the-record briefing about municipal securities at a National Press Club luncheon on May 8 to attempt to educate a wider audience of journalists about the municipal market.

The U.S. international trade deficit was $43 billion in February, a 3.4% decrease from the revised $44.5 billion deficit in January, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

A new study released by the Federal Railroad Administration lays out numerous diverse options for high-speed rail investment in the nation's heavily-populated Northeast corridor.

The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday approved Gov. Bob McDonnell's amended transportation plan, which slashes gas taxes and is projected to pump billions into Virginia's transportation infrastructure over the next five years.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has introduced legislation that would make $1 billion available for federal transportation grants.

The Virginia Port Authority's decision not to pursue a public-private partnership could have a negative impact on other potential port privatization deals, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

A federal judge dismissed the most damaging claims in a civil suit against banks accused of manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate, but experts said it would not impact the market and will likely be appealed.

WASHINGTON -- New orders for manufactured goods rose 3% in February, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board should focus its efforts on enhancing the EMMA system and streamlining and clarifying its rules, the Bond Dealers of America and the National Association of Bond Lawyers told MSRB.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to expand disclosures of contributions made by municipal securities dealers to bond ballot measure campaigns, the MSRB announced Monday.