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The region's services sector “continued to expand” but at a slightly slower pace in August.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he would not vote for a hike that would cause the Treasury yield curve to invert.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain sided with the retired employees, saying the bondholders' security interest was not properly perfected.

One of Baird's new bankers expands its presence in the Chicago region.

Moody's Investors Service raised the county to Aaa from Aa1.

Trading was muted after last week’s bounty of bond sales, as the market looked ahead to this week’s larger deals, including a $920 million Illinois financing.

Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.

A typical quiet summer Monday unfolded, with trading activity muted as the market reflected on last week’s bountiful volume and looked ahead with anticipation to some this week’s larger deals, including the $920 million Illinois financing, muni traders said.

The final rules will focus on debt obligations on a similar level as bonds, an effort to respond to comments that the first proposal was too broad.

President Donald Trump said he expected Jerome Powell to be a cheap-money Fed chairman.