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The value of new factory orders rose by 1.4% in September, rising slightly higher than the expected 1.2% rise by analysts from an MNI survey.

Jerome Powell wasn’t a lock to be President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve.

The September trade deficit widened to $43.5 billion, exactly as expected.

U.S. employers added the most workers in a year, rebounding from September’s slowdown, as people resumed work after hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

When it comes to winning over traders in the $14.2 trillion Treasuries market, Jerome Powell has it relatively easy.

“Hurricane Harvey does not appear to have had a significant net effect on state sales tax revenue,” said state Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

While yields on the 20-bond, 11-bond, and revenue bond indexes climbed two basis points in the week ended Nov. 2, the Bond Buyer 40 index's yield declined one.

Mayor Jim Kenney wants local control returned to the city’s junk-rated school district, which would come at a cost.

Market participants reacted negatively to the proposal in the tax reform bill to eliminate advanced refundings and private activity bonds, saying it would crimp volume and the savings issuers can get when rates fall. In the primary, strong demand met a Virginia issuer's $737 million PAB.

The U.S. Virgin Islands expects to get parts of an $800 million federal loan by mid-November.