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Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to increase in September,” according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

Municipal market participants are gearing up for the busiest week in a while, as they prepare to see nearly $10 billion of new issuance.

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.

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

The state plans a $4.5 billion negotiated sale and $1.5 billion competitive sale.

It warned of deep losses under the latest efforts to repeal Obamacare.

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

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.

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

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