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Top-rated municipal bonds were unchanged at midday, according to traders, who were in a wait-and-see mode as the Federal Open Market Committee gets set to announce its decision on interest rates.

The authority, which runs Greater Boston mass transit, intends to sell the bonds as part of a $574 million competitive sale.

S&P Global Ratings cited fiscal shakiness while Gov. Tom Wolf called for an end to the budget impasse.

Existing home sales declined 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted 5.35 million-unit rate in August , the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

The municipal bond market will see a quiet day on Wednesday as the Federal Open Market Committee gets set to announce its decision on interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day meeting in the afternoon.

Muni market veteran Barnet Sherman chats about how munis are nearing a technological tipping point and all the ways in which technology and e-trading can be beneficial to market participants. Hosted by Chip Barnett and Aaron Weitzman.

It is back to school season, which is a good occasion to examine the market of muni obligors offering bonds in the Education Sector, one of the top two sectors in terms of number of obligors offering bonds and also holdings of CUSIPs by institutional investor.

She called on lawmakers to look beyond the short-term emergency in their special session.

Michigan is turning to a P3 model from pay-as-you-go for its highway project to shorten the completion time.

With state funding sinking, New Jersey Transit needs a new dedicated revenue stream to support operations, a public policy group urges.