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The plan would toll East River bridges and charge motorists within certain parts of Manhattan, with an eye on funding transit.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were slightly weaker in early activity, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s new issue slate.

Watching for the “risks of excessive optimism, leverage, and maturity transformation” can limit future financial crises, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday.

Despite recent softness in economic data, especially inflation numbers, the Federal Reserve should continue to tighten monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said in a televised interview Friday.

The value of U.S. durable goods new orders fell 6.8% in July, below expectations for a 6.1% decline, as transportation orders fell 19.0%, but nontransportation orders posted a 0.5% gain, data released Friday by the Commerce Department showed.

The school board will vote amid new optimism about state funding.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed a negotiated debt restructuring deal for the Government Development Bank Thursday, affecting $4.1 billion in bond debt.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged at 4.01% for the third consecutive week.

Puerto Rico will get at least $112 million from the federal government for road projects starting this fall.

Illinois is putting the ratings of some already strained school districts at risk, said S&P Global Ratings.