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There are times when there is no better alternative to a tax increase.

The value of wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in May, an upward adjustment from the 0.3% gain estimated in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales fell 0.5%, their largest decline since July, data released Tuesday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

The municipal bond market on Tuesday will see more supply head its way with the second day of retail orders being held on the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds and deals expected from Los Angles and Philadelphia.

Small business owners’ optimism fell in June, as did hiring plans, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index published Tuesday.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

President Trump will nominate Randal Quarles as the Federal Reserve's vice chairman of supervision, the top bank regulatory post at the central bank, according to an announcement by the White House late Monday.

Lawsuit seeks to force a vote on the $34.5 million public funding portion of the Pistons deal.

Municipal bonds ended mixed on Monday, according to traders, as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds were priced for retail investors and the Chicago Public Schools came to market with an unrated bond deal.

The unused allocations stand at $150.3 million for governmental bodies and $179.36 million for cooperative electric companies.