Markets

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for December rose to 0.27 from a downwardly revised 0.21 in November.

Another week of sub-average issuance lies ahead for the muni market.

Beloit College's rating was cut to junk last year, and the restructuring is designed to ease debt covenant strains.

The municipal bond market will feel like it’s still on vacation next week as supply hovers around holiday week type levels.

The December Chicago Business Barometer was revised down to 63.8 from 65.4 previously, following the annual seasonal adjustments.

Recent upheaval in senior management at Michigan State University won’t impact the timeline to sell bonds to fund sex-abuse settlements.

In the week ended Jan. 24, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose to 4.11% from 4.09% last week.

Municipal bonds finished mostly stronger on Thursday as deals from issuers in Connecticut and New Jersey dominated action.

A continuing disclosure agreement debuted in documents for the state's advance refunding of Build America Bonds.

The seat of Niagara County was raised to A3 by Moody's Investors Service.