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Municipals were mixed at mid-session as Treasury investors made an about-face and pulled down yields in the wake of a stock market swoon.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

The grand opening of Bancroft Capital, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, is set for Veterans Day.

Municipal bonds may not be the most exciting of securities, but in times of high volatility and high risk they serve a vital purpose, says Luis Maizel, co-founder of LM Capital, an employee-owned minority business in California. Maizel, who is one of the nation’s few Mexican-born fund and income managers, also talks about other fixed-income classes and weighs in on immigration and trade concerns. Chip Barnett hosts.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 214,000 in the Oct. 6 week after falling to 207,000 in the previous week.

A gauge of underlying U.S. inflation was below estimates in September as used-vehicle costs fell and housing rents cooled.

Municipal CUSIP requests declined after a record surge in August, suggesting a possible issuance slowdown.

Municipal bond yields continued their march higher on Wednesday as the primary sector saw a few new deals come to market.

The Tennesee capital will issue $775 million of general obligation improvement bonds.

August wholesale inventories increased by 1.0%, revised upward from the 0.8% reported in the advance estimate.