Markets

Texas will take center stage next week with its mammoth note sale.

Chicago is accepting request for qualification submissions to supplement the members of its existing pools.

The University of Michigan's preliminary August consumer sentiment index reading was 95.3.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.6% in July following a 0.5% gain in June.

In the week ended August 16, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dipped to 4.02% from 4.03% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Connecticut capped a busy week in the muni market.

The new site is evidence of its commitment to transparency, the state's finance secretary says.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s big deals come to market.

Studies of the pricing benefits of the two approaches have been far from conclusive.

Initial jobless claims declined by 2,000 to 212,000 in the August 11 week, below the 214,000 level expected.