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U.S. import prices were flat in March following gains in the previous seven months, as energy price declines were offset by gains in other categories.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 233,000 in the April 7 week.

Proceeds of Charlotte, N.C.'s deal will refund debt issued in 2008 and prepay a bond-anticipation note.

Foreign investors and insurance companies are expected to drive California's all-taxable sale

Data released by CUSIP suggests municipal issuance may be strong in the second quarter of the year.

New Jersey Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, R- Westfield, has opted to not stand in the way of the state’s $3.2 billion tobacco refunding bond deal two days after calling for the large transaction to be canceled.

The federal government ran a $208.7 billion deficit in March, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Wednesday as new deals from New York City and Clark County, Nev., came to market.

A measure of underlying U.S. inflation accelerated to the highest in a year as a drag from mobile-phone costs faded, bearing out the Federal Reserve's forecast for a pickup in price gains.

A New Jersey lawmaker is seeking to cancel the state’s $3.2 billion tobacco refunding bond deal, saying the transaction was unconstitutional.