Markets

“Given the recent market volatility, it’s imperative that you stress test potential purchases under various rate scenarios,” says Jonathan Law at Advisors Asset Management.

The muni market to see $5.8 billion of new deals hit the screens next week, somewhat satisfying investors' thirst for new supply.

The University of Michigan's preliminary February consumer sentiment index reading was 99.9.

U.S. import prices rose 1.0% in January on a 4.7% rise in fuel prices and a 0.4% rise for import prices outside of fuels, the strongest gain for that core series since March 2012.

The pace of housing starts surged by 9.7% to a 1.326 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in January.

Prices paid and received increased in February, and wage growth also grew in the month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's February Business Leaders Survey, released Friday.

Puerto Rico's bonds attracted buyers after the governor released a plan that included some debt service payments.

Prices on some Puerto Rico bonds on Thursday continued their week-long rise as buyers showed confidence after hearing some good news coming from the island's government,

The Government Finance Officers Association's federal liaison center is warning some members against using interest rate swaps and derivatives.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index was steady at 72 in February.