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The time is right to push this bill all the way through Congress, said one lobbyist.

Chicago has good news to share as investors return to town, though pension and school woes loom large.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 3/8% coupon at a 1.395% yield, a price of 99.960688.

Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who saw deals from New York City and Philadelphia hit the market.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.980% high yield, a price of 99.923778.

A four-month high in U.S. consumer confidence reflects Americans’ sunnier views on both their current situation and outlook, a positive sign for the economy, data from the New York-based Conference Board showed Tuesday.

The MTA's debt-service backstop mitigates risk, the rating agency says.

After a busier-than-usual Monday, municipal bond traders will pick up right where they left off, with New York City and the Port of Seattle among the issuers coming to market.

Top-shelf municipal bonds finished Monday unchanged on a businer-than-usual Monday, as a few deals priced for retail and for institutional investors.

Four of Illinois’ junk-rated public universities won an upgrade from S&P Global Ratings.