Markets

Thanks to the taxable tear, the municipal market saw the third highest volume for the month of January in the past 10 years.

An economic slowdown was expected in 2019, and the data prove the prediction was correct. Now softening consumer spending could portend the need for the Federal Reserve to ease policy at some point.

While munis are a focus in the infrastructure proposal, the likelihood of coming to fruition is debatable.

It was a record day in the market in a couple of different ways, as yields descended further to new record lows on both the 10- and 30-year and the market saw the lowest yield ever for a century bond.

House Democrats want restoration of Build America Bonds and advance refunding for municipal bonds to be key parts of their infrastructure plan.

Daryl Clements, portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, breaks down what trends from 2019 will carry into 2020 and those that might emerge in the new year. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.

Despite tax-exempts being expensive, strong technicals are likely to extend into February.

The FOMC post-meeting statement was much like the previous one, with just a minor tweak, as the fed funds target was kept at a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Wells Fargo will be joint senior manager on a $1.4 billion deal, its first negotiated California deal since State Treasurer Fiona Ma lifted a ban.