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The MTA, amid political debate over funding and control, intends to sell $500 million of transportation revenue bonds and $750 million of BANs.

The Federal Open Market Committee is set to announce its decision on interest rates this afternoon.

A top House Democrat warned the Trump administration not to engage in debt limit brinksmanship that could halt trading in state and local government securities.

Pending home sales dropped 2.2% to an index reading of 99.0 in December, after a revised 0.9% decline to 101.2 in November.

Private-sector employment increased by 213,000 in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

Panelists at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference said state and local governments are on their own, at least for now, to fund infrastructure.

A statewide ballot measure would be needed to implement the required constitutional changes.

The municipal bond market is seeing some much anticipated supply hit the screens.

Texas service sector activity “grew at a faster pace in January,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index climbed to 14.9, from 10.1.

The consumer confidence index decreased to 120.2 in December from a downwardly revised 126.6 last month.