Markets

Existing home sales were up 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted 5.32 million-unit rate in November.

The U.S. current account deficit widened to $124.8 billion in the third quarter from a revised $101.2 billion gap in the previous quarter.

Webster University has struggled to balance operations as it suffers tuition revenue declines.

A few deals trickled into a stronger market, ahead of Wednesday’s interest rate announcement.

The survey of securities firms showed pressures caused by unfunded pension obligations is expected to be the biggest issue for the muni market next year.

The bank has long funded wastewater, renewable energy and brownfield remediation projects.

The municipal market appears ready to close the year in a positive manner.

November housing starts rose by 3.2% to a 1.256 million annual rate, according to data released Tuesday by the Commerce Department.

New York service sector activity “expanded slightly” in December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Business Leaders Survey.

Market participants will focus on reading the tea leaves of the Fed statement Wednesday.