Markets

The U.S. trade deficit grew in June for the first time in four months as imports increased and the value of shipments overseas declined.

U.S. hiring cooled in July after more-robust gains than previously reported, while the unemployment rate slipped back below 4%.

In the week ended August 2, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 4.01% from 3.99% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Municipals were mixed on Thursday as the bond markets await Friday’s release of July’s employment report.

The project is part of efforts to bring employment, housing and public spaces to blighted corridor of Los Angeles.

Citizens Energy Group's water enterprise earned upgrades by the three major rating agencies.

Moody's shifted the outlook on RTA and CTA's $5 billion of debt as Chicago and Illinois outlooks stabilize

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s new issue supply get put away as the market’s gaze turns to next week’s volume.

Bond Buyer Reporter Christine Albano and Contributing Editor John Hallacy discuss the current landscape for retail investors who want to buy municipal bonds. They talk about what’s hot — and what’s not — and what’s up with the short-end. They also look ahead to the second half of the year. Chip Barnett hosts.

New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.7% in June, after growing an unrevised 0.4% in May, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.