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Optimism has allowed small businesses to raise spending and wages and hire more workers, survey says.

U.S. consumer prices continued to firm in February, indicating inflation is creeping up toward the Federal Reserve's target without the kind of breakout that would warrant a faster pace of interest-rate hikes.

It will tap the municipal bond market for the first time in nearly six years this week.

Retail buyers got first dibs on New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds

The federal government ran a $215.2 billion deficit in February, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority offered $1 billion of its building aid revenue bonds to retail buyers on Monday.

Brodie Killian will be lead banker for school district, community college, and local government clients in Michigan.

S&P Global Ratings said revenues are not increasing to match the New York regional transit agency's expenses.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority heads to market this week with over $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds that will be used to fund education capital projects and refund outstanding bonds.

Consumers’ inflation expectations crept higher, but respondents are wary about government debt levels.