NEW YORK — U.S. factory orders grew 1.1% in December, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Orders excluding transportation rose 0.6%.
Economists expected factory orders would rise 1.5% for the month, according to the median estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Factory orders in November were revised to a rise of 2.2% from the 1.8% jump reported last month. November orders excluding transportation were revised higher to a 0.5% increase from the previously reported 0.2% rise.
A combination of a "stronger-than-expected economy, higher Treasury rates, robust supply, and rich valuations resulting in choppy markets" have made the trading environment in H124 "quite difficult," according to Barclays.
Two rating agencies upgraded Los Angeles Unified School District's bond ahead of multi-billion dollar refunding.
The Basel III Endgame proposal to restructure capital holding levels comes under fire.
Friday price talk for the unrated tax-exempt paper was between 11% and 15%.
The board approved that step at its second quarter board meeting held this week.
The Inflation Reduction Act, affordable housing and clean energy were among the topics discussed at Baker Tilly's DevelUP conference in Chicago this week.
