Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen will join the Brookings Institution as a Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies program, effective Feb. 5.
Yellen will be affiliated with the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, joining a team of several other leading economists, including former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, who joined Brookings as a Distinguished Fellow in Residence in 2014.
The market has seen a trend of "happy endings to each week, disappointing Mondays," according to James Pruskowski, managing director at Hennion & Walsh.
"We're going to have some weak days, we're going to have some stronger days, maybe they wash out against each other," said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.
They are seeking legislation on transportation, water and other topics.
A major multiple-amended housing bill that is expected to expand the use of private activity bonds passes the House and bounces back to the Senate, but obstacles remain over provisions regulating institutional investors.
The former Massachusetts congressman "was a true champion for the municipal bond market," GFOA's Emily Brock said.
The Trump administration took over the Penn Station renovation a year ago, accusing the MTA of mismanagement.
