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The Midwest Economy Index declined to negative 0.09 in September from positive 0.08 in August.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board will discuss revising the commonwealth government’s and its semi-autonomous entities’ fiscal plans Tuesday morning.

Municipals were firmer on Monday, as market participants awaited the week's first issues from Montgomery County, Md., and Phoenix.

Wall Street profits were up 33% from the year-earlier period, according to New York's state comptroller.

The MSRB backed off an effort to write a new rule on minimum denominations and will modify proposals on CUSIP numbers and muni fund securities.

The $145 million initiative is intended to fortify the Rockaway Peninsula.

The statewide total exceeds the previous record of $9.1 billion in November 2015.

Municipal bonds were little changed in midday activity as the market gets ready to see nearly $7 billion of new paper.

President Donald Trump plans to announce his choice for the next Fed chairman on Thursday, the day before he departs for a trip to Asia, a White House official said.

The Federal Open Market Committee meets in Washington this week amid uncertainty over who will lead the Central Bank. What do higher interest rates and a possible new Fed head this mean for the municipal bond market going forward?

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “expanded at a faster pace in October,” according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

Municipals were little changed in early activity as the market gets ready to see almost $7 billion of new paper come its way this week, led by issuers from Virginia and Maryland.

Chicago Public Schools got a boost to BB-minus as the district readies a new money and refunding deal.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has "significant concerns with how PREPA procured this contract and has not confirmed whether the contract prices are reasonable.”

The Teachers' Retirement System saw double-digit investment returns but its unfunded tab grew.

Growth in airports, ports and toll road sectors was strong in the first half of this year.

San Diego, having established the gold standard for disclosure on its website, finds the market now uses EMMA as the primary source of information.

Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's $6.7 billion new issue slate, which will be headlined by big offerings from Virginia and Maryland Issuers.

A constitutional convention could set the stage for debates about state borrowing limits and local revenue-raising powers.

Joe Torsella cited the legislature's approval of a revenue package to balance the fiscal 2018 budget.