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Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the week’s largest deal came to market — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $554 million sale.

The Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday to advance the nominations of Randal Quarles to serve as the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision and Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency, taking key steps toward President Donald Trump’s goal of reshaping regulation of Wall Street.

The Democratic mayoral candidates debated the city's resilience level as more hurricane activity looms.

The MSRB is now providing market-wide data on the most active securities and issuers.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the week’s largest deal come to market on Thursday — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $595 million offering.

A U.S. district court on Tuesday rejected that bond insurer Ambac Financial was liable for allegedly overly optimistic and misleading statements it had made about its insured Puerto Rico bonds.

Top-quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday as the big Honolulu and Pennsylvania sales hit the screens.

The transportation package limits bonding to $400 million.

They say a report shows state could shave billions off interest costs if it borrows to pay down the state's unpaid bill backlog.

Lloyd Blankfein, who was Gary Cohn’s boss for more than a decade at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., endorsed his former deputy’s qualifications to run the Federal Reserve.

S&P Global Ratings cited improved employment and demographic indicators, and projected growth in reserve levels.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday as buyers look ahead to the big Honolulu sale set to hit the screens on Wednesday.

UBS Wealth Management Americas started to fill openings in its newly revived public finance business, with 19 employees joining the firm.

Moody's Investors Service says firmed-up state and city funding has stabilized the district's finances, for now.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said he will resign from the Board of Governors on or about Oct. 13.

The municipal bond market on Wednesday is set for the start of the week’s new deal slate, which will see a large sale from a Hawaiian issuer hit the screens.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will introduce an ordinance Wednesday to pave the way for the new bonds.

Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy judge Laura Taylor Swain has decided to address the dispute between Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. bondholders prior to other Title III matters.

Investor-owned utilities are recovering quickly from the storm, the rating agency said.

If Trump nominates Robert Jackson and the Senate confirms Peirce and him, the SEC would be full.