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The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for July decreased to negative 0.01 from positive 0.16 in June, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) fell to negative 0.05 from positive 0.09 in June, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

The state of Texas is riding into the market this week with the biggest short-term deal of the year.

The simultaneous drop in Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate and employment reflects the flight of workers from the island.

The $560 million deal is expected to sell later this month.

Primary municipal bond market volume is expected to drop to $4 billion in the coming week, as one gigantic note sale is expected to be larger than the entire bond calendar.

Former head of the IRS tax-exempt bond office says bonds for D.C. P3 deal never should have been issued.

The governor's adjustment protects the state's neediest districts but hits others hard.

In the latest landing of a displaced William Blair muni professional, David Abel is headed to Columbia Capital Management.

The region's slipping volume reflected a national trend.

Ipreo estimates total bond volume for next week at $4 billion, down from a revised total of $5.9 billion this week, according to data from Thomson Reuters. Next week’s calculations do not include note sales.

Muni traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s lighter new issue slate, which will be dominated by a note deal, rather than a bond sale.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will join European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in Jackson Hole, Wyo., next week, setting the stage for a potentially revealing debate over the common challenges facing the world’s two most powerful central banks.

Illinois' school aid logjam may hurt the ratings of some vulnerable districts in the coming months, Moody's said.

The SEC's query followed the start of an audit that led the IRS to find the bonds were taxable.

The $358 million deal saw net present value savings of 9.46%, among the highest the state has seen.

The California WaterFix could pressure some utilities, Fitch said.

The IRS has closed another audit of jail bonds after they were converted to taxable.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in August, but at a slower pace than in July, as the general business conditions index decreased to 18.9 from 19.5 in July, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

The Oregon State Department of Transportation is preparing to sell $134 million of refunding bonds.

Municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday, according to traders, as the gilt-edged state of Maryland came to market with competitive sales won by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup.