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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.

The investor-owned utility said South Carolina officials will review the canceled project.

Federal Reserve officials engaged in a detailed debate about inflation while keeping the door open for a September announcement on the timing of balance-sheet reductions, according to minutes from their policy meeting in July.

Municipal bonds were weaker at midday, according to traders, as the gilt-edged state of Maryland came to market with two competitive sales won by BAML and Citi.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the state of Maryland come to market with two top-quality competitive sales on Wednesday.

With inflation slipping in recent months and not hitting the Federal Reserve’s 2% target in years, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic urged a “wait and see” approach on rate hikes in a televised interview Wednesday.

The New York region's service sector activity "picked up," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's August Business Leaders Survey, released Tuesday.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation was dropped from the single A category by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Oversight Board has asked the bankruptcy judge to approve compensation for a team led by Martha Kopacz, who served in a similar role in Detroit's bankruptcy.

A letter-ruling shows the IRS is flexible and helpful to a public utility.

Thirty-year veteran of William Blair's public finance team lands at Raymond James.