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President Biden said he hasn’t spoken with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell since taking office more than two months ago, citing respect for the central bank’s independence and marking a sharp turn from his predecessor, Donald Trump.

Net revenues came in 21.6% ahead of Puerto Rico Oversight Board projections in the first seven months of the fiscal year.

The cost of guaranteeing 3% cost-of-living adjustments to more retired Chicago firefighters is estimated at $18 million to $30 million annually.

Still, Moody's on Tuesday revised its outlook on the New York MTA's primary transportation revenue bond credit to stable from negative while affirming its A3 rating.

Jack Janasiewicz, senior vice president, portfolio manager and portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, discusses inflation and why there is disagreement on whether it will become an issue this year. He talks about how stimulus money and the employment situation factor in. Gary Siegel hosts. (Taped March 9 / 30 minutes).

S&P raised CPS' junk rating by one notch, saying federal funds will boost an "already positive financial trajectory."

Monday’s announcement came at the halfway mark of fiscal 2021 after only one other priority -- arbitrage violations -- had been announced since the Oct. 1 start of the federal fiscal year.

The deal affects $3.2 billion of Employees Retirement System bonds.

The decline in the first quarter shows the continuing impact of pandemic, exacerbated by the February winter storm that cut power to much of Texas.

The court says Florida didn't prove that its ecosystem suffered any harm from Georgia's alleged actions.

The funding would come on top on multi-billion measures proposed by lawmakers — and a $100 billion in spending included in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan.

The authority appears ready to take advantage of market conditions following a successful December refunding.

Assured Guaranty and National Public Finance Guarantee continue talks with the Puerto Rico Oversight Board.

Lawmakers packaged revenue, social justice and market positioning while flexing political muscle when they voted to legalize marijuana.

A Biden executive order may lead to the expansion of a central Puerto Rico industry — pharmaceuticals.

The first quarter of 2021 concludes with $102.1 billion, slightly higher than the $95.3 billion that the market saw in the COVID-ravaged first quarter of 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes securitizing future car registration fees to back bonds that speed construction of the electric vehicle charging stations.

MTA and regional transportation advocates welcome the news that the Federal Highway Administration is advancing the project.

Transportation fare and tax revenues lost to the coronavirus can be countered with federal relief funding, says the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.

Sam Turvey of ReThinkNYC explores ways to make New York's Pennsylvania Station complex more functional and aesthetic. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).