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Municipal bond buyers were rewarded with much-awaited supply, as deals from New York City and Intel hit the market.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, asked if there’s a “Powell Put” in financial markets, said the U.S. central bank will pay attention to financial-market volatility if it threatens economic stability.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio packaged their support of the Manhattan toll plan with a blueprint to overhaul the embattled transit authority.

The state's BBB Fitch rating is at risk of a downgrade if lawmakers adopt Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2020 budget.

The new guidance cleared up social media advertising restrictions and interactive content.

Ohio and Nevada issuers came to market with a water deals as municipal bonds showed off their strength.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. labor market still has room to pull in workers.

Municipals were stronger as issues in Ohio and Nevada came to market

Jerome Powell confronted skepticism from Republican Sen. Patrick Toomey on Tuesday when the Federal Reserve chairman explained why the central bank is undertaking a yearlong review of its approach to achieving its 2% inflation goal.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a healthy U.S. economy has faced some “crosscurrents and conflicting signals” that officials in January decided warranted taking a patient approach to future interest-rate changes.

Texas service sector activity “accelerated in February,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index climbed to 19.2, from 14.9.

The service sector improved in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “strengthened in February,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index climbed to positive 16 from negative 2.

Timely and complete accounting and financial reporting are as critical to municipal professionals as is disclosure, according to Jeffrey Previdi, GASB vice chairman. Long-standing standards and practices are being brought up-to-date to remain compatible with today's rapid-paced changes. John Hallacy hosts.

The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index rebounded to 10.0 in February from 1.0 in January.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said that when rates on shorter-dated bonds move above rates on longer-dated bonds, it can be a signal that an economic slowdown is coming.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “bridge” budget would reduce the state's immediate pension contributions, and assumes voters will approve income tax changes in 2020.

Lawmakers are weighing legislation that would authorize $100 million of special purpose revenue bonds to build and operate the plant.

The demand component of the municipal bond market is continuing to drive firm prices,

The audit includes $121.5 million in Series 2011 T direct-pay qualified zone academy bonds and four Series 2011 R taxable of school construction bonds that totaled $ 756.4 million.