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The SEC has signaled a focus on pay-to-play and disclosure fraud.

The board's adversary proceeding has implications for both the authority’s bonds and the finances of the many Puerto Rico government entities that pay rent to the PBA.

Municipal bonds outperformed other asset classes in 2018 and it looks like the trend will continue into the new year, a trader said.

Ex-Morgan Stanley broker Ami Forte made national headlines after allegedly violating multiple municipal securities and other rules, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found.

A federal judge sided with the private passenger train project and tossed out a suit by Indian River County, Florida.

Municipal bond activity is light as the market is mostly in vacation mode with no major bond sales scheduled until 2019. Nervous investors continued to flock to the safety of bonds amid political developments in Washington and worries of decelerating global growth.

President Donald Trump won’t try to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a top White House economic adviser said.

Muni regulators are expected to slow the pace of new rulemaking and focus on enforcement in 2019, with an emphasis on continuing disclosure.

Service sector “grew moderately in December,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Wednesday.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “weakened in December,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index dropped to negative 8 from positive 14.

President Trump expressed confidence in the Treasury secretary, Federal Reserve and U.S. economy on Tuesday.

Municipal bonds were stronger with Treasuries as stock market volatility continued. Trading closed early ahead of the holiday.

The spending plan uses money generated by a new online sales tax and funds unspent by state agencies.

President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve, blaming it for the plunge in the stock market, following reports he has considered firing Fed chief Jerome Powell.

Muni market professionals would welcome a long-term transportation bill, and some believe the new year offers a window.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November rose to 0.22 from a downwardly revised neutral level in October.

Trump administration officials moved to reassure financial markets that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s job is safe following a report said President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed firing the central bank chief after last week’s Fed rate hike.

While stocks are suffering still and there is a chance of a government shutdown, municipals strengthen yet again to close out the second to last week of the year.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan will name a permanent replacement for the departing John Hill in the spring.

The employment numbers are additional signs that the post-hurricane growth period is taking a pause.