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Revenues have exceeded expectations for both the month and the fiscal year.

Reps. Brian Mast and Bill Posey asked Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao not to extend a Dec. 31 deadline to issue private activity bonds.

RBC Capital Markets hired Paul Sheldon, founder of the advisory firm S L Capital Strategies, as a managing director in the municipal finance student loan group.

The municipal bond market will see a week of meager issuance, as all eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee and its upcoming meeting.

While bond market prognosticators are confident the Federal Open Market Committee will raise the fed funds rate target by 25 basis points this week, they remain less certain on the outlook for 2019.

Business activity “continued to expand, though growth was noticeably slower than in recent months,” the December Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.

A state economist reviewed a litany of problems lawmakers will face developing the state budget.

The holiday season kicks off for the municipal bond market as new issue supply slows to a crawl while the year winds down.

Atlantic City casino revenue was up 20% year-over-year in November.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says his pension package offers a path to further stabilize city employees' pensions without burdening taxpayers.

Analyst Marc Joffe says bulk downloading should be free on EMMA.

As the end of the year approaches, new issue supply slows down.

Moody's underscored the sense of uncertainty facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by dropping its outlook to negative.

Market data shows the trading gap between A-rated and BBB-rated corporate bonds has widened in volume.

The MSRB got a green light for tighter reporting rules for dealers as the regulator starts to monitor the municipal fund securities market.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's troubleshooting plan for New York public housing features three new programs.

Municipals were mixed at midday as Treasury bonds weakened while the last of the week’s supply trickled into the primary market.

HJ Sims Managing Director German Ramirez and Senior Vice President Richard Prann focus in on the latest developments in Puerto Rico. They talk about what’s been happening with PREPA, COFINA and the GDB -- and discuss implications this may have for bondholders. Chip Barnett hosts.

Chicago would issue up to $10 billion of POBs under a proposal the mayor left to city council to decide.

Municipals look somewhat less attractive following last week’s rally, but should maintain a firm tone through year-end, an analyst said.