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Three of four economic measures improved in September from August.

The first meeting for several new board members included discussions with other regulators and groups, the MSRB said Monday.

The municipal bond market is gearing up for what should be a busy week, with a bunch of good sized deals and one mega deal.

The muni market will see volume rise in the last week of October as buyers will be treated with a billion deal from Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. and a $714 million offering from the Department of Los Angeles airports.

Statutes of limitation will be the main obstacle, observers say.

Municipal bond volume is set to rise in the last week of October.

The number of MSRB-registered dealers has fallen by almost one-third since 2009 and FINRA and the MSRB have some concerns about it.

With Philadelphia’s general fund surplus returned to near pre-recession levels, the city’s fiscal watchdog says now is the time to prepare for the next economic downturn.

The district chopped off more than two percentage points, thanks to new state aid and pension help

Unless risks materialize, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren see rates being raised gradually until they are "mildly restrictive."

Municipal bond supply takes a leap forward next week as Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp.’s $1.31 billion deal headlines the new issue calendar.

New York’s mass transit crisis has prompted some transportation advocates to say the city would be better off taking back subway and bus operations from the state-run MTA.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari thinks it would be wise for the Federal Open Market Committee to take a breather from rate hikes.

Two Federal Reserve officials who vote on interest rates this year downplayed the effects on the economy of the rough October for U.S. stocks.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown released an earthquake preparedness plan as she battles to win re-election.

Municipals remained mixed as deals from Phoenix airport and Chicago issuers came to market.

The municipal securities market is slowly looking more like the stock market.

The pre-trade information available on alternative trading systems to broker-dealer participants would likely benefit all municipal securities investors if made more publicly available, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s chief economist said in releasing a report Thursday that is to be presented to a market structure advisory group next week.

Municipals were mostly stronger at mid-session as the last of the week’s big deals came to market.

Monetary policy remains accommodative and gradual rate increases are likely to be needed, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said Thursday.