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Municipals remained stronger as Montgomery County, Maryland, came to market with a triple-A-rated sale.

Rising materials and shipping costs due in part to tariffs and difficulty finding qualified workers are among the top concerns for businesses.

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee stood by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Montgomery County, Md., came to market on Wednesday with a triple-A-rated general obligation bond offering.

While the neutral rate has its limitations, its concept is useful, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan wrote in an essay released Wednesday.

President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, saying he “maybe” regrets appointing him.

The board continues to say that state metrics should be a guide to restructuring the island's central government debt to a much lower level.

Financial institutions and other businesses with ties to the kingdom would face a ban on doing business with Chicago under a proposed ordinance.

Volatility in the equity market spurred a flight to quality.

An IRS letter ruling in 2016 affirmed that so-called platform employers such as Uber and Lyft have a special safe harbor for not issuing 1099s for drivers until they hit $20,000 in income or 200 transactions .

The 50 City Council members will ultimately have to sign off on new revenue needed to achieve actuarial funding.

While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.

The federal funds target should be raised to a neutral level, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday.

Municipals were stronger at mid-session as new supply started to trickle into the market.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board has voted unanimously to ok a five-year fiscal plan that faces local government opposition.

Funding a major capital program increasingly with debt is a big challenge, said finance director Robert Foran.

Attracting companies like Amazon requires more than tax incentives, favorable regulations and other lures to which we can attach a dollar sign.

Service sector “activity softened in October,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “expanded moderately in October,” while prices accelerated.

The region's services sector expanded at a steady pace, as the general business conditions index grew to 37.6 in October from 37.4 in September,