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Changes the Federal Reserve Board made in 2016 to its Liquidity Coverage Ratio rules would treat munis more restrictively than other, similar Level 2B high quality liquid assets.

Municipal bond buyers were rewarded as a bevy of new deals hitting the market on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said protectionism can hurt economic growth and potentially undermine wages.

Luke Bronin, in an interview at the Brookings Municipal Finance Conference, said Connecticut's capital city is "in a stronger position than we’ve been in a long time."

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will continue to gradually raise interest rates “for now’’ to keep inflation near target amid a strong U.S. labor market.

Neel Kashkari does not want to invert the yield curve.

Prices received increased in July, as prices paid retreated from a multi-year high, while employment growth slowed.

An SEC advisory committee heard critics say the muni market is lacking in pre-trade price transparency and that hurts retail investors. But industry officials said MSRB rules have vastly improved muni market transparency.

Two researchers found the Securities and Exchange Commission and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board had different data on municipal advisor registrants with a number of MAs failing to update SEC filings.

The week's primary activity got off to a mixed start as the NYC TFA rounded up more retail orders on its big sale.

U.S. Court of Federal Claims Chief Judge Susan Braden carved a legal path for holding the federal government liable for cuts to Puerto Rico bonds.

Illinois netted $5.7 billion more in income tax revenue last year after raising rates.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is targeting a plan that would save more than $100 million in annual public-worker benefits as the next focus of trying to steer state finances toward better health.

Moody's Investors Service affirmed the state’s ratings and revised its outlook to stable from negative.

Municipal bond buyers are patiently awaiting sizable new issues to set the tone for the rest of the week.

Mayor Paul George wants to bring the city into the Act 47 workout program for struggling municipalities.

Even as debate rages in Congress about whether to slash the federal government’s role in transportation funding, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority is coming to market with $1.2 billion of federal highway reimbursement revenue refunding notes.

In 2016, the NYC Comptroller’s Office awarded more than 30% of underwriter contracts to MWBEs.

A conference committee of Senate and House negotiators still must resolve differences over a $41 billion spending plan.

Selling prices continued to rise moderately, while business activity expanded almost as briskly as in June, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.