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The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate target to a 1.50% to 1.75% range, as expected, while the Summary of Economic Projections still calls for three hikes this year.

Walter Higgins is to be paid $450,000 per year plus bonuses if metrics are met.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants his first budget proposal to begin a turnaround for the state’s mass transit system.

The other finalist is a consortium that features Chicago-based broker-dealer Loop Capital Markets.

The municipal market concentrated on a Federal Reserve Board 25 basis-point interest rate hike, while keeping an eye on falling snow.

Climate Bonds Initiative of London cited the authority's $662 million green sale.

They say the city’s massive capital program needs right-sizing to solve a problem that goes back several administrations.

Existing home sales rose in February as sales gain in the West and South offset decreases in the Northeast and Midwest.

A newly-published MSRB document is aimed at helping to reign in what the SEC has described as fairly widespread violations occurring at smaller municipal advisory firms.

Some worry that MSRB's late release of an updated set of FAQs on markup disclosure requirements will hinder their meeting the May 14 effective date.

The municipal market completed a few competitive deals and one notable negotiated sale on Tuesday, while awaiting the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The municipal market and its participants got a few competitive deals, but the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting looms large.

The authority is selling revenue variable rate refunding bonds.

The indexes for prices paid and prices received rose in March.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said higher interest rates will be needed to keep the U.S. economy from overheating.

The collapse of the pedestrian bridge in Florida and resulting focus on its federal funding shouldn't impact the TIGER program, transit officials said.

This week's miniature muni slate of under $3 billion means deals should have little trouble attracting investors.

The addition of Amazon will mean most of Puerto Rico's online sales will be taxed, one economist said.

The municipal bond market is facing two big challenges this week -- smaller-than-average supply and a monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.

The municipal bond market will focus more on the Summary of Economic Projections and the press conference, with a rate hike assumed.