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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board wants to prepare broker-dealers for a forthcoming seismic regulatory change.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank had made great progress in its pursuit of full employment and stable prices but was on the lookout for threats to the economy amid turmoil in financial markets.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester suggested Tuesday three rate hikes would be appropriate this year and next.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's spending would be beefed up and its focus on retail investors and self-regulators in the municipal market would be increased under the fiscal 2019 budget request made public Monday.

A lack of supply, price direction, and yield -- yet an abundance of uncertainty -- made for a manic Monday in the municipal market.

Three banks are providing a revolving loan fund of $40 million to two New York City programs that help minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session for Feb. 19 in attempt to end a partisan stalemate that has stymied fiscal reform efforts for two years.

The commonwealth, in the face of a lawsuit and against a backdrop of budget stride, intends to proceed with its $1.4 billion sale.

Munis were being pressured by a lower-than-average new issue calendar, while a report advised investors how to deal with market volatility.

Consumers’ inflation expectations dipped, but respondents see households’ financial condition improving.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said he won't ask county voters to fund the system.

The municipal market is starving for supply and it will remain that way with another meager weak of issuance, while investors keep their cash on the sidelines amid ongoing equity volatility.

Puerto Rico’s economy in December was 13.3% less active than it had been in August, a report said.

Gross city product rose only 1.2% in the fourth quarter. according to the city's comptroller.

The Detroit-based university will sell $120 million in general revenue bonds.

Still dusting themselves off from last year’s budget chaos, Gov. Dannel Malloy and Connecticut lawmakers reconvene to grasp a glaring transportation fund crisis.

Municipal bond buyers looking for deals will again have to be satisfied with a smaller-than-average calendar for next week.

As the Baby Boom generation retires, economic growth may slow and fiscal deficits could grow, complicating monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said late Thursday.

Muni pros said the move by U.S. Bank to reorganize is a sign of the times, driven by regulations, technology, and legislation.

The Bond Dealers of America is proposing a multi-faceted "business plan" that would give dealers more time to comply with a rule requiring them to disclose their markups and markdowns to retail customers.