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Donald Guardian, who navigated challenging financial waters in New Jersey’s gambling hub for the past four years, has found a new role with another Garden State municipality 50 miles north.

The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply going into the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which more than $61 billion of bonds sold.

Municipal utility districts on the Texas coast enter 2018 with a stable outlook, according to S&P.

The state faces a $60 million hole in the current fiscal year and more than $200 million for fiscal 2019.

The Midwest Economy Index reversed to positive 0.22 from a revised negative 0.11 in October, first reported negative 0.12, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Friday.

With the primary market at a standstill Thursday, attention turned to the first major deal of the New Year, a planned sale by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority that’s being challenged in court.

The Connecticut governor cited recent changes to the state employee pension system as a parallel.

At least two economists have been interviewed for the position of Federal Reserve vice chair, last held by Stanley Fischer, who resigned earlier this year, according to reports.

While there are no major bond issues on the slate for Thursday, one deal that is garnering some attention is next week's $381 million offering from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority

IRS muni regulatory priorities for 2018 include rules on bond reissuance and final rules on notice and approval of private activity bond-financed projects under TEFRA.

Municipal bond market experts want clarification from the IRS on a few regulations and expect the agency to move ahead with its new data driven audit process.

After granting an expansion franchise to Nashville, Major League Soccer has Cincinnati, Detroit and Sacramento on the hook.

The SEC's Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee has liquidity on the agenda for its first open meeting, scheduled for Jan. 11.

The USDOT's approval of the allocation triggered threats from opponents that legal action will be taken.

Texas service sector activity “continued to increase in December,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index held at 24.4.

Pending home sales rose 0.2% to an index reading of 109.5 in November, from an unrevised 3.5% gain to 109.3 in October.

Regulators will focus on helping dealers and municipal advisors comply with recently adopted rules and will also monitor how tax reform legislation impacts muni market practices.

Municipal bonds strengthened Tuesday as the primary market shifted to holiday mode after breaking the December record for issuance.

The project to protect environmentally sensitive areas like the Florida Everglades from toxic algae could cost close to $2 billion.

The number of people employed in Puerto Rico during November fell 1.8% from July.