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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan joined other policy makers in cautioning that a flattening yield curve could be sending a warning signal on the U.S. economy that could inhibit the central bank’s room to maneuver.

In an unusually busy Monday, municipal bond issuers tried to beat the clock and complete sales ahead of the impending tax reform.

The Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority will price a $679 million current and advance refunding of tobacco bonds.

The threat of tax reform loomed large for firms responding to SIFMA's Municipal Issuance Survey.

Approval of the tax reform bill led the Florida Development Finance Corp. to cancel its Monday meeting to approve a deal for the train project.

A limited tax base and heavy legacy obligations have hamstrung the city, according to the rating agency.

Now that the uncertainty of tax legislation and how it relates to munis is gone, market participants can focus on the upcoming calendar — as it will most likely be the last big supply week for a while, with Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner.

The final tax bill released late Friday afternoon saved private activity bonds but advance refunding bonds will disappear.

Low inflation plus a flattening yield curve led to Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari voting against a rate hike.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index climbed to 74 in December.

The New York region's service sector activity "continued to grow at a healthy pace," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's December Business Leaders Survey.

Concerned about the tax bill before Congress, the private passenger train owners want to issue bonds by Dec. 31.

As the exact language of the final tax legislation looms, municipal market participants eager wait to see how it pertains to private activity bonds, there will be $11 billion of issuance awaits as issuers make one final push.

Bond analysts and Puerto Rico political leaders were voicing concern Friday over a new tax on territories reportedly included in the Republican federal tax bill.

Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie say the ball is in Trump's court on the crucial Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project, as local commitments are secured.

The municipal bond market next week will continue to see above-average volume, albeit at a much slower pace than this week, as $11.14 billion of deals are on the calendar.

The California Chamber of Commerce supports a developing $8.9 billion bond proposal as well as a $4 billion measure that is already on the June ballot.

Urban planners argue for the unlocking of public assets through an asset trust, an idea largely untested in the U.S.

The panel recommended issuing $500 million general obligation bonds for public school construction and repair over 10 years.

The rating agency will continue to monitor financial developments in Connecticut's capital city.