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Top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, who saw the first of the week’s new issues hit the market.

The GFOA urges issuers to establish clear policies and procedures in the primary and secondary markets.

The House and Senate need to reconcile their differences and pass a joint budget resolution.

Fitch raised Lambert airport's rating as the city awaits financial advisory proposals on privatization

The bond insurers withdrew their challenge of the island's fiscal plan, citing Hurricane Maria.

The securitization bond program is up for council vote this week, with plans to reach the market by late November.

The Government Accountability Office sees big challenges for three U.S. territories.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 1.365% high yield, a price of 98.619833.

Greg Usry joined MuniRisk Ltd. as head of business development.

The governor said the lease agreement could provide $200 million up front for the cash-strapped state.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new issues move into the market.

How do low yields, retail sentiment and liquidity affect investment climate? S&P Dow Jones Indices Managing Director J.R. Rieger discusses these as well as investment styles. global events and how muni performance weighs against other markets. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Tuesday.

As Illinois’ Cook County looks set to repeal its unpopular penny-an-ounce sweetened beverage tax, cities and states around the country that have pondered such a revenue-raiser are looking at what this could mean.

Consumers’ inflation expectations rose for the three-year horizon, according to the September Survey of Consumer Expectations.

New York State's locally-owned bridges need $27.4 billion to repair aging infrastructure, according to the state's top fiscal officer.

While surplus-linked instruments may give governments a more favorable pay-out structure, the question of control over government decision making is a significant concern.

Municipal bond traders are returning to their desks on Tuesday looking at $7.2 billion of new issues slated to come to market this week.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index fell to 132.74 in September from a downwardly revised 132.78 in August.

The Small Business Optimism index declined to 103.0 in September from 105.3 in August, as sales expectations dropped, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.