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Administration officials and lawmakers are vetting candidates and rejecting some put forth by Republicans for the Puerto Rico oversight board as the Sept. 15 deadline for naming board members approaches.

Top quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as the $1 billion University of California Medical Center deal came to market.

The Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Finance Authority received a green bond assessment of GB1 for $8.78 million of water system revenue bonds on Wednesday from Moody's Investors Service -- the first GBA the rating agency has issued in the U.S.

Illinois will return to the market with $573 million of new money and refunding bonds under a higher-rated sales tax-backed credit.

Municipal bonds issued for Tennessee-based Global Ministries Foundation housing projects were placed on S&P Global Ratings' CreditWatch and could face rating downgrades because of uncertainty related to a federal investigation.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Budget Statement June: +$6.3B July: n/a July: -$112.8B

The federal government ran a $112.8 billion deficit in July, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.

A rural Texas county along the route of a proposed high-speed rail link between Dallas and Houston voted in restrictions that could throttle the $10 billion private project.

The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion of 10-year notes with a 1 1/2% coupon at a 1.503% high yield, a price of 99.972242.

While there is something wild about callable premium bonds, fortunately there may be a way to tame them.

Signs of a possible slowdown of New York City’s economy merged during the second quarter, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Top quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the University of California Medical Center deal came to market.

Michigan needs to increase funding to adequately meet the state’s education needs, a new research report warns.

Petersburg, Va., and Opa-locka, Fla., turned to their respective states for help resolving serious financial problems and both are getting professional help, although no state funding.

Assured Guaranty Corp.’s outlook improved to stable from negative at Moody’s Investors Service, which affirmed its A2 ratings on the bond insurer and Assured Guaranty UK.