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President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to a level typically reserved for recessions or periods of persistently weak growth, suggesting that such a setting could allow the government to restructure Treasury debt at a lower cost.

It hasn't stimulated loan demand in ways banks hoped it might, and some CEOs fear future rate cuts might cause companies to hunker down.

Moody's Investors Service dropped Fairfield Medical Center to Ba2 from Baa3.

The county in concert with New York State wants to tackle a longstanding nitrogen pollution problem near the Jones Beach coastline.

The firm hired Damian Maggos in Indianapolis and Matthew Ruess in Crown Point.

Two contracts worth $1.8 billion were improperly awarded to Cobra for its work restoring electricity, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

It was a big day for the municipal bond market as billions of dollars of new deals hit the screens.

Rich Moore takes over the top spot at NABL during the first day of a three-day annual conference in Chicago.

The commission's $300 million sale for bridge work will be its first new money issue since 2010 as it struggles to fund its road and bridge network.

GDP will grow 0.9% in the fourth quarter and 1.2% in the first quarter of 2020 before rebounding, economists at BNP Paribas predict.

Oklahoma’s economic expansion appears to be slowing, state Treasurer Randy McDaniel said.

While blowing off steam about the entrenched, investor-owned utility is popular, executing such a major change would be complicated.

Rick Kolman and Rachel Washburn of Academy Securities talk with Chip Barnett about the firm's robust geopolitical intelligence capabilities. They discuss today's hot topics such as China-U.S. relations and Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran, Turkey and Venezuela. And they look at the importance that cybersecurity has for municipal bond issuers.

After less than a year, the groundbreaking renewable-energy bond sale has run into problems, including several technical defaults.

This is the second letter BDA has sent to the SEC in the last couple of months opposing any kind of relief for muni advisors involved in private placements.

LIPA plans to price $485 million of electric system general revenue bonds this week.

Bond insurers National and Syncora agreed to back the Puerto Rico utility's restructuring plan, bringing support to more than 90%.

Issuers jump into the market as yields remain near record low levels.

Nominations are now open for the 18th Bond Buyer Deal of the Year awards. Please note that this year’s program will feature several new categories. Applications close September 30.

Unless Congress acts, there will be $1 billion in automatic cuts to transit grants and $7.6 billion in highway aid reductions.