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The Public Buildings Renewal Act would authorize $5 billion in private activity bonds for the construction or rehabilitation government-owned buildings.

Joseph Rosenblum said he wore many hats, sometimes acting as financial analyst, political scientist, attorney, or investigator.

Green bonds and sustainable offerings are on tap this week as several sales are set to hit the market. Buyers are expected to snap up the paper that aims to fund clean water, school and housing initiatives.

State Treasurer Joe Torsella says bolstering private-sector retirement savings now will reduce pressure on social services spending later.

The value of business inventories in January rose 0.8%, above the 0.4% gain expected by MNI and the 0.5% gain expected by the Bloomberg consensus.

Construction spending was up 1.0% in February, well above the 0.1% gain expected.

The overall economy grew for the 119th straight time.

President Trump blasted the central bank for “mistakenly’’ raising interest rates and for a “ridiculously timed’’ reduction in its balance sheet.

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly eased in February on declines in grocery stores and building materials, which could potentially reflect cooler weather.

Puerto Rico governor signs measure for shift to renewable energy.

Municipal bond volume will fall to $5.5 billion in the upcoming week, with green deals from Illinois and Arizona.

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow called on the Federal Reserve to “immediately” cut interest rates by a half percentage point.

The Illinois Finance Authority takes retail orders Tuesday on the $450 million SRF deal before pricing Wednesday.

After two months of gains from 2018 levels, municipal issuance sank 7% from March last year as the loss of advance refundings continues to take a toll.

Former college official Keith Borge was charged Thursday with defrauding municipal securities investors and concealing the school’s crumbling finances.

The yield curve inverting doesn’t scare Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles, he said, and he doesn’t see it predicting a recession.

The U.S. economy isn’t likely to slip into recession anytime soon, and there is no reason for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said.

The American economy looks on track for continued growth, though the inversion of the yield curve may be signaling that the U.S. central bank may have set policy too tight.

The massive New Jersey and New York agency announced a new underwriting pool for its plans to issue $8 billion of bonds over the next three years.

The University of Michigan's final sentiment index climbed to 98.4 from the prior month’s 93.8, according to a report Friday.