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Duane McAllister, managing director and senior portfolio manager at Baird Advisors, explains why the Fed would like to raise rates at least one more time and what it learned in 2018. Gary Siegel hosts.

Sales of new U.S. homes in January fell to the weakest pace since October, driven by a decline in the Midwest as still-elevated prices keep buyers on the sidelines.

Import prices rose 0.6% in February, the largest rise since May, compared with expectations for a 0.4% gain.

Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to a four-week high and exceeded estimates, a sign the labor market may be softening somewhat even as it remains strong overall.

In his waning days, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won approval for several development projects and a new money GO issue.

A heavy focus on expenditure savings in Gov. Phil Murphy’s $38.6 billion budget proposal positions the state to withstand less revenue growth, according to the ratings agency.

All of the nation's top producing states can look for a smoother ride in 2019, S&P analysts say.

Municipal bonds held firm Wednesday as deals swarmed into the market from issuers in Virginia, New York and Texas.

The General Obligation group's lawyer says the board should focus on structural reforms and not legal challenges to bondholder claims.

Eagle Asset Management PM Manager uses barbell approach to find value for clients when short-term munis are expensive relative to Treasurys.

Voters rejected the largest three school bonds in Tuesday's election — Cassia County, Minidoka County and Filer — but approved smaller ballot measures across the Magic Valley.

Reps. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., are also drumming up support for the muni market's role in infrastructure finance.

A bill moving through the state legislature would wrest the airport from the city's control and place it under a state authority.

A bill to let money market mutual funds use a stable net asset value is back on the table with the support of muni issuers.

Construction spending was up 1.3% in January.

Orders placed with U.S. factories for business equipment rebounded in January.

The February PPI data were below expectations, lowering the year-over-year rates slightly

D.A. Davidson will expand its presence in Oklahoma and Texas with the acquisition of Wells Nelson.

The Fed is now estimating household ownership of munis at market value instead of book or face value and has restated historical ownership.

The $11 million in tax exempt bonds that financed the construction of the K through 6 school are being paid off by the owner of the apartment building developed on part of the 1.67-acre site.