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The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index rebounded to 10.0 in February from 1.0 in January.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said that when rates on shorter-dated bonds move above rates on longer-dated bonds, it can be a signal that an economic slowdown is coming.

Mounting deficits cost Valley Stream, N.Y. its investment grade rating.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “bridge” budget would reduce the state's immediate pension contributions, and assumes voters will approve income tax changes in 2020.

Lawmakers are weighing legislation that would authorize $100 million of special purpose revenue bonds to build and operate the plant.

The demand component of the municipal bond market is continuing to drive firm prices,

The audit includes $121.5 million in Series 2011 T direct-pay qualified zone academy bonds and four Series 2011 R taxable of school construction bonds that totaled $ 756.4 million.

Michael Decker has been managing director and co-head of municipal securities at SIFMA since October 2009.

The tax cap, and a voter ID measure, are unconstitutional because the state legislature is illegally racially gerrymandered, a Wake County judge ruled.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

Municipals remained strong on Monday as a Wisconsin school district sold GOs in the primary market.

More than three-quarters of business economists expect the U.S. to enter a recession by the end of 2021.

As Albany enters the budget homestretch, debate over congestion pricing and other measures to bolster mass transit in the New York City region is intensifying.

Texas factory activity growth, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in February,” but at a slower pace than in January.

December wholesale inventories increased by 1.1%, vs. a 0.1% rise expected by an MNI survey of analysts.

Intel Corp. is this week’s top headline act in the municipal bond primary market as issuers in Arizona and Oregon prepare to sell $650 million of industrial and economic development revenue bonds.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for January fell to negative 0.43 from a downwardly revised positive 0.05 in December.

A state-by-state review of 2018 issuance in the Northeast.

Late-2017 tax legislation caused a ripple effect that led to sinking municipal issuance in 2018

Note issuance declined in 2018 as a result of tax reform, rate fears, and ongoing fiscal austerity sparked by state and local revenue growth.