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Judge Laura Taylor Swain elicited little discussion of the substantive objections to the proposed settlement and plan of adjustment for $17.6 billion of bonds.

Public housing and a raft of social service programs are at serious risk with a continued federal government shutdown, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The University of Michigan's preliminary January consumer sentiment index reading was 90.7, compared to the final December 98.3 and the preliminary December 97.5, according to market sources.

Industrial production grew 0.3% in December, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

With growth slowing and uncertainty in the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Friday, data will steer his view of future Fed activity.

The U.S. central bank can “easily” take a patient stance toward additional interest-rate increases, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, climbed to 4.09% from 4.08% the week before.

Indian River County filed an appeal and a new lawsuit against the private owners of Brightline.

Two lone deals priced on Thursday to close out new issuance for the week.

Janet Mills authorized voter-approved senior housing bonds that were held up for three years by predecessor Paul LePage.

New York will require out-of-state retailers with annual sales of more than $300,000 or 100 transactions in the state to collect and remit sales tax.

They include the return of Sarah Sanders as assistant treasurer for debt management, a position she held from 2007 to 2017.

FINRA found the firm should have disclosed late payments and other material information to investors in COPs linked to Brogdon projects.

The Trump administration is considering whether to renominate Marvin Goodfriend to join the Federal Reserve Board.

Andrew Maylor will succeed Thomas Shack III as Massachusetts comptroller effective Feb. 18, Gov. Charlie Baker said.

Petek has covered California's state government as a public finance rating analyst for S&P Global Ratings.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is interested in a similar structure for a pension obligation bond.

Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles expressed optimism about the state of the U.S. economy, calling strong hiring and low inflation a “good environment” even as investors focus on mounting threats to growth.

A few remaining municipal bond deals hit screens on Thursday to wind down the week's issuance.

Altscher, a partner at Miles & Stockbridge in Baltimore for almost 40 years, was considered by his peers to be one of the nation’s top municipal finance tax lawyers.