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A modernized version of the Taylor rule suggests keeping the fed funds rate target near current levels through 2021, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Thursday.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 to 210,000 in the October 13 employment survey week.

Manufacturers report expansion at a slightly slower rate in October, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents reported price indexes were “lower than their readings for most of this year.”

Rahm Emanuel, who is not seeking re-election, offered a budget with no tax increases or answers to long-term pension funding questions.

Kelly Jin, a former White House adviser, will work to streamline analytical and data practices in the Big Apple.

California competitively sold nearly $900 million of bonds while the Salt Lake City airport deal was priced in the negotiated sector.

Continued fiscal progress a year in the wake of resolving outstanding casino tax appeals moved Atlantic City’s credit rating toward a B grade for the first time since early 2016.

Veteran Florida bankers Matthew Sansbury and Alex Bugallo joined the firm’s public finance division as managing directors.

Federal Reserve officials stepped deeper into a debate over how high to push interest rates, with a majority appearing to favor an eventual and temporary move above the level they deem neutral for the economy in the long run.

With Democratic majority, Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, a supporter of tax-exempt bond financing, would chair the Ways and Means committee.

The Georgia Supreme Court won't delay a referendum to de-annex half of Stockbridge, though the state's de-annexation law is still being challenged in court.

Investors saw more volume hit the market on Wednesday as California sold nearly $900 million of municipal bonds.

Bids were plentiful on the competitive deals but spreads were higher in the wake of two downgrades.

Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in September.”

U.S. new-home construction fell in September on a decline in the South that may reflect disruptions from Hurricane Florence.

President Donald Trump called the Federal Reserve his “biggest threat,” again criticizing the central bank for endangering economic growth through interest-rate hikes.

In her first remarks as a monetary policy maker, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said that she favors continued gradual interest-rate increases as the labor market overshoots full employment and inflation comes in near-goal.

An initiative that would create a separate property tax assessment system for non-residential properties qualified for the 2020 ballot.

The New York City issuer led Tuesday's new issue supply surge as municipals traded mixed.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette are running for the open seat of Michigan governor.