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A hurdle has been passed for a judge to issue a ruling on the federal government's responsibility for making investors whole on impaired Puerto Rico bonds.

In the week ended August 16, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dipped to 4.02% from 4.03% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Connecticut capped a busy week in the muni market.

California revenues came in $178 million below forecast.

Two new Atlantic City casinos and the debut of legalized sports betting boosted the gambling take.

Projects are in development to improve seawalls and enhance wetlands around the Bay.

The new site is evidence of its commitment to transparency, the state's finance secretary says.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s big deals come to market.

The MSRB's new FAQs examine an issue on which municipal advisor firms have been seeking guidance for months.

The appellate court's order favoring the county comes almost five years after its exit from Chapter 9.

Studies of the pricing benefits of the two approaches have been far from conclusive.

Gregory Gizzi, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Macquarie Investment Management, looks at the effects of tax reform on municipal bond market this year. He also discusses what investors should look for in the second half of the year. Chip Barnett hosts.

Initial jobless claims declined by 2,000 to 212,000 in the August 11 week, below the 214,000 level expected.

The pace of housing starts rose by 0.9% to a 1.168 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in July, below expectations for a 1.270 million rate.

Manufacturers report expanding at a slower rate in August.

New York service sector activity “expanded at a solid clip” In August, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Business Leaders Survey, released Thursday.

Key parties say the Oversight Board must certify a fiscal plan with more revenue before they will approve the agreement.

The municipal bond market saw another big wave of supply sweep in on Wednesday, led by issuers in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Hawaii and New York.

S&P Global Ratings dropped the Ohio-based system four notches to BBB.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill authorizing greater use of public-private partnerships.