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Moody's calls Minnesota's pension reforms a positive for the state and its local governments.

After a bumpy but overall successful launch of markup disclosure, the muni industry looks ahead to regulatory scrutiny and finding ways to use the new data.

Municipal bond issuance reached $30 billion for the third straight month, as the market prepares for what is expected to be a slow summer.

Legislation to restructure New Jersey Transit’s board of directors may carve out a fresh path for the beleaguered system.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $73.8 million, consisting only of competitive sales and no negotiated deals.

The University of Michigan's final June consumer sentiment index reading was 98.2.

The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose 1.4 points to 64.1in June, up from 62.7 in May, hitting the highest level since January.

When it comes to curve watching, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has a favorite: the 5-to-30-year Treasury yield gap.

The data suggest inflation is not retreating, with the year/year rate for the core measure jumping up to 2.0% and the PCE price index rising to 2.3%.

The May Midwest Economy Index slipped to 0.51 from an upwardly revised 0.55 in April.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index slipped to 3.98% from 3.99% last week.

Municipal market activity remained quiet Thursday afternoon wrapping up a week in which investors snapped up some large new issues.

The Illinois county plans a $175 million new money offering later this summer.

Texas will take its triple-A rating to the muni market with $240 million of refunding bonds for the state's water development program.

The board plans to approve a Puerto Rico budget by the end of Saturday.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said worries over escalating trade disputes are weighing increasingly on businesses across his district.

Deutsche Bank Securities and Central States Capital Markets agreed to settle with FINRA for a combined $80,000.

The bond proceeds would help build housing in the city recovering from a wildfire that destroyed 4,600 homes.

New York paper continued to be in high demand in front of the July 1 redemption date, according to a market source.

The ruling may trigger the renegotiation of almost all public sector contracts, though severability clauses prevent immediate wage and benefit reductions.