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The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.

The value of U.S. durable goods orders surged by 2.9% in December, well ahead of expectations for a 0.9% gain due to a 7.4% jump in transportation orders.

Fourth quarter GDP rose 2.6% in the advance estimate, slower than the 3.0% pace expected.

In the week ended Jan. 25, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.88% from 3.86% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

In his final State of the State speech, Jerry Brown reiterated support for water transfer tunnels, high speed rail, and the projects funded by a new gas tax.

The post-hurricane fiscal plan assumes that Puerto Rico will get a substantial amount of federal aid, but doesn’t include it in its calculation of available resources.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

The California Water Commission sent all 11 applicants for water storage bond money back to the drawing board.

As New York Fed president at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center, McDonough responded to a liquidity crisis and ensured the financial markets could reopen quickly.

Payden & Rygel Chief Economist Jeffrey Cleveland says estimates for the fed funds rate are too low and the Phillips curve’s death has been greatly exaggerated. Hosted by Gary Siegel.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "strengthened further, and expectations for future activity increased" in January.

The pace of new single-family home sales decreased by 9.3% to 625,000 in December.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.6% in December following a revised 0.5% increase in November.

As Pennsylvania gets set to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report on the sector that offers several reasons why investors should be holding tobacco bonds.

Initial jobless claims rose to 233,000 in the week ended Jan. 20, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. bonds cleared the market after a one-week delay.

The U.S. Virgin Islands' rebuilding efforts make its Gross Receipts Revenue Bonds more secure, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said.

The American Trucking Association touts its Build America Fund as a much better solution to financing infrastructure than tolls or public-private partnerships.