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The municipal bond market will see $3.35 billion of new deals hit the screens next in a holiday-shortened week. Ipreo estimates weekly volume at $3.35 billion, up from $3.12 billion this week.

Although he continues to maintain that two rate hikes this year are appropriate, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Friday he is closely monitoring the flattening yield curve.

Fitch Ratings expects the Puget Sound region could see continued economic growth for two years.

The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in March, followed by one or two more in 2018, former Fed Gov. Randall Kroszner predicted Thursday night.

Almost three years after sinking to the verge of a junk, New Jersey’s largest city received an outlook boost from Moody's.

The municipal bond market is gearing up for a lighter-than-average new issue calendar in a holiday-shortened week, with about $3.35 billion of bonds slated for sale.

The value of business inventories rose 0.4% in November as expected by analysts and calculated by MNI after the wholesale inventories report on Wednesday, data released Friday morning by the Commerce Department showed.

The value of retail sales rose 0.4% in December, as expected by analysts, and were up 0.4% excluding motor vehicle sales.

The consumer price index rose by 0.1% in December, as expected, while core CPI posted a stronger-than-expected 0.3% rise.

Mayor Bill de Blasio envisions a tobacco-type groundswell in the fight against fossil-fuel companies while skeptics differ.

New York City Councilmember Daniel Dromm will take over as Chair of the finance committee, assuming a key role in budget negotiations with the mayor’s office.

In the week ended Jan. 11, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.84% from 3.81% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Henry Dachowitz replaces Tony Saunders, who left the county last April.

Municipal bond buyers gobbled up taxable supply from Pennsylvania and Illinois Thursday as the recent rise in yields slowed.

The first meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee focused mostly on corporate bonds and barely addressed the municipal securities market.

As state lawmakers confront a $1 billion budget gap, an 11.2% increase in revenues may be short-lived, budget director says.

Low interest rates may not be a “serious problem” and while tax reform will support near-term growth, it will add to the long-term burdens on the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Thursday.

The promotion for Heather Wendell was among a series of key appointments made by acting chief executive Janice Jackson.

The public finance banking team is led by veteran banker Jack Holland.

Bob Spangler and Jim Tricolli will assume responsibilities as RBC's co-heads of municipal finance as Hamel steps away from the top-five underwriter.