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The muni market is skidding to a halt from a break-neck issuance filled two weeks, as few notable deals remain on the calendar.

Initial jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 245,000 in the December 16 employment survey week.

Third quarter GDP growth was revised down to a 3.2% annual rate from the 3.3% pace in the second estimate, compared to no revision expected.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in December at a quicker pace than in November.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November decreased to 0.15 from an upwardly revised 0.76 in October.

The two largest deals of the week touched down, as yields rose with comprehensive tax reform just a few President Trump pen strokes away from becoming official.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed that Puerto Rico Employers Retirement System bond interest payments to bondholders should continue pending a determination on their lien.

Bridgeview, Illinois is the second Illinois home rule community to take advantage of new borrowing program.

Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien on Tuesday urged state legislators to consider a "Plan B" if they're not willing to vote on the current stadium-financing plan to build a new Triple-A ballpark for the PawSox.

Gov. Rick Snyder says the state Supreme Court ruling won't impact state finances.

If Trump signs the tax bill this year without a waiver from the PAYGO Act, it would trigger a $136 billion cut in mandatory federal programs, wiping out federal subsidies for Build America Bonds and other direct-pay bonds.

The changing federal landscape will trigger tax and revenue revisions and New York's growth may be insufficient to weather downturns, two reports said.

The primary market is still waiting for the last few deals of the week to hit, as both the holiday weekend and tax bill becoming law draw closer.

While there are public meetings being held about the proposed Chesapeake Bayhawks stadium and fields project, it will take approval from multiple state agencies and the Anne Arundel County Council before anyone puts a shovel into the dirt.

El Paso will issue an extra $15.5 million in debt to build the second phase of the East Side sports complex, which officials said will be paid back by future property owners in the area without impacting the overall city tax rate.

When the future of tax-exempt bonds for nonprofits was unclear, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unleashed many end-of- year transactions.

A new school for third- through fifth-graders would be built if Perkins-Tryon Public Schools voters approve two bonds totaling $16.5 million next February.

Officials with Alexandria Community Schools during a preliminary determination hearing on Monday announced hopes taxpayers will approve a $19.3 million facilities bond payable over 19 years.

Bond director Ben Watkins lamented the loss of the refinancing tactic that helped refinance 62% of the state’s debt portfolio.

A proposed school bond for Pontotoc City Schools failed in a vote Tuesday night.