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Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in November.”

The pace of new single-family home sales increased by 6.2%, to the highest level since October 2007.

The rush to market is set to begin as the municipal bond market will see a hefty new issue slate for the upcoming week at a time of year when it is usually rather sleepy.

Thomas Hamilton, Scott Jackson and Jay Nolan will join the nascent board that will intervene in and assist with municipal distress cases.

The Terre Haute Board of Sanitary Commissioners approved the purchase of equipment for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Federal Reserve officials deem another increase in their benchmark short-term interest rate appropriate even as worries over a longer lasting shortfall in inflation deepened.

A plan to build a $520-million criminal justice complex is moving forward after the Detroit City Council approved a deal allowing a land swap.

The Badger state is joining the list of issuers moving up refunding deals that are under threat from tax reform.

The Natchez-Adams School Board took steps toward borrowing $34 million.

The Joplin School Board saved almost $3 million by refinancing bonds.

The rush to market ahead of tax reform is set to begin, as a $11.743 billion new issue slate looms for the upcoming week.

Cook County will cut jobs and lay off some workers to plug the budget hole.

Contract saves the city about $9 million by locking in a more favorable rate with Great Lakes Water Authority.

The municipal bond market is getting set for the Thanksgiving holiday as it looks ahead to next week’s $11.73 billion new issue calendar.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $36 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Regional consolidation would boost business investments and fend off needless duplication and competition, a fiscal watchdog said.

The University of Michigan's final November consumer sentiment index reading was 98.5, compared to the preliminary November 97.8 and the final October 100.7, according to market sources.

The value of U.S. durable goods new orders fell 1.2% in October, well below expectations for a 0.5% increase.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 to 239,000 in the November 18 employment survey week.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned that raising interest rates too quickly risked stranding inflation below the U.S. central bank’s 2% target.