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Norman’s dependence on sales tax to fund everything from operating expenses and capital projects to public safety, libraries, swimming pools and parks could have repercussions in the near future.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 90-day bills and $36 billion 181-day discount bills Monday.

The 12-cent-per-gallon fuel tax increase took effect Nov. 1.

The conundrum faced by Alan Greenspan is back — and possibly worse.

Federal Reserve officials are pushing for a potentially radical revamp of the playbook for guiding U.S. monetary policy, hoping to seize a moment of economic calm and leadership change to prepare for the next storm.

The Chicago Board of Education makes a second run at the primary market on Thursday as it returns to offer $857 million of general obligation bonds to muni buyers.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased.

Industrial production grew 0.9% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

Changing demographics will be a challenge for policymakers, who will have to constantly evaluate and adapt, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in November, at a slower pace than in October.

U.S. import prices rose by 0.2% in October on a 1.4% gain in fuel prices as well as combined 0.2% gain in the other components, according to data released by the BLS.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 to 249,000 in the November 11 week, well ahead of the 235,000 level expected.

The New York region's service sector activity "expanded at a robust pace," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's November Business Leaders Survey, released Thursday.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Nydia Velázquez called for the Oversight Board to eliminate all of Puerto Rico’s public sector debt.

It may take 60 votes in the Senate to decide if the tax bill is subject to the PAYGO Act.

The plan is up from the previously announced 200,000 homes.

Cities and states on the the borders are vulnerable to falling tax receipts amid protectionist rhetoric that threatens NAFTA, Fitch Ratings said.

The Moody's downgrade comes amid large losses and higher capital spending.

Gradually raising interest rates remains appropriate, including a 25 basis point increase in December, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said.

The Illinois Tollway's $300 million deal and the first part of the Chicago Board of Education’s $922 million bond offering came to market on Wednesday. In secondary trading, municipals were stronger on the day.