Subject Root Tag

New York and Illinois deals top Tuesday’s new issue slate as municipal bond traders get ready to gobble up some deals in the primary.

President Donald Trump is seeking a qualified candidate and not necessarily a Ph.D. economist to serve as Federal Reserve chairman nominee Jerome Powell’s vice-chair.

Final demand PPI rose 0.4% in October, well above the 0.1% expected, and was up 0.4% excluding food and energy prices.

The Federal Reserve does not need to raise the federal funds rate target, as inflation has failed to reach 2%, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Chair nominee Jerome Powell has likened central bank communication to a popular Far Side cartoon: A man chides his dog Ginger about rooting through the trash, but all the dog hears is “Blah, blah, Ginger, blah, blah blah.”

Central bank communications are actually quite simple, but not as simple as U.S. presidential debates, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans.

Small businesses were more optimistic in October as sales expectations grew, according to National Federation of Independent Business.

At least 355 potential tax reform amendments were filed with the Senate Finance Committee on Monday.

Many coastal governments would see budget pressure and diminished tax-raising ability, analysts said.

Below-estimate state general fund revenues complicate pension funding decisions.

Developments on the tax reform front were not far from municipal bond traders' minds as they saw the first of the week’s new issues hit the screens on Monday.

The successful referendum to expand Medicaid eligibility is a credit negative, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

A bankruptcy court judge is weighing whether the municipal government-sponsored project qualifies for Chapter 11.

One of the big unknowns, as the state Parkways Authority moves forward on preparations to sell up to $500 million of West Virginia Turnpike toll bonds for highways upgrades in 10 Southern West Virginia counties, is the extent of potential financial losses through the sale of super-discounted E-ZPasses mandated by law.

The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations found municipal advisors had trouble meeting registration, books and records and supervisory requirements.

With a record $12 billion of bond proposals on ballots across Texas, voters approved more than 91%, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office

The federal government ran a $63.2 billion deficit in October, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

Title III bankruptcy Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled that the Puerto Rico Oversight Board didn’t have the power to replace the leader of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

The elimination of private activity bonds would remove a financing tool that supports many public private partnerships.

While Congress sets its focus on overhauling the nation's tax code, one provision of plans introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate could have unexpected and far-reaching implications for LSU fans.