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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.

Estimated total bond volume for the week is $9.897 billion, which consists of $6.644 billion of negotiated deals and $3.253 billion of competitive sales.

New York's MTA is pouring its capital into projects that don't reflect population growth, says a Manhattan Institute report.

Tax reform legislation will be front and center this week, snatching the market’s attention as Congress moves ahead with measures that will change the bond marketplace in the near- and long-term. Both the House and Senate are taking up muni proposals that will directly impact issuers, underwriters and bond buyers.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday, as the three-months incurred a 1.240% high rate, and the six-months incurred a 1.360% high rate.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $50 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held for three-year, but rose for the one-year horizon.

Economists in the latest Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank's quarterly survey marked up their forecasts for growth this year and next but said they expect inflation toward the Fed's 2% target to slow going forward.

Municipal bond traders will see a chunky new issue calendar this week as the market’s focus will be on Washington, where Congress will continue to work on tax reform legislation.

With little slack in the labor market, “inflation is likely to reassert itself at some point, so increasing the fed funds target rate “makes sense,” Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Sunday.

The Title III Puerto Rico bankruptcy judge will hear arguments Monday on the Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s motion to replace the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s leader.