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The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority will price $475 million, burdened by its link to the state's bond rating.

James Joseph, the state bond advisor for 22 years, resigned after legislation made his post part of the treasurer's office.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $7 billion in October to a total of $263.368 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Monday.

With the underlying growth potential of the economy hard to pin down, targeting a price level could be effective, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams argues.

“This is a work in progress,’’ said Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.

Randal K. Quarles was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as vice chair for supervision on Monday, the Fed said.

Arlington, Texas planned to issue $500 million of tax-exempt bonds in 2018 for a Major League Baseball venue.

Retail and institutional municipal bond investors hope volume of nearly $9 billion is a sign of consistent elevated weekly volume for the remainder of the year.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday.

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

The PREPA bondholder group’s consultant estimated it will cost less than $1 billion to repair the power grid, compared with initial reports of about $5 billion.

With nearly $9 billion in volume, thanks to a large refunding deal, market participants expect issuance will remain strong as issuers try to beat tax reform.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 135.57 in October from an upwardly revised 132.86 in September.

Nearly $23 billion worth of bonds are on ballots in Tuesday’s election, which could fuel 2018 issuance.

William C. Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of New York president and chief executive officer, intends to retire in mid-2018 “to ensure that a successor is in place well before the end of his term,” the Fed said in a statement Monday.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley is close to announcing his retirement, according to CNBC.

Already facing the potential loss of several key financing tools and a 20% corporate tax rate that would cheapen the relative value of tax-exempt munis, there could be even more pain in store for the municipal market when the Senate weighs in.

Fitch Ratings dropped the state one notch to AA.

The House Ways and Means Committee begins deliberations on the 429-page tax reform bill noon Monday.

Many industry observers believe Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen will retire from the central bank once her term as chair expires in February. But there are reasons she might stay.