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Initial jobless claims fell by 14,000 to 284,000 in the September 9 week, a surprise decline that suggests workers are having trouble filing for benefits.

The previous peak in PAB issuance was $14.5 billion in 2010, CDFA said.

The county faces layoffs and service cuts if the effort to repeal a beverage tax succeeds, the board president warns.

The administrators of the school districts say the short-term loans are needed as they put together long-term fixes.

Top quality municipal bonds finished weaker on Wednesday, traders said, as more large deals hit their screens.

The Southeast must reassess risk after Hurricane Irma, according to a disaster recovery expert who forsees long-term impacts on state and federal policy.

Longtime bond attorney Jeremy A. Spector has retired as executive director for the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority after nearly two years leading the higher education conduit issuer through record volume.

The federal government ran a $107.7 billion deficit in August, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $12 billion of 29-year 11-month bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.790% high yield, a price of 99.189503.

Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the market is seeing more deals hit the screens.

MSRB tells issuers how to avoid failing to widely disclose information to all investors.

Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in August,” the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio handily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating his main rival Sal Albanese.

Continued lack of a budget will mean a spending freeze and further rating agency backlash.

The municipal bond market will see more deals hit the screens on Wednesday, led by a big Maryland competitive sale and a second day of retail orders for the New York City offering.

The MSRB encourages municipal bond issuers to make information available to all.

Final demand PPI rose 0.2% in August and was up 0.1% excluding food and energy prices, data released Wednesday showed.

August revenues exceeded budget projections by $343.7 million.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first of this week’s new deals hit the screens, led by sales from New York City and Louisiana.

One lawyer called the bankruptcy judge’s ruling a "victory in the Oversight Board's effort to destroy all bondholder liens in Puerto Rico."