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After a short week with slow and low volume, the primary municipal bond market with get a normal dose of issuance this week when there is cash to be put to work. Market participants' eyes will be on New York City, which is set to bring more than $1 billion.

Bankruptcy may be the only way for Hartford to solve its financial problems, said Connecticut's governor, Dannel Malloy.

Municipal utility districts in the Houston area were well stocked with cash before the storm hit, analysts said.

The Treasury Department Monday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 3/8% coupon at a 1.433% high yield, a price of 99.830281.

Gov. Tom Wolf has threatened a spending freeze and rating agencies have threatened more downgrades.

Municipal bonds were weaker, traders said, as they look to the $7.42 billion new issue slate, headed by deals from New York City and Maryland.

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

The poor state of America’s infrastructure has been widely discussed and well-documented. To tackle this challenge, it is vital that Congress support and provide public funding.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $35 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held for one-year, but dipped for the three-year horizon, according to the August Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.

Do market participants really need a new version of a survey-based benchmark or an entirely different process?

Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Monday and looking ahead to the week’s $7.42 billion new issue slate, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.

A dearth of state paper bodes well for the sale, says state finance director Sandi Thompson.

The city council must vote on the deal and voters must also approve the terminal reconstruction project.

Hurricane Irma’s financial impact on the U.S. Virgin Islands' government may be greater than that in Puerto Rico.

Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to climb to a more normal level of almost $7.5 billion.

Public school teacher pensions remain in bad shape nationwide even after some recent positive developments, a reform advocacy group said Friday.

Consumer credit increased by $18.5 billion in July to $3.753 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

Los Angeles port's labor agreement covers $780 million in investments planned over the next decade

Former Treasury official Kent Hiteshew will keep his hand in infrastructure, Puerto Rico issues.