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The municipal bond market was expected to remain quiet on Thursday, with only a few smaller-sized bond sales set to be priced in the primary, and action in the secondary expected to remain muted.

The U.S. international trade gap narrowed in May to $46.5 billion, very close to the $46.3 billion gap expected and following a roughly unrevised $47.6 billion gap in April.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 4,000 to 248,000 in the July 1 week, slightly ahead of the 245,000 level expected, data released by the Labor Department Thursday showed.

Private-sector employment increased by 158,000 in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.

Municipalities across the U.S. have an opportunity to re-purpose underused and undervalued assets, according to RBC Capital Markets and HR&A Advisors.

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Illinois could still see its rating cut to junk, as Moody's raises concerns over the shortcomings of a partisan budget deal.

If the Illinois House succeeds in overriding Gov. Rauner's budget veto, Chicago's pension restructuring becomes law.

The MSRB's newest online course is designed for investors and takes about 45 minutes to complete.

Chicago and Illinois spreads got a boost as two years of state gridlock appeared to be nearing an end.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday, according to traders, who returned to work after the Fourth of July holiday to see a $130.4 million new issue calendar, the smallest of the year.

College-bound high school seniors from across New York City got their first introduction to the world of public finance on Wednesday when they attended a special bond class organized by The Municipal Forum of New York and Futures and Options.

Ten-month legal delay of $5.6 billion Purple Line P3 could mean its termination, Maryland says.

A divided Federal Reserve policy committee couldn’t reach agreement in June on the timing of when to begin shrinking its massive balance sheet, according to minutes of the meeting.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a new budget early Tuesday, ending the state’s first government shutdown in 25 years.

One week after National Public Finance Guarantee was downgraded two-notches by S&P Global Ratings, the bond insurer laid off 29 employees, slashing all of the new-business team.

A state senator is seeking authority to issue $450M in general obligation bonds to pay for voting machines.

Assured Guaranty lashed out Wednesday at a federal oversight board decision allowing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to proceed with Title III bankruptcy filing.

Oregon will issue more than $100 million in state bonds to keep the Elliott State Forest in public hands and another $50 million to help the University of Oregon build a new science complex named after its most famous graduate.