Economy

“A couple” of Federal Open Market Committee members wanted a 50 basis point rate cut at its July 30-31 meeting, according to minutes released Wednesday, while “several” would have preferred no action.

The MSRB wants to work with other regulatory groups to decrease confusion surrounding suitability rules in conjunction with the SEC's new Regulation Best Interest.

An airport official says the third upgrade in a year will mean savings for upcoming refunding and new money bond plans.

A report said overtime costs spiraled out of control under leadership's noses for roughly a decade.

The r-word or recession is back with a vengeance.

Researchers at the Pew Charitable Trusts warn local governments that cannabis revenue flows are uncertain.

Bank of America’s customers spent $1.9 trillion this year through Aug. 12, an increase of 5.9% from a year earlier — a sign that the economy, driven by the consumer, remains strong, Brian Moynihan said.

The debate over yield curve inversion continued, as a summer Friday yielded little economic data, but the market waits to parse the minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee and then eyes will turn to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual Jackson Hole retreat.

The MBTA's plans to shut down major Boston mass-transit stations for accelerated repairs is the latest card to play in a spiraling transit and congestion crisis.

The municipal bond market received a variety of data Thursday suggesting economic strength belying the recession forecast by the 2/10-year Treasury yield curve inversion on Wednesday.

California joined 21 other states and seven local governments to sue the federal government in an effort to overturn what they see as pro-coal rulemaking.

Though the presidential candidate field is still large, some have proposed detailed infrastructure plans related to broadband and water systems.

Thousands of voters want the constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot while utilities and groups ask the Florida Supreme Court to strike it down.

The funds would be used to expand the Houston area’s network of bus, rail and managed lane projects.

The evolution of muni advocacy has been in progression for years, though it was further galvanized by the shock and dismay at the 2017 tax reform.

The deal will end the family owned Baum's 91-year run in the municipal bond business.

While Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit officials praised the progress made after two years of passenger rail service in the two counties, new financial projections show an uncertain future for the transit service.

Judge John Cooper ruled that the bill to abolish the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority unconstitutionally usurps the county's home rule authority.

St. Louis-based Stifel said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Baum, including its municipal bond business.

The review of the final credit, Chicago's senior-lien water bonds, was resolved when the bonds were defeased.