Washington

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is postponing its Series 54 pilot examination by a month to March 2019.

As the federal government shutdown draws close to a month in length, the District of Columbia is coping fairly well.

On paper, it still looks like a dynamite macroeconomic environment in the U.S. But outside the numbers, some cracks are starting to emerge, said former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Three lawsuits claiming fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market are headed toward key court rulings in coming weeks.

Federal formula aid and grants have been cut off for providers ranging from small rural agencies to the nation's biggest mass transit systems.

A city task force has restored nearly $40 million in unreconciled cash accounts that was driven largely by duplicate debt service entries.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell voiced concern that the central bank’s bond purchases were distorting financial markets and pushed for an early start to reducing them back when he was a governor in 2013.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and New York Fed President John Williams were among policy makers who in 2013 urged against referring to a government shutdown in the central bank’s post-meeting statement.

MSRB board members and staff are slated to participate in eight events between next month and May.

Muni bonds are giving younger investors the opportunity to put their money to work in ways that they value.