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Gradual Federal Reserve rate hikes remain appropriate, and while this may invert the yield curve, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said she believes there are reasons to “temper somewhat” implications of a negative curve.

Roisman is officially back at the SEC, but this time as a commissioner.

Passage of tax legislation in the Senate would require a 60-vote supermajority because the legislation would add to the already burgeoning federal deficit.

A total of three advisory groups will be providing input to the board in the new fiscal year.

The Tax Reform 2.0 legislation includes a permanent cap on the deduction for state and local taxes as well as a higher threshold for the alternative minimum tax.

Demand for public-private partnerships in higher education is on the rise, particularly for student housing and parking, according to a report issued by Fitch Ratings.

States would be barred from starting to require the collection and remittance sales taxes from online vendors located out of state until next year under a bill introduced by two Republicans in the Senate.

In a post-tax reform world, the PFM Group created a new title, promoting Daniel Hartman to head of the financial advisory business.

Widespread use of the bid-wanted process as a price discovery tool could hurt market integrity, the MSRB believes.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said a solid August jobs report and growing momentum in the U.S. economy underlined her support for continued gradual interest-rate increases this year.