Washington

The municipal market concentrated on a Federal Reserve Board 25 basis-point interest rate hike, while keeping an eye on falling snow.

A newly-published MSRB document is aimed at helping to reign in what the SEC has described as fairly widespread violations occurring at smaller municipal advisory firms.

President Trump has threatened to veto this long-delayed omnibus if it contains a $900 million appropriation for Gateway that the House approved in September as part of a spending bill for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Departments.

Some worry that MSRB's late release of an updated set of FAQs on markup disclosure requirements will hinder their meeting the May 14 effective date.

The municipal market completed a few competitive deals and one notable negotiated sale on Tuesday, while awaiting the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

The municipal market and its participants got a few competitive deals, but the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting looms large.

Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said higher interest rates will be needed to keep the U.S. economy from overheating.

The collapse of the pedestrian bridge in Florida and resulting focus on its federal funding shouldn't impact the TIGER program, transit officials said.

This week's miniature muni slate of under $3 billion means deals should have little trouble attracting investors.

Transit officials from across the nation meeting here this week said the president's proposed budget cuts don't track with his rhetoric on infrastructure.