Author: Geoff Weitzel
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Muni Bond Prices Rally After Infrastructure Bill Leaves Out Market
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Municipal bond prices rallied over the past two weeks as investors abandoned hopes for a flurry of new bonds from Congress’s $1 trillion investment in U.S. infrastructure… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fitch upgrades Chattanooga, Tennessee, to AAA
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Fitch Ratings upgraded Chattanooga, Tennessee’s issuer default rating and $150 million of outstanding general obligation bonds to AAA from AA-plus… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: S&P raises Miami’s outlook to stable from negative
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: S&P Global Ratings revised the city of Miami’s outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the AA-minus long-term rating and underlying rating on the city’s limited ad valorem and non-ad valorem bonds… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Pickup Makes Fed More Likely to Raise Rates Next Year
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The latest rise in inflation helps to explain why investors are increasingly asking not whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next year but rather how much and how quickly it may do so… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Inflation Hit 30-Year High in October as Consumer Prices Jump 6.2%
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. inflation hit a three-decade high in October, delivering widespread and sizable price increases to households for everything from groceries to cars due to persistent supply shortages and strong consumer demand… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Outlook brightens for Florida ports as cruises and cargo ramp up
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: As vacation cruising makes its return and demand for cargo remains strong, the outlook for Florida’s seaports is looking up… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: S&P’s lift returns Chicago’s rating outlook to stable across the board
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago now has stable rating outlooks across the board after S&P Global Ratings lifted its outlook from negative Thursday… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Jobless Claims Extend Drop Toward Levels Seen Before Covid-19
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Worker filings for unemployment benefits continued their steady downward march as they approached levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fed Dials Back Bond Purchases, Plots End to Stimulus by June
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve closed a chapter on its aggressive, pandemic-driven stimulus when it approved plans Wednesday to begin scaling back its bond-buying program this month amid concerns that inflationary pressures could last longer than officials expected earlier this year… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: October Jobs Report: Strong Rebound as U.S Economy Adds 531,000 Jobs
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. created 531,000 jobs in October while employers further boosted wages, a sign the economy is rebounding from the Delta variant wave but remains restrained by a depleted labor force… Link to Story