Tag: Municipal Bond Credit
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: This Inflation Defies the Old Models
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Last April, economists thought inflation would be around 2.5% right now. Instead, it’s over 6%. Even by the forgiving standards of economic forecasting, that’s a miss of epic proportions… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in 52 Years
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Worker filings for unemployment benefits hit the lowest level in more than half a century last week as a tight labor market keeps layoffs low… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Tax Revenues Held Up Even as Economies Crashed During Pandemic
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Government tax revenues in rich countries rose as a share of economic output in 2020, as job losses were concentrated in low-wage employment and high-income jobs were hit less hard… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Babson College rides upgrades into refunding
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Babson’s conservative approach to debt management has generated rating upgrades from Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Private dollars, flexible rules key to infrastructure program’s success
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Private investment and flexible federal rules will be key to ensuring that the new $1.1 trillion infrastructure program perseveres beyond a 10-year horizon, governors said Tuesday during the National Governors Association Infrastructure Summit… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Battle over 2013 state pension law may cost California transit billions
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: It’s déjà vu all over again for California transit agencies after the U.S. Department of Labor threatened to take away $12 billion in federal grants in a conflict over a 2013 state pension reform law approved by voters… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Declining Jobless Rate Keeps Fed on Track to Accelerate Taper
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Another decline in the unemployment rate in November keeps the Federal Reserve on track to quicken the wind-down of its stimulus programs at its meeting later this month, paving the way to raise interest rates in the first half of next year to curb inflation… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas braces for winter amid lingering electric grid questions
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: With winter coming on, Texas is still trying to overcome the damage from three days of freezing weather in February that crippled the state’s main power grid and undermined the credibility of its leaders… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida’s economy battles back as employment and tourism grow
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Even as the threat of a COVID-19 resurgence with the Omicron variant threatens the economic recovery in U.S. this winter, Florida’s economy remains strong as it prepares to head into 2022… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Covid-19 Variant Omicron Threatens U.S., Global Economies
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The global economy could suffer a modest blow from the Omicron variant of Covid-19, though the scale of damage will hinge on the potency of the strain itself, economists say… Link to Story