Tag: Municipal Bond Credit
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: White House More Than Doubles Its Inflation Forecast in New Update
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The White House more than doubled its forecast for annual inflation in new projections released Friday, as supply-chain disruptions stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic continue to put upward pressure on prices… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Rise but Hold Near Pandemic Low
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The number of workers applying for and receiving unemployment benefits has reached pandemic lows over the past month, a sign the job-market recovery remains on sound footing despite uncertainty surrounding the Delta variant of Covid-19… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fed Signals Asset Purchases Likely to Slow This Year
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Federal Reserve officials last month indicated they were on track to begin reversing their easy-money policies later this year, despite lingering differences over when exactly to pull back support for an economy growing faster than they expected earlier in the year… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: California faces heavy burden from unemployment insurance debt
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: California will have borrowed close to $25 billion by the fall for pandemic-driven unemployment benefit costs that will have to be repaid to the federal government, according to the state’s Employment Development Department… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. manufacturing production accelerates in July, led by autos
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Production at U.S. factories surged in July, boosted by an acceleration in motor vehicle output as automakers either pared or canceled annual retooling shutdowns to work around a global semiconductor shortage… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Retail Sales Fell 1.1% in July as Spending Fell Across Categories
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Spending at U.S. retailers fell sharply in July, amid cooling purchases of goods and signs of some pullback in consumer demand as U.S. Covid-19 cases tied to the Delta variant rose… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to Pandemic Low of 348,000 Last Week
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Jobless claims fell to a new pandemic low last week, suggesting the labor market continues to heal even as the Delta variant causes uncertainty… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Stayed High in July as Economy Rebounded
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation remained elevated in July as the economic recovery continued, but prices showed evidence of cooling amid pandemic-related supply problems and signs that the recent rise in coronavirus infections is starting to crimp some business activity… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: New applications for jobless benefits declined for the third straight week, showing the labor market continues to heal despite worries about the Delta variant… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Home Prices Jumped Across the U.S. in Second Quarter
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Home prices surged in almost every corner of the U.S. in the second quarter as robust demand continued to overwhelm the supply of homes for sale… Link to Story