Tag: Municipal Bond Credit
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Independent hospital reaps rating benefit of affiliation
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: A suburban Chicago hospital saw its ratings raised several notches after joining forces with a better heeled system, highlighting the appeal of consolidation for independent hospitals that Moody’s Investors Service says shows no signs of slowing… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Economy Grew Robustly in First Quarter
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: A burst of growth put the U.S. economy just a shave below its pre-pandemic size in the first quarter, extending what is shaping up to be a rapid, consumer-driven recovery this year… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Household Income Surged by Record 21.1% in March
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Household income rose at a record pace of 21.1% in March as federal-stimulus checks helped fuel an economic revival that is poised to endure with an easing pandemic… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Unemployment Claims Fell to 553,000 in Latest Week
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Jobless claims fell again to the lowest level since the pandemic took hold more than a year ago, another sign the labor market is rebounding this spring… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Apple to spend $1B to build North Carolina campus, tech hub
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Apple announced Monday it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new campus and engineering hub in North Carolina… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Alaska’s outlook revised to stable by Moody’s as oil prices boost revenues
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Rising oil prices combined with more certainty around Alaska’s handling of its permanent fund helped the state earn an outlook revision to stable from negative on its general obligation bonds from Moody’s Investors Service… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Confidence in U.S. Economy Approaches Pre-Pandemic Level
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Consumers’ outlook on the economy has increased for four straight months as vaccination totals rise, businesses more fully reopen.. Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Philadelphia gets $1.4 billion reprieve through federal aid
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Even as they exhaled on their Zoom cameras, members of Philadelphia’s budget team winced as one over what could have happened without a fresh infusion of federal rescue aid… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Federal relief money will help Southeast manage coronavirus fallout
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will help public finance issuers as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and will be especially helpful to the Southeast region, which has felt economic pain and hardship across its travel, tourism, hospitality and leisure industries… Link to Story
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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Unemployment Claims Hit New Covid-19 Pandemic Low
Categories: Municipal Bond Credit ReportMunicipal Bond Credit Report: Worker filings for jobless benefits declined to 547,000 last week, a new pandemic low that adds to evidence of a strengthening labor market and overall economic recovery… Link to Story