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Municipal Bond Credit Report: New applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, suggesting layoffs are easing as the broader economy flashes signs of improvement… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Covid-19 is wreaking havoc on the market for risky municipal bonds. Investors desperate for tax-exempt yield are still piling in… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The fate of $52 million of municipal debt is at stake as the Henry Ford Village, Inc. continuing care retirement community in Dearborn, Michigan, makes its…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s proposed steep service cuts to help balance an operating budget ravaged by COVID-19 have prompted transit advocates and elected officials to…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The number of job openings in the U.S. has climbed since the spring and is now nearly back to the levels before the coronavirus pandemic hit…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Public finance sector officials are optimistic a Joe Biden presidency will mean strong financial support for state and local governments as well as robust infrastructure legislation……

Municipal Bond Credit Report: S&P Global Ratings downgraded New Jersey’s general obligation bonds to BBB-plus from A-minus Friday afternoon based on steep revenue losses triggered by the coronavirus… Link to…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The trustee for bonds issued on behalf of the bankrupt Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans negotiated a settlement that allows bondholders to…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s Investors Service found credit positives in the voter approval of measures to help finance two of California’s large school districts… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. labor market continued to rebound last month, as employers added 638,000 jobs and sent unemployment down sharply amid signs the economy is healing from…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Employment growth was better than expected in October and the unemployment rate fell sharply even as the U.S. faces the challenge of surging coronavirus cases and…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. economy, which has shown signs of recovering, could see its prospects turn given the intensifying spread of Covid-19 in the country and a lack…