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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…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. worker productivity increased strongly in the third quarter, depressing unit labor costs, suggesting wage inflation could remain tame as the economy recovers from the pandemic……

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Financial hits to Atlantic City’s hospitality industry from state limitations aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 are hindering a state agency reliant on luxury tax…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago’s COVID-19 fiscal wounds spurred Moody’s Investors Service to move its outlook to negative on the city’s already-junk general obligation rating… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois voters defeated a measure that would have allowed the state to raise taxes on its wealthiest residents, striking down a pillar of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in September as exports continued to recover from the global economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic while imports slowed… Link…