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Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. unemployment claims held steady at 884,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, a sign the labor-market recovery is losing steam six months after the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: When the stock market began to rally back in March, it seemed oblivious to an economy sliding into its worst contraction since the Great Depression… Link…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas began its 2021 fiscal year on Sept. 1 with the prospect of $1 billion of budget cuts amid lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic,…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Southwest Airlines’ willingness to take the slots JetBlue is vacating at California’s Long Beach Airport by JetBlue is good for the A3-rated airport, according to Moody’s…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday downgraded the city’s general obligation bonds to Aa1 with a stable outlook, citing “high leverage and fixed costs attributable to the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The mortgage market recorded its best quarter in years this spring, a reflection of how the housing market is booming in 2020 even as much of…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. employers added 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, the Labor Department reported Friday, as the economy continued to rebound…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. trade deficit widened in July as Americans’ appetite for foreign-made goods bounced back while exports rose more modestly… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. debt has reached its highest level compared to the size of the economy since World War II and is projected to exceed it next year,…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The number of people seeking and receiving state unemployment benefits fell at the end of August, signs of a slow improvement in a U.S. labor market…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A threatened wave of evictions poses a growing threat to multifamily housing bonds and an increased strain on urban budgets, experts say… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: California wildfires that have scorched 1.5 million acres will compound the challenges for local governments already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, but Moody’s Investors Service says…