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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the reopening of the U.S. economy and recent upturn in spending and hiring came sooner than central…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve is unlikely to cap short-term Treasury yields as part of its initial package of economic stimulus measures, instead reserving the option to cap…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: At $1.24 trillion, the 50-state pension funding gap—the difference between a state retirement system’s assets and its liabilities—improved slightly in 2018 primarily due to strong investment…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The number of workers seeking jobless benefits has held steady at about 1.5 million each week so far in June, signaling a slow recovery for the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Americans increased spending at a record pace in May, helping the economy dig out of a severe recession, but a new rise in virus infections threatens…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Bad news has piled up in Muskegon County along Lake Michigan’s eastern shore in recent months, from canceled summer festivals and tour boat visits to layoffs…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Economists at the International Monetary Fund now say the global economy will contract even more sharply than they expected in estimates released in April, which called…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The outlook on the city and county of San Francisco, California, was revised by Moody’s Investors Service to negative from stable as a result of heightened…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A debate about the legal enforceability of a Missouri county’s pledge to cover shortfalls on a $32 million industrial development bond issue is being waged before…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Like the airports they serve, consolidated rent-a-car facilities have seen business drop to record lows in a span of three months… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Conservatives are digging in with the argument that reopening the economy is a better approach to battling the economic impact of the pandemic than a new…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: When the global economy finally gets beyond the pandemic, expect it to be less globalized than before… Link to Story