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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago’s ability to avert a downgrade hinges on honoring its rising pension contribution commitments and continuing to move toward structural budget balance as it navigates the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The decimated municipal-bond insurance industry is having a renaissance… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Home sales rose to a new 14-year high in September, bolstered by robust demand and a shortage of homes for sale that is making the housing…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: New applications for unemployment benefits so far this month fell to the lowest levels since the coronavirus pandemic shut many businesses in March, a sign of…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The nation’s homebuilders are seeing no fall chill in demand from buyers, and that has the industry more confident than ever… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The financial strain from COVID-19 has Pennsylvania’s cities and towns weighing a range of coping measures… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Continued gains in housing starts and building permits reiterated the strength of the housing market, one of the sectors that has done well despite the COVID-19…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. retail sales increased in September for the fifth month in a row, as consumers prepared for further months of working and studying from home by…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since late August, with fresh layoffs adding to other…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. unemployment claims remained elevated above pre-pandemic highs last week, as layoffs persist and the labor-market recovery flashes signs of slowdown… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Broadway has gone dark, convention centers are eerie and empty, and pro sports are now played in sterile, empty bubbles with few, if any, fans… Link…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped life across America’s cities. For employers, particularly those with expensive leases for space in skyscrapers in downtown business districts, it’s become…