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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…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Early campus closures due to any spike in COVID-19 cases during the school year could raise the University of Connecticut’s fiscal 2021 operating deficits to $116…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve’s new strategy means that interest rates are likely to stay exceptionally low for a longer—a boon to people looking for work, buying a…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank would resume discussions at its meeting in two weeks over how it could refine its guidance about…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago officials projected a record $1.2 billion budget gap for 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic wallops economic activity and increases city expenses… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: California’s legislature passed a bill late Monday granting renters who are financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic a reprieve from evictions, which were set to resume…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Counties are slashing budgets and rethinking their long-term goals as anxiety builds on how long the coronavirus pandemic could last… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Some California cities have shifted to issuing lease revenue bonds to pay down unfunded pension liabilities instead of using the more familiar pension obligation bond structure……

Municipal Bond Credit Report: States are accelerating budget cuts as the Trump administration and Congress appear nowhere near a deal to provide additional federal aid… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve unanimously approved on Thursday a new strategy that will effectively set aside a practice it has followed for more than three decades to…