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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Minnesota expects a $7.7 billion surplus in its current two-year budget, a dramatic turnaround from a year ago when red ink driven by the pandemic’s anticipated…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Last April, economists thought inflation would be around 2.5% right now. Instead, it’s over 6%. Even by the forgiving standards of economic forecasting, that’s a miss…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Worker filings for unemployment benefits hit the lowest level in more than half a century last week as a tight labor market keeps layoffs low… Link…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Government tax revenues in rich countries rose as a share of economic output in 2020, as job losses were concentrated in low-wage employment and high-income jobs…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Babson’s conservative approach to debt management has generated rating upgrades from Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Private investment and flexible federal rules will be key to ensuring that the new $1.1 trillion infrastructure program perseveres beyond a 10-year horizon, governors said Tuesday…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: It’s déjà vu all over again for California transit agencies after the U.S. Department of Labor threatened to take away $12 billion in federal grants in…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Another decline in the unemployment rate in November keeps the Federal Reserve on track to quicken the wind-down of its stimulus programs at its meeting later…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: With winter coming on, Texas is still trying to overcome the damage from three days of freezing weather in February that crippled the state’s main power…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Even as the threat of a COVID-19 resurgence with the Omicron variant threatens the economic recovery in U.S. this winter, Florida’s economy remains strong as it…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The global economy could suffer a modest blow from the Omicron variant of Covid-19, though the scale of damage will hinge on the potency of the…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Efforts by Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health to ride out the pandemic and integrate its two massive healthcare systems following a 2019 merger have resulted in a ratings…