Municipal Bond Credit Report: Trustee won’t drop litigation in Platte County, Missouri, default
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The trustee for $32 million of defaulted bonds that carry Platte County, Missouri’s appropriation pledge wants the Missouri Supreme Court to have the last word on…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Incomes Up, Poverty Rate Down in 2019
Municipal Bond Credit Report: American incomes rose sharply and poverty fell in the final year of the country’s decadelong economic expansion, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady Last Week
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: A Surprisingly Durable Recovery Faces Tougher Tests
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 ends fiscal year with tax revenues down 3.4%
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 steps in after JetBlue vacates Long Beach airport
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: Austin loses triple-A rating ahead of $271 million bond sale
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: Mortgage Refinancings Boom, Even as Coronavirus Hits Economy
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. Unemployment Declined in August as Hiring Continued – WSJ
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: U.S. Trade Deficit Widest Since 2008 in July as Imports Outpaced Exports
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
