Municipal Bond Credit Report: Rating agencies weigh in on California Supreme Court pension ruling
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Two rating agencies weighed in on a recent California Supreme Court ruling in a pension reform case that could have had wider ramifications for a series…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 1.2 Million in Aug. 1 Week
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Filings for jobless benefits fell last week to their lowest level since March, a sign layoffs eased somewhat as the labor market tries to recover from…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s downgrades Hawaii ratings ahead of bond sale
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The drop in tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a downgrade of Hawaii’s ratings by Moody’s Investors Service affecting $9 billion in outstanding debt…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Office Markets Under Pressure as Coronavirus Squeezes Cities
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Urban office markets and other commercial real estate in major cities are experiencing their worst stretch in decades, upended by the pandemic, changes in work behavior…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Beleaguered Public Pension Funds Make Record Gains in Second Quarter
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Public pension funds set a 22-year performance record in the second quarter, recovering some but not all of their losses from the first quarter… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Economy Contracted at Record Rate Last Quarter; Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The economy contracted at a record rate last quarter and July setbacks for the jobs market added to signs of a slowing recovery as the country…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Jersey bill would let municipalities borrow to ease coronavirus revenue woes
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A municipal bonding bill approved by New Jersey lawmakers Thursday that would enable local governments to borrow to offset some revenue losses driven by the COVID-19…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fed Maintains Stimulus Commitment as Economic Outlook Dims
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy faced major challenges from the coronavirus pandemic and reiterated its pledge to take aggressive action to support an eventual…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Federal government uniquely positioned to provide coronavirus relief
Municipal Bond Credit Report: As House Democrats and Senate Republicans negotiate another round of coronavirus financial aid, experts and state and local officials are making the case that only the…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida sees $2 billion loss in 2020 budget due to coronavirus
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida finished fiscal 2020 with a nearly $2 billion loss in the state’s general revenue fund because of the COVID-19 pandemic… Link to Story
