Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Jobless Claims Reach Highest Level This Year
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New applications for unemployment benefits edged higher last week, but still remained near historic lows, suggesting the strong labor market is cooling a bit as the…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Once Known as the Land of Hooters and ‘Magic Mike,’ Tampa Has Discovered Its Cool Factor
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Bryan Pascual loves his hometown of Tampa, Fla., visiting often from his current home in Puerto Rico. But the 41-year-old entrepreneur is the first to admit…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Jobs Report Could Keep Fed on Track for 0.75-Point Rate Rise in July
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The strong employment figures released Friday keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage point at its meeting later this month…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. Added 372,000 Jobs in June
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. employers added 372,000 jobs in June, extending a streak of strong labor-market gains as the broader economy showed signs of weakening under the weight of…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Atlanta Fed GDPNow
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2022 is -1.0 percent on June 30, down from…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit cleared for fifth year of independent operations
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit received clearance to operate independent of direct state oversight for a fifth year as it considers asking the federal bankruptcy court to intervene in pension…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Fed Tracker Shows Rising Strains in Corporate Debt
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A new Federal Reserve gauge is showing moderate but rising signs of distress in trading of high-quality corporate bonds, reflecting investor jitters about a slowing economy……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Stayed High in May, According to Fed’s Preferred Measure
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation remained elevated in May, measured by the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, driven in large part by a jump in energy and food prices… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Mortgage Rates Drop After Three Weeks of Increases
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Mortgage rates declined this week but remain near multiyear highs, helping make it the least affordable time to purchase a home since before the financial crisis……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cooling Consumer Spending Points to Further Economic Slowdown
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. household spending slowed in May as Americans faced historically high inflation and elevated interest rates, raising the prospect that the economy has contracted for a…
