Municipal Bond Credit Report: Big Four Accounting Firms Come Under Regulator’s Scrutiny
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Regulators are carrying out a sweeping investigation of conflicts of interest at the nation’s largest accounting firms, asking whether consulting and other nonaudit services they sell…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Russia-Ukraine war poses a risk to U.S., California economies, forecast says
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Just as the U.S. economy appeared to be recovering from pandemic-induced shocks, the Russia-Ukraine war has injected a sense of uncertainty and risk for the U.S.…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit may ask bankruptcy court to counter pension fund action
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit plans to ask the federal bankruptcy court to intervene in pension fund actions that will add to budget strains when post-Chapter 9 contributions resume in…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit inches closer to investment grade with Moody’s upgrade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Detroit’s post-Chapter 9 fiscal progress despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s revenue blows drew an upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service that moves the city two notches away from…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Reached 7.9% in February; Consumer Prices Are the Highest in 40 Years
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Rising energy, food and services prices pushed already elevated U.S. inflation to a 7.9% annual rate last month—another four-decade high—with oil and commodity market disruptions from…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: War in Ukraine Fans the Flames of Global Inflation
Municipal Bond Credit Report: From the Russian Revolution to Vietnam, war has been a reliable precursor to inflation. History may be about to repeat as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tilts…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s upgrades New Jersey GOs to A2
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s Investors Service upgraded New Jersey to A2 from A3 Wednesday… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago Public Schools inches closer to investment grade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago Public Schools drew an upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service Thursday as a flood of federal relief and rising state aid levels have buoyed the district’s…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: February Jobs Report Keeps Fed on Track to Lift Rates
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The February jobs report is likely to do little to alter the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in two weeks, but a continued run…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: February Hiring Strongest Since Summer; Unemployment Falls to Pandemic Low
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. economy posted the strongest job growth in seven months in February and the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since the pandemic, signs…
