Municipal Bond Credit Report: Higher June Retail Sales Bolsters U.S. Recovery
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Americans stepped up retail spending in June, offering a boost to the economic recovery as it faces concerns about accelerating inflation… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida sees biggest jobs gain of year as unemployment rate rises
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Florida has seen 14 straight months of job growth, gaining 69,300 private sector jobs in June, the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity said Friday… Link to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Jersey gets another outlook boost from Moody’s
Municipal Bond Credit Report: New Jersey received its second upward outlook revision in three months from Moody’s Investors Service, which on Tuesday lifted its outlook on the state’s general obligation…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Nevada scores improved outlook from Moody’s as tourism numbers climb
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Nevada’s rebounding domestic tourism industry and the infusion of federal COVID-19-related aid led Moody’s Investors Service to revise the state’s outlook to stable from negative… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Long Beach credit could worsen with negative court outcome
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Further action on the credit standing of Long Beach, New York, which Moody’s Investors Service downgraded last week, could hinge on final resolution of a decades-old…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois RTA and CTA follow state in drawing Moody’s upgrades
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Regional Transportation Authority of Illinois and the Chicago Transit Authority won upgrades from Moody’s Investors Service as sales taxes recover and worries about exposure to…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Once junk-rated, Wayne County, Michigan, leaps into single-A territory
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Wayne County, Michigan, received an upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service this week that pushed the once speculative-grade credit into the single-A category six years after a…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Accelerates Again in June as Economic Recovery Continues
Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. inflation continued to accelerate in June at the fastest pace in 13 years as the recovery from the pandemic gained steam and consumer demand drove…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Inflation Threat May Be Boosted by Changes in Globalization, Demographics and E-Commerce
Municipal Bond Credit Report: For the past few decades, the Federal Reserve has succeeded in keeping inflation low—perhaps too low. It had an assist: Shifts in the global economy, including…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Governments World-Wide Gorge on Record Debt, Testing New Limits
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The pandemic has pushed global government debt to the highest level since World War II, surpassing the world’s annual economic output. Governments, especially in rich countries,…
