| Indicator | Last Report | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import Prices | Oct.: -0.7% | Nov.: -0.4% | Nov.: -0.6% |
| Initial Jobless Claims | Nov. 30: 298,000 | Dec. 7: 335,000 | Dec. 7: 368,000 |
| Continuing Claims | Nov. 23: 2.744M | 'Nov. 30: 2.751M | 'Nov. 30: 2.791M |
| Retail Sales | Oct.: +0.4% | Nov.: +0.3% | Nov.: +0.7% |
| ex-Autos | Oct.: +0.2% | Nov.: +0.2% | Nov.: +0.4% |
| Business Inventories | Sept.: +0.6% | Oct.: +0.4% | Oct.: +0.7% |
Inflows returned to muni mutual funds as investors added $200.3 million for the week ending Wednesday after $1.474 billion of outflows, according to LSEG Lipper.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly nixed another tax cut bill passed by the Republican-led legislature this year, while pushing a less-costly plan.
It's a big week for the Fortress-backed train company, which refinanced more than $4 billion of debt and broke ground on its West Coast high-speed line.
Photos from The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance conference.
The Mayo Clinic is undertaking a $5 billion expansion that may bring new debt as it reconstructs its core Rochester, Minnesota campus.
"Just like the ATM became an additional transaction channel in the banking industry, I believe distributed ledger technology will provide municipal issuers with a similarly valued tool to sell their bonds," said Rick Coscia, Quincy's Strategic Asset Manager.
