Day | Indicator | Last Report | Forecast |
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Monday | Retail Sales | March: -0.4% | April: -0.3% |
Monday | ex Autos | March: -0.4% | April: -0.1% |
Monday | Business Inventories | Feb.: +0.1% | March: +0.3% |
Tuesday | Import Prices | March: -0.5% | April: -0.5% |
Wednesday | Empire State Mfg Survey | April: 3.05 | May: 4.00 |
Wednesday | PPI | March: -0.6% | April: -0.5% |
Wednesday | Core PPI | March: +0.2% | April: +0.1% |
Wednesday | Industrial Production | March: +0.4% | April: -0.2% |
Wednesday | Capacity Utlization | March: 78.5 | April: 78.3 |
Wednesday | NAHB Index | April: 42 | May: 43 |
Thursday | CPI | March: -0.2% | April: -0.2% |
Thursday | Core CPI | March: +0.1% | April: +0.2% |
Thursday | Initial Jobless Claims | May 4: 323,000 | May 11: 330,000 |
Thursday | Continuing Claims | April 27: 3.005M | May 4: 3.000M |
Thursday | Housing Starts | March: 1.036M | April: 973,000 |
Thursday | Building Permits | March: 902,000 | April: 945,000 |
Thursday | Philly Fed Survey | April: 1.3 | May: 2.8 |
Friday | U. of Michigan Sentiment | April: 76.4 | May: 78.0 |
Friday | Current Conditions | April: 89.9 | May: 89.9 |
Friday | Expectations | April: 67.8 | May: 68.1 |
Friday | Leading Indicators | March: -0.1% | April: +0.2% |
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Despite higher yields, muni to UST ratios remain rich. Ratios look "progressively richer" moving into the five- to 10-year part on the curve, with the 10-year spot "still far more attractive in taxables versus tax-exempts," J.P. Morgan said.
April 17 -
The growing federal debt level may pressure lawmakers to retract or reduce the tax-exemption for munis to generate revenue, some market participants argue.
April 17 -
It's a time of change, challenge and opportunity in the infrastructure and P3 space, Patrick Harder said.
April 17 -
The meeting was attended by trade organizations, MSRB board leadership, Finance Committee members and MSRB senior staff.
April 17 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking for an additional $9 billion for this year in hopes they don't run out of funds in August as they're currently slated to.
April 17 -
The SEC won its case against Richard Ganci and Richard Tortora of Capital Markets Advisors over conflicts of interest present in their fee arrangement in connection to a $119 million offering for the City of Rochester, New York.
April 17