Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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Consumer credit climbed $8 billion, or 3.4%, in March to $2.807.5 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.
May 7 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's revised suitability rule should include dealer obligations to sophisticated municipal market professionals and suitability requirements for 529 college savings plans, according to comments received by the MSRB Monday.
May 7 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's EMMA website will now display both the initial offering dollar price and yield for a bond, when available, the MSRB announced today.
May 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday it has charged the City of Harrisburg, Pa., with securities fraud for making misleading public statements when its financial condition was deteriorating.
May 6 - Washington
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development selected of a group of financial advisors, researchers, and consultants to provide technical assistance and advice to distressed municipalities.
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New orders for manufactured goods dropped 4% in March, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
May 3 -
A Virginia Circuit Court judge has ruled that the financing mechanism of the Elizabeth River Crossings project in the southeastern part of the state is unconstitutional, calling into question the future of the multi-billion dollar public-private partnership and other Virginia P3s.
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The U.S. international trade deficit was $38.8 billion in March, an 11% decrease from the revised $43.6 billion deficit in February, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
May 2 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is requesting comments on a proposal to consolidate current fair dealing rule guidance into two stand-alone rules defining sophisticated municipal market professionals and laying out dealer obligations to them.
May 1 -
The Fed will continue open-ended programs to purchase longer-term Treasuries at a rate of $45 billion per month and mortgage-backed securities at a $40 billion per month, the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement released Wednesday following the FOMC's two-day meeting.
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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced Wednesday that former board member Milroy A. Alexander has rejoined the group as a public representative through Sept. 30 due to some shuffling in the wake of board member Peter Taylor's resignation.
May 1 -
Construction spending dipped 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted estimated annual rate of $856.7 billion in March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
May 1 -
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has introduced legislation to authorize $500 million of federal grant money for nationally or regionally important surface transportation projects.
April 30 -
President Obama on Monday tapped Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation.
April 29 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Victorville, Calif., a city official, the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority, and underwriter Kinsell, Newcomb & DeDios, charging them with defrauding investors by inflating valuations of property in connection with a 2008 bond offering.
April 29 -
VirginiaArlington County, Va., will come to market Tuesday with about $190 million of triple-A rated debt. The county has a strong economic profile but faces some challenges from federal cutbacks.
April 29 -
Some Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board members are concerned about dealer financial advisory contracts with issuers that appear to disclaim away the dealers' legal and regulatory obligations, MSRB chair Jay Goldstone said Friday after the board's meeting at its headquarters in Alexandria. Va.
April 26 -
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.5% in the first quarter of 2013, according to the advance estimate released by the Commerce Department Friday.
April 26 -
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has updated its guidance for individual municipal bond investors by urging them to ask brokers questions about issuer disclosures and bond insurer ratings.
April 25 -
The federal government will need to make difficult and politically divisive choices to maintain highway funding in coming years, transportation experts told members of the House Budget Committee Wednesday.
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