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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WASHINGTON — District of Columbia residents purchased more than $100 million of the city' latest bond sale of $314 million of income tax-secured revenue refunding bonds, which saved more than $35 million in interest expense, or more than 10% of the refunded principal amount, officials said.
May 14 -
The nation's governors are urging House and Senate conferees working on a final highway bill to avoid doing anything that would restrict flexibility for tax-exempt financing or have a chilling effect on public-private partnerships.
May 11 -
WASHINGTON — The producer price index for finished goods dropped 0.2% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, while prices rose 0.2% at the core, the Labor Department reported Friday.
May 11 -
WASHINGTON — Rep. G.K. Butterfield has introduced a bill that would curb the power of federal and state officials to toll interstate highways, just as tolls are increasingly seen by transportation officials as a key alternative to offsetting waning federal gas tax revenues for project funding.
May 11 -
The producer price index for finished goods dropped 0.2% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, while prices rose 0.2% at the core, the Labor Department reported Friday.
May 11 -
WASHINGTON — Executives of two rail organizations that rely on municipal bonds to finance some projects told international advisory firm KPMG that getting stakeholders and policymakers to buy into and embrace a cultural shift will be key to successfully financing large fast-rail networks.
May 10 -
WASHINGTON — The U.S. international trade deficit reached $51.8 billion in March, a 14.1% increase from the revised $45.4 billion deficit for February, originally reported as $46.0 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
May 10 -
The federal government’s ran a $59.1 billion budget surplus in April, a turnaround from a $198.2 billion deficit in March and up from the $40.4 billion deficit a year ago, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.
May 10 -
The U.S. international trade deficit was $51.8 billion for March, a 14.1% increase from the revised $45.4 billion deficit for February, originally reported as $46.0 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
May 10 -
WASHINGTON — Sales of merchant wholesalers were up 0.5% to $411.1 billion in March after rising a revised 1.1% in February, while inventories were up 0.3% to $480.4 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
May 9 -
Sales of merchant wholesalers were up 0.5% to $411.1 billion in March after rising a revised 1.1% in February, while inventories were up 0.3% to $480.4 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
May 9 -
A coalition of public finance groups is lobbying hard for House and Senate conferees working on a long-term highway bill to include a provision that would temporarily increase the limit for bank-qualified bonds.
May 8 -
WASHINGTON — Consumer credit increased by $21.3 billion, or 10.2%, in March to $2.542.3 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
May 7 -
Consumer credit increased by $21.3 billion, or 10.2%, in March to $2.542.3 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
May 7 -
WASHINGTON — Non-farm payroll employment rose 115,000 in April and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 8.1%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
May 4 -
Non-farm payroll employment rose 115,000 in April and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 8.1%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
May 4 -
WASHINGTON — A Congressional Budget Office report warned this week that fuel economy rules proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency could further reduce revenue for the already-stricken Highway Trust Fund, the primary source of financing for the nation’s surface transportation network.
May 3 -
WASHINGTON — U.S. non-farm productivity slipped at a 0.5% annualized rate in the first quarter of 2012, after rising a revised 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
May 3 -
WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims declined 27,000 to 365,000 for the week ending April 28, while continuing claims fell 53,000 to 3.276 million for the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday morning.
May 3 -
MarylandMaryland Treasurer Nancy Kopp has been a force on her state's political scene for decades, but the veteran politician doesn't mince words when it comes to the negative outlook a major rating agency has put on the Old Line State's triple-A credit rating.
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