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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Housing starts fell 1.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 in February from an upwardly revised 706,000 for January, originally reported as 699,000, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 20 - Washington
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority sold $440.6 million of tax-exempt bonds, raising $177.4 million for infrastructure improvements and saving $17.8 million by refunding bonds issued in 2003, the authority said Monday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 19 -
WASHINGTON — Home builders’ confidence in the current market for new single-family homes remained unchanged in March as the National Association of Home Builders’ housing market index — a monthly gauge of builder sentiment — held at February’s downwardly revised level of 28.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 19 -
WASHINGTON - Builders' confidence in the market for new single-family homes remained unchanged in March as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index - a monthly gauge of builder sentiment – held at February’s downwardly revised level of 28.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 19 -
A total of about $101 billion, plus increases for inflation, will be needed annually over the next 20 years from federal, state,and local governments to keep the highway system in its current state, the Department of Transportation said Friday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 16 -
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices were up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in February after rising 0.2% in January, the Labor Department reported Friday. Core consumer prices, which exclude food and energy, were up 0.1% for the month, after rising 0.2% in January.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 16 -
Consumer prices were up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in February, after rising 0.2% in January, the Labor Department reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 16 -
WASHINGTON — The two-year, $109 billion highway bill that cleared the Senate Wednesday contained several provisions that would benefit or ease restrictions on municipal bonds, but market participants think they could come to nothing if the House insists on pursuing its own bill.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell 14,000 to 351,000 in the week ended March 10, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
WASHINGTON — The producer price index rose 0.4% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
The producer price index rose 0.4% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell to 351,000 for the week ending March 10, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level of 365,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 74 to 22 on Wednesday to approve a two-year, $109 billion highway reauthorization bill that would increase the limit for bank-qualified bonds to $30 million from $10 million.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 14 -
WASHINGTON — The U.S. current account deficit increased to $124.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.The increase comes after a third-quarter deficit of $107.6 billion, revised downward from the originally reported figure of $110.3 billion.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 14 -
The U.S. current account deficit increased to $124.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 14 -
WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly approved a proposal to prohibit the use of private-activity bond financing on certain toll roads as they inched toward final passage of a two-year, $109 billion highway reauthorization bill Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 13 -
WASHINGTON — Business inventories were up 0.7% to $1,569.0 billion in January, while sales rose 0.4% to $1,237.2 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 13 -
WASHINGTON — Retail sales were up 1.1% in February after rising 0.6% in January, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 13 -
WASHINGTON — The Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds rate target at zero to 0.25%, saying it anticipates economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels for the rate at least through late 2014.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 13 -
The Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds rate target at zero to 0.25%, saying it anticipates economic conditions to warrant exceptionally low levels for the rate at least through late 2014.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 13