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 — As both the House and Senate began debating highway reauthorization bills on Wednesday, the associated revenue measures came under attack.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that President Obama signed into law Tuesday did not give airports new flexibility to raise fees used to back bonds, but an analysis by Moody's Investors Service said the law will still strengthen airport credits.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
WASHINGTON — Industrial production was unchanged in January after climbing a revised 1.0% in December, while capacity utilization fell to 78.5% from a revised 78.6%, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
WASHINGTON — With the economy “expanding moderately” despite a slowdown of global growth, the Federal Open Market Committee’s projections did not change significantly, according to the minutes of the Committee’s Jan. 24-25 meeting.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
With the economy “expanding moderately” despite a slowdown of global growth, the Federal Open Market Committee’s projections did not change significantly according to the minutes of the Committee’s Jan. 24-25 meeting.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
Industrial production was unchanged in January after climbing a revised 1.0% in December, while capacity utilization fell to 78.5% from a revised 78.6%, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 15 -
WASHINGTON — Business inventories were up 0.4% to $1,550.5 billion in December, while sales rose 0.7% to $1,230.0 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 14 -
WASHINGTON — Retail sales were up 0.4% in January after remaining virtually unchanged in December, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 14 -
Business inventories were up 0.4% to $1,550.5 billion in December, while sales rose 0.7% to $1,230.0 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 14 -
Retail sales were up 0.4% in January after remaining virtually unchanged in December, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 14 -
The federal government’s budget deficit was $27.4 billion in January, down $22 billion or 45% from the $49.8 billion deficit a year ago, the Treasury Department reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 10 -
The U.S. international trade deficit was $48.8 billion for December, a 3.7% increase from the revised $47.1 billion deficit for November, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 10 -
WASHINGTON — Sales of merchant wholesalers were up 1.3% to $413.1 billion in December, following a revised 0.5% gain in November, while inventories were up 1.0% to $473.2 billion in the month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 9 -
WASHINGTON — Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell to 358,000 for the week ending Feb. 4, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised level of 373,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 9 -
Sales of merchant wholesalers were up 1.3% to $413.1 billion in December, following a revised 0.5% gain the previous month, while inventories were up 1.0% to $473.2 billion in the month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 9 -
Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell to 358,000 for the week ending Feb. 4, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level of 373,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 9 -
While members of Congress have been loathe to take the politically unpopular step of raising the federal gas tax, which provides revenue for bond-financed roadwork and other highway projects, a number of states have increased their gas taxes during the past few years.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 8 -
The Senate gave final approval to a four-year reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration, failing to increase available funds for bond-financed airport construction projects but bringing about much-needed stability following five years of short-term extensions and partisan gridlock.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 6 -
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee quashed a Democrat-backed amendment seeking to revive many muni bond measures from the 2009 stimulus package as they voted Friday to approve a bill that would authorize the transfer of domestic energy development revenues into the Highway Trust Fund.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 3 -
WASHINGTON — Non-farm payroll employment rose 243,000 in January while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, the lowest since February 2009, when it was the same level, the Labor Department reported Friday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 3