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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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 -
The House Transportation Committee approved a $260 billion five-year highway and transit funding bill sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., after working through the night Thursday and into the early morning hours of Friday on an avalanche of amendments proposed, mostly by Democrats. The committee voted 29 to 24 to approve the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act around 3:00 a.m.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 3 -
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 -
The House Transportation Committee is expected to approve the $260 billion five-year highway and transit funding bill sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., despite sharp partisan bickering and an avalanche of amendments proposed by Democrats, none of which are expected to move forward.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 2 -
WASHINGTON — With most of the state's revenue spoken for and few options left for raising more, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that he will introduce a proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on gasoline as part of a larger plan to inject money into transportation infrastructure and create jobs.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 1 -
WASHINGTON — Construction spending was up 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted estimated annual rate of $816.4 billion in December, the highest level since April 2010, when it was $819.7 billion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
By Kyle GlazierFebruary 1