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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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 -
An employment index used to track overall labor costs rose 0.4% for the three-month period ending in December, after increasing 0.3% at a seasonally adjusted rate during the third quarter, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Tuesday that $500 million is available for a fourth round of TIGER grants to help fund state and local government infrastructure projects.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
An employment index used to track overall labor costs rose 0.4% for the three-month period ending in December, after increasing 0.3% at a seasonally adjusted rate during the third quarter of 2011, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 31 -
WASHINGTON — Personal income rose $61.3 billion or 0.5% in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 30 -
Personal income rose $61.3 billion or 0.5% in December, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 30 - Washington
WASHINGTON — Though the national infrastructure bank proposed in President Obama's American Jobs Act met with a frosty reception from Republican lawmakers, there is some support among transportation industry lobbyists and academics for various bank bills pending before both chambers of Congress.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
WASHINGTON — Advance real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in the U.S. — increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
Advance real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in the U.S. -- increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 27 -
A day after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stunned the transportation community by saying it is "highly unlikely" Congress will pass a long-term reauthorization bill to fund highway and transit programs this year, lawmakers and industry lobbyists vowed to keep pushing for such legislation despite considerable obstacles.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — Sales of new single-family houses were down 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — New orders for manufactured durable goods jumped $6.2 billion or 3.0% to $214.5 billion in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
Sales of new single-family houses were down 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000 in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
New orders for manufactured durable goods jumped $6.2 billion or 3.0% to $214.5 billion in December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 26 -
WASHINGTON — With the economy expanding moderately, 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 GlazierJanuary 25 -
With the economy expanding moderately, the Federal Open Market Committee kept the fed 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 GlazierJanuary 25 -
The House on Tuesday approved a 23d short-term extension to fund the Federal Aviation Administration for another three weeks, the first step in averting a shutdown and giving lawmakers time to craft a long-awaited multi-year reauthorization bill.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 24 -
WASHINGTON — The acquisition of American Airlines by either of two competitors could result in a negative outlook for small to medium-sized airports, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 23 -
WASHINGTON — A divisive labor issue that had stalled negotiations on a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill has been resolved, and there is now a real possibility that the long-awaited legislation could land on the president's desk before the Jan. 31 deadline.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 20 -
WASHINGTON — Moody's Investor’s Service is keeping its negative outlook on U.S. toll roads because of rising fuel prices, political hesitancy to increase toll rates, and a sluggish economy.
By Kyle GlazierJanuary 20