| Indicator | Last Report | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Feb.: unch | March: +0.3% | March: +0.3% |
| CPI Core | Feb.: unch | March: +0.2% | March: +0.2% |
| Housing Starts | Feb.: 1.065M | March: 1.018M | March: 947,000 |
| Building Permits | Feb.: 978,000 | March: 965,000 | March: 927,000 |
| Industrial Prod. | Feb.: -0.5% | March: -0.1% | March: +0.3% |
| Capacity Util. | Feb.: 80.9 | March: 80.3 | March: 80.5 |
Tuesday saw a good slate of deals, including the acceleration of Ohio's $508.865 million of GOs and Austin's $419.035 million of electric utility system revenue refunding bonds.
Moody's revised the outlook on the Chicago Board of Education to stable from positive on Monday.
Muni experts discussed how macroeconomic concerns and a volatile political environment are affecting the market as the market chalks up another record year of issuance.
House Republicans hope to mark up the next surface transportation bill early next year.
Municipal bond insurance volume grew 17.7% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2025, according to LSEG, outpacing the municipal market as a whole.
Concerns over the Texas city's future water supply after a desalination project was terminated, led to negative rating outlooks from Fitch and S&P.
