Initial jobless claims dropped 2,000 to 326,000 in the week ended January 11, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Claims for the week ended January 4 were revised down to 328,000 from the initially reported 330,000.
Continuing jobless claims were 3.030 million in the week ended January 4, up from the downwardly revised 2.856 million the week before, first reported as 2.865 million.
The four-week average of initial claims fell 13,500 in the week ended January 11 to 335,000.
"Historically, the weeks leading up to the April 15 tax day have been challenging for the municipal market, often due to weaker supply and demand dynamics," said Sam Weitzman, a product manager at Western Asset.
The exemption from state income taxes for Native Americans who live and work on federally designated tribal reservation land was at issue in the case.
S&P cited repeated draws on reserves for the lowered outlook.
President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion for the military, while cutting FEMA's budget, privatizing the TSA, and increasing transportation funding.
The current 18,000-seat facility cost $87.7 million, and the city covered the cost with cash from its penny sales tax.
New Hampshire's deals are always well received, according to the state treasurer. She hopes that trend holds in this week's market.
