Initial jobless claims dropped 2,000 to 339,000 in the week ended December 28, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Claims for the week ended December 21 were revised up to 341,000 from the initially reported 338,000.
Continuing jobless claims were 2.833 million in the week ended December 21, down from the upwardly revised 2.931 million the week before, first reported as 2.923 million.
The four-week average of initial claims rose 8,500 in the week ended December 28 to 357,250.
The yield curve adjusted lower every day last week, drawing strong inquiries to dealers, "especially in the 10-to-15-year space that had been hit hardest in March," Birch Creek Capital analysts noted in their weekly market commentary.
"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.
