| Indicator | Last Report | Forecast | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Jobless Claims | Aug. 18: 372,000 | Aug. 25: 370,000 | Aug. 25: 374,000 |
| Continuing Claims | Aug. 11: 3.317M | Aug. 18: 3.310M | Aug. 18: 3.316M |
| Personal Income | June: +0.5% | July: +0.3% | July: +0.3% |
| Consumption (PCE) | June: unch | July: +0.4% | July: +0.4% |
| Core PCE | June: +0.2% | July: +0.1% | July: unch |
A number of factors are driving rate volatility, but the muni market is better positioned for a strong summer than it has been in a decade, according to Hennion & Walsh's James Pruskowski.
The Trump administration's attempt to strip funds for the Gateway Hudson River rail tunnel project "fragrantly" violated federal law, according to a judge.
Municipal issuers sold $299.293 billion of bonds in the first half of 2026, up 5.2% year-over-year, according to LSEG data.
Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., said he is crafting a bill to "disincentive states and localities" from offering public subsidy packages to lure professional sports teams across borders.
Illinois-based Bernardi Securities released an Environmental Risk Index that gauges relative environmental risk within municipal bond portfolios.
"We're basically engaging more of the bond market ecosystem in everything we do," said Mike Nicholas, CEO of the Bond Market Association.
