Moody's

The agency withdrew its ratings on the commonwealth and all of its authorities for its own business reasons.

The city, which Moody's downgraded last week, is appealing a Nassau County judge's ruling that has it on the hook for $131 million over a dispute with a developer.

The shift means that lease-revenue bonds supporting federal leases will no longer be notched off the federal government’s rating.

While Jacques Jiha cited improved outlooks to stable from Moody's and S&P, skeptics warned of inadequate use of federal aid and lingering outyear budget gaps.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

The outlook shift to stable from negative is a badly needed shot in the arm from the capital markets as the city prepares to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There’s not much difference in the criteria S&P Global uses to rate general obligation debt issued by cities and GO debt issued by states.

They will benefit projects in transportation infrastructure, housing, educational building improvements and parks.

New Jersey lines up $400M sale with outlook boost

Still, Moody's on Tuesday revised its outlook on the New York MTA's primary transportation revenue bond credit to stable from negative while affirming its A3 rating.

The rating agency placed 637 of the roughly 3,400 school districts it rates on review for upgrade or downgrade, and upgraded 85.

National League of Cities Executive Director and CEO Clarence Anthony said his organization is encouraged by the new bipartisan, bicameral proposal.

The university will begin its two-day retail order period Friday.

A school official called the coronavirus-related hit "a temporary blip," and said the rating agency moved too quickly.

S&P Global Ratings downgrades the Garden State's general obligation bonds one notch to BBB-plus from A-minus.

The move would not resolve structural budget gaps, according to the rating agency.

Ratings agencies, banks and asset managers are formulating strategies to address ESG as investors clamor for information.

Credit rating agencies have done relatively few credit downgrades.

Bond analysts and budget watchdogs say the move underscores the need for the de Blasio administration to look within for efficiencies, even if it receives more federal or state help.

The rating agency lowered GO and other credits, citing the effects of the coronavirus.