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The rating agency cited a liquidity boost from its sewer-system sale.

Little activity is expected in the municipal bond market ahead of next week’s new issue slate.

Inflationary pressures eased in July.

The U.S. international trade gap narrowed in June to $43.6 billion, smaller than the $44.1 billion gap expected.

The July employment report released Friday, which showed nonfarm payrolls rose by a stronger-than-expected 209,000 following a net 2,000 upward revision to May-June payrolls, will be viewed by many as a sign of strength.

In the week ended Aug. 3, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index was unchanged at 4.02% from the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

“We expect the debt affordability numbers to get worse,’’ said Moody’s Vice President Sarah Carlson.

Wisconsin's Foxconn incentives package paves way for $252 million in highway borrowing and local government financing help.

Top quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday, traders said, as the last of the week’s big deals hit the screens.

The Terre Haute Board of Sanitary Commissioners on Tuesday began an $85 million bond issue for the second phase of a long-term combined sewer overflow plan.

With no asset to show for more than $4 billion of debt, Santee Cooper’s bonds were downgraded by S&P.

Kansas City council considering bonds, private financing for $1 billion airport terminal project.

Assured Guaranty Ltd., the largest municipal bond insurer, reported gains in second-quarter profit, boosted by share repurchases and lower reserve additions for Puerto Rico losses.

The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission, aided by a recent bond rating upgrade from Standard and Poor's Rating Service, has been able to refinance debt and issue new revenue bonds for millions of dollars in long-term savings.

Councilman J.Ross Lacy will present a smaller road bond plan to the Midland City Council Tuesday.

The St. Joseph City Council approved $67 million bond issuance from the state of Missouri's Direct Loan program to fund the Blacksnake Creek project.

A federal judge appointed an attorney to facilitate an agreement between Flint and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Texas enjoyed another strong month of growth in sales tax revenue in July, with the $2.56 billion total running 7.9% ahead of the same month last year.

Replacing LIBOR will raise economic and tax issues for many floating rate munis and swaps.