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Municipal Bond Trends for May 24, 2022
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
Fed’s George says inflation will guide moves after rates hit 2%
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said she expects the central bank to raise interest rates to 2% by August, with the further course of tightening being guided by how surging inflation cools off. “Fed policymakers have…
Downtown Atchison to Welcome Purveyor this Summer
The City of Atchison’s E-Community Program is pleased to announce a new loan to Purveyor. Purveyor, a modern-day general store offering mindful goods made by responsible artisans from all over the globe, is to be located at 715 Commercial Street…
Municipal bond rates dropped Tuesday as demand for safe-haven assets intensified
Municipals and U.S. Treasuries rallied hard Tuesday as demand for safe-haven assets intensified, while equities ended mixed. Triple-A benchmarks were bumped eight to 10 basis points, depending on the scale, while USTs saw double-digit bumps seven years and in. Source:…
Threats made against Wichita mayor, city council member
Wichita police are investigating a threat that was made to Mayor Brandon Whipple, City Council member Brandon Johnson and Interim Police Chief Lem Moore. The threat was received Monday morning through an anonymous internet platform, and a Wichita police officer…
Unified Government warns investors of possible financial risk from upcoming McIntyre trial
Officials with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, have acknowledged that an ongoing federal grand jury investigation and a related civil lawsuit against it alleging widespread police corruption could result in significant financial problems. In a…
Wichita youth can ride city buses for free this summer
As part of the City of Wichita's RIDE summer program, anyone 18 and younger are being offered free and unlimited transit rides on all regular bus routes and paratransit services from May 26 through August 31. All they have to…
Rural broadband getting $10 million boost in Kansas
A broadband boost has been a long time coming for many in rural Kansas. "We temper our internet usage. We don't need all our kids streaming at the same time," said rural Harper resident Leslie Gerber. "But I think in…
Abilene has been named a best historic small town finalist
The Kansas town of Abilene is a finalist for a nationwide poll to determine the best historic small town in the U.S. The poll, hosted by USA Today's 2022 Readers' Choice, will be open until Monday, June 6 at 10:59…
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