Patrick Temple-West

WASHINGTON — The District of ­Columbia expects today to competitively sell $500 million of general obligation tax revenue anticipation notes, its largest note offering ever, according to city officials.

WASHINGTON — Triple-A rated ­Baltimore County expects to competitively sell $262 million of general obligation bonds tomorrow, including the largest amount of recovery zone economic development bonds sold by any issuer to date.

WASHINGTON — Existing home sales surged 9.4% in September to a 5.57 million annual rate, the highest pace of sales in more than two years, the National Association of Realtors announced Friday.

WASHINGTON - Existing home sales surged 9.4% in September to a 5.57 million annual rate, the highest pace of sales in more than two years, the National Association of Realtors announced today.

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims increased by 11,000 to 531,000 in the week ending Oct. 17, as continuing claims fell for the fifth straight week, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims increased by 11,000 to 531,000 in the week ending Oct. 17, as continuing claims fell for the fifth straight week, the Labor Department reported today.

The Charleston County Airport District’s outstanding revenue bonds were upgraded last week to A1 from A2 by Moody’s Investors Service despite a negative outlook on the airport sector, which the agency expects to maintain through early 2010. The airport has $13.3 million of rated debt outstanding.

WASHINGTON — The South Carolina Public Service Authority, the state’s largest issuer in 2008, will begin selling $418.6 million of tax-exempt and taxable new-money and refunding bonds today as the power utility begins to shift toward nuclear energy and away from coal-generated electricity.

WASHINGTON — The producer price index for finished goods unexpectedly fell in September, dropping 0.6% as energy prices slumped, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON - The producer price index for finished goods unexpectedly fell in September dropping 0.6% as energy prices slumped, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Maryland plans to competitively sell $803 million of general obligation bonds on Wednesday, the state’s biggest transaction ever. Investors are expected to snap up the bonds even as large deals in other states were delayed last week amid rising municipal yields.

WASHINGTON — Industrial production grew 0.7% in September, more than three times the median estimate of economists, as output in the third quarter turned positive for the first time since way back in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Board Friday.

WASHINGTON – Industrial production grew 0.7% in September, more than three times the median economist estimate, as output in the third quarter turned positive for the first time since the first quarter of 2008.

WASHINGTON — Fairfax, Va., yesterday was upgraded one notch to AAA by Standard & Poor’s because the city’s economic base has remained strong throughout the recession.

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 514,000 for the week ending Oct. 10, the lowest level since January, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON — The consumer price index rose 0.2% in September, in line with economists’ estimates, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 514,000 for the week ending Oct. 10, the lowest level since January, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON - The consumer price index rose 0.2% in September, in line with economists' estimates, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — In an attempt to save schools money while promoting green technology, Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine announced yesterday that the state’s remaining $119 million qualified school construction bond allocation will be used to finance energy-efficiency projects rather than new construction.

U.S. Bank NA, the second-largest municipal bond trustee bank, plans to bolster its business in Virginia and the Carolinas by purchasing the bond trustee business of Raleigh-based First Citizens Bank.