Georgia

The $162 million tax-exempt new money deal is bolstered by two ratings upgrades and analysts say it will generate a lot of investor interest on Wednesday.

Florida gained 84,500 jobs in September, with the state’s unemployment rate falling under 5%.

Keith A. Wakefield's alleged unauthorized and speculative trading at the former IFS Securities Inc. and his attempts to cover it up drew charges Thursday from the SEC and U.S. Attorney's office.

KeyBanc Capital Markets priced tax-exempt bonds that will fund more than 300 units in Clayton County, Georgia, with the help of a Fannie Mae finance program.

The taxable deal from Georgia's largest not-for-profit health system offers investors three index-eligible bullet maturities in 10, 20 and 30 years.

A large increase in new money bond issuance pushed the 11-state region to a big year-over-year volume gain.

The U.S. Treasury 10-year dipped to its lowest yield since March while municipal investors poured money into new deals and secondary trading helped push benchmarks even lower.

The market idled Monday while investors prepare for a $12 billion new-issue onslaught that brings diversity of credits that will help direct benchmark yields. Continued fund flows are needed to sustain current yields.

The state's general obligation bonds are rated triple-A by Moody's, S&P and Fitch.

The total number of jobs in the state last month rose 21,800 from February.