Markets

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “slowed in April.”

The consumer confidence index increased to 128.7 in April from a revised 127.0 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Home prices rose 6.3% on an annual basis in February, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

The region's services sector showed “continued but moderated improvement,” as the general business conditions index slid to 27.6 in April from 30.1 in March.

Susan Courtney of PGIM Fixed Income navigates her muni team toward value in improving market.

Adventist Health West agreed to pay $112 million in Fremont-Rideout Health Group bond debt as part of a merger.

Municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday ahead of a what will be an busy Tuesday with a few billion of new issuance hitting the market.

Officials want to cast the state's fiscal health in a more positive light even as offering documents lay out a starker assessment.

A $1.4 billion sale from New York Transportation Development Corp., for Delta’s redevelopment at LaGuardia Airport is the bellwether deal of a near $8 billion week of new issuance. This will mark the first time in six years that Delta has issued in the tax exempt market and will be the second largest airline special facility bond ever completed in the municipal market.

The muni market is eagerly awaiting the $1.4 billion Delta deal to kick off the week's activity.