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Municipal bond traders on Friday were looking ahead to next week's new issue slate after the release of a mixed employment report for January. The Labor Department said that non-farm payrolls rose by 227,000 while the unemployment rate increased to 4.8%.
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Feb. 3, 2017 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aa2/AA+/AA+ 1 1.98 2.81 3.64 California Aa3/AA-/AA- 0.91 1.74 2.64 3.35 Hawaii Aa1/AA+/AA 0.92 1.73 2.52 3.29 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.9 1.74 2.52 3.28 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.9 1.73 2.53 3.3 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.94 1.79 2.58 3.35 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.92 1.69 2.4 3.17 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.93 1.73 2.59 3.38 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.9 1.7 2.44 3.19
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2/2/2017 1/26/2017 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 $0 0 $0 $0 California 23 1750140 26 1131215 618,925 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 Montana 1 6070 1 55000 -48,930 Nevada 1 159015 0 0 159,015 Oregon 2 40645 1 10500 30,145 Washington 2 233405 2 233405 0 Wyoming 1 90000 1 90000 0
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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices was steady at 4.26% from the previous week.
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CDFA plans to support tax-exempts and promote legislation to ease restrictions on bonds, according to its 2017 policy agenda
February 2
- Oregon
Oregon lawmakers will have the option to issue as much as $1.14 billion in new general fund-backed debt and up to $209 million in lottery-backed debt for the 2017-2019 biennium.
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North Carolinas $38 billion of unfunded pension and retiree healthcare costs led a key committee to advise raising the states debt capacity and increasing annual funding to address the liabilities.
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Top-quality municipal bonds finished steady to a bit stronger on Thursday, traders said, as the secondary market went into defensive mode ahead of Friday's jobs report while the primary wound down for the week.
February 2
- New York
New York City's pension funds are conducting the first-ever carbon footprint analysis of their investment portfolios to determine how to best manage them in relation to climate change, the pension trustees announced on Thursday.
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President Trumps promise of infrastructure action in first 100 days slipping away, experts say.
February 2
- Connecticut
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman's vote breaks a tie as Connecticut lawmakers pass bill that lowers the assumed rate of return on pensions and restructures payments.
February 2
- Illinois
Peoria, Ill., its school district, and local county credits are expected to withstand the blow of Caterpillar Inc.s decision to move its headquarters to downtown Chicago, S&P Global Ratings said.
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Greg Sullivan, research director for the Boston think tank Pioneer Institute, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton how the MBTA Retirement Fund fiasco resonates nationally as public pension and transit-funding poster child. Gov. Charlie Baker has just called for a state takeover of the fund, which has operated in secrecy as a private trust despite 75% public funding.
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S&P Global Ratings said it raised its long-term rating and underlying rating to AA-minus from A-plus on Hawaii's harbor system revenue bonds issued for Hawaii Harbor Division.
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Moodys Investors Service withdrew its credit rating for the Town of Ramapo, N.Y. after it failed to provide audited financial statements for the 2015 fiscal year.
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