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Chicago’s public safety pension funds reported modest growth in their net liabilities in 2015 compared with the big jump at the city’s two other funds.

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After a quiet day in the primary, market participants are ready and waiting for not only one of the busiest days in a while but also one of the busiest weeks.

Commercial and industrial loan standards tightened in the second quarter although demand remained nearly the same, according to the July 2016 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices, released by the Federal Reserve on Monday.

A “robust toolbox” of financing programs helped a New York agency sell $1.3 billion of bonds last year to help further the city's affordable housing thrust, said its chief.

Intercity passenger, freight, and bullet train projects are eligible for a little-used program of federal low-interest loans and guarantees.

Munis were slightly weaker on Monday afternoon, as the two-day retail order period for New York City's $800 million of general obligation bonds continued.

The three municipal bond insurers won a vote of confidence last week, as S&P Global Ratings affirmed their ratings.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to rebate $5.5 million proportionally among dealers, file a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission on markup disclosure, and scrap the idea of requiring municipal advisors to disclose information about their issuer client's bank loans or privately placed municipal securities.

The University of Texas System will bring its triple-A credit to two bond deals worth a combined $609 million.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.285% high rate, down from 0320% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.395% high rate, down from 0.425% the week before.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute – The Bond Buyer's 60-second video series that examines a top municipal market story that will impact the coming week – we take a look at a crucial week facing New Jersey and efforts by state lawmakers to place a referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot that if passed would decrease pension liabilities.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $50 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

A Kentucky judge has granted a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Matt Bevin from removing the University of Louisville's trustees.

Municipal traders are eagerly awaiting a big week of deals, as institutional pricings will start to come through on Tuesday, while retail investors will be able to get their feet wet today.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Construction Spending May: -0.1% June: +0.5% June: -0.6% ISM Manufacturing PMI June: 53.2 July: 53.0 July: 52.6

The overall economy grew for the eighty-sixth straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the fifth month in a row, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.