News and Information from Bond Buyer

  • Sen. Michael Bennet has filed an amendment to the energy bill pending in the Senate that would allow tax-exempt private-activity bonds to be used to help power plants and industrial facilities finance projects to capture and store carbon dioxide.

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  • The Connecticut Bond Commission approved $17.5 million in state funding for the design, engineering and construction of a rail yard on the Metro-North Railroad Danbury branch line in Norwalk.

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  • Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is scheduled to deliver her annual budget address with jobs, economic development and truck tolls her expected focus.

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  • Inflation is likely to remain low for more time than the Federal Open Market Committee expects, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Monday.

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  • For the second consecutive week the largest scheduled deal has been pulled from the calendar.

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  • Texas

    Two Dallas-area school districts – one serving some of the wealthiest students in the nation, the other some of the poorest – are going to the bond market.

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  • Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.350% high rate, up from 0.305% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.465% high rate, up from 0.415% the week before.

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  • The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $55 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

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  • Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Personal Income Nov.: +0.3% Dec.: +0.2% Dec.: +0.3% Consumption Nov.: +0.5% Dec.: +0.1% Dec.: unch Core PCE Price Index Nov.: +0.2% Dec.: +0.1% Dec.: unch Construction Spending Nov.: -0.6% Dec.: +0.6% Dec.: +0.1% ISM Manufacturing Dec.: 48.0 Feb.: 48.0 Feb.: 48.2

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  • The overall economy grew for the eightieth straight time, while the manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth month in a row, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

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    Welcome to Muni Minute, a new Bond Buyer weekly video series examining, in 60 seconds, a top story municipal bond market participants should have on their radars for the coming week. This week, we look at what's happening in Puerto Rico as the U.S. Congress holds hearings Tuesday on whether to create a federal oversight board for the commonwealth.

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  • Construction spending increased 0.1% in December, the Commerce Department said Monday, and is 8.2% above the December 2014 level.

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  • The municipal bond market will keep an eye on the Chicago Public Schools issue, which was postponed last week.

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  • Competitive Note Sales

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  • Negotiated Note Sales

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  • Negotiated Bond Sales

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  • Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Monday Personal Income Nov.: +0.3% Dec.: +0.2% Monday Consumption Nov.: +0.3% Dec.: +0.1% Monday Core PCE Price Index Nov.: +0.1% Dec.: +0.1% Monday Construction Spending Nov.: -0.4 Dec.: +0.6% Monday ISM Manufacturing Dec.: 48.2 Feb.: 48.0 Wednesday ADP Employment Report Dec.: +257,000 Jan.: +195,000 Wednesday ISM Non-Manufacturing Dec.: 55.3 Jan.: 55.1 Thursday Initial Claims 1/23: 278,000 1/30: 280,000 Thursday Continuing Claims 1/16: 2.268M 1/23: 2.240M Thursday Productivity Q3: +2.2% Q4: -1.6% Thursday Unit Labor Costs Q3: +1.8% Q4: +3.8% Thursday Factory Orders Nov.: -0.2% Dec.: -2.6% Friday Nonfarm Payrolls Dec.: +292,000 Jan.: +190,000 Friday Private Payrolls Dec.: +275,000 Jan.: +180,000 Friday Unemployment Rate Dec.: 5.0% Jan.: 5.0% Friday Avg Hourly Earnings Dec.: unch Jan.: +0.3% Friday Avg Work Week Dec.: 34.5 Jan.: 34.5 Friday International Trade Nov.: -$42.4B Dec.: -$43.0B Friday Consumer Credit Nov.: +$14.0B Dec.: +$16.0B

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  • Feb. 1, 2016 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.51 1.33 2.15 3.24 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.42 1.02 1.74 2.76 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.45 1.08 1.84 2.87 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.44 1.06 1.78 2.77 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.47 1.11 1.9 2.92 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.45 1.06 1.8 2.86 New Jersey A2/A/A 0.79 1.74 2.64 3.67 New York Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.44 1.04 1.81 2.93 Pennsylvania Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.64 1.37 2.27 3.25 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.52 1.28 2.1 3.12 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.44 1.05 1.77 2.78 Dist. of Columbia Aa1/AA/AA 0.48 1.12 1.89 2.96 Puerto Rico Caa3/CC/CC 12.94 13.54 11.25 8.42

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