News and Information from Bond Buyer

  • Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.215% high rate, up from 0.140% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.415% high rate, up from 0.350% the week before.

    November 30
  • The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

    November 30
  • After two decades, co-founder Suzanne Shank says Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. expects to be part of a solution to America's infrastructure needs, in which state and local governments work more closely with the private sector.

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  • Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, "increased for a second month in a row in November after exhibiting weakness in the first three quarters," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

    November 30
  • Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Chicago PMI Oct.: 56.2 Nov.: 54.0 Nov.: 48.7 Pending Home Sales Sept.: -1.6% Oct.: +1.5% Oct.: +0.2%

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  • Pending home sales increased 0.2% to an index reading of 107.7 in October, after a revised 1.6% decrease to 107.5 in September, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

    November 30
  • The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer declined to 48.7 in November from 56.2 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Monday.

    November 30
  • Municipal bonds traders had barely enough time to digest their turkey leftovers before a new bounty of bonds is being put on their plates.

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  • The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business declined to 45.3 in November from 46.7 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Monday.

    November 30
  • Competitive Note Sales

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  • Negotiated Note Sales

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  • Negotiated Bond Sales

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  • Nov. 30, 2015 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.37 1.61 2.53 3.49 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.28 1.25 2.03 2.97 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.31 1.34 2.13 3.08 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.3 1.31 2.08 2.98 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.32 1.32 2.19 3.11 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.31 1.33 2.12 3.1 New Jersey A1/A/A 0.65 2.12 2.99 3.93 New York Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.3 1.28 2.09 3.15 Pennsylvania Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.5 1.67 2.56 3.5 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.38 1.5 2.39 3.33 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.3 1.29 2.06 2.99 Dist. of Columbia Aa1/AA/AA 0.34 1.38 2.24 3.19 Puerto Rico Caa3/CC/CC 13.3 15.27 11.29 8.48

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  • 11/27/2015 11/20/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000s) # Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Connecticut 3 $49,820 2 $63,185 -$13,365 Delaware 1 221,350 0 0 221,350 Maine 2 31,895 0 0 31,895 Maryland 1 300,000 1 325,000 -25,000 Massachusetts 8 697,336 2 28,895 668,441 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 9 93,630 8 91,417 2,213 New York 26 1,538,433 15 1,233,932 304,501 Pennsylvania 17 452,690 9 68,680 384,010 Rhode Island 2 28,335 0 0 28,335 Vermont 0 0 1 7,000 -7,000 District of Columbia 1 97,745 1 97,745 0 Puerto Rico 1 750,000 1 750,000 0

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  • Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Monday Chicago PMI Oct.: 56.2 Nov.: 54.0 Monday Pending Home Sales Sept.: -2.3% Oct.: +1.5% Tuesday Construction Spending Sept.: +0.6% Oct.: +52.8% Tuesday ISM Manufacturing Oct.: 50.1 Nov.: 1.2 Wednesday ADP Employment Report Oct.: +182,000 Nov.: +175,000 Wednesday Productivity Q2: +3.5% Q3: +2.1% Wednesday Unit Labor Costs Q2: -1.8% Q3: +0.9% Thursday Initial Claims 11/21: 260,000 11/28: 269,000 Thursday Continuing Claims 11/14: 2.207M 11/21: 2.195M Thursday Factory Orders Sept.: -1.0% Oct.: n/a Thursday ISM Non-Manufacturing Oct.: 59.1 Nov.: 58.6 Friday Nonfarm Payrolls Oct.: +271,000 Nov.: +63,000 Friday Private Payrolls Oct.: +268,000 Nov.: +180,000 Friday Manufacturing Payrolls Oct.: unch Nov.: 175,000 Friday Unemployment Rate Oct.: 5.0% Nov.: 5.1% Friday Avg Hourly Earnings Oct.: +0.4% Nov.: +0.2% Friday Avg Work Week Oct.: 34.5 Nov.: 34.5 Friday International Trade Sept.: -$40.8B Oct.: -$40.2B

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  • Nov. 26, 2015 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.32 1.33 2.13 3.08 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.32 1.34 2.18 3.1 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.3 1.27 2.04 2.97 Kentucky Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.34 1.41 2.24 3.2 Louisiana Aa2/AA/AA 0.43 1.62 2.52 3.46 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.35 1.43 2.29 3.23 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.3 1.27 2.04 2.98 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.3 1.29 2.07 3.01 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.3 1.29 2.06 2.98 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.29 1.26 2.03 2.96 West Virginia Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.32 1.33 2.17 3.13

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  • 11/25/2015 11/18/2015 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 0 $0 0 $0 0 Florida 8 260,740 14 470,729 -209,989 Georgia 2 111,555 0 0 111,555 Kentucky 6 187,730 7 147,149 40,581 Louisiana 3 208,645 1 9,050 199,595 Mississippi 3 33,945 2 293,595 -259,650 North Carolina 2 43,595 2 28,635 14,960 South Carolina 1 13,005 2 20,335 -7,330 Tennessee 3 206,755 2 11,250 195,505 Virginia 2 60,380 0 0 60,380 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0

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