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Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual New Home Sales Aug.: 529,000 Sept.: 550,000 Sept.: 468,000

Service sector activity “strengthened in October,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region “remained soft in October,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index improved to negative 1 in October from negative 5 in September.

The consumer confidence index slid to 97.6 in October from a revised 102.6 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

New York’s MTA reduces budget risk through the interest-rate and fuel-hedging strategies of its derivatives program, its finance manager said.

Municipal bond traders are keeping a wary eye on the Federal Reserve as it gathers for a two-day meeting to decide the course of interest rates.

Oct. 27, 2015 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.28 1.36 2.29 3.34 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.25 1.26 2.12 3.16 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.25 1.32 2.22 3.29 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.23 1.32 2.22 3.25 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.23 1.26 2.13 3.19 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.27 1.35 2.24 3.29 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.26 1.31 2.22 3.27 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.23 1.2 2.03 3.07

10/26/2015 10/19/2015 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 2 $16,290 2 $105,990 -$89,700 Arkansas 4 24,555 5 23,605 950 Colorado 2 42,310 4 25,620 16,690 Kansas 12 166,695 15 154,290 12,405 New Mexico 1 20,095 2 32,095 -12,000 Oklahoma 1 6,025 3 2,705 3,320 Texas 47 1,065,083 42 1,055,855 9,228 Utah 1 13,730 2 22,230 -8,500

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The Chicago Park District’s AA-plus Standard & Poor's rating won’t change solely because of a new legal challenge launched against its pension reforms.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Oregon's general obligation bond rating at AA-plus.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook on Los Angeles’s debt to stable from positive citing uncertainty from two lawsuits challenging the city's power revenue fund transfers.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds closed slightly stronger on Monday, according to traders, with yields weakening by as much as one basis point.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have released final allocation and accounting rules that bond lawyers say will help in administering public-private partnerships for transportation and joint ventures involving hospitals.

The New York Mets’ National League pennant boosts the credit outlook for bonds issued to finance its Citi Field stadium, according to Moody’s Investors Service.