News and Information from Bond Buyer

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $24 billion 91-day bills and $30 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "grew at a modest pace, and producers' optimism for future activity remained solid" in October, according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

California's drought has added a sense of urgency to a proposal for a $900 million seawater desalination project in Huntington Beach, Calif.

The Michigan Finance Authority sold $300 million of bonds for Detroit's convention center Wednesday, seeing yields on the tax-exempt debt ranging from 2.73% on 10-year maturities to 3.44% on 20-year maturities.

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.8% in September following a revised flat level in August, first reported as a 0.2% climb, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

Thursday's Metropolitan Transportation Authority deal may provide traders with much needed yield thanks to its frequency in the market.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for September surged to positive 0.47 from a revised negative 0.25 reading in August, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) rose to 0.25 from a revised 0.16 in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

Puerto Rico plans to host an investor webcast on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Most of the Californians interviewed in a recent Public Policy Institute of California survey said they would vote for the $7.5 billion state water bond measure.

Week Of October 20 Issuer St Description Amount

ALASKA

ILLINOIS

Daily Economic indicators box Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual CPI Aug.: -0.2% Sept.: unch Sept.: +0.1% CPI Core Aug.: unch Sept.: +0.1% Sept.: +0.1%

Thursday, October 23 Issuer St Description Amount

Thursday, October 23 Issuer St Description Amount

Government

The $1.4 billion San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency was able reprice its senior lien toll road refunding revenue bonds at lower yields because of buyers' heavy demand for triple-B paper, traders said.

Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook on Hawaii to stable from positive, affirming its AA rating ahead of plans to price $1.1 billion in debt.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced Wednesday that it will discuss municipal advisor pay-to-play rulemaking, market transparency enhancement initiatives, and asset-backed securities disclosure when it meets in Alexandria, Va. Oct. 29-31.