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Standard & Poor's on Friday revised its outlook on University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' AA rating to negative from stable over the potential strains of its big capital plans.

The producer price index was unchanged in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, while the core rate, which excludes food and energy rose 0.1%, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Empire State Manufacturing Aug.: 14.69 Sept.: 16.00 Sept.: 27.54 Industrial Production July: +0.2% Aug.: +0.3% Aug.: -0.1% Capacity Utilization July: 79.1% Aug.: 79.3% Aug.: 78.8%

Sep. 16, 2014 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.18 1.33 2.56 3.52 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.13 1.2 2.34 3.29 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.14 1.24 2.45 3.42 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.13 1.24 2.41 3.36 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.13 1.21 2.38 3.34 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.27 2.45 3.41 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.2 2.33 3.27 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.17 2.26 3.2

9/15/2014 9/8/2014 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 2 $45,045 1 $38,150 $6,895 Arkansas 1 3,865 3 5,105 -1,240 Colorado 4 94,100 3 161,545 -67,445 Kansas 7 192,160 9 74,690 117,470 New Mexico 2 10,500 5 41,450 -30,950 Oklahoma 2 6,540 0 0 6,540 Texas 37 570,275 28 182,620 387,655 Utah 1 9,500 0 0 9,500

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Light secondary activity on Monday followed the primary’s small calendar, with the New York City Municipal Water Department picking up bids ahead of a new bond issuance slated for institutional buyers on Tuesday.

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Chicago is readying a $300 million sale for Tuesday to finance ongoing projects in a 10-year program supported by big rate hikes.

The San Francisco Airport Commission is expected to sell $481 million of revenue bonds Tuesday to finance and refinance new capital projects at the airport.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined two firms a total of $31,000 dollars for violations of municipal securities rules, FINRA disclosed in the September monthly disciplinary actions it released Monday.

Municipal bond fund managers are finding they can stand out from the competition and lure new investors by taking advantage of this year's flood of green bonds.

New York City's three library systems have at least $1.1 billion in capital needs with 59 branches requiring $5 million or more in maintenance, said a report.

Pennsylvania's House Urban Affairs Committee approved a bill that would enable capital city Harrisburg to develop vacant, desolate, underused or abandoned space.

A former Wayne County chief financial officer is one of three county officials indicted Monday as part of an investigation into a $300 million bond-funded jail in downtown Detroit.

Moody's Investors Service sees a positive credit factor for Park City, Utah, after the sale of a resort resolves legal issues that once threatened to cancel the upcoming ski season.