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High quality credits in the municipal bond market traded stronger Tuesday morning as market participants said mid- to high-rated credits were well received in the primary.

In the guise of "bringing greater transparency and consistency to the analysis of pension liabilities," Moody's proposed an essentially "one-size-fits-all" approach to pensions that would effectively overstate pension obligations by applying an unreasonably low discount rate, said GFOA's Jeffrey Esser.

During a hearing Monday, a U.S. bankruptcy judge set the trial date to hear Stockton, Calif.'s bankruptcy exit plan in March.

An agreement to finance a $672 million baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves is expected to be considered by Cobb County, Ga., commissioners on Nov. 26.

Commissioners in Hamilton County, Ohio, are expected to consider a proposal to restore part of a property tax rebate that the county has repeatedly cut in order to fund two of the city's sports stadiums.

National League of Cities members on Saturday elected St. Paul, Minn. Mayor Chris Coleman as their president for 2014 at a business meeting on Saturday, The Bond Buyer reports. The vote came at the end of the NLC’s Congress of Cities and Exposition in Seattle.

The Q3 employment cost index was up 0.4%, with wages and salaries growing 0.3% and benefits increasing 0.7%, about as expected, suggesting the structure of labor costs did not change much.

Regulators trying to minimize the impact of too-big-to-fail institutions need to use more metrics, however flawed, to demonstrate progress to the public and Congress, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota said Monday in Minneapolis.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual NAHB Housing Index Oct.: 54 Nov.: 55 Nov.: 54

Nov. 19, 2013 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.27 1.4 2.93 4.45 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.17 1.19 2.71 4.23 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.19 1.29 2.83 4.38 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.18 1.25 2.79 4.36 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.17 1.2 2.73 4.27 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.19 1.3 2.83 4.37 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.18 1.16 2.62 4.19 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.15 2.61 4.13

11/18/2013 11/11/2013 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 2 $28,205 0 $3 $33,650 Arkansas 6 55,260 0 8 39,335 Colorado 1 1,610 0 0 0 Kansas 4 26,675 0 4 70,790 New Mexico 1 9,000 0 3 14,855 Oklahoma 0 0 0 3 10,340 Texas 49 993,366 0 37 683,071 Utah 2 46,885 0 1 39,070

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The improved forecast New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed in its November financial plan is a credit positive, according to Moody's.

Detroit Monday disclosed the fees it must pay to Barclays Capital Inc. to secure a $350 million debtor-in-possession financing, after the bankruptcy judge overseeing the city's case ordered the disclosure.

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