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Standard & Poor's expects slightly negative economic conditions for state and local governments in 2013.
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Ohio is selling GO bonds this week and Garvee bonds in November. Ohio says the Garvee deal will proceed despite uncertainty over federal transportation funding and the fiscal cliff.
October 9
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Transportation and infrastructure policy has taken a back seat throughout the presidential campaign so far, a fact that industry insiders think is an intentional dodge of the daunting challenge of funding new investment.
October 9
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Estimates for municipal bond volume are expected to ratchet up this week. An anticipated $8.26 billion in long-term bonds should reach the market, versus a revised $7.54 billion last week.
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Moody's Investors Service is retaining its negative credit outlook on local governments.
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Recent declines in graduate school enrollment numbers are a credit negative for the higher education sector, Moody's Investors Service said in a recent report.
October 5
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Table as of: 10/04/2012 17:26 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount
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Despite speculation over what may befall the municipal market in the fourth quarter, portfolio managers and strategists are not letting concerns over the upcoming presidential election, potential tax reform, or an expected seasonal supply surge derail their plans for year-end investment strategies
October 4 -
Municipal bond mutual funds saw inflows for a 25th straight week. Funds that report their flows weekly recorded inflows of $553 million for the week ended Oct. 3, Lipper FMI numbers show.
October 4 - Texas
Fitch Ratings on Thursday downgraded Baylor University's fixed-rate revenue bonds as the private university prepares to issue $200 million for a new stadium on its Waco, Tex., campus.
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Strong reception to new issues fueled the municipal market early in the week, while solid activity in the secondary market pressured yields midweek. Muni bond indexes covering all but the short end fell on the week, reflecting the fall in intermediate and long-term rates.
October 4
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Modest inflows made their way into tax-exempt money market funds this week for the first time in nearly a month as $99.2 million crept into the market and total net assets settled at $268.41 billion in the week ended Oct. 1, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.
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