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| Shares slipped in response to weaker markets overseas and a rise in the dollar, which weighed on commodity prices. ... more info |
| Treasury prices fell Thursday after a government report showed that initial jobless claims dropped more than expected last week, signaling a stronger economy and dimming the appeal of bonds as safe havens for investors. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on the Redevelopment Agency of San Diego's North Park Redevelopment Project tax allocation bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating and placed on Rating Watch Negative $3.466 billion of State of Illinois general obligation bonds taxable series of January 2010. ... more info |
| Shares fluctuated in a narrow range after reports on home prices and consumer confidence came in largely as expected, showing a gradual improvement in the economy. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the following State of Washington bonds: ... more info |
| Japanese government bonds finished higher on the last trading day of the year as the market responded to overnight strength in U.S. Treasury debt and weakness in Tokyo stocks prompted demand for risk-free assets. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the following Boston Water and Sewer Commission's revenue and refunding bonds: ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the City of Hollywood, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency's redevelopment revenue bonds series 2004 and 2007 at 'BBB+'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina's general obligation bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an Assured Guaranty Insurer Financial Strength rating of 'AA-' with a Negative Rating Outlook to the issues listed below. As of Oct. 19, 2009, Fitch will solely provide insured ratings on bonds for which it has underlying ratings. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the following Hollywood, Florida revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission's approximately $13.3 million road fund revenue refunding bonds, Project No. 73 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following Hanover County, Virginia general obligation bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the following revenue bonds issued by the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority on behalf of The College of New Jersey : ... more info |
| Markets kept their winning streak alive for at least one more day on Monday, regaining some momentum in the final minutes of the day to end higher. ... more info |
| Russia exchanged $405.8 million of cash and sovereign Eurobonds to the remaining outstanding bondholders of Soviet debt, paving the way for it to re-enter international capital markets. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the city of Abilene, Texas' $2.2 million general obligation bonds, series 2010. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA' rating on approximately $47 million in outstanding GO bonds and $90 million in certificates of obligations. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, TX's $102.28 million unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2010. ... more info |
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| For high probability traders who are still looking for trades to make in the final week of 2009, it increasingly looks like bonds are the place to be. Take a look at these bond ETFs. ... more info |
| Investors sold longer-term Japanese government bonds Friday on concern about higher issuance next fiscal year. After the market closed, the government said it would keep its pledge to cap new-bond issuance at 44.303 trillion yen. ... more info |
| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said Friday that its local banking unit had received approval to issue yuan-denominated bonds. ... more info |
| Shares on Wall Street rose, closing at their highest levels for the year, after two reports confirmed a steady, if sluggish, recovery. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the following ABAG Finance Authority for Non Profit Corporations, California revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AAA/F1+' to the $13,800,000 The Taylor-Ryan Improvement District improvement bonds series 2005. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay confirming letter of credit issued by The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. ... more info |
| Louisiana insurance regulators are suing a company accused of selling worthless construction bonds for bids on hundreds of millions of dollars in government projects, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said. ... more info |
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| Data on personal income and spending, while showing improvement, fell slightly short of the market’s expectations. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying 'A-' rating on the following District of Columbia Hospital Revenue Bonds issued on behalf of Children's National Medical Center Obligated Group as part of its ongoing surveillance effort. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority's approximately $426,250,000 transportation system bonds, 2010 series A and approximately $426,250,000 transportation system bonds, 2010 series B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded the following water system revenue bonds by the Water Authority of Western Nassau County, New York as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the following Illinois Finance Authority , revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, IL as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the unenhanced 'BBB-' long-term rating on HealthEast and Controlled Affiliates' hospital facility revenue bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort, as follows: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BB+' rating to the following Indiana Health Facilities Financing Authority revenue bonds issued on behalf of Methodist Hospitals : ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'A' rating on the following Midvale City, Utah bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Indiana bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank , IN bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the following City of Owensboro, Kentucky health system revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings' 'A-' rating with a Stable Outlook on the New York State Dormitory Authority revenue bonds series 2000A is unchanged following the remarketing of the bond. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on the city of Wilson, North Carolina as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the following general obligation bonds of the city of Norfolk, Virginia : ... more info |
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| LOUISVILLE, Ky. & MINNEAPOLIS----U.S. Bank has been named trustee on the $202.9 million Louisville Water Company Water System Series 2009 Bonds. These bonds include Series 2009A issue of $116.2 million revenue and refunding tax exempt bonds, and Series 2009B issue of $86.7 million of new money. ... more info |
| Glencore opened up its equity capital to a group of investors by issuing up to $2.2 billion convertible bonds, a cash infusion that could be a precursor to an initial public offering. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the following Frederick County, MD general obligation bonds: ... more info |
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| LOS ANGELES----Stone & Youngberg, a leading underwriter of California water and wastewater bonds and the nation’s top underwriter of California municipal bonds over the past five years1, announced that it completed a $29,415,000 refunding for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District’s outstanding bond debt. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Following a surveillance review of the four natural gas-fired, local generating projects utilized by Sacramento Municipal Utility District , Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on the projects' separately financed and secured revenue bonds. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BB' rating of Indiantown Cogeneration L.P. and Indiantown Cogeneration Funding Corp.'s taxable first mortgage bonds due 2010 and 2020 and tax-exempt facility revenue bonds due 2025. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' unenhanced long-term rating to the Indianapolis Airport Authority's approximately $30 million airport revenue bonds, series 2010A. Fitch also downgrades to 'A' from 'A+' its rating on the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank's $1.24 billion of outstanding bonds secured by airport revenues. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Jan. 25, 2010, Fitch Ratings will confirm the 'AAA/F1+' rating assigned to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority single family mortgage revenue bonds 2006 series A-2 and 2008 series A-2 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed its long term 'A-' rating on approximately $2.6 million County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency Civic Facility revenue bonds , series 1996. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Clearfield, Utah as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Clearfield, Utah as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| State governments may soon begin to aggressively market their bonds overseas. Illinois has registered its $3.5 billion bond sale in Europe. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the following Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York transportation revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Jan. 27, 2010, Fitch Ratings will take the following rating actions on the ratings assigned to the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency 2003 series F bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Dec. 23, 2009, Fitch Ratings will downgrade the ratings assigned to the California Pollution Control Financing Authority variable rate demand solid waste disposal revenue bonds $2,720,000 series 2000A and $3,400,000 series 2002A to 'A/F1' from 'AA+/F1+'. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating actions on Peoria, Arizona as part of its continuous surveillance effort: --$13.4 million Municipal Development Authority revenue bonds, series 2003 and series 2006 affirmed at 'AA-'; --$45.2 million MDA senior lien transportation sales tax and subordinate lien excise tax and state shared revenue bonds, series 2008, upgraded to 'AA-' from 'A+'. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Brentwood, Missouri's tax increment refunding and improvements revenue bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Brentwood, Missouri's tax increment financing refunding bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----As part of its routine surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating on the Illinois Finance Authority's $175.4 million in outstanding revolving fund revenue bonds, series 2002 and 2004. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Lower Colorado River Authority, TX refunding revenue bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina's approximately $12 million in general obligation bonds, series 2010A. The bonds will be issued as direct subsidy Build America Bonds and are expected to sell Jan. 20, 2009. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to Texas Children's Hospital's upcoming $78.82 million series 2010 bonds issued through the Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation . ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Tacoma, Washington as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'A+' rating to Charlotte, North Carolina's $133 million series 2010A fixed-rate airport revenue bonds and series 2010B fixed-rate airport revenue refunding bonds . ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the following California Health Facilities Financing Authority , CA revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A/F1' to the $11,755,000 California Pollution Control Financing Authority's variable-rate demand solid waste disposal refunding revenue bonds series 2009A. ... more info |
| ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. today announced that in a private placement it has entered into Convertible Bond Purchase Agreements with seven investors for the purchase of 8% Convertible Senior Bonds to be issued by the Company. ... more info |
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| Nasdaq got a lift after Oracle and Research In Motion both beat analysts’ forecasts in earnings reports late Thursday. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' ratings on the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust's $56.8 million in outstanding revenue bonds and the $63.8 million in outstanding subordinate revenue bonds . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' ratings on the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust's $7.25 million in outstanding revenue bonds, series 1994A and 1996A. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' ratings on the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust's $5.89 million in outstanding revenue bonds, series 1996A and $98.5 million in outstanding subordinate revenue bonds, series 1998A. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Regional Transportation Authority, Illinois' approximately $58 million general obligation bonds, series 2010A, and approximately $117 million taxable GO bonds, series 2010B , scheduled for competitive sale the week of Jan. 4, 2010. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed its long-term 'BBB-' rating on approximately $66.1 million of outstanding Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board of the City of Chattanooga revenue refunding bonds, senior series 2005A . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $84 million Idaho Housing and Finance Association grant and revenue anticipation bonds consisting of federal highway trust fund 2010 series A1 tax-exempt bonds and series A2 federally taxable direct pay Build America Bonds . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insurer Financial Strength rating of 'AA' with a Negative Rating Outlook to the issue listed below. As of Oct. 19, 2009, Fitch will solely provide insured ratings on bonds for which it has underlying ratings. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA-' ratings on the outstanding $10.4 million State of Ohio Transportation project revenue bonds, state transportation infrastructure bond fund, series 2006-1 and 2006-2. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to $276.37 million State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Forever revenue bonds, consisting of the following: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'A-' long-term underlying rating on the following bond because it has been prerefunded: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the following Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority charter school revenue bonds issued on behalf of Pinnacle Charter School, Inc. : ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'A+' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bond because it has been prerefunded: ... more info |
| Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has announced the sale of $100 million in bonds for a long-sought project to build two new Ohio River bridges linking the Louisville area with southern Indiana. ... more info |
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| The dollar climbed to a three-month high against the euro, as equity markets declined on a weaker-than-expected jobs report and concerns over foreign debt. ... more info |
| Germany plans to sell a record $300 billion in government bonds in 2010 to cover a 10.5% rise in public spending, adding a new burden to the euro-zone's leading bond market. ... more info |
| The pace of new corporate bond sales is likely to slow in the new year, but demand will remain robust. As a result, companies will find attractive financing costs at least through the first half of the year. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Port St. Lucie, Florida's water and sewer revenue bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'F1+' rating as part of its continuous surveillance effort on the following Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's water revenue refunding bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Okaloosa County, Florida water and sewer revenue bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the following Maryland Health and Educational Facilities Financing Authority revenue bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to approximately $36 million in Port Commission of the City and County of San Francisco revenue bonds, series 2010 . The bonds are expected to be issued in early January 2010. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'BBB' rating on the approximately $32 million outstanding New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority's fixed-rate revenue bonds series 2005A issued on behalf of Children's Specialized Hospital as part of its continuing surveillance effort. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation’s top underwriter of California and Arizona municipal bonds1, today announced that its Community Bank Group has issued its Third Quarter 2009 Bank Analysis Summary Report, providing a detailed financial overview of all community banks for which the firm makes a market. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AAA' to the $100,000,000 Hawaii Housing and Community Development single family mortgage purchase revenue bond program series 2009A . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the Miami-Dade County, Florida's $600 million aviation revenue bonds, series 2010A. The airport expects the overall bond issue to include a tax-exempt series and a second series issued under Build America Bond-Direct Payment Program. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned an initial 'BBB+' rating to Boulder County, Colorado Nederland Community Library District, Colorado's $1.9 million general obligation bonds, series 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Dec. 17, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade to 'AA-/F1+' from 'A-/F1' the ratings assigned to the following Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group bonds: ... more info |
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| GREENSBURG, Pa.----Allegheny Energy, Inc. today announced that two of its affiliates have priced $85.9 million of environmental control bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AA' ratings to State of Ohio's $271 million general obligation bonds as follows: ... more info |
| The city of New Orleans sold its first bonds in two years on Wednesday, a $40 million issue to Morgan Keegan & Co., with the proceeds slated for local street projects. ... more info |
| The euro slumped to its lowest level against the dollar in three months, and Greece's bond market continued sliding as investors demanded higher premiums for buying Greek government bonds. ... more info |
| The Fed reminded investors that it would end several of its extraordinary supports for the economy in the coming year. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'AAA' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bonds because they have been prerefunded: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB+' rating on the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, OH Central Ohio Regional Bond Fund's outstanding $3.08 million development revenue bonds, series 2007A and assigns a Negative Rating Outlook. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB+' rating on the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority, Ohio's Bond Fund's outstanding $10.1 million tax-exempt development revenue bonds, and assigns a Negative Rating Outlook. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-/F1+' rating to the $12,500,000 New York Liberty Development Corporation Multi-Modal Liberty Revenue Bonds, series 2009B . The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Dec. 17, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the ratings currently assigned to the following $122,945,000 Highlands County Health Facilities Authority , Florida hospital revenue bonds : ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AAA/F1+' to the $2,581,000,000 New York Liberty Development Corporation multi-modal liberty revenue bonds, series 2009A . The trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, will hold proceeds of the 2009A bonds and the Issuer's $12,500,000 multi-modal liberty revenue bonds, series 2009B in the Project Fund under the bond indenture, which will be pledged only to the holders of the 2009A bonds. ... more info |
| The ratings agency put about €1.46 trillion of covered bonds from 98 issuance programs on CreditWatch negative or developing. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Virginia as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades the ratings assigned to the $99,000,000 New York State Energy Research and Development Authority facilities revenue bonds, series 2004C-1 through C-3 to A/F1. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $30,000,000 Red River Education Finance Corporation higher education revenue refunding and improvement bonds series 2010 . The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation during the week of January 4th or 11th, and will be used to fully advance refund series 2001 higher education variable-rate demand revenue bonds, and to fund various capital projects. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Effective Dec. 17, 2009, Fitch Ratings will downgrade the long-term rating to 'A+' from 'AA-' and confirm the short-term rating at 'F1+' assigned to the $13,500,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority adjustable rate revenue bonds series 2005. ... more info |
| Abu Dhabi's $10 billion financial aid to fellow United Arab Emirates member Dubai to meet debt obligations was in the form of bonds, on similar terms to a $10 billion bond issue to the UAE central bank in February. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the unenhanced 'AA-' rating on $1.9 million Texas State University System Board of Regents Revenue Financing System refunding bonds, series 1998. Fitch also retroactively assigns an 'AA-' unenhanced rating to various previously issued TSUS RFS bonds. ... more info |
| Foreign demand for long-term U.S. financial assets softened in October, as investors sold corporate bonds and agency debt. ... more info |
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| Forest City Enterprises, Inc. today announced the pricing of $511 million of tax-exempt bonds to finance a portion of the construction of the Barclays Center arena at the Company's Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. The interest rate on the bonds was 6.48%. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades the rating on $397.8 million Illinois Sports Facilities Authority sports facilities bonds series 2001 to 'A-' from 'A+' as part of its continuous surveillance effort. ... more info |
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| PHOENIX----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation’s top underwriter of Arizona and California municipal bonds1, continued its national growth with the announcement that Erika Miller will join the firm’s Arizona-based team as an associate in the Public Finance Group. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A/F1' to the following two series of California Pollution Control Financing Authority, variable rate demand solid waste disposal revenue bonds : ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the Long Beach Unified School District , California's $84.3 million 2009 general obligation refunding bonds, series C. Fitch also affirms the 'AA-' rating on the district's approximately $518 million of outstanding GO debt. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings' 'CCC' rating with a Negative Outlook on the Brazos River Authority's pollution control revenue refunding bonds series 1994A is unchanged following the remarketing of the bond. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-/F1+' rating to the $10,600,000 USTA National Tennis Center Incorporated variable rate taxable bonds, series 2009. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' to Horry County, South Carolina's approximately $12 million in general obligation bonds, series 2009A and 2009B. At the time of issuance, the county will decide whether to issue the bonds as tax-exempt series 2009A or direct subsidy Build America Bonds series 2009B. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'AA' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bond because it has been prerefunded: ... more info |
| The yield premium that investors demand for holding Greek debt widened again. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation’s top underwriter of California and Arizona municipal bonds1, announced today that it has moved its Chicago operations into new office space. ... more info |
| Spreads on junk bonds have fallen to their lowest level in nearly two years as investors have piled into debt from lower-rated companies amid signs the economic recovery is gaining momentum. ... more info |
| Spreads on junk bonds have fallen to their lowest level in nearly two years as investors have piled into debt from lower-rated companies amid signs the economic recovery is gaining momentum. ... more info |
| Investors have plowed money into exchange-traded funds tracking bonds and international stocks this year, and the pattern looks set to continue in 2010. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Tampa General Hospital as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
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| BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research released its Global Macro Year Ahead economic and market forecasts, projecting higher-than-consensus GDP growth, low inflation, a bullish outlook for equities, a strengthening U.S. dollar against select currencies and a less attractive outlook for government and corporate bonds. ... more info |
| Stronger-than-expected figures for retail sales bolstered equities and the dollar. ... more info |
| With the income from bonds withering away, investors are piling into dividend-paying stocks. Investors should be cautious. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying rating on approximately $827.7 million revenue bonds issued on behalf of Norton Healthcare, Inc. at 'A-'. Issuers and corresponding par amounts are listed at the end of the release. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'AAA' rating to Monmouth County Improvement Authority , NJ's $15.146 million governmental pooled loan revenue bonds, series 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB+' rating on the Lorain County Port Authority Bond Fund's outstanding $1.01 million tax-exempt development revenue bonds, series 2005A and assigns a Negative Rating Outlook. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to bank bonds corresponding to the following series of New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority bonds: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'BB+' rating on the approximately $35 million outstanding Indiana Health Facilities Financing Authority revenue bonds, series 1998 and 2006A, issued on behalf of Greenwood Village South. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings takes the following ratings action on Marco Island, Florida as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| Good news for the city of New Orleans as it seeks to sell its first bonds since 2007: Moody's Investors Service has affirmed its investment-grade rating. ... more info |
| Despite yawning state and local budget deficits, tax-sensitive investors are piling into municipal bonds ... more info |
| For wealthy investors, especially those living in states with high income taxes, tax-exempt municipal bonds could be a better play than stocks ... more info |
| World stocks extended gains and oil rebounded on Friday as upbeat data from China and the United States underscored an economic recovery, weighing on safe-haven government bonds and the low-yielding yen. ... more info |
| TCW's new managers suddenly are running $65 billion worth of complex mortgage securities and other bonds left behind by an ousted star bond manager. ... more info |
| The trade deficit narrowed in October but the number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week. ... more info |
| World stocks extended gains and oil rebounded on Friday as upbeat data from China and the United States underscored an economic recovery, weighing on safe-haven government bonds and the low-yielding yen. ... more info |
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| TOKYO----Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. , a Japanese office building real estate investment trust , announces that it has determined to issue the short-term investment corporation bonds pursuant to the Law concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporation Bonds and stocks, etc., as briefly explained below. ... more info |
| The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and decided to keep its program of buying government bonds because signs of an economic recovery remained weak. ... more info |
| Treasurys fell for a second day Thursday as an auction of 30-year bonds brought out fewer buyers. The disappointing auction followed another weak sale on Wednesday. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades to 'AA' from 'AA-' the rating on the City and County of Denver, Colorado's outstanding excise tax revenue refunding bonds, series 2003. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Sanger Public Financing Authority, California as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| Gov.-elect Chris Christie on Thursday defended his decision to go along with New Jersey's sale of more than $1.2 billion in bonds to pay for already approved transportation projects, saying it does not go against his promise to rein in state borrowing. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the State of New Hampshire's approximately $125 million general obligation bonds consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following Orange County, North Carolina general obligation bonds: ... more info |
| Treasury prices tumbled after a poorly bid auction for 30-year bonds, which could revive worries over funding the federal budget deficit. ... more info |
| The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and decided to keep its program of buying government bonds because signs of an economic recovery remained weak. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB' rating on the following Vanderburgh County Redevelopment District, Indiana bonds: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Dallas, Texas' Sports Arena Project as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| The government sold nearly $25 billion of the government bonds at a low price of 100.15 yen, in line with expectations, yielding 0.469%. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A-' rating on the Maryland Transportation Authority's series 2002 airport parking revenue bonds. Fitch also affirms the 'A' rating on the MdTA's outstanding series 2003 variable-rate passenger facility charge revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Tennessee's revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Qualified General Improvement Bonds of Jersey City, NJ: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A+' to the $52.2 million Harford County Maryland Aberdeen Proving Ground military housing project 2009 bonds, federally taxable military housing bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the State of Connecticut's taxable general obligation bonds . The bonds will be sold Dec. 15 via negotiation, and will mature Dec. 1, 2020-2023 and Dec. 1, 2029. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Pima County Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District, Arizona's water revenue refunding bonds: ... more info |
| Atna Resources Ltd. -- is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated November 23, 2009, it has closed a private placement offering (the of US$14.5 million of Gold Participating Bonds . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the $200,000,000 New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority's Water and Sewer System Second General Resolution revenue bonds, adjustable-rate fiscal 2010 series CC. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch affirms its 'A-' rating to the Napa-Vallejo Waste Management Authority, California's $5.2 million in outstanding 2004 revenue refunding bonds The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Dec. 10, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the ratings currently assigned to the following $135,100,000 Highlands County Health Facilities Authority , Florida hospital revenue bonds : ... more info |
| State and local governments are poised to ramp up municipal-bond sales by 14% next year, largely because of an increase of federally subsidized, taxable Build America Bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Howard Bend Levee District , Missouri's levee district refunding and improvement bonds series 2005 to 'BBB' from 'A-'. Fitch also affirms the district's levee district improvement bonds series 2007 at 'BBB'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference today Dec. 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST to discuss the current rating analysis for the North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners, LLC's approximately $400 million senior lien revenue bonds issued by the Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation. ... more info |
| Adding these assets to your portfolio can diversify your exposure beyond U.S. stocks and bonds. ... more info |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its outlook on Spain to "negative," saying the country will likely see "significantly lower" economic growth. ... more info |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its outlook on Spain to "negative," saying the country will likely see "significantly lower" economic growth. ... more info |
| It's unlikely that the U.S. would default on its debts, but the price of insurance against such a default has jumped lately. Individual investors should consider whether current rates of return for Treasurys outweigh the risks of inflation or default, writes Brett Arends. ... more info |
| Asian stocks slid and government bonds mostly rose Wednesday after U.S. corporate news increased worries about export demand. ... more info |
| Treasurys rose Tuesday amid renewed caution about the speed and strength of an economic recovery. A successful auction of three-year notes reinforced demand for government-backed bonds. ... more info |
| Fitch Ratings has affirmed an investment-grade bond rating for the city of New Orleans. This moves the city one step closer to selling its first bonds in two years. A $40 million bond sale, tentatively set for Dec. 16, still hinges on favorable ratings from Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AAA' to the $102,000,000 Vermont Housing Finance Agency mortgage revenue bonds , series 2009A . The Rating Outlook for the bonds is Stable. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB' rating to the City of New Orleans, Louisiana's public improvement bonds, issue of 2010A. The bonds are scheduled for a competitive sale on Dec. 16, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'AAA' rating on the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System permanent university fund refunding bonds, series 2009C because the bond issue has been indefinitely postponed, pending an improvement in market conditions for a refunding. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating on Cuyahoga County, OH's following various purpose, general obligation bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to Idaho Housing and Finance Association's single-family mortgage bonds, 2009 series C and 2009 series 1: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to Utah Housing Corporation's single-family mortgage bonds, 2009 series C and D: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the following schoolhouse bonds for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX : ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the city of West Palm Beach, Florida's approximately $12.2 million of public service tax revenue bonds. Proceeds will be used to refinance outstanding PST revenue bonds for debt service savings. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to Kalamazoo, Michigan's $8 million water supply system revenue bonds, series 2009. Concurrently, Fitch downgrades to 'A+' from 'AA-' the rating on $22.8 million of outstanding parity bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB' rating for the $2.7 million outstanding Newman, CA Redevelopment Agency tax allocation bonds , series 1997. ... more info |
| Markets reacted sharply to a downgrade of Greece's credit rating, sending the euro as well as Greek bonds and equities lower amid rising fears that Greece's growing problems could turn into the most serious debt crisis that the euro zone has faced. ... more info |
| Salt Lake County says it's one of 20 counties nationwide to win Triple A ratings for taxpayer-backed bonds. The high marks from Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investor Service and Standard and Poor's mean lower interest rates. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference on tomorrow Dec. 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST to discuss the current rating analysis for the North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners, LLC's approximately $400 million senior lien revenue bonds issued by the Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the $193.1 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's mortgage revenue bonds, 2009 series A. Additionally, Fitch affirms the 'AAA' rating on AHFC's $235 million outstanding mortgage revenue bonds and assigns a Stable Outlook to the program. ... more info |
| Investors were concerned about the pace of recovery after Mr. Bernanke suggested that interest rates would remain low until the economy firmed up. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----As part of continuing surveillance efforts, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on CivicVentures' outstanding $109.7 million revenue bonds, series 2006 . The Rating Outlook is Revised to Negative. ... more info |
| Companies announced plans to sell at least $6 billion of bonds, tapping investors' seemingly insatiable demand for new corporate debt to stock up on relatively cheap cash. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'A+' rating on the City of Greenville, Texas' outstanding waterworks and sewer system revenue bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Consistent with Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the City of Philadelphia, PA's general obligation bonds to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' and removal from Rating Watch Negative, Fitch also downgrades to 'BBB' from 'BBB+', and removes from Rating Watch Negative the following issuers' bonds: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Kalkaska County Hospital Authority, Michigan as part of its continuous surveillance effort: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the city of Sarasota, Florida's approximately $8.7 million in non ad valorem revenue bonds, series 2009. The bonds will be issued as recovery economic zone Build America Bonds and are expected to price the week of Dec. 16. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the town of Manchester, Connecticut's $4.9 million of general obligation refunding bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
| Japanese government bond investors and primary dealers told the finance ministry that the market is able to absorb more 30-year debt. First Ship Lease trust dropped its planned bond, citing the cost. ... more info |
| After surging more than 1 percent on a better-than-expected jobs report, shares on Wall Street fell back. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings downgrades the Summit County Port Authority, Ohio bond fund's outstanding $40.2 million development revenue bonds to 'BBB-' from 'BBB+'. Fitch maintains the ratings on Rating Watch Negative; they were first placed on Rating Watch Negative on Nov. 26, 2008 in conjunction with the initiation of a review by Fitch of its default and recovery assumptions and the methodology by which it applied these in assigning ratings to this and similar economic development bond fund programs. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to Maine Municipal Bond Bank's $38,285,000 general tax-exempt fund group bonds, series 2009H. The 2009H bonds are expected to sell during the week of Dec. 14, 2009 via negotiation. ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc., which operates an electric trading platform for corporate bonds, said Friday its monthly trading volume more than doubled in November. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota's $57,480,000 taxable general obligation tax increment refunding bonds , series 2009D. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Regional Transportation District, Colorado's $42,025,000 million sales tax revenue refunding bonds, series 2009A. The bonds are expected to be sold through negotiation on or about Dec. 15. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' to Partners HealthCare System's approximately $475 million Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds , fixed-rate revenue bonds, series 2009J, which are expected to be sold as two sub series. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the state of New Jersey's approximately $205 million general obligation bonds and $4.15 million GO bonds . The bonds will be offered competitively on Dec. 8, 2009. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+' to Bernalillo County , New Mexico's $10.8 million general obligation bonds, series 2009A, which are scheduled to sell competitively the week of Dec. 7. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of its continuous surveillance efforts Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating to Hillsborough County, Florida's outstanding $150.5 million solid waste and resource recovery revenue bonds including: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to New York City's $1.4 billion general obligation bonds, fiscal 2010, consisting of the following: ... more info |
| The first mutual fund and exchange-traded fund focusing on Build America Bonds came to market on Tuesday, suggesting that investors believe lawmakers will continue support for these new, taxable municipal securities. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds are typically seen as a safe and unspectacular part of the market, a safety-first asset class with negligible returns. So the 5.2% annualized gain enjoyed by the average Treasury bond mutual-fund over the past decade may surprise many investors. ... more info |
| High-yield bonds—particularly the riskier ones—may not have run their course just yet. And that's after the 53% gain so far this year. ... more info |
| Wall Street opened stronger but then settled back on Thursday as the government reported that new jobless benefit claims fell unexpectedly for a fifth week. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the City of Manchester, New Hampshire's approximately $65 million of general airport revenue bonds, refunding series 2009. Fitch also downgrades its rating on the outstanding airport revenue bonds to 'A-' from 'A'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA' to the Massachusetts School Building Authority's $600 million dedicated sales tax bonds, consisting of 2009 series A tax-exempt bonds and 2009 series B federally taxable-direct pay to issuer-Build America Bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA' to Massachusetts Development Finance Agency $20 million special obligation bonds series 2009A. The bonds are scheduled to be sold the week of Dec. 7, 2009 through negotiation. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida's outstanding GO bonds at 'A+' and outstanding sales tax revenue bonds at 'A'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST to discuss the current rating analysis for the North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners, LLC's approximately $400 million senior lien revenue bonds issued by the Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation. ... more info |
| Treasury prices fell Thursday as market participants pared back on U.S. government bonds heading into Friday's nonfarm payrolls report, and as investors began to set up for next week's round of Treasury auctions. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to $530 million State of Illinois Build Illinois series A and B of December 2009. The series A bonds are expected to be sold by competitive bid Dec. 10, 2009 and the series B bonds by negotiation Dec. 17, 2009. ... more info |
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| BOSTON & MINNEAPOLIS----U.S. Bank has been named trustee and fiscal agent for $218.3 million in bonds for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . ... more info |
| Improvement in the economy and a rise in interest rates will affect the price of bonds. ... more info |
| Most stocks finished higher after the Fed said regional economic activity had generally improved since its last snapshot in October. ... more info |
| CAYCE, S.C.----South Carolina Electric & Gas Company announced today that it sold, in a negotiated offering, $150 million principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.50 percent series due December 15, 2039. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the Harris County Toll Road Authority's toll road bonds: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to the City of Mansfield, Texas' $2.5 million waterworks and sewer system revenue bonds, series 2009. Additionally, Fitch affirms the 'AA-' rating for the city's $54.4 million waterworks and sewer system revenue bonds outstanding. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A+' rating on Laredo, Texas' $41.9 million of outstanding waterworks and sewer system revenue bonds . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an Assured Guaranty Insurer Financial Strength rating of 'AA-' with a Negative Rating Outlook to the issues listed below. As of Oct. 19, 2009, Fitch will solely provide insured ratings on bonds for which it has underlying ratings. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its long-term ratings for certain maturities on the following Los Angeles Department of Airports , CA bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has upgraded the 'A/F1' ratings assigned to the $500,000,000 State of California, economic recovery bonds, series 2004 C-1 through C-5. The rating action is in connection with the substitution of the original standby bond purchase agreements with letters of credit fully securing the bonds as follows: Bank of America, N.A. is the LOC provider for the series 2004C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-5 bonds; and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. is the LOC provider for the series 2004C-4 bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $3,000,000 State of Oregon business development revenue bonds , series 223. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay confirming letter of credit issued by CoBank, ACB. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following Henrico County , Virginia's water and sewer system revenue bonds: ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board's $100 million of revolving fund revenue bonds, series 2010 - master trust. The series 2010 bonds are scheduled to price during the week of Dec. 7, 2009 via negotiation. ... more info |
| Is now the time to invest in an emerging-market bond fund? Panic caused by the Dubai crisis nudged down prices—but not enough to make a difference, writes Brett Arends. ... more info |
| Today, Wednesday 2 December, Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley are launching a new range of Fixed Rate Bonds, available to both new and existing customers. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'AA' rating to the District of Columbia's $46.7 million income tax secured revenue bonds, series 2009D and $600 million income tax secured revenue bonds, series 2009E . ... more info |
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| SHREWSBURY, Mass. & MINNEAPOLIS----U.S. Bank has been named trustee, registrar and paying agent for nearly $550 million in Project Revenue Bonds for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. ... more info |
| Greece's finance minister promised Wednesday that the country would not default on its loans as the cost of insuring its bonds soared to the highest among the 16 nations that use the euro. ... more info |
| Wall Street began a new month by pushing higher Tuesday as concerns about Dubai’s debt started to ease. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation's top underwriter of California municipal bonds over the past five years1, announced today that it has completed a $168 million water utility financing for the California Department of Water Resources . ... more info |
| ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.----PNM Resources' New Mexico utility, PNM, today announced the successful remarketing of $36 million of tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by the Maricopa County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Sarasota County, Florida's 1/2 cent local government sales tax, series 2009A and 2009B. Series 2009A will be issued as Build America Bonds while series 2009B will be issued as Recovery Zone BABs. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Dec. 3, 2009, Fitch Ratings will confirm the short-term 'F1+' rating assigned to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority , $106,160,000 Oklahoma Turnpike system refunding second senior revenue bonds , series 2006C. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has upgraded its rating to 'AA-' from 'A+' on $14.6 million of sales and use tax revenue bonds, series 2006 issued by the Town of Parker, Colorado . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'B-' from 'BBB' the outstanding $-22.7 million New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority's revenue bonds, Deborah Heart and Lung Center , series 1993. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's $27,130,000 refunding revenue bonds series 2009 . The bonds, which are expected to be offered competitively on Dec. 9, are being issued to refinance certain outstanding bonds as part of the state of New Jersey's debt restructuring efforts for budget relief. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'A+' rating on Sarasota Florida's $32.8 million of outstanding enterprise system revenue bonds. The bonds are secured by a net revenue pledge of the city's water and wastewater utility system . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns 'AA-' ratings to $40 million State of Ohio capital facilities bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
| Dubai World's debt problems are dealing a blow to the broader market for Islamic bonds, which only recently showed signs of reviving after getting crushed by the global financial crisis. ... more info |
| Is now the time to invest in an emerging-market bond fund? Panic caused by the Dubai crisis nudged down prices—but not enough to make a difference, writes Brett Arends. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB-' rating to $39.98 million in Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority subordinated revenue bonds , series 2009A. The bonds are expected to sell Dec. 8, 2009 via negotiation, and will be due Sept. 1, 2010-2040. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to Wake County, North Carolina's approximately $151.2 million limited obligation bonds series 2010. The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on Dec. 10, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the ratings on the senior student loan notes and downgrades the subordinate bonds of the KnowledgeFunding of Ohio 2005 Indenture of Trust; removing any ratings from Negative Watch and assigning Stable Outlooks to all ratings. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- Individual investors moved assets back into cash in November, after three months of increasing holdings of stocks and bonds, according to a new survey by the American Association of Individual Investors. The proportion of holdings in cash rose about 8 percentage points to 27% of assets last month. Investors decreased both equity and fixed-income holdings, with stock holdings falling about 2 percentage point to 57% of assets. Bond holdings dropped 6 points to 18%. Cash holdings in October fell to the lowest since July 2007, as Americans became more willing to invest in higher-returning assets as the economy improved.
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| Japan`s central bank will provide a new $116 billion lending facility and take Japanese government bonds, corporate bonds and commercial paper as collateral. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank's approximately $30 million 2009 series E non-guaranteed bonds, issued under the 2005 General Bond Resolution . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to the Virginia College Building Authority's 21st Century College and Equipment Programs bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Onondaga County, NY's $42.27 million general obligation refunding bonds, 2009 . The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on Dec. 3, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA-' rating on Pensacola, Florida's approximately $45.9 million in non ad valorem revenue bonds, series 2009A and series 2009B. At the time of issuance, the city will decide whether to issue tax-exempt series 2009A or direct subsidy Build America Bonds series 2009B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $38,150,000 Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority's adjustable-rate hospital facilities revenue refunding bonds, series 2009B . ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to Dixie Elementary School District , California's lease revenue bonds , series 2009, with a Negative Rating Outlook. Fitch also affirms the 'AA+' rating on the district's approximately $8.1 million of outstanding general obligation bonds, and revises the Rating Outlook to Negative from Stable. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'A+' rating on Prescott Valley Municipal Property Corporation, Arizona's $36.7 million outstanding municipal facility revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'AA+/F1+' rating to the following: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Aquila Investment Management LLC has announced that Salt Lake City-based James Thompson has joined the company as the new co-portfolio manager and Vice President of Tax-Free Fund For Utah, a municipal bond fund that invests in bonds which are exempt from Utah state and regular federal income taxes. ... more info |
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| This Wednesday, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana satisfactorily closed its public offering of 250,000 ordinary bonds, for which it received bids equivalent to 5.3 times the amount offered and allotted, that is to say COP $250,000 million. ... more info |
| The grandkids would probably prefer greenbacks but with bonds, she's helping them learn how to save. ... more info |
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| American markets closed sharply lower after weighing troubles at Dubai World, the Persian Gulf investment vehicle, that caused markets to slump in Europe and Asia. ... more info |
| The governor of the Bank of Japan said the bank will act decisively in the event of renewed financial market turmoil, his strongest hint yet at fresh support for the economy that analysts say could involve buying more government bonds or a return to quantitative easing. ... more info |
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| American markets closed sharply lower after weighing troubles at Dubai World, the Persian Gulf investment vehicle, that caused markets to slump in Europe and Asia. ... more info |
| The Greek government is trying to sell at least $16.7 billion worth of bonds to Chinese banks as part of its efforts to refinance the country's massive public debt, a person familiar with the situation said. ... more info |
| The Greek government is trying to sell at least $16.7 billion worth of bonds to Chinese banks as part of its efforts to refinance the country's massive public debt, a person familiar with the situation said. ... more info |
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| American markets closed sharply lower after weighing troubles at Dubai World, the Persian Gulf investment vehicle, that caused markets to slump in Europe and Asia. ... more info |
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| American markets closed sharply lower after weighing troubles at Dubai World, the Persian Gulf investment vehicle, that caused markets to slump in Europe and Asia. ... more info |
| A group of about 15 or 20 investors in bonds of Dubai World's real-estate subsidiary have come together in an effort to explore their options, after suffering huge losses. ... more info |
| Dubai debt default concerns continued to send shockwaves across the world on Friday, with heightened risk aversion pushing global equities sharply lower and prompting investors to take refuge in government bonds. ... more info |
| Shares in banks, builders and companies part-owned in the Middle East fell around the world on Thursday and investors sought safety in government bonds on worries about Dubai's ability to pay its debts. ... more info |
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| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced today that CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company, LLC closed on the sale of $664.8 million in storm recovery bonds, also known as securitization bonds, to recover costs CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC incurred in 2008 to restore service following Hurricane Ike. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Tacoma, WA's $48.7 million limited tax general obligation bonds, series 2009A , B , C , D, E, and F . Fitch also affirms the 'AA-' rating on the $111 million in outstanding Tacoma, WA's LTGO bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the following 2009 series of Piedmont Municipal Power Agency's electric system revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the Municipal Building Authority of Salt Lake County's $84.1 million lease revenue bonds, series 2009A and 2009B . Fitch also upgrades its rating to 'AA+' from 'AA' on the authority's lease revenue bonds, series 1997 and lease revenue refunding bonds, series 2001, which together total $26 million. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to $9.6 million City of Santa Monica Public Financing Authority, California's lease revenue refunding bonds, series 2009 . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Nov. 30, 2009, Fitch Ratings will confirm the short-term component of the ratings currently assigned to New York City Transitional Finance Authority's $37,500,000 future tax secured bonds, fiscal 2003 series C, subseries C-5 , and $107,000,000 New York City recovery bonds fiscal 2003 series 3, subseries 3B-2 , at 'F1+'. ... more info |
| The first mutual fund and exchange-traded fund focusing on Build America Bonds came to market on Tuesday, suggesting that investors believe lawmakers will continue support for these new, taxable municipal securities. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds are typically seen as a safe and unspectacular part of the market, a safety-first asset class with negligible returns. So the 5.2% annualized gain enjoyed by the average Treasury bond mutual-fund over the past decade may surprise many investors. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AA-' rating to the expected issuance of approximately $140 million Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority hospital facilities revenue refunding and improvement bonds . ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced total monthly trading volume for October 2009 of $34.7 billion, consisting of $19.7 billion in U.S. high-grade volume, $7.6 billion in eurobond volume, and $7.4 billion in other volume. ... more info |
| A House vote to speed up the effective date of limits on credit card companies took bank stocks sharply lower, and the rest of the market followed. ... more info |
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| LOS ANGELES----The Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy at the University of Southern California hosted its fourth forum in the series, “Assessing Performance and Progress of California's 2006 Infrastructure Bonds,” in the wake of the California State Legislature's historic passage this morning of a comprehensive water package that would aggressively address the Golden State's highly-politicized, complex water issues. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating on Maryland Water Quality Financing Administration's $47.6 million of outstanding revolving loan fund revenue bonds, series 2005A. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' approximately $500 million general obligation bonds, consolidated loan of 2009 series E. The bonds, which are scheduled to price the week of Nov. 9, 2009, may be sold as either tax-exempt bonds or federally taxable Build America Bonds with a direct pay of the federal subsidy to the issuer, depending on market conditions at the time of the sale. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to $125 million in State of Texas general obligation water financial assistance bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings upgrades the long- and short-term ratings to 'AA+/F1+' from 'AA-/F1' for the currently outstanding $80,935,000 General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania revenue bonds, series 2008D . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to Pitt County, North Carolina's estimated $35.1 million limited obligation bonds , series 2009. The LOBs are scheduled to price via negotiated sale on Nov. 10, 2009. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to Los Angeles County Capital Asset Leasing Corp., California's $24,695,000 lease revenue bonds, 2009 series A . The bonds will be sold competitively on Nov. 16, 2009. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB' rating to $10 million Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Project 2009 tax allocation bonds , series D. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Carroll County, Maryland's approximately $66.7 million general obligation bonds, consisting of $32.1 million consolidated public improvement and refunding bonds of 2009, series A, and $34.7 million consolidated public improvement bonds of 2009, series B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----An error was found in the short-term rating on the Fitch Ratings web site for the bond listed below: ... more info |
| Venezuela's state oil company says it could issue more bonds this year to pay down debts to foreign and domestic oil contractors. ... more info |
| Issuers sold about $6 billion of bonds backed by consumer loans in the latest round of financing through the Federal Reserve's Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds are typically seen as a safe and unspectacular part of the market, a safety-first asset class with negligible returns. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A-' rating on Little Salt Intercounty Drainage District, Michigan's approximately $1.1 million outstanding drainage bonds. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assign an 'AA' rating to Manhattan, Kansas's $11,110,000 general obligation bonds, series 2009-C and $8,945,000 GO refunding bonds, series 2009-D. Concurrently, Fitch downgrades the city's approximately $76 million of outstanding GO bonds to 'AA' from 'AA+'. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the City of Columbus, Ohio's general obligation various purpose bonds as follows : ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Effective Nov. 5, 2009, Fitch Ratings will confirm the short-term rating of 'F1+' assigned to the $89,000,000 County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina variable-rate general obligation bonds, series 2006A . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Okaloosa County, Florida's approximately $24.3 million in sales tax revenue bonds, series 2009A and series 2009B. At the time of issuance, the county will decide whether to issue the bonds as tax-exempt series 2009A or direct subsidy Build America Bonds series 2009B. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'AA-' rating to the Pima County, Arizona $113.1 million general obligation bonds, series 2009A. Fitch also assigns an 'AA-' rating to the county's $357.6 million in outstanding GO bonds . ... more info |
| BARCELONA, Spain & MILAN & LONDON----Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'AA-' rating to the Pima County, Arizona $23.3 million street and highway revenue bonds, series 2009. Fitch also assigns an 'AA-' rating to the county's $128.9 million outstanding parity street and highway revenue bonds . ... more info |
| With the advent of tax-advantaged retirement accounts, municipal bonds lost a lot of their appeal to investors. The biggest advantage to muni bonds is that the income they generate is exempt from federal tax and, in the state in which they are issued, state tax. Of course, that's not an advantage when you're not paying taxes in your investment account.
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A+' rating on Fort Lauderdale, Florida's outstanding $2,870,000 sanitation revenue bonds, series 2000. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a bank bond rating of 'A+' to approximately $105 million City and County of Denver, Colorado , series 2009C airport system revenue bonds for the Denver International Airport . ... more info |
| Treasury bonds are typically seen as a safe and unspectacular part of the market, a safety-first asset class with negligible returns. So the 5.2% annualized gain enjoyed by the average Treasury bond mutual-fund over the past decade may surprise many investors. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds are typically seen as a safe and unspectacular part of the market, a safety-first asset class with negligible returns. So the 5.2% annualized gain enjoyed by the average Treasury bond mutual-fund over the past decade may surprise many investors.
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| Stocks retreated from early gains on Monday, despite signs that manufacturing in the United States was on a path to recovery. ... more info |
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| Municipal bonds are no longer cheap keys to the cities but they can still show investors around town.
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' long-term rating to approximately $1.75 billion in California Statewide Communities Development Authority revenue bonds series 2009. The bonds now offered will sell via negotiation on or about Nov. 10, 2009, and are due June 15, 2013; there is no provision for early redemption. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings downgrades North Las Vegas , Nevada's $349.1 million general obligation bonds to 'AA-' from 'AA'. The Rating Outlook is Negative. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the 'AAA' rating and Stable Outlook on Sedgwick County, Kansas' $6,285,000 general obligation bonds, series 2009A, as the series has been eliminated from the multi-issue transaction expected to sell via competitive bid on Nov. 4, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' long-term rating to the following Adventist Health System Sunbelt bonds: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to West Contra Costa Unified School District, California's $30 million election of 2005, series D and D-1 general obligation bonds . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the following series of bonds issued by the City of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency on behalf of Sarah Lawrence College : ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $53,895,000 City of Fort Myers, Florida variable-rate utility system refunding revenue bonds series 2009 . The long-term rating assigned to the bonds is based jointly on the underlying rating assigned to Fort Myers Utility System , and the support provided by the irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit , provided Bank of America, N.A. . ... more info |
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| PROVIDENCE, R.I. & MINNEAPOLIS----U.S. Bank has been named trustee of the bonds for Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency Water Pollution Control Bond Series 2009A, representing $41,555,000 million in bond issuances. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On Monday, November 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. today authorized the Fund to redeem up to 25 percent of the Fund's auction rate preferred stock , subject to market, regulatory and other conditions and factors. ... more info |
| In a reversal of Thursday’s gains, Wall Street dropped sharply as high volume caused delays on trades reported by the NYSE. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust's environmental infrastructure bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings places three classes of bonds from PARTS 2007-CT1 on Rating Watch Negative. The bonds are placed on Rating Watch Negative due to higher than expected level of defaults. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to Miami, Florida's approximately $65 million special obligation bonds , series 2009. The Rating Outlook for the Special Obligation bonds is Stable. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its underlying 'A+' ratings on the following United Independent School District, Texas' debt obligations: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the City of Fort Myers, Florida's approximately $55,000,000 variable-rate utility system refunding revenue bonds, series 2009. Proceeds will current refund the outstanding utility system refunding revenue bonds, series 1999A in their entirety. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed an underlying 'A-' rating to Lee County, Florida's approximately $179.3 million outstanding bonds. The Rating Outlook is revised to Stable from Positive. ... more info |
| Either the Fed's monetary stance will shift or it won't -- either way, it's bad for corporates. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the $16,635,000 Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority refunding revenue bonds series 2009B. The 'AA+' long-term component of the rating is based jointly on the rating that Fitch has assigned to the foundation's revenue bonds and the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay letter of credit issued by Bank of Montreal , acting through its Chicago Branch. ... more info |
| The BoJ said it would stop buying corporate bonds and commercial paper at the end of the year but extended its programme to provide limitless lending to help corporate financing until the end of the fiscal year in next March ... more info |
| The central bank said it would end the buying of corporate bonds and commercial paper in December, while extending its low-interest loan program until March. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Montgomery County, Maryland's estimated $387.4 million general obligation bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
| In the midst of this year's once-in-a-lifetime rally in corporate bonds, some investors already see the specter that rising interest rates in the future could destroy much of their gains. ... more info |
| FRANKFURT & LONDON & NEW YORK----Jefferies announced today that it has been named as a member of the bidding group for German government bonds. The firm was included in this group by Finanzagentur, the German Debt Management Agency, and, as such, will participate in auctions of German government bonds, notes and bills as one of 28 market participants. ... more info |
| The charges against CDR Financial Products are the first resulting from a federal inquiry of the municipal bonds industry. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the approximately $42.5 million electric revenue bonds to be issued by the Klickitat County Public Utility District No. 1, WA . ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to FirstHealth of the Carolinas' $39,660,000 series 2009C fixed-rate bonds expected to be issued through the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the following Sedgwick County, Kansas' bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the State of Georgia's approximately $700 million general obligation and GO refunding bonds, expected to consist of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----The New Orleans Aviation Board posted a preliminary official statement for the proposed $97.985 million New Orleans Aviation Board Gulf Opportunity Zone CFC Revenue Bonds Series 2009A that includes a reference to a September 30, 2009 credit assessment provided by Fitch Ratings. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to Nevada's $131 million limited tax general obligation bonds , consisting of: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AA' rating to the expected issuance of $240 million Illinois Finance Authority revenue bonds series 2009B . In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA' ratings on approximately $499 million of bonds outstanding issued on behalf of Central DuPage Health through the Illinois Finance Authority or the Illinois Health Facilities Authority. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the approximate $121.1 million series 2009A fixed-rate revenue and refunding bonds to be issued by the Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania on behalf of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries . ... more info |
| A handful of prominent companies recently have sold bonds or structured complex securities without credit ratings. ... more info |
| Chrysler has returned $5.5 million in bonds to an Indiana county to settle a dispute over millions of dollars the county spent toward a transmission plant that a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Santa Fe, New Mexico's $61 million water utility system/capital outlay gross receipts tax revenue bonds, series 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' underlying rating to $75.7 million of Delaware Health Facilities Authority variable rate refunding revenue bonds issued on behalf of Bayhealth Medical Center Project , series 2009B and C. ... more info |
| Some debt issuers are finding they don't need credit ratings. Recently, a handful of prominent companies have sold bonds or structured complex securities without credit ratings. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK---- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on the approximately $198 million in outstanding Denver Health and Hospital Authority healthcare revenue bonds series 2007A and 2007B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'A' rating on the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs, California's outstanding tax allocation bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' rating on Butler County Transportation Improvement District , OH's highway improvement bonds, series 2007. The bonds are secured by several sources including a primary pledge of tax increment revenues and a secondary pledge of 25% of Butler County's general fund non-tax revenues and certain local income taxes. ... more info |
| Treasury prices rose for a second day as soft economic data on housing and consumers raised doubt about the strength of an economic recovery ... more info |
| Louisiana sold $200 million in general obligation bonds to generate upfront cash to finance state construction projects, the first such bond sale since September 2006. ... more info |
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| Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency invited beneficial owners to offer to sell to MassHousing for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Invitation dated September 25, 2009, as amended , certain of its Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds and/or Housing Bonds . ... more info |
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| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to the approximately $224 million in certificates of participation , series 2009, to be issued by Palomar Pomerado Health . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's approximately $29.9 million taxable general obligation corporate purpose bonds, series 2009E and approximately $15.6 million GO promissory notes, series 2009F. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the following City and County of Honolulu , Hawaii's general obligation bonds: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' underlying rating on the $17,500,000 Arizona Health Facilities Authority's series 2002 variable-rate demand bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the Town of Babylon's $27.8 million public improvement serial bonds, series 2009. The bonds are scheduled to sell competitively on Oct. 29 with proceeds being used to fund various general government capital projects. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its ‘AA+' rating on Orlando, Florida's $50.41 million of outstanding wastewater system revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘BBB-' rating on Baldwin Park Financing Authority, California's outstanding sales tax and tax allocation refunding bonds , series 2003. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to Comal Independent School District , Texas' approximately $55.85 million unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch upgrades the district's approximately $488 million in outstanding unlimited tax bonds to ‘AA-‘ from ‘A+'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA' rating on Taylorsville , Utah's $8.9 million outstanding sales tax revenue bonds, series 2006. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the City of Austin, Texas' $203,495,000 water and wastewater system revenue refunding bonds, series 2009A. Proceeds from the 2009A bonds will refund commercial paper. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Watch on the 'AA' rated Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority education loan revenue bonds, issue H, series 2008 to Negative from Evolving following the downgrade of the Issuer Financial Strength rating of Assured Guaranty Corp. to 'AA-' by Fitch. ... more info |
| A drop in the dollar initially gave a boost to stocks Monday, but a strengthening in the currency short-circuited the market’s advance. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has released its 'Municipal Economic Development Bond Funds Rating Criteria' on Oct. 26, 2009. The criteria report outlines Fitch's approach for rating municipal bonds backed by pools of loans and/or leases within a borrower pool comprised completely or partly of corporations and other non-municipal entities. ... more info |
| India's central bank took its first step toward tightening monetary policy, holding interest rates steady but in a surprise move requiring banks to set aside more bonds as reserves. ... more info |
| I suspect we are in another bubble in the global equity, bonds and commodity markets. Central banks should be prepared to prick them before they cause calamity, writes Wolfgang Mnchau
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| You already know that to protect yourself against stock market meltdowns, you should devote more of your portfolio to bonds as you age. But as you may have discovered recently, the downside protection you get can vary dramatically depending on the type of bonds you own. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Osceola County, Florida's approximately $43.3 million in sales tax revenue refunding bonds, series 2009A. The bonds are expected to price in November 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation's top underwriter of California municipal bonds1, announced today that Mark McCabe, a director in the firm's Municipal Sales department, was named Man of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, New York. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission's approximately $393.235 million revenue bonds, Project No. 96, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB' rating and underlying rating on about $25.7 million hospital revenue bonds, series 1998 and 2004 issued on behalf of Knox Community Hospital by Knox County, Ohio. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Suffolk County Water Authority , New York's following bond issues: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $4.1 million Washington County Water Conservancy District, Utah general obligation refunding bonds, series 2009. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
| CIT Group has sweetened and extended its debt-exchange offer to holders of bonds issued by a Canadian unit of the embattled lender. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's approximately $475 million turnpike revenue bonds, series 2009 H and I. Fitch also affirms the authority's outstanding senior revenue bonds at 'A'. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BB-' rating on the $80.5 million Illinois Finance Authority, Illinois revenue bonds, series 2005A&B . Fitch has revised the Rating Outlook to Evolving from Stable. ... more info |
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| BOSTON----AIR Worldwide Corporation today announced that it has provided risk modeling and analytical services for over 80% of the $2.1 billion of catastrophe bonds issued to date in 2009. ... more info |
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| Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency invited beneficial owners to offer to sell to MassHousing for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Invitation dated September 25, 2009, as amended , certain of its Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds and/or Housing Bonds . ... more info |
| CIT Group has sweetened and extended its debt-exchange offer to holders of bonds issued by a Canadian unit of the embattled lender. ... more info |
| Dubai, buoyed by high oil prices, has proposed raising $6.5 billion in debt, according to a preliminary prospectus. ... more info |
| I suspect we are in another bubble in the global equity, bonds and commodity markets. Central banks should be prepared to prick them before they cause calamity, writes Wolfgang Mnchau
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| Going back 207 years, stocks have outdone bonds by 2.5 percentage points, annualized. But for some long periods, bonds have been the leader. ... more info |
| Earnings data from more companies and a report on existing home sales are expected to provide further direction for the market. ... more info |
| As interest-rate risk looms over bonds, some investors are piling into individual bonds, where they'll at least get their principal back at maturity. ... more info |
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| Earnings data from more companies and a report on existing home sales are expected to provide further direction for the market. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'D' from 'B' the rating on the $35 million convention center facilities excise tax revenue bonds, series 2005 of the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, Arizona. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'A-' rating to the approximately $65 million Redevelopment Authority of the City of Monroe, Wisconsin, development revenue bonds, series 2009 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to approximately $550 million in State of Connecticut special tax obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure purposes, expected to consist of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the $105,965,000 City and County of Denver, Colorado for and on behalf of its Department of Aviation, airport system revenue bonds, series 2009C. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to approximately $184.2 million Illinois Finance Authority revenue and refunding bonds, series 2009, to be issued on behalf of Roosevelt University . ... more info |
| Earnings data from more companies and a report on existing home sales are expected to provide further direction for the market. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the following Indiana State University Board of Trustees revenue bonds on behalf of Indiana State University : ... more info |
| Treasury prices remained lower mid-morning Friday, weighed down by angst about the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook and better-than-expected existing housing data ... more info |
| Stocks fluctuated as investors sorted through a disappointing reading on the labor market and more earnings reports. ... more info |
| Coal company Murray Energy and truck maker Navistar International hit the market to sell $1.5 billion of high-yield bonds as companies line up to take advantage of low rates and lower default forecasts ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' $7.1 million San Diego Redevelopment Agency, California's $6.6 million outstanding Horton Plaza Redevelopment Project tax allocation housing set aside bonds, series 2003C and affirms the 'BBB+' rating on the agency's $6.3 million outstanding Horton Plaza Redevelopment Project subordinate tax allocation bonds , series 2003A. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to San Antonio, Texas' electric and gas systems junior lien revenue bonds, series 2009A and 2009B , issued on behalf of CPS Energy. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to Baltimore County, Maryland's estimated $262 million general obligation bonds. The bonds consist of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----The par value of U.S. corporate bonds affected by downgrades declined sharply in the third quarter 2009 to $61.5 billion, down from $192.2 billion in the second quarter, according to Fitch Ratings. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Indiana Finance Authority's $140,555,000 state revolving fund program bonds, series 2009A-1 and approximately $30,000,000 taxable SRF program bonds, series 2009A-2 . ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the $18.5 million unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2009 of Eanes Independent School District, Texas . Additionally, Fitch has affirmed its 'AA' underlying rating on the district's $105.8 million in outstanding general obligation bonds . ... more info |
| Coal company Murray Energy and truck maker Navistar are poised to sell $1.5 billion of high-yield bonds as companies line up to take advantage of low interest rates and lower default forecasts. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'AA+' long-term underlying rating on certain maturities for the following Prince George's County general obligation consolidated public improvement bonds because they have been prerefunded: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades and assigns a Negative Rating Outlook to the state guaranteed, student loan revenue bonds of Illinois Student Assistance - series 2009 insured by Assured Guaranty Corp . ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'A-' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bond: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the city of Bryan, Texas Electric System $25 million electric system revenue bonds, series 2009. Proceeds from the issuance will fund transmission and distribution system improvements. ... more info |
| Traders seized on the mixed messages in the latest jobs update to sell government bonds ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'A+' rating to approximately $106 million City and County of Denver, Colorado, , series 2009C airport system revenue bonds for the Denver International Airport . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia's, $45.4 million wastewater system revenue bonds, series 2009A, and $100.7 million wastewater system revenue bonds, series 2009B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' ratings to Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority's $64.8 million tax exempt revenue bonds, series C of 2009 and $335.2 million revenue bonds, series D of 2009 which are expected to be sold through negotiation on Nov. 4, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the city of Worcester, Massachusetts' $38 million general obligation municipal purpose loan of 2009 bonds. The bonds are scheduled to sell competitively on Oct. 27, 2009, with proceeds retiring currently outstanding bond anticipation notes and paying capitalized interest costs on the CitySquare financing for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA-' rating on $542.1 million of outstanding Anaheim Public Financing Authority and $121.3 million outstanding second qualified lien bonds. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA-' rating on Kellogg Community College, Michigan's approximately $6.3 million in outstanding community college improvement bonds, series 2000 and 2002 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Pasadena Water and Power's $43.3 million City of Pasadena, California electric revenue bonds series 2009. Fitch also affirms its 'AA-' rating on PWP's $173 million of outstanding electric revenue bonds, including $44 million of series 1998 bonds that will be refunded with proceeds from the series 2009 bonds in December 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'AA' long-term underlying rating on certain maturities for the following bond it has been prerefunded: ... more info |
| Producer prices and housing starts overshadow strong earnings from Apple and Caterpillar. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA+' rating on Greenville, South Carolina's approximately $13 million in outstanding general obligation bonds. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a long-term rating of 'AA' on the expected issuance of $233 million Indiana Finance Authority revenue and refunding bonds series 2009A and assigns 'AA/F1+' ratings to the expected issuance of $102 million Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority revenue bonds series 2009B&C. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to approximately $3 billion in economic recovery bonds of the State of California , currently expected to consist of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' underlying rating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's $300 million of consolidated bonds, series 161. The bonds are expected to price competitively on or around Oct. 28, 2009 and have a final maturity of 2039. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA+' rating to the City of Sugar Land, Texas' $15.18 million general obligation refunding bonds, series 2009 and $17.81 million combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation , series 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' rating to Monmouth County, New Jersey's general obligation bonds, series 2009 consisting of $44.790 million series 2009 A and $26.385 million series 2009 B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on the approximately $206 million in outstanding Denver Health and Hospital Authority healthcare revenue bonds series 2007A and 2007B. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the following ratings for Lake County, Florida: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to College Station Independent School District , Texas' $5.3 million unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA' rating on the district's approximately $141 million in outstanding unlimited tax bonds. ... more info |
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| HOUSTON----RRI Energy, Inc. today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase up to $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority's outstanding Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2001A, 2002A, 2002B, 2003A and 2004A . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission's approximately $157 million senior airport revenue refunding bonds series 2009A and series 2009B, scheduled for negotiated sale during the week Oct. 26, 2009. ... more info |
| Wall Street rose strongly as investors bet that another round of strong corporate earnings would propel the markets even higher. ... more info |
| Seeking to restrain a surging currency, Brazil announced a tax on foreign investment in local bonds and stocks. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the town of Hingham, Massachusetts' $42.3 million of general obligation bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $45 million State of Ohio site development general obligation bonds, series 2009A. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation on or about Nov. 4, 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $90,800,000 of Office Facilities Corporation lease revenue refunding bonds series 2009. The bonds are scheduled to price the week of Nov. 9, 2009 through negotiation. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AAA' rating on the DuPage Water Commission, IL's approximately $24.3 million in outstanding general obligation water refunding bonds, series 2001. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation, Texas' $48.9 million of outstanding contract revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $3,000,000 Dallam County Industrial Development Corporation, Texas variable rate demand economic development revenue bonds , series 2006. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to approximately $906,155,000 State of Minnesota general obligation bonds, consisting of the following: ... more info |
| Russian car maker AvtoVAZ said it plans to issue convertible bonds worth $1.7 billion to repay debt and cautioned it won't rule out filing for bankruptcy if its refinancing efforts don't pan out. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the long- and short-term ratings of the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority's student loan revenue and refunding bonds, series 2008-2 at 'AA' and 'F1+', respectively and assigns a Stable Outlook. ... more info |
| You already know that to protect yourself against stock market meltdowns, you should devote more of your portfolio to bonds as you age. But as you may have discovered recently, the downside protection you get can vary dramatically depending on the type of bonds you own. ... more info |
| The federal government is facing a lawsuit over billions in unclaimed bonds that date back to the patriotic fundraising efforts of World War II, leading to a showdown between states who say they should be given the money and a Treasury Department that claims ownership. ... more info |
| Investors fretting over a weaker U.S. dollar and the outlook for inflation have been stuffing cash into exchange-traded funds following commodities, foreign stocks and inflation-protected bonds, industry data show.
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| Wall Street lost ground after a bigger-than-expected loss at Bank of America and a weak report from General Electric. ... more info |
| The rally in high-yield bonds this year has pushed returns on the debt to more than 50% in 2009, as investors' renewed appetite for risk propelled bonds of companies from Ford to MGM Mirage. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $37 million Santa Margarita/Dana Point Authority revenue bonds, series 2009B . Fitch also affirms the 'AA' rating on the authority's revenue bonds, series 2004A and series 2009A . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch rates Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board transportation revenue bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'C' from 'CC' the rating on Northampton Generating Company, L.P.'s $153 million senior tax-exempt series 1994 A resource recovery revenue bonds due 2009 to 2019. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a long-term 'A' rating to the approximately $32 million of State of Florida Board of Governors parking facility revenue bonds, series 2009A, issued on behalf of Florida International University . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority, CO's approximately $59 million clean water revenue bonds 2009 series A. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Douglas County School District Re. 1, Colorado's proposed $162.8 million general obligation refunding bonds, series 2009, scheduled to sell via negotiation the week of Oct. 19, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Effective Oct. 22, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the ratings assigned to the $50,000,000 Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds, University of Maryland Medical System Issue, series 2008D to 'AA+/F1+' from 'A/F1'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to Suffolk County, New York's $158.205 million public improvement serial bonds, 2009 series C , and an 'F1+' rating to the county's tax anticipation notes 2009 series II and the county's bond anticipation notes 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the city of Milford, Connecticut's $15.1 million of general obligation bonds, issue of 2009, series B. Fitch also assigns an 'F1+' rating to the city's: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to Intermountain Power Agency's proposed $73.26 million subordinate power supply revenue refunding bonds, 2009 series B, which are expected to price the week of Oct. 26. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an unenhanced/underlying rating of 'A' to the approximately $30.3 million of Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority series 2009B and 2009C revenue refunding bonds issued on behalf of Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation . ... more info |
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| The Virginia Housing Development Authority announced today that it is offering to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding Commonwealth Mortgage Bonds upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in VHDA's Invitation to Bondholders dated October 16, 2009 . ... more info |
| The financial crisis has boosted the appeal of tax-favored bonds. But safety comes at a price. ... more info |
| Price of long-dated Treasurys rose Friday, benefiting from weakness in U.S. stocks. ... more info |
| The Dow punched through 10,000 on Wednesday, hitting that threshold for the first time in a year. A day later, the question was: could it hold the line? ... more info |
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| LONDON----BGC Partners, Inc. today announced that the Finnish State Treasury has formally recognised the BGC Electronic Trading Platform as a source of liquidity for the secondary market trading of Finnish government bonds. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Lorain County, Ohio's $5.8 million general obligation sewer system improvement bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch downgrades the county's outstanding limited tax GO debt to 'AA-'. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'A-' rating to Bexar Metropolitan Water District, Texas' waterworks system revenue refunding bonds, series 2009. The bonds will be sold via negotiation on Oct. 27, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to $28 million State of Ohio taxable development assistance bonds , series 2009C. The debt will sell via negotiation on Oct. 27. Fitch also affirms the underlying 'A+' rating on approximately $441 million in outstanding development assistance and revitalization project bonds issued under chapters 166 and 151 of Ohio statutes. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to approximately $1.3 billion Bay Area Toll Authority, California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge revenue bonds series 2009-F2. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA-' rating on $4.3 billion in revenue bonds and variable-rate demand bonds , all of which are on parity. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades and assigns Negative Rating Outlooks to 10 Financial Security Assurance Inc. insured Alaska Student Loan Corp. - 2005 Indenture of Trust bonds following Fitch's downgrade of FSA's Insurer Financial Strength . ... more info |
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| MINNEAPOLIS----Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP and LaVelle & LaVelle, PLC have filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against various parties associated with the issuance of the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai $35,000,000 Convention Center Facilities Excise Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 . ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District Financing Authority, CA's $19.7 million water revenue bonds series 2009. The bonds are scheduled to sell competitively on Oct. 21, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission's $300,000,000 third lien state road bonds, expected to consist of $50,000,000 tax-exempt third lien state road bonds, series C 2009, and $250,000,000 taxable third lien state road bonds series D 2009; precise par amounts for each series will be determined upon final sale. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings has placed the 'A-' rating on the City of North Salt Lake, Utah's outstanding water revenue bonds, series 2006 on Rating Watch Negative. ... more info |
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| KANSAS CITY, Mo.----UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation , leads the Missouri and Midwestern markets as one of the first agents to be selected for all three bond types created by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Build America Bonds, Qualified School Construction Bonds, and Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Mansfield Independent School District , Texas' $44.9 million unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch upgrades to 'AA' from 'AA-' the district's approximately $643 million in outstanding unlimited tax bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----The remarketing of New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NJ transportation system bonds does not affect their ratings, according to Fitch Ratings. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $804 million Dormitory Authority of the State of New York pledged assessment revenue bonds, series 2009A. The rating is based on the mandatory nature of workers' compensation insurance in the state, which provides a stable base of secured revenues and very high collection rates. ... more info |
| When mom has died, how will interest on savings bonds held jointly with her daughter be taxed? ... more info |
| Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev will sell its operations in Central Europe and the Balkans to private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners for $1.62 billion in cash, plus bonds and minority shares that bring the value of the deal to $2.23 billion. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has upgraded to 'A' from 'BBB+' its rating on approximately $18.1 million Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority charter school revenue bonds, series 2008 , issued on behalf of the American Academy Charter School . ... more info |
| Even some bond-fund managers are surprised by investors' continuing appetite for bonds and are warning that this year's outsize returns won't likely continue. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to Raleigh, North Carolina's $47,675,000 variable-rate limited obligation bonds series 2009. The LOBs are scheduled to sell via negotiation on Oct. 22, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Oct. 15, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade to 'AA-F1+' from 'A-/F1' the ratings currently assigned to the following $224,405,000 Highlands County Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds : ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----According to Fitch Ratings, the swaption transaction executed by Dayton City School District, Ohio on its unlimited tax, general obligation series 2003A and 2003D bonds introduces a degree of risk for the district's financial profile. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the following new issues for the city of Miami, FL Department of Off-Street Parking : ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Oct. 15, 2009, Fitch will confirm the 'A+/F1+' ratings assigned to the $900,000,000 State of California, variable-rate general obligation bonds , consisting of: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to North Slope Borough's $40 million general obligation bonds, series 2009A and $45.3 million GO bonds, series 2009B . In addition, Fitch affirms the borough's $385.8 million in outstanding GO bonds at 'A'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a long-term rating of 'AA' to $1.3 billion series 2009 revenue and refunding bonds, to be issued by the Colorado Health Facilities Authority, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority and the County of Montgomery, Ohio for the benefit of Catholic Health Initiatives . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the City of Dublin, Ohio's approximately $15.3 million limited tax general obligation various purpose improvement and refunding bonds, series 2009A, which are secured by unlimited ad valorem property taxes; and approximately $20.8 million unlimited tax GO various purpose refunding bonds, series 2009B, which are secured by ad valorem property taxes within the ten-mill limitation imposed by Ohio law. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA' ratings to the following Monmouth County Improvement Authority , NJ's county guaranteed bonds: ... more info |
| Short-term bond funds, stable-value funds and certificates of deposit can be havens for fixed-income assets. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AA' rating to the expected issuance of approximately $225 million of Indiana Finance Authority Health System revenue bonds, series 2009A (Sisters of St. ... more info |
| The owners of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans have sold only 10 percent of the special bonds needed to help finance the hotel's post-Hurricane Katrina overhaul, but that's enough to keep a redevelopment plan alive through 2010. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to Wayne County, Michigan's approximately $25 million general obligation limited tax building improvement bonds, series 2009B , scheduled for negotiated sale on Oct. 22. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $75 million State of Ohio third-frontier research and development general obligation bonds, series 2009B. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation on or about Oct. 20, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----On the effective date of Oct. 15, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade to 'AA-/F1+' from 'A+/F1' the long and short-term ratings assigned to the $83,015,000 Illinois Finance Authority adjustable-rate demand revenue bonds, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, series 2008. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating on $795 million in State of Maryland general obligation bonds, state and local facilities loan of 2009, third series, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to the United Nations Development Corp.'s $117.2 million 2009 refunding bonds, series A. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Proceeds of the 2009 refunding bonds will be used to redeem all of the outstanding 2004 refunding bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to approximately $773.8 million Alabama Public School and College Authority bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Boulder County, Colorado's Clean Energy Options Local Improvement District bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms $296 million of Indiana Bond Bank special program gas revenue bonds, series 2007A,B at 'AA-' and assigns a Negative Rating Outlook following Fitch's downgrade of Assured Guaranty to 'AA-' from 'AA' and Negative Outlook assignment on Oct. 12, 2009. ... more info |
| After briefly touching highs for the year, shares on Wall Street ended the session mixed in a day of light trading. ... more info |
| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following City of Charlotte, North Carolina refunding general obligation bonds: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----As part of its ongoing surveillance efforts, Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'A-' rating on Energy Northwest's approximately $144.7 million in wind project revenue bonds, series 2003, 2005 and 2006. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia's $241.47 million Project One subordinated bonds, series 2009B and $9.185 million general resolution projects subordinated bonds, series 2009B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on approximately $43.2 million of St. Clair County, Michigan's outstanding general obligation limited tax bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----An error was found in the rating on Fitch Ratings' web site for the bond listed below: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to $800 million New York City Transitional Finance Authority future tax secured subordinate bonds fiscal 2010 series C, consisting of $140 million subseries C-1 tax-exempt subordinate bonds and $660 million subseries C-2 taxable subordinate bonds . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency's $9.5 million safe drinking water revolving fund revenue bonds series 2009A . The bonds are expected to price during the week of Oct. 26, 2009 via negotiation. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following bonds issued by the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority to 'A+' from 'A': ... more info |
| The sovereign credits of Argentina, Ecuador, Pakistan and Ukraine have gained more than 100% year-to-date. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Owning bonds whose ratings haven’t been reviewed for decades is a risky proposition. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Exchanges on Wall Street are on track for their best week since July. ... more info |
| Treasury prices tumbled Friday, extending losses touched off the previous day by a disappointing auction of 30-year bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Orlando Utilities Commission's $135 million utility system revenue refunding bonds, series 2009C. Fitch also affirms the 'AA' rating on OUC's outstanding combined utility revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB-' rating on the $88.3 million Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Ohio outstanding development revenue program bonds. The Rating Outlook remains Negative. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB-' rating on approximately $78 million Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Ohio outstanding development revenue program bonds. The Rating Outlook remains Negative. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AA' ratings to the following State of Mississippi general obligation bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to $8.2 million Oklahoma Development Finance Authority state system of higher education master real property lease revenue bonds series 2009D. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the following series of revenue bonds issued by the Orange County Health Facilities Authority, FL on behalf of The Nemours Foundation : ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying ratings on Moorings Park's $17.8 million series 2000 bonds, $27 million series 2005 bonds and $34.8 million series 2008 bonds issued by the Collier County, FL Health Facilities Authority. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the city of Raleigh, North Carolina's approximately $70 million combined enterprise system revenue refunding bonds, series 2009A. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the town of Groton, CT's $9.7 million of 2009 general obligation bonds and an 'F1+' rating to the town's $3.1 million of 2009 GO bond anticipation notes . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Suffolk, Virginia's estimated $27.6 million general obligation public utility bonds, consisting of: series 2009A and series 2009B . ... more info |
| A constellation of different signals on job losses, company profits and retail sales gave Wall Street’s optimists a little more reason to celebrate. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB-' rating to approximately $820 million in lease revenue bonds of the State Public Works Board of the State of California. The bonds are expected to consist of $789.4 million, to be sold either as 2009 series G subseries G-1 or 2009 series G subseries G-2 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB' rating to the approximately $65,515,000 of education revenue bonds, series 2009A and $1,370,000 of taxable education revenue bonds, series 2009B, issued by La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corporation on behalf of KIPP, Inc. . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating on Tampa, Florida's $53.75 million of outstanding utilities tax and special revenue refunding bonds, series 2001 and series 2001B to 'AA-' from 'A+'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In connection with the Sept. 14 placement of Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg's long- and short-term Issuer Default Ratings on Rating Watch Negative, Fitch Ratings has reviewed ratings of municipal bonds supported by letters of credit and liquidity facilities provided by LBBW and has taken various actions. ... more info |
| Treasury prices tumbled Thursday after an auction of $12 billion of 30-year bonds was met with lukewarm demand. In late trading, the price of the 30-year Treasury dropped 1 15/32 to 107 3/32, pushing its yield up to 4.09 percent from 4.01 percent late Wednesday. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In connection with the recent Rating Outlook revision to Stable assigned to the underlying rating of the Jacksonville, Florida transportation revenue bonds series 2008B , Fitch has revised the Outlook on the bonds to Stable from Negative. ... more info |
| Citing stronger financial management by the state in recent years, Fitch Ratings on Thursday boosted its rating on $2.5 billion in outstanding Louisiana general obligation bonds from A-plus to AA-minus. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the underlying rating of 'A-' on approximately $291.75 million of health care facilities variable-rate demand revenue bonds, series 2008A-C and $106.3 million of health care facilities bonds, series 2008D-E issued on behalf of Essentia Health by the following issuers: $124,800,000 Cass County, North Dakota; $12,975,000 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority; $260,310,000 Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board, all in conjunction with Essentia's planned conversion of approximately $197 million of variable-rate demand debt to fixed-rate debt. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the Orange County Health Facilities Authority's $100,000,000 revenue bonds series 2009B . The long-term rating is based on the higher of the 'A+' rating assigned by Fitch to Bank of America, N.A. , which provides the support of an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit to the bonds, and the 'AA+' underlying rating assigned by Fitch to the bonds . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'AA' long-term underlying rating on certain maturities for the following bonds because they have been prerefunded: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Burbank Public Financing Authority's $52,000,000 outstanding series 2007 tax allocation revenue bonds at 'A'. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $200 million State of Louisiana general obligation bonds, series 2009-A and $124,780,000 GO refunding bonds, series 2009-B, scheduled to sell competitively on Oct. 27, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA-' rating on the $86.2 million outstanding Economic Development Authority of James City County, Virginia's lease revenue bonds , series 2006. ... more info |
| A bout of selling hit the Treasury market following a weaker-than-expected $12 billion auction of reopened 30-year bonds. ... more info |
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| Treasury bonds provide protection against economic shocks, a diversification characteristic that is typically not found in other asset classes, according to a recent analysis by Mellon Capital Management Corporation , part of BNY Mellon Asset Management. ... more info |
| There are several ways for taxpayers to report the interest earned on savings bonds. ... more info |
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| Corporate earnings reports, to be released beginning Wednesday, will provide signs of the strength of the recovery. ... more info |
| Longest-dated bond yet matures in March 2025. It was sold for an annual yield of 5.47 per cent. Ireland's total issuance this year has hit €32.4bn ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the Washoe County School District , Nevada's $47 million general obligation limited tax school improvement bonds, consisting of $36.9 million series 2009B and $10.1 million series 2009C . ... more info |
| Longest-dated bond yet matures in March 2025. It was sold for an annual yield of 5.47 per cent. Ireland's total issuance this year has hit €32.4bn ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Lake County, Illinois' $1.2 million water and sewer system second lien subordinate revenue bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA+' rating on $36.4 million of the county's outstanding senior lien water and sewer system revenue bonds and the 'AA' rating on the county's $1.7 million outstanding subordinate lien water and sewer system revenue bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Fairfax County, Virginia's $459 million general obligation bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to approximately $157,755,000 of Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System permanent university fund refunding bonds, series 2009C. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AA+' ratings to the following Virginia Public School Authority bonds: ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA' rating on the Mueller Local Government Corporation, Texas' contract revenue bonds, series 2006, of which $11.6 million are outstanding. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the following series of revenue financing system bonds issued by the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System : ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Facilities Improvement Corporation's approximately $124.3 million of outstanding series 1998 and 1999 rental car facility bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings confirms the short-term 'F1+' rating assigned to the following Indiana Finance Authority bonds: ... more info |
| Missouri highway officials have approved the last piece of financing for a $2 billion road plan authorized by voters five years ago. ... more info |
| Indonesia, Pakistan and South Korea are lining up to sell Islamic bonds offshore in separate offerings that will add diversity to a niche area of finance. ... more info |
| The U.K.'s markets regulator said it has censured two portfolio managers at Dresdner Kleinwort for market abuse related to a new issue of bonds from Barclays. ... more info |
| Longest-dated bond yet matures in March 2025. It was sold for an annual yield of 5.47 per cent. Ireland's total issuance this year has hit €32.4bn ... more info |
| Shares rose ahead of the start of earnings season, and the value of the dollar skidded as investors fretted over a report that crude oil could one day be priced in other currencies. ... more info |
| AUSTIN----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades its rating on Las Cruces, New Mexico's outstanding $33.8 million gross receipts tax revenue bonds to 'AA-' from 'A+'. ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc., which operates an electric trading platform for corporate bonds, said Wednesday its trading volume more than doubled in September. ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced total monthly trading volume for September 2009 of $29.3 billion, consisting of $16.9 billion in U.S. high-grade volume, $6.6 billion in eurobond volume, and $5.8 billion in other volume. ... more info |
| Treasurys prices rose, making the most of modest support from the Federal Reserve's latest purchases before a large auction of 10-year bonds. ... more info |
| The U.K.'s markets regulator said it has censured two portfolio managers at Dresdner Kleinwort for market abuse related to a new issue of bonds from Barclays. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Queen Anne's County, Maryland's roughly $30 million general obligation bonds, including $12.2 million public facilities bonds, series 2009A, and $17.7 million public facilities bonds, series 2009B. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch affirms its 'BBB' rating for the Surprise Municipal Property Corporation's , AZ outstanding $50.7 million wastewater development impact fee and subordinate lien wastewater utility revenue bonds, series 2007. ... more info |
| President Hugo Chavez's government has sold nearly $5 billion in debt bonds to local investors. The government initially offered $3 billion of the dollar-denominated bonds last week. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Effective Oct. 7, 2009, Fitch Ratings will upgrade the rating assigned to the $35,125,000 Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, VA student housing revenue bonds , series 2003 to 'A+/F1+' from 'A-/F1'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed at 'BBB+' the Whitney Intercounty Drain Drainage District , Michigan's Whitney Intercounty drain bonds, series 2007. The bonds are payable first from special assessments levied on benefited property within the district. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded 748 bonds in 479 residential mortgage-backed securities transactions to 'D' indicating that the bond has incurred a principal write-down. The bonds being downgraded to 'D' as part of this review were all previously rated 'CCC','CC' or 'C' indicating that a default was expected. ... more info |
| Some holders of CIT Group's longer-dated bonds will ask the century-old lender to sweeten the terms offered in a sweeping debt exchange aimed at reducing the company's leverage. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating on the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority's $35.3 million in outstanding loan pool program revenue bonds . ... more info |
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| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, will announce its 2009 third quarter results on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. ... more info |
| An unexpected slump in manufacturing data roiled U.K. financial markets, causing sterling to tumble while stocks and U.K. government bonds edged higher thanks to signs interest rates will remain low. ... more info |
| A regulator planned to require financial services firms to buy $175 billion in government bonds, or other assets, that would remain liquid in a financial crisis. ... more info |
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| HOUSTON----RRI Energy, Inc. today announced that it has increased the "Maximum Acceptance Amount" for its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase its outstanding 6.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority's outstanding Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2001A, 2002A, 2002B, 2003A and 2004A . ... more info |
| A regulator planned to require financial services firms to buy $175 billion in government bonds, or other assets, that would remain liquid in a financial crisis. ... more info |
| Treasury prices were little changed Monday as investors balanced strong results of an auction of inflation-protected bonds against a rising stock market, which sapped demand for safe-haven investments. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'A+' ratings on the following series of the State of Oregon's lottery revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Gwinnett County Water and Sewerage Authority, Georgia's approximately $247.8 million revenue bonds, series 2009A and $24 million taxable revenue bonds , series 2009B. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada's $15 million limited tax general obligation medium-term bonds series 2009. The bonds are scheduled to sell on Oct. 14, 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the approximately $1.4 billion State of Washington general obligation bonds scheduled to sell the week of Oct. 12, 2009. The offering consists of four series as follows: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA' ratings to the Commonwealth of Virginia's general obligation bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the $21.6 million contract revenue bonds, series 2009 of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Texas . The bonds are scheduled to sell the week of Oct. 12 via negotiation. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings rates the following series of revenue financing system bonds issued by the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System : ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $117.3 million State of Wisconsin petroleum inspection fee revenue refunding bonds, 2009 series 1, expected via negotiation the week of Oct. 5. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the State of Delaware's $515 million general obligation bonds, series 2009, consisting of: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----In the course of surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA-' rating of St. George, Utah's approximately $25.4 million of outstanding sales tax revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA' rating on Palm Beach Gardens, Florida's $10.6 million of outstanding general obligation bonds and the 'AA-' on $18.2 million of outstanding public improvement and refunding bonds, series 2003. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----An error was found in the underlying rating on the Fitch Ratings web site for the bonds listed below: ... more info |
| The percentage of speculative-grade debt was in bonds rose to 86% during the first nine months of this year, compared with 45% in the year-earlier period, S&P said. ... more info |
| Funds holding indexed bonds, gold and commodities are popular as hedges against rising prices. Time will tell if they can deliver. ... more info |
| California, fresh off its recent sale of $8.8 billion of short-term notes, plans to sell $4.5 billion of tax-exempt and taxable bonds this week, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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| A disappointing jobs report from the United States sent a chilly blast into the markets, and reinforced beliefs that the economy’s bounce had leveled off. ... more info |
| The latest moves between stocks and government bonds have cast a shadow over the summer sweet spot that saw rallies across asset classes. ... more info |
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| The smart money in the millennium’s first decade — or at least its final year — was in junk bonds, and the junkier the better. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on the North Carolina Medical Care Commission's series 1999 bonds, issued for Stanly Health Services. In addition, Fitch affirms the underlying rating of 'BBB+' on $28.99 million of NCMCC healthcare facilities revenue bonds series 1996. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the approximately $63.8 million of California Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds , series 2009. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation on or about Oct. 21, 2009, and will finance certain capital improvement projects; refund the outstanding CEFA revenue bonds , series 1999A and CEFA variable rate demand revenue bonds , series 2005B; and pay various costs of issuance. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Florida's $203,240,000 full faith and credit department of transportation right-of-way acquisition and bridge construction refunding bonds, series 2009B, for bid on 18-hours notice as soon as Oct. 5, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the following Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York transportation revenue bonds: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the city of Chicago's sales tax bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' underlying rating to Atlanta, GA's approximately $460 million water and wastewater revenue bonds, series 2009B. The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on Oct. 13, 2009 with proceeds being used to refund outstanding parity bonds originally issued as variable rate demand obligations backed a letter of credit that is set to expire on Nov. 1. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri's public utility revenue bonds and electric system lease obligations at 'AA'. The outstanding $615 million series 2006 bonds are senior to $124 million of public utility lease obligations. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York's approximately $406,245,000 state personal income tax revenue bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
| Allegheny Power, the electric delivery unit of Allegheny Energy Inc., said Friday that the Public Service Commission of West Virginia has approved a settlement that allows the company to issue bonds to fund the remaining portion of its gas scrubber project near Morgantown, W.Va. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings simultaneously affirms and withdraws its unenhanced 'A+' rating on the following series of bonds issued by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas on behalf of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Campus: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+/F1' to the $20,050,000 Term Tender Custodial Receipts, series 2009-AF, relating to Illinois Finance Authority, revenue bonds, series 2007B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB-' rating on approximately $18.4 million of outstanding civic facility revenue bonds, series 2007A and 2007B issued by the City of Albany Industrial Development Agency's on behalf of the Brighter Choice Charter Schools . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB+' rating to the anticipated $14.7 million issuance of Coconino County of Arizona pollution control corporation pollution control revenue bonds , 2009 series A . ... more info |
| Entergy Corp. is proposing the use of revenue bonds backed by surcharges on Louisiana customers' bills to pay for about $420 million in costs for restoring power following hurricanes Gustav and Ike last year, according to a regulatory filing. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on approximately $58.3 million outstanding bonds issued by the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority on behalf of Winchester Hospital . ... more info |
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| GREENSBURG, Pa.----Allegheny Power, the electric delivery business of Allegheny Energy, Inc. , announced today that the Public Service Commission of West Virginia has approved a settlement agreement that allows the company to issue bonds to fund the remaining portion of its flue gas desulfurization project at the Fort Martin Power Station, near Morgantown, W.Va. ... more info |
| Despite an increase in spending, economists worry any rebound could falter if income growth does not improve. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded three classes issued by Morgan Stanley 1997-RR. The downgrades reflect losses experienced by the junior classes and that the quality of the remaining collateral consists of approximately 55% commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds rated below 'B-' or unrated first loss CMBS bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has taken various rating actions on notes issued by Morgan Stanley 2004-RR. The downgrades to the junior classes reflect the quality of the remaining collateral of which approximately 55% are commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds rated below 'B-' or are unrated first loss CMBS bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded two classes issued by CRIIMI MAE 1996-1. The downgrades reflect losses experienced by the junior class and that the quality of the remaining collateral consists of approximately 83% commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds rated 'CCC+' and below or unrated first loss CMBS bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has downgraded 15 classes issued by ARCAP 2005-RR5. The downgrades reflect losses experienced by the L through N classes and that the quality of the remaining collateral consists of approximately 95% commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds rated below 'B-' or unrated first loss CMBS bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----In connection with the affirmation of the long- and short-term Issuer Default Ratings of SunTrust Bank , Fitch Ratings has affirmed municipal bonds supported by letters of credit and liquidity facilities provided by SunTrust. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings downgrades the rating on the United City of Yorkville, Illinois' approximately $35 million of outstanding general obligation bonds to 'A-' from 'A' and the rating on the city's approximately $10 million of outstanding debt certificates to 'BBB' from 'A-'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'AA-' rating to Prince George's County, MD's approximately $12 million solid waste management system refunding revenue bonds, series 2003. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws the enhanced 'A-/F1' ratings assigned to the Indiana Health and Educational Facility Financing Authority's adjustable rate hospital revenue bonds, series 2006B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the Maryland Community Development Administration's $15.99 million residential revenue bonds, 2009 series C. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the 'AA' rating on CDA's outstanding residential revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----As part of its ongoing surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB' ratings on Atwater Public Financing Authority, California's wastewater revenue bonds, series 2008 and water revenue bonds, series 2003 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'BBB+' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bonds: ... more info |
| The Dow Jones industrial average added 1,265 points, or 15 percent, from July through September. ... more info |
| Ukraine's debt-laden state energy company Naftogaz on Thursday effectively defaulted on its $500 million Eurobond issue after it failed to make a payment on time, but a deal on restructuring the debt was expected soon. ... more info |
| Flush with cash and eager to find higher yields, investors welcomed a fresh batch of emerging-market bonds Wednesday.. ... more info |
| The Bank of England is taking credit for a sharp increase in bond issues from U.K. companies this year, saying that purchase of state debt diverted investor cash to that market. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to the $50 million issuance of 5% secured pollution control refunding revenue bonds due June 1, 2031 issued by the City of Burlington, Kansas on behalf of Kansas Gas and Electric . ... more info |
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| TAMPA----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA-' rating on the city of Orlando, Florida's approximately $32.4 million in outstanding state sales tax revenue bonds, series 2007. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' long-term rating to approximately $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds of the state of California , expected to consist of various purpose GO bonds, GO refunding bonds, various purpose GO bonds , and GO refunding bonds . ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'AA-' rating to the expected issuance of approximately $194.1 million of Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority revenue bonds, series 2009C . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $13 million in Alaska Municipal Bond Bank general obligation bonds 2009 series three bonds maturing Aug. 1, 2010-2019. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----An error was found in the rating on Fitch Ratings' web site for the bonds listed below: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the long- and short-term ratings of the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority's Oklahoma student loan bonds and notes, senior variable rate demand obligations, series 2008II A-1 bonds at 'A+' and 'F1+', respectively. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to Maine Municipal Bond Bank's $10,125,000 general tax exempt fund group bonds, series 2009G. The 2009G bonds are expected to sell during the week of Oct. 5, 2009 via negotiation. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms 20 classes of senior bonds and removes from Rating Watch Negative and affirms seven classes of subordinate bonds issued by Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corporation 1999 Trust. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the Pendergast Elementary School District No. 92 of Maricopa County, Arizona's $9.3 million school improvement bonds, Project of 2006, series D . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Martin County, Florida's approximately $7.9 million utilities system improvement revenue bonds, series 2009A and $28.2 million utilities system refunding revenue bonds, series 2009B. ... more info |
| Ukrainian officials held talks in London with investors in hopes of winning a reprieve on $500 million worth of Eurobonds issued by the state energy company Naftogaz that mature Wednesday. ... more info |
| A former employee of Moody's Investors Service warned federal regulators in March about deficiencies in the credit rating agency's monitoring of municipal bonds after being rebuffed by Moody's executives, a document shows. ... more info |
| Two of the nation's biggest municipal issuers are set to borrow nearly $4 billion in separate offerings, taking advantage of the federally supported Build America Bonds program. ... more info |
| The Australian government launched its first sale of inflation-linked bonds since 2003, amid expectations of strong demand from domestic and international investors. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA+' rating to approximately $36,820,000 Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority, Commonwealth of Virginia lease revenue refunding bonds , series 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA' rating on the Indiana Finance Authority's $666,525,000 lease appropriation bonds , series 2005A, 2007A, and 2008A and $120,000,000 lease appropriation bonds , series 2008A as well as bank bonds corresponding to all four series. ... more info |
| Italy's two largest banks, Unicredit and Intesa SanPaolo, backed out of a plan to sell bonds to the government, saying Tuesday that improving economic conditions made the proposed state aid unnecessary. ... more info |
| Much has been written about the explosive new issue market for Build America Bonds . ... more info |
| TACOMA, Wash.----The results of the latest Investment Manager Outlook, a quarterly survey of U.S. investment managers conducted by Russell Investments, reveal that professional investment managers have dialed down their bullishness from last quarter, particularly in the areas of emerging markets and corporate bonds. ... more info |
| Stocks bounded higher on signs that companies once again had enough cash, credit and confidence to undertake big-ticket deals. ... more info |
| There are no signs of a slowdown in the issuance of covered bonds after $20.54 billion worth of the high-quality bank debt hit credit markets last week. ... more info |
| There are no signs of a slowdown in the issuance of covered bonds after $20.54 billion worth of the high-quality bank debt hit credit markets last week. ... more info |
| President Hugo Chavez's government is selling $3 billion in dollar-denominated bonds to finance public spending while Venezuela copes with a sharp decline in oil income. ... more info |
| Venezuela announced a dollar-denominated government-bond sale for at least $3 billion, a move that gave the bolivar currency a boost against the dollar in the black market. ... more info |
| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'BBB-' rating for AES Puerto Rico, L.P.'s $161.9 million tax-exempt bonds due 2026 and $33.1 million taxable bonds due 2022. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A' to the $479.17 million American Municipal Power , Prairie State Energy Campus project revenue bonds series 2009B, 2009C, and 2009D. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $1.3 billion Airport Commission, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport , second series revenue and revenue refunding bonds consisting of the following: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades the short-term rating assigned to the State of North Carolina's $99,870,000 refunding bonds series 2002F to 'F1' from 'F1+'. Fitch recently affirmed the bonds' long-term 'AAA' rating which is based on Fitch's rating for North Carolina's general obligation bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas' outstanding taxable sales tax special obligation revenue refunding bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' rating assigned to $14,500,000 of outstanding unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2007 and unlimited tax road bonds, series 2005 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'AA' long-term rating on certain maturities for the following bond: ... more info |
| There are no signs of a slowdown in the issuance of covered bonds after $20.54 billion worth of the high-quality bank debt hit credit markets last week. ... more info |
| U.S. government bonds gathered momentum in a rally. Long-dated issues were the best performers, thanks to the popularity of so-called curve-flattening trades. ... more info |
| China started selling yuan-denominated sovereign bonds in Hong Kong for the first time on Monday, testing international demand for its currency. ... more info |
| The first sale in Hong Kong of Chinese government bonds denominated in the mainland's yuan began Monday, adding to Beijing's gradual campaign to expand the use abroad of its tightly controlled currency. ... more info |
| Beijing sold government bonds denominated in the mainland's yuan for the first time Monday in Hong Kong, adding to gradual moves to expand the international use of its tightly controlled currency. ... more info |
| The Treasury market has benefited from the fragile state of the U.S. economy, but the unfolding recovery in the credit markets could yet push government bonds off their perch. ... more info |
| Wall Street was disappointed by weaker-than-expected reports on durable goods and sales of new home. ... more info |
| These days it seems like global investors can’t get rid of their U.S. dollars fast enough. Some timely investing strategies attempt to profit from this distaste. Foreign stocks, bonds and currencies, along with commodities, tend to rise when the dollar declines.
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $60 million State of Minnesota 911 revenue bonds , series 2009. The bonds, scheduled to sell through negotiation the week of Oct. 5, mature June 1, 2010-2025. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's approximately $35 million turnpike revenue bonds, series 2009G. Fitch also affirms the authority's outstanding senior revenue bonds at 'A'. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to New York City's $1.83 billion general obligation bonds, fiscal 2010, consisting of the following: ... more info |
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| Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency , announced today that it is offering to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding Single Family Housing Revenue Bonds and Housing Bonds upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in MassHousing's Invitation to Bondholders dated September 25, 2009 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK---- Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the $79,525,000 Sarasota County Public Hospital District's , variable-rate hospital revenue refunding bonds , series 2009B. ... more info |
| Stocks fell after a report that sales of existing homes dropped 2.7 percent. The figures disappointed investors, who had expected another month of gains. ... more info |
| Ukrainian state-run energy firm Naftogaz said it would offer holders of a $500 million Eurobond maturing next week new sovereign-backed bonds. ... more info |
| Billions of dollars of U.S. government bonds seized by tax police are fakes, Italian police said. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to $283.4 million Virginia Public School Authority school financing bonds , refunding series 2009C, expected to sell via negotiation during the week of Sept. 28, 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA' ratings to the Commonwealth of Virginia's general obligation bonds as follows: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to $400 million State of North Carolina's general obligation refunding bonds, series 2009A. The bonds are expected to be sold via competition on Oct. 6. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms Turlock Public Financing Authority's $3,900,000 outstanding series 1999 tax allocation revenue bonds at 'BBB+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Helix Water District, California's $22.9 million water revenue refunding bonds, series 2009. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA' rating on $22.3 million of the district's outstanding installment purchase certificates of participation . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AA-' rating on approximately $9.9 million of Colchester, Connecticut's outstanding general obligation bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
| Loose monetary policy and a steep yield curve have caused a flowering in sales of long-dated corporate bonds as the European market grows ever deeper. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' rating on $3,925,000 of outstanding sales tax subordinate lien revenue bonds, series 2006 issued by the Southlake Parks Development Corporation, Texas . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating and assigns a Stable Outlook to the Community Redevelopment Agency City of Banning 1987-A single family mortgage revenue refunding bonds. ... more info |
| The Luxembourg stock exchange suspended trade in the bonds of Ukraine's troubled natural gas company Naftogaz on Thursday amid concerns it might default on Eurobonds maturing next week. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings will upgrade the long-term and short-term ratings assigned to the $150,000,000 Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority variable rate revenue bonds to 'AA-/F1+'from 'BBB+/F2' to, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'A' rating on Miami-Dade County, Florida's approximately $191.3 million outstanding solid waste system revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $232 million City and County of Denver, Colorado's series 2009A and series 2009B airport system revenue bonds for the Denver International Airport . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Prince George's County's $63,300,000 general obligation bonds, consisting of $26.5 million consolidated public improvement tax-exempt bonds, series 2009A, and $36.9 million consolidated public improvement or , series 2009B. ... more info |
| The U.S. government will have issued $7 trillion in bonds by the time the current fiscal year ends next week, but it expects the debt deluge to stabilize by mid 2010, a Treasury official said on Wednesday. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----In connection with the downgrade of the long- and short-term Issuer Default Ratings of M&I Ilsley Marshall Bank, Fitch has downgraded the long- and short-term ratings of municipal bonds with enhancement provided by M&I Ilsley Marshall Bank. ... more info |
| U.S. government bonds reacted with enthusiasm to the Fed's plan to extend its mortgage bond purchase program. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws the 'A' rating with a Negative Rating Outlook assigned to approximately $248.6 million of Hartford, Connecticut's outstanding general obligation bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Jefferies Group, Inc. today announced the sale of an additional $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.50% senior notes due 2019. The senior notes were priced to the public to yield 7.694% to maturity at a spread of 425 basis points over the comparable US Treasury bonds. ... more info |
| Shares of Chinese automaker Geely Automobile soared after it confirmed news that a Goldman Sachs-managed private equity fund is paying $245 million for convertible bonds in the company. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AA+' ratings to the Virginia College Building Authority's 21st Century College and Equipment Programs bonds as follows: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the city of Durham, North Carolina's approximately $22,935,000 general obligation refunding bonds, series 2009. The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on Sept. 30. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has revised the rating on the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority's approximately $7.9 million charter school revenue bonds, series 2009 to 'A' from 'BBB+', reflecting the charter school's participation in the state Charter School Moral Obligation Program. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'F1+' rating on the State of Ohio's approximately $689 million adjustable rate general obligation bonds, for which the state provides liquidity upon a failed remarketing. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'A+' rating to two series of Hidalgo County, Texas' bonds: ... more info |
| Gov. Bill Richardson has turned to "sponge bonds" to help fix New Mexico's budget problems without a tax increase. The governor proposes to issue $135 million in short-term severance tax notes -- called sponge bonds -- to partly offset a budget deficit of more than $400 million. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AA' rating to the expected issuance of $180 million of revenue bonds issued through the North Carolina Medical Care Commission on behalf of Duke University Health System, Inc. and has affirmed the 'AA' rating on approximately $555.4 million of DUHS' outstanding debt. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings withdraws its 'A+' long-term underlying rating on the following bonds because they have been prerefunded: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating on the State Water Resources Control Board's $187 million in outstanding California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, clean water state revolving fund revenue bonds, series 2002. ... more info |
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| CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond futures, or "Ultra" Treasury Bonds, beginning in early first quarter 2010. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the New York State Thruway Authority's $521,685,000 local highway and bridge service contract bonds, series 2009, scheduled to be sold the week of Sept. 28, 2009 through negotiation. ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other fixed income securities, today announced that its sixth annual Charity Trading Day will be held on September 24, 2009. ... more info |
| The European junk-bond market is set to take a more central role in the funding of below-investment-grade-rated companies. ... more info |
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| TAMPA, Fla.----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the underlying 'A' rating of Miami-Dade County, Florida's $98 million stormwater utility revenue bonds, series 1999 and series 2004. ... more info |
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| HOUSTON----RRI Energy, Inc. today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the securities listed below. Subject to applicable law, RRI may increase the Maximum Acceptance Amount in its sole discretion to no more than $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of securities. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms Tucson Airport Authority, Inc.'s approximately $32.15 million senior lien bonds at 'A' and $69 million subordinate lien bonds at 'A'. The senior lien bonds are secured by net revenues generated at the authority after the payment of operations and maintenance expenses. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to the approximately $535 million Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , series 2009 fixed-rate revenue bonds to be issued through the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. ... more info |
| Stocks always rise over the long haul. Bonds are for retirees and investors with little taste for risk. Companies rarely cut their dividends. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB' rating on Overland Park Development Corporation, Kansas' approximately $66.8 million second tier refunding revenue bonds series 2007B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the expected issuance of $110 million of Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority hospital revenue bonds series 2009A and an underlying rating of 'A' to the $50 million variable-rate demand bonds series 2009B. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch affirms the rating on the outstanding $71.2 million excise tax debt of the Scottsdale Preserve Authority , Arizona at 'AA'. ... more info |
| Officials have scaled back plans to sell bonds and raise $80 million for New Orleans infrastructure work amid lingering market concerns and questions about the city's own financial wherewithal. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to approximately $328 million of Orange County Health Facilities Authority revenue bonds, series 2009, to be issued on behalf of The Nemours Foundation and consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the Washington Suburban Sanitary District, Maryland's approximately $90 million consolidated public improvement bonds, series 2009A and $90 million consolidated public improvement bonds, series 2009B. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Stone & Youngberg, a leading financial services firm and the nation's top underwriter of California municipal bonds1, announced today that it has opened its 11th office nationwide, in New York's state capital of Albany. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to Pearland , Texas' $12.5 million certificates of obligation , series 2009A and $16.9 million permanent improvement bonds, series 2009, scheduled to sell via negotiation as early as Sept. 24, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB+' rating on approximately $60 million in outstanding City of Fresno, California airport revenue bonds and revises the Rating Outlook to Negative from Stable. ... more info |
| Many analysts expect the market’s gains will slow but not stop as investors shift their holdings to areas that have lagged. ... more info |
| Companies sold over $41 billion of bonds in the week, the most in six months, taking advantage of the lowest rates in more than a year. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings downgrades the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's approximately $15.7 million pension funding bonds , series 2003C to 'AA-' from 'AA'. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the $79,525,000 Sarasota County Public Hospital District , variable rate hospital revenue refunding bonds , series 2009B. The long-term rating assigned to the bonds is based jointly on the underlying rating assigned to the district's hospital revenue bonds , and the support provided by the irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit , provided by Bank of America, N.A . ... more info |
| A developer trying to build a port complex in Plaquemines Parish won approval for a third time to use $300 million in hurricane recovery bonds to finance the project, after the last two such allocations went unused. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the unenhanced 'AA-' rating on the Educational Facilities Authority for Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Learning's approximately $105 million of outstanding revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the approximately $56.6 million of University System of Maryland's auxiliary facility and tuition revenue bonds, 2009 refunding series D. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority approximately $7.9 million charter school revenue bonds, series 2009 , issued on behalf of the Crown Pointe Academy Charter School . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings confirms the rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $100,000,000 Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District subordinate mass transit sales tax appropriation bonds , series 2005A . ... more info |
| After spending the day zigzagging in a tight range, shares on all three markets closed slightly lower after three days of higher closes. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to the state of Florida's $322,835,000 full faith and credit state board of education public education capital outlay refunding bonds, 2009 series D. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating on the Arizona School Facilities Board's approximately $537 million outstanding state school improvement revenue bonds. ... more info |
| About 40 percent of all U.S. junk bonds outstanding in late 2008 will likely default by 2013 as government aid measures end and a wall of corporate debt comes due, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Thursday. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the $66,455,000 City of Colorado Springs, Colorado , variable-rate demand utilities system refunding revenue bonds, series 2009C. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA' to bank bonds corresponding to the Colorado Springs Utilities series 2009C variable-rate demand utilities system refunding revenue bonds, scheduled to price Sept. 30, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on the city of Hartford, Connecticut's approximately $248.6 million of outstanding general obligation bonds, consisting of the following issues: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the Maryland Community Development Administration's $35 million residential revenue bonds, 2009 series B. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the 'AA' rating on CDA's outstanding $2.23 billion in residential revenue bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings downgrades the rating on Cocoa Beach, Florida's $3.6 million outstanding utility system improvement bonds to 'BBB+' from 'A+'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Tennessee Valley Authority's $1.5 billion power bonds 2009 series C. The bonds have a single maturity date of Sept. 15, 2039. ... more info |
| Treasury prices rose Thursday as investors responded to mixed economic news and stocks wavered near their highest levels of the year. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the Village of Dolton, Illinois' $30.49 million general obligation bonds, series 2009A and series 2009B scheduled to price Sept. 17, 2009 via Melvin Securities, L.L.C. ... more info |
| Bonds issued by Kodak surged late Wednesday after the company announced plans to raise up to $700 million and refinance debt. ... more info |
| Long-term mutual funds saw net buying for the 26th consecutive week on a jump in bonds, more than offsetting a recent streak of stock-fund outflows. ... more info |
| Invesco's PowerShares unit plans to launch an exchange-traded fund that will invest mostly in Build America Bonds, taxable debt instruments that are part of the federal stimulus plan. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to approximately $466.8 million in Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority revenue and refunding bonds , consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A-/F1' to the Orange County Health Facilities Authority's $19,185,000 revenue bonds series 2007 . The ratings are based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit issued by SunTrust Bank, N.A. , currently rated 'A-/F1' by Fitch, securing the bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A-/F1' to the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority's $8,840,000 revenue bonds series 2007 . The ratings are based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit issued by SunTrust Bank, N.A. , currently rated 'A-/F1' by Fitch, securing the bonds. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A-/F1' to the Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation $9,610,000 revenue bonds series 2007 . The ratings are based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit issued by SunTrust Bank, N.A. , currently rated 'A-/F1' by Fitch, securing the bonds. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'AA' rating to the City of El Paso, Texas' municipal drainage utility system revenue bonds, taxable series 2009, direct subsidy Build America Bonds . ... more info |
| Influential hedge fund adviser Medley Global Advisors issued a report on Wednesday saying there is a growing divide among Federal Reserve policy makers on how quickly they should begin raising interest rates, causing U.S. government bonds to briefly sell off. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its long-term ratings for certain maturities on the following Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority , NY bonds: ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings affirms the Cumberland County Municipal Authority's fixed rate bonds issued on behalf of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries as follows: ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BB+' to Alisal Water Corporation $3.3 million of 2009 senior secured parity taxable bonds. The 2009 bonds are scheduled to be privately placed within the next couple of months. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned its 'AA' rating to PeaceHealth's expected issuance of $100 million of series 2009 revenue bonds through the Washington Health Care Facilities Authority and $105.2 million series 2009 revenue bonds through the Oregon Facilities Authority. ... more info |
| Nearly five dozen of the nation's American Indian tribes will share $1 billion in bond authority through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms its 'BBB+' rating on Waterworks District No. 1 of Ward 1 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana's $1.2 million of outstanding water revenue refunding bonds, 2002 series A and B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to the expected issuance of $120 million Delaware Health Facilities Authority revenue bonds , series 2009A. Fitch has also affirmed the underlying 'AA-' rating on Bayhealth's outstanding debt as listed at the end of this release. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the Arlington, Texas bonds, as follows: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating on $400 million State of Illinois general obligation bonds, series A of September 2009. The bonds are expected to sell via competitive bid on Sept. 16, 2009 and are subject to early redemption beginning Sept. 1, 2019. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of 'AA+/F1+' to the $80,000,000 City of Wichita, Kansas, hospital facilities variable-rate revenue bonds , consisting of $40,000,000 series III-B-1, 2009, and $40,000,000 series III-B-2, 2009. ... more info |
| Mutual-fund investors still smarting from the beating they took in stocks last year are continuing to pile into the relative safety of bond funds, causing many to miss out on the market's roughly 50% bounce from the March low. ... more info |
| Mutual-fund investors still smarting from the beating they took in stocks last year are continuing to pile into the relative safety of bond funds, causing many to miss out on the market's roughly 50% bounce from the March low.
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| Muni bonds can be complicated investments, so plan to spend time researching before you buy. ... more info |
| Mexico sold 32 billion pesos in bonds to compensate state governments for a drop in federal funding as a result of an economic crisis, the finance secretary said Monday. ... more info |
| Muni bonds can be complicated investments, so plan to spend time researching before you buy. ... more info |
| Mexico sold 32 billion pesos in bonds to compensate state governments for a drop in federal funding as a result of an economic crisis, the finance secretary said Monday. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades to 'A-' from 'A+' the City of San Jose, California's approximately $1.04 billion of outstanding airport revenue bonds. The Rating Outlook on the bonds remains Negative. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying 'A-' rating to the expected issuance of $172 million of Lycoming County Authority Health System Revenue Bonds, series 2009A . The Rating Outlook is Stable. ... more info |
| Oregon school districts have been slow to apply for some $113 million in no-interest bonds that are available thanks to the federal stimulus package. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying rating of 'AA' to the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, North Carolina's $18.5 million sewerage system revenue bonds, series 2009A and $13.55.4 million sewerage system revenue refunding bonds, series 2009B. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Effective Sept. 15, 2009, Fitch Ratings will confirm the 'AA/F1+'rating currently assigned to the $170,005,000 State of Kansas Department of Transportation adjustable tender highway revenue refunding bonds consisting of: $50,000,000 series 2002B-1; $50,000,000 series 2002B-2 and $70,005,000 series 2002B-3 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to Florida Housing Finance Corporation's $100 million homeowner mortgage revenue bonds, 2009 series 2. The bonds are expected to be sold through negotiation this week and are expected to close on or about Oct. 1, 2009. ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to approximately $252.27 million State of Ohio general obligation refunding bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy's, Utah $63.4 million water revenue and refunding bonds series 2009A. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the $3,600,000 County of Nemaha, Kansas industrial development revenue bonds , series 2000. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay letter of credit issued by CoBank, ACB. ... more info |
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| CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the Ohio Water Development Authority's $24,550,000 water development refunding revenue bonds, community assistance series 2009. The series 2009 bonds are scheduled to price on Sept. 17, 2009 via negotiation. ... more info |
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| The Supreme Court of Kyrgyz Republic has held that it is the Kazakh bank and not "Turanalem Finance BV" which shall pay the bondholders for the purchase of the now defaulting bonds of Kazakh BTA Bank. ... more info |
| After five days of steady gains in stock markets, investors cashed in some of their profits on Friday, pushing prices slightly lower. ... more info |
| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Boerne, Texas' $10,000,000 general obligation bonds, series 2009. Fitch also affirms the 'A+' rating on the city's outstanding tax-supported debt, consisting of $14.1 million in GO bonds and $5.1 million in tax notes. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the Riverside County Transportation Commission , CA's $185,000,000 sales tax revenue bonds 2009 series consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' underlying rating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's $300 million of consolidated bonds, series 160. The bonds are expected to price competitively on or around Sept. 16, 2009 and have a final maturity of 2039. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings downgrades Natomas Unified School District , California's $64.6 million of outstanding general obligation bonds to 'BBB' from 'A-' and places the bonds on Rating Watch Negative. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to the expected issuance of $44,990,000 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority's series 2009 refunding bonds issued for the benefit of Forrest County General Hospital . ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings affirms and simultaneously withdraws the following underlying ratings on the City of Baltimore, Maryland bonds due to lack of ongoing disclosure to Fitch: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----An error was found in the underlying rating on the Fitch Ratings web site for the bonds listed below: ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to Salt Lake County's $30 million general obligation bonds, series 2009A and 2009B. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AAA' rating on the county's $229.8 million in outstanding general obligation bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System's revenue bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Osceola County, Florida's approximately $143.9 million in capital improvement bonds, series 2009A and series 2009B. At the time of issuance, the county will decide whether to issue tax-exempt series 2009A, direct subsidy Build America Bonds series 2009B, or a combination of both. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the town of Trumbull, Connecticut's $26.3 million of general obligation refunding bonds, issue of 2009. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation on Sept. 17, 2009, with proceeds refunding the town's outstanding 2002A and 2003 bonds for an estimated net present value savings of 4.0% of the refunded par. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----As part of its ongoing surveillance efforts, Fitch Ratings affirms its rating on Albany Water, Gas and Light Commission's approximately $16.6 million outstanding water revenue bonds at 'A-'. ... more info |
| Investors reacted to a government report showing a drop in jobless claims and an optimistic forecast from Procter & Gamble. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to the City of Victoria, Texas' $26.5 million certificates of obligation , series 2009. At this time Fitch also affirms the 'AA-' rating on the following bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $165 million State of Wisconsin transportation revenue bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to $13 million in Alaska Municipal Bond Bank general obligation bonds, expected to consist of tax-exempt and taxable series as follows: ... more info |
| American Water Works Company Inc. said Thursday that it completed an offering of $26 million in bonds in an effort to cover costs related the construction of a water treatment facility in Kentucky. ... more info |
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-' to El Paso County Hospital District , TX's $24.8 million refunding bonds, series 2009, scheduled to sell via negotiation during the week of Sept. 14, 2009. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to three series of Jacksonville, Florida bonds: ... more info |
| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Jacksonville, Florida's approximately $110 million in special revenue bonds, series 2009B. Proceeds will finance various Better Jacksonville Plan transportation capital needs. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to approximately $555.465 million Dormitory Authority of the State of New York state of New York consolidated service contract refunding revenue bonds, series 2009, consisting of $545.815 million series 2009A and $9.65 million series 2009B . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings upgrades and affirms various Idaho Housing and Finance Association's series 1996D-2000E single-indenture senior, mezzanine, and subordinate bonds. Each series is separately secured. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority , Florida's approximately $64 million special purpose facility taxable revenue bonds, series 2009 . ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to the approximately $128 million series 2009 South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority's hospital refunding and improvement revenue bonds issued on behalf of Palmetto Health . ... more info |
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| John Hancock Financial Services has expanded its participation in the Build America Bonds program, recently completing another nine transactions that will help state and local entities across the United States rebuild their infrastructure as well as further strengthening the economic recovery of the nation as a whole. ... more info |
| Treasury prices remained higher as investors who questioned the pace of an economic recovery sought comfort in low-risk government bonds. ... more info |
Data from Fidelity Investments shows that many investors have moved some money out of equities and into bonds and more conservative investments.
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| Stocks pulled back from their highs of the day but still added to the week’s gains after the Federal Reserve said the economy was stabilizing. ... more info |
Data from Fidelity Investments shows that many investors have moved some money out of equities and into bonds and more conservative investments.
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| Long-term mutual funds saw net inflows for the 25th week in a row on higher bonds, helping offset a recent streak of stock-fund outflows. ... more info |
Data from Fidelity Investments shows that many investors have moved some money out of equities and into bonds and more conservative investments.
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| AUSTIN, Texas----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to Seacoast Utility Authority, Florida's water and sewer utility system revenue bonds, consisting of: ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms Sebastian, Florida's approximately $7.7 million in outstanding infrastructure sales tax revenue bonds at 'A+'. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the implied underlying 'AA' rating of New Hanover County, North Carolina's general obligation bonds and simultaneously withdraws it. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the University of Mississippi Educational Building Corporation's approximately $15.2 million of revenue bonds, series 2009C-1 and Build America Bonds, series 2009C-2 . ... more info |
| A key bank-to-bank lending rate fell to its lowest point on record Wednesday, signaling continued easing of the once-frozen credit markets. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'AA-/F1+' to the Iowa Finance Authority's $5,000,000 variable rate demand industrial development revenue bonds , series 2001. The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable, direct-pay letter of credit issued by CoBank, ACB. ... more info |
Data from Fidelity Investments shows that many investors have moved some money out of equities and into bonds and more conservative investments.
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| MarketAxess Holdings Inc., which operates an electric trading platform for corporate bonds, said Tuesday its trading volume jumped 71 percent in August as markets regained some stability over the last year. ... more info |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced total monthly trading volume for August 2009 of $24.3 billion, consisting of $15.4 billion in U.S. high-grade volume, $3.9 billion in eurobond volume, and $5.0 billion in other volume. ... more info |
| Commerzbank's CEO said that the bank doesn't plan to issue more state-backed bonds and so won't need to tap additional government guarantees. ... more info |
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