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The Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) appointment of Justin Peterson, managing partner of the Washington DC lobbying firm DCI Group, will result in a conservative majority at the FOMB, in which none of its members reside in the US territory, commonwealth and private officials told Debtwire Municipals' Eva Llorens. See related video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/debtwire_puertorico-activity-6722224528514273280-qlRY/ New York City’s (NYC) borrowing costs have inched upward during retail sales of its USD 1.1bn general obligation (GO) bonds, with spreads for the GOs jumping roughly 10bps above the benchmark rate since the last time the city came to market, in August. Debtwire Municipals' Chuck Stanley breaks down the deal. Yong Lim, the Debtwire Municipals desk editor, is the moderator of the podcast. The Muni Lowdown is a weekly podcast recapping the previous week's significant news developments in the municipal bond market. For comments or questions contact paul.greaves@acuris.