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The Treasury Department said it will auction $12 billion 29-year 11-month 2 7/8% bonds on Dec. 13.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $20 billion 9-year 11-month 2% notes on Dec. 12.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $24 billion three-year notes on Dec. 12.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $34 billion 91-day bills and $28 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Labor market conditions "increased and momentum accelerated in November," as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) gained to 0.25 in November from 0.12 in October, according to the Bank.

Chicago Public Schools is readying its inaugural sale under a new dedicated capital improvement tax structure crafted to convince investors that bond repayment is insulated from both the district's operating struggles and the threat of Chapter 9.

Manufacturers expect 4.6% growth next year, while non-manufacturers predict 4.1% revenue growth, according to the Institute for Supply Management's semiannual economic forecast, released Thursday.

Municipal bond traders are keeping an eagle eye on yields as the last of the week's big deals are slated to hit the market on Thursday.

The European Central Bank announced its Governing Council held interest rates at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

Dec. 8, 2016 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.98 1.93 2.53 3.35 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.97 1.95 2.59 3.39 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.94 1.84 2.43 3.23 Kentucky Aa2/A+/AA- 0.99 2 2.65 3.47 Louisiana Aa3/AA/AA 1.03 2.19 2.98 3.83 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA 0.98 1.99 2.68 3.51 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.94 1.84 2.42 3.22 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.94 1.85 2.47 3.26 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.94 1.85 2.44 3.23 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.93 1.83 2.42 3.21 West Virginia Aa1/AA-/AA 0.97 1.94 2.59 3.4

12/7/2016 11/30/2016 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 7 $187,100 9 $879,220 -692,120 Florida 9 450,730 8 443,670 7,060 Georgia 1 15,000 0 0 15,000 Kentucky 9 128,995 7 200,305 -71,310 Louisiana 1 42,235 1 3,600 38,635 Mississippi 1 223,630 3 312,130 -88,500 North Carolina 3 167,212 2 33,800 133,412 South Carolina 3 38,630 3 38,630 0 Tennessee 2 35,285 1 7,825 27,460 Virginia 1 21,770 0 0 21,770 West Virginia 1 46,835 2 115,460 -68,625

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Thursday, December 8 Issuer St Description Amount

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Debt-ridden Dowling College has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with two of its Long Island properties now on the market in an effort to aide bondholders.

Despite potential changes in environmental and energy policies under President Trump, analysts at Moody’s Investors Service expect public power utilities to remain stable in 2017.