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The $73 million bridge loan agreement between Atlantic City and New Jersey is a credit positive for the financially strapped gambling hub since it likely ensures full bondholder payments for the remainder of 2016, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a pilot program to test a vehicle-miles-traveled road fee system.

The MTA’s New York City Transit division left more than $13 million in fines and fees on the table, according to an audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

HJ Sims has named Jonathan Jarow as managing director and senior vice president in its office in Boca Raton, Florida.

New Jersey’s Local Finance Board has green lighted an $800 million bond sale from a Wisconsin conduit issuer to finance the completion of a long-stalled mega mall.

Public finance startup Neighborly is offering municipal issuers a chance to win a free bond financing.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $15 billion of 30-year bonds with a 2.25% coupon at a 2.274% high yield, a price of 99.480162.

California Treasurer John Chiang's efforts to combat pay-to-play activities among local issuers received mixed reviews from municipal bond industry participants.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were steady at mid-session, traders said, as the last of the week's big new issues were hitting the market on Thursday.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $14 billion four-year eight-month 1/8% inflation-indexed bonds on Aug. 18.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $20 billion year bills on Aug. 16.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $40 billion 91-day bills and $34 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio nominated Eric Enderlin as president of the Housing Development Corp., a major player in de Blasio's affordable housing initiative.

Labor market conditions were "little changed and momentum remained high in July," as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) increased to 0.041 in July from a revised 0.027 in June, first reported as 0.015, according to the Bank.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of the week's big new issues hit the market on Thursday, as they keep an eye on downwardly drifting muni yields.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Import Prices June: +0.6% July: -0.3% July: +0.1% Export Prices June: +0.8% July: unch July: +0.2% Initial Jobless Claims 7/30: 267,000 8/6: 265,000 8/6: 266,000 Continuing Claims 7/23: 2.141M 7/30: 2.140M 7/30: 2.155M

Aug. 11, 2016 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.5 0.93 1.55 2.31 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.48 0.95 1.58 2.3 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.46 0.87 1.45 2.17 Kentucky Aa2/A+/AA- 0.5 1.01 1.65 2.4 Louisiana Aa3/AA/AA 0.64 1.28 1.95 2.72 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA 0.48 0.97 1.68 2.43 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.46 0.87 1.45 2.17 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.47 0.89 1.49 2.21 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.46 0.87 1.48 2.18 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.45 0.86 1.44 2.16 West Virginia Aa1/AA-/AA+ 0.49 0.99 1.61 2.35

8/10/2016 8/3/2016 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 2 $559,000 1 $550,000 9,000 Florida 10 971,380 10 1,356,130 -384,750 Georgia 2 42,620 2 42,620 0 Kentucky 10 330,450 8 438,555 -108,105 Louisiana 3 69,250 1 35,890 33,360 Mississippi 3 20,600 0 0 20,600 North Carolina 2 558,990 3 663,425 -104,435 South Carolina 2 26,470 2 25,470 1,000 Tennessee 1 8,200 0 0 8,200 Virginia 5 663,780 3 97,055 566,725 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0

Thursday, August 11 Issuer St Description Amount

Thursday, August 11 Issuer St Description Amount