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

The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 11-month 2% notes on March 11.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 11-month 2 1/2% bonds on March 12.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Initial Jobless Claims 2/21: 313,000 2/28: 295,000 2/28: 320,000 Continuing Claims 2/14: 2.404M 2/21: 2.400M 2/21: 2.421M Productivity Q3: +3.9% Q4: -2.3% Q4: -2.2% Unit Labor Costs Q3: -1.0% Q4: +3.1% Q4: +4.1% Factory Orders Dec.: -3.54% Jan.: +0.3% Jan.: -0.2%

Raymond James has hired public finance banker Matt Palumbo to work with the firm's mid-Atlantic team in Richmond, Va.

New orders for manufactured goods declined 0.2% in January, after falling a revised 3.5% in December, first reported as a 3.4% decline, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has promoted its deputy general counsel Lawrence Sandor to the newly created position of chief compliance officer.

Arkansas's February revenues ran 3% higher than the same month in 2014 and 7% above the budget forecast, according to state officials.

After being flooded on Wednesday with deals from California, Maryland, Arizona State University, University of Virginia and Indiana University, the market is digesting while the feast continues.

Revised fourth quarter nonfarm productivity declined 2.2% and unit labor costs increased 4.1%.

Initial jobless claims gained 7,000 to 320,000 in the week ended Feb. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday.

With federal government offices in the D.C. area closed Thursday, release of economic indicators are expected to be delayed slightly.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its underlying rating (SPUR) on Bessemer, Ala.'s electric revenue debt to A from A-minus.

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

Mar. 5, 2015 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.14 1.33 2.18 3.03 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.16 1.35 2.18 3.09 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.27 2.07 2.92 Kentucky Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.39 2.28 3.15 Louisiana Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.4 2.32 3.19 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.17 1.43 2.27 3.15 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.28 2.07 2.92 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.14 1.3 2.11 2.96 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.14 1.3 2.11 2.95 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.27 2.06 2.91 West Virginia Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.16 1.36 2.24 3.11

3/4/2015 2/25/2015 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 0 $0 3 $81,420 ?81,420 Florida 7 969,855 10 1,427,125 -457,270 Georgia 0 0 4 1,291,035 -1,291,035 Kentucky 9 107,865 9 100,975 6,890 Louisiana 2 62,500 6 674,915 -612,415 Mississippi 2 60,900 2 64,000 -3,100 North Carolina 0 0 3 132,760 -132,760 South Carolina 2 19,330 3 335,720 ?316,390 Tennessee 4 22,570 5 41,975 -19,405 Virginia 5 338,835 4 317,290 21,545 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0

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