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The Federal Reserve's Labor Market Conditions Index, a compilation of 19 labor market measures, fell to 4.9 in January from a revised 7.3 in December.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) gained to 127.86 in January from a downwardly revised 127.17 in December, and is up 7.6% from a year ago, the group announced Monday.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans to sell $150 million of mortgage finance program bonds, starting with a retail order day on Monday.

A day after Wayne County officials warned of a grim financial picture, Moody's Investors Service stripped the county of its investment-grade rating and Fitch Ratings put its already junk-bond ratings on negative watch.

Feb. 9, 2015 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.18 1.14 2.16 2.98 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 0.96 1.84 2.64 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.01 1.94 2.76 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 0.97 1.86 2.66 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.04 2 2.82 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.14 1.01 1.94 2.78 New Jersey A1/A/A 0.26 1.47 2.51 3.26 New York Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 0.99 1.93 2.82 Pennsylvania Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.22 2.25 3.04 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.18 1.13 2.16 3 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.14 0.98 1.91 2.69 Dist. of Columbia Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.08 2.07 2.91 Puerto Rico B2/BB/BB+ 7.54 8.97 8.86 7.86

2/6/2015 1/30/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000s) # Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Connecticut 2 $165,000 2 $22,250 $142,750 Delaware 1 10,995 0 0 10,995 Maine 2 6,795 4 87,531 -80,736 Maryland 1 300,000 2 451,060 -151,060 Massachusetts 0 0 5 59,210 -59,210 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 7 141,277 8 210,072 -68,795 New York 11 185,088 10 78,063 107,025 Pennsylvania 18 574,460 16 1,153,720 -579,260 Rhode Island 1 593,655 2 598,675 -5,020 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0

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Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Tuesday Wholesale Inventories Nov.: +0.8% Dec.: +0.2% Tuesday Wholesale Sales Nov.: -0.3% Dec.: -0.2% Wednesday Treasury Budget Dec.: +$1.9B Jan.: n/a Thursday Initial Jobless Claims 1/31: 278,000 2/7: 285,000 Thursday Continuing Claims 1/24: 2.400M 1/31: 2.395M Thursday Retail Sales Dec.: -0.9% Jan.: -0.5% Thursday ex-Autos Dec.: -1.0% Jan.: -0.45% Thursday Business Inventories Nov.: +0.2% Dec.: +0.2% Friday Import Prices Dec.: -2.5% Jan.: -3.2% Friday Export Prices Dec.: -1.2% Jan.: -1.0% Friday Michigan Sentiment Jan.: 98.1 Feb.: 98.1 Friday Current Conditions Jan.: 109.3 Feb.: 109.5 Friday Expectations Jan.: 91.0 Feb.: 92.2

With drought still troubling some Texas urban areas, utilities are confronting the problem with innovative technologies, according to a special report from Fitch Ratings.

Houston and Harris County's economic surge from the energy sector is slowing and could go into decline, according to Moody's Investors Service analysts led by Adebola Kushimo.

Government

The Kentucky Legislature is considering a bill that would create a state-run retirement plan for private-sector workers. SIFMA opposes the measure.

Missouri will soon be in the market for a new transportation leader following the announcement that Department of Transportation Director Dave Nichols plans to retire May 1.

After two years of growth accelerated by $100-per-barrel oil, Texas will get a chance to show its underlying economic strength as energy prices weaken, state leaders and bond industry executives plan to tell The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance Conference.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg appointed 20-year public finance veteran Ruth Ellen Fitch to serve on the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board.