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The municipal bond market saw a few large deals come to market on Thursday, topped off by a big Florida issuer.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/4% coupon, a 1.288% high yield, a price of 99.816712.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $26 billion 91-day bills and $26 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion year bills on Feb. 3.

Light snow seasons and heavy snow seasons cost much more than average snow seasons on a cost-per-inch basis, said New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The Institute for Supply Management Thursday released its annual benchmark revisions.

Pending home sales declined 3.7% to an index reading of 100.7 in December, after a revised 0.6% increase to 104.6 in November, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Initial Jobless Claims 1/17: 308,000 1/24: 300,000 1/24: 265,000 Continuing Claims 1/10: 2.456M 1/17: 2.425M 1/17: 2.385M Pending Home Sales Nov.: +0.6% Dec.: +0.5% Dec.: -3.7%

The municipal bond market will see a few new deals come to market on Thursday, the biggest of which was added at the last minute.

Lumesis said it's forming a strategic partnership with Bitvore Corp. to provide the market with a single platform that eases access to up-to-date data on material changes in municipal bond issuers and obligors.

Jan. 29, 2015 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.14 1 1.84 2.65 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.01 1.9 2.73 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 0.97 1.77 2.56 Kentucky Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.08 1.98 2.79 Louisiana Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.04 1.98 2.78 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.16 1.07 1.96 2.75 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 0.97 1.77 2.56 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.14 0.99 1.81 2.6 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.14 0.99 1.81 2.59 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 0.96 1.76 2.55 West Virginia Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.16 1.05 1.94 2.75

1/28/2015 1/21/2015 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 1 $9,610 4 $531,135 ?521,525 Florida 4 569,500 4 419,265 150,235 Georgia 1 10,000 0 0 10,000 Kentucky 9 464,915 4 16,690 448,225 Louisiana 3 31,675 6 498,025 -466,350 Mississippi 6 707,715 0 0 707,715 North Carolina 3 100,020 4 108,520 -8,500 South Carolina 0 0 2 213,115 ?213,115 Tennessee 0 0 2 29,020 -29,020 Virginia 4 958,425 4 512,040 446,385 West Virginia 1 9,450 2 71,980 -62,530

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Thursday, January 29 Issuer St Description Amount

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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is sounding another call for transparency of undisclosed debt such as bank loans, warning that failure to improve disclosure practices could impair market pricing or even threaten the rights of bondholders.

Government

Standard & Poor's Ratings Service raised its long-term rating to AA from AA-minus on the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority's series 2011 wastewater revenue and refunding bonds.