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Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Initial Jobless Claims 12/20: 281,000 12/27: 289,000 12/27: 298,000 Continuing Claims 12/13: 2.406M 12/20: 2.370M 12/20: 2.353M Chicago PMI Nov.: 60.8 Dec.: 60.4 Dec.: 58.3 Pending Home Sales Oct.: -1.2% Nov.: +0.5% Nov.: +0.8%

Jan. 2, 2015 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.16 1.34 2.11 2.93 California Aa3/A/A 0.18 1.42 2.3 3.16 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.43 2.25 3.07 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.45 2.26 3.1 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.16 1.42 2.25 3.09 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.19 1.46 2.29 3.13 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.37 2.16 2.98 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.17 1.43 2.25 3.12 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.16 1.41 2.16 2.98

1/1/2015 12/25/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 California 9 716,345 7 666,345 50,000 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 0 0 0 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 3 412,070 0 0 412,070 Washington 6 1,273,520 5 1,213,520 60,000 Wyoming 3 76,450 3 76,450 0

Government

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.29% in the week ended Dec. 31, from 4.31% in the previous week.

Long-term municipal bond issuance increased for the fifth month in a row as volume increased 40% in December, jumping to $37.83 billion from $27.04 billion a year ago. The gain pushed total issuance for 2014 to $333.32 billion, just shy of 2013’s total volume of $333.85 billion.

Final federal regulations make clear that most failures to meet certain requirements created by the new health care law won't hurt the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals' bonds.

The municipal bond market remained strong on Wednesday in pre-holiday trading with bond prices rising during the half-session ahead of New Year’s Day, traders said. Elsewhere, much debate is swirling around Green Bonds for 2015 and whether they are truly the wave of the future or just a new way to market an old asset class.

California Controller John Chiang called for greater scrutiny of the state's 4,800 special districts in conjunction with the release of an audit of two special districts.

Former Miami, Fla. budget director Michael Boudreaux is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court decided not to reconsider its decision to disqualify his immunity from a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit.

Oregon is planning to sell $412 million of lottery bonds next week to fund development projects throughout the state and refunding outstanding debt.

Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting has selected a commercial location for a planned mini casino with up to 1,000 video lottery terminals slated to open in 2015.

Inaction at the federal level on long-term transportation infrastructure spending in 2015 will provide fertile soil for a growing public-private partnership sector as states and local governments look for new ways to fund, build, and operate complex projects.

A ceremonial groundbreaking for California's $68 billion high speed passenger rail project is scheduled in Fresno.

After a series of downgrades and a federal court fight related to its mounting pension debt, Cincinnati has reached a pension deal that calls for the transfer of $200 million from its retiree health care fund.

Lack of action on federal transportation funding means growth in states' use of public-private partnerships to build, fund, and operate large projects.