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The Treasury Department said Wednesday it will auction $24 billion 91-day bills and $26 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority should recraft its business model, a commission appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a long-awaited report.

Moody's Investors Service said it downgrades Mills College, Calif.'s debt rating to Baa3 from Baa2.

The municipal bond market saw the last of this month's issuance come to market on Tuesday, pretty much wrapping up this week's and this month's activity.

In what could be a credit-positive move, Capital Region Water of Harrisburg, Pa., has reached a partial consent decree with regulators over a clean-water remedy plan.

Sales of new single-family homes grew 0.7% to a 458,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in October, according to data released by the Commerce Department Wednesday.

Pending home sales declined 1.1% to an index reading of 104.1 in October, after a revised 0.6% gain to 105.3 in September, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

The University of Michigan's final November consumer sentiment index reading was 88.8, compared to the preliminary November 89.4, and the final October 86.9, according to market sources.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer fell to 60.8 in November from 66.2 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business rose to 70.3 in November from 65.6 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Wednesday.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual GDP Q2: +4.6% Q3: +3.3% Q3: +3.9%

Nov. 26, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.54 2.31 3.65 4.53 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.14 1.22 2.27 3.2 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.23 2.27 3.2 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.39 2.44 3.38 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.2 2.2 3.09 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.17 2.18 3.11 Nebraska NR/AAA/NR 0.14 1.24 2.35 3.28 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.15 1.26 2.34 3.28 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.25 2.33 3.27 South Dakota NR/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.27 2.37 3.31 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.25 2.35 3.3

11/25/2014 11/18/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 19 $503,440 16 $95,225 $408,215 Indiana 17 132,350 14 95,595 36,755 Iowa 3 30,595 0 0 30,595 Michigan 3 79,300 9 238,855 -159,555 Minnesota 25 206,255 40 362,065 -155,810 Missouri 3 20,000 8 205,760 -185,760 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 1 6,095 0 0 6,095 Ohio 10 482,615 10 323,855 158,760 South Dakota 0 0 1 10,000 -10,000 Wisconsin 16 410,895 22 533,435 -122,540

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The weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged at 4.40% in the week ending Nov. 25.

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