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The pick-up in volume will not have a large impact on trading this week, investors said.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.025% high rate, unchanged from 0.025% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.070% high rate, up from 0.060% the week before.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board are proposing rules that would require dealers as principals to disclose to customers a “reference price” of the same security traded that same day as well as the difference between that price and the customer’s price.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation proposed a series of tax and fee hikes to raise $750 million over the next two years to address a funding gap.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $40 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Growth projections were lowered slightly by those responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters, and unemployment rate projections for the next three quarters were also revised down in the report released Monday.

The pending bankruptcy of the Central Coventry, R.I., Fire District has magnified debate about duplication and accountability within these jurisdictions.

Cincinnati-based Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired public finance attorney Matthew Miller to bolster its Chicago office.

The Allen Park, Mich., case marks the first time a city official has been charged on the theory that he "controlled" the persons who committed the primary securities law violations, even though he isn't alleged to have participated or even known of the conduct at issue.

The Arizona Transportation Board will enter rush-hour traffic to the refunding market this week with a $457 million issue expected to bring net present value savings of better than 5%.

Industrial production fell 0.1% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity continued to expand for New York manufacturers," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday, as the general business conditions index grew to 10.16 in November from 6.17 in October.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded Jersey City, N.J. to A1 from A2, citing rising residential income levels, healthier government balance sheets and improved structural balance.

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank has hired a search firm to find a replacement for President Richard Fisher, who plans to leave the post on March 19.

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