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California Controller John Chiang unveiled a new website on Monday that lists more than 13 million fields of financial data for cities and counties throughout the state.

Citing a robust financial position, S&P raised its rating to AA from AA-minus on the Tennessee's Jackson Energy Authority's wastewater revenue bonds.

After picking up intense interest this morning, the Niagara Tobacco deal terminated its order period after just 18 minutes, leading the market to believe the already "expensive" yields will be reduced further in a repricing this afternoon.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its rating on North Schuylkill School District, Pa.'s general obligation debt one notch to A-plus from A.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, calling municipal securities the "lifeblood" of U.S. infrastructure development, pressed regulators to revise federal banking liquidity rules to classify certain munis as high-quality liquid assets.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it lowered its long-term rating on Camden, Ala.'s general obligation water and sewer warrants to BBB-minus from BBB-plus.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.005% high yield, a price of 99.999611.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission heads into the market Wednesday with a $275 million subordinate general airport revenue refunding with no near-term new-money borrowing in sight.

Pension obligations are no different than borrowing obligations, public finance expert Richard Ravitch told a group of investors in New York.

Hawaii received approval from its Public Utilities Commission to issue $150 million in taxable bonds by November to fund a program that finances energy efficiency improvements for homeowners.

Municipal bonds buyers will be waiting for Wednesday for activity in the primary and secondary to pick up as a bulk of the week's deals are scheduled to price.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded to A2 from A3 the underlying rating on Mount Vernon City School District, N.Y.'s $98.7 million in general obligation debt.

Small business optimism rose to 96.1 in August from 95.7 in July, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index.

Detroit entered the second week of the confirmation trial for its bankruptcy exit plan Monday, calling witnesses who testified to the city's desperate need for the $1.5 billion of capital investments featured in the plan.

Sep. 9, 2014 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.17 1.28 2.46 3.43 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.12 1.15 2.24 3.2 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.13 1.19 2.35 3.33 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.12 1.19 2.31 3.27 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.12 1.16 2.28 3.25 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.13 1.22 2.35 3.32 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.12 1.14 2.21 3.18 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.12 1.12 2.16 3.11

9/8/2014 9/1/2014 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 1 $38,150 0 $0 $38,150 Arkansas 3 5,105 4 36,890 -31,785 Colorado 3 161,545 4 82,745 78,800 Kansas 9 74,690 0 0 74,690 New Mexico 5 41,450 1 630 40,820 Oklahoma 0 0 2 11,700 -11,700 Texas 28 182,620 21 663,985 -481,365 Utah 0 0 1 5,100 -5,100

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Tuesday, September 9 Issuer St Description Amount

Week Of September 8 Issuer St Description Amount

Daily Economic indicators box Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Consumer Credit June: +18.8B July: +$17.35B July: +$26.0B