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Week Of August 4 Issuer St Description Amount

Week Of August 4 Issuer St Description Amount

Aug. 4, 2014 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.15 1.39 2.55 3.6 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.09 1.21 2.25 3.29 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.12 1.29 2.37 3.42 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.11 1.22 2.26 3.3 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.12 1.26 2.37 3.48 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.11 1.27 2.36 3.4 New Jersey Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.21 1.55 2.65 3.7 New York Aa2/AA/AA 0.11 1.25 2.33 3.46 Pennsylvania Aa2/AA/AA 0.12 1.39 2.55 3.57 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.44 2.6 3.69 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.11 1.27 2.32 3.35 Dist. of Columbia Aa2/A+/AA+ 0.13 1.35 2.5 3.58 Puerto Rico Baa3/BB+/BBB- 8.31 9.47 8.56 7.5

8/1/2014 7/25/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000s) # Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Connecticut 7 $699,725 0 $0 $699,725 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 1 2,442 2 22,020 -19,578 Maryland 1 3,700 2 63,655 -59,955 Massachusetts 2 51,250 2 9,999 41,251 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 6 232,618 3 21,604 211,014 New York 19 407,440 14 110,396 297,044 Pennsylvania 4 81,755 8 93,060 -11,305 Rhode Island 1 593,655 0 0 593,655 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0

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Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Tuesday ISM Non Mfg Index June: 56.0 July: 56.3 Tuesday Factory Orders May: -0.5% June: +0.6% Wednesday International Trade May: -$44.4B June: -$44.8B Thursday Initial Jobless Claims 7/26: 302,000 8/2: 305,000 Thursday Continuing Claims 7/19: 2.539M 7/26: 2.505M Thursday Consumer Credit May: +$19.60B June: +18.50B Friday Productivity Q1: +2.3% Q2: +1.5% Friday Unit Labor Costs Q1: -0.4% Q2: +1.4% Friday Wholesale Inventories May: +0.5% June: +0.6% Friday Wholesale Sales May: +0.7% June: +0.6%

Volume will inch up slightly from last week but remain relatively sparse as an estimated $5.81 billion makes its way to market, led by a $575 million Illinois Finance Authority revenue sale and a Rhode Island Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. offering.

Government

A troubled Michigan school district located in a city only recently freed from state control stepped closer to its own takeover Friday when a review team announced it has found a financial emergency.

The Sixth Circuit Court agreed to postpone hearings on a series of appeals on the city's eligibility to enter into Chapter 9 after a group of labor creditors in the Detroit bankruptcy and the city asked for the delay.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered the creation of a New Jersey Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission today.

A $70 million unpaid bill from El Paso Children's Hospital prompts layoffs at University Medical Center and a plea for a $20 million loan from the El Paso County Commissioners.

Munis were largely unaffected by last week's heavy slate of economic data releases as technicals of supply and demand continue to drive the market.

Louisiana State Bond Commission and Department of Justice attorneys entered into a settlement of the government's housing discrimination lawsuit even though the commission's chairman claims it was not authorized by the full SBC..

The Securities and Exchange Commission's changes to its disclosure violation self-reporting program are somewhat helpful to issuers but may create further problems in their relationships with underwriters, market participants said.

Standard & Poor's revised its outlook to positive from stable on South Dakota, putting the AA-plus rated state on track for a prized triple-A rating.

Chicago heads into its 2015 budget season with a $297 million gap to close according to projections that delay the city's funding of a $550 million spike in police and fire pension fund contributions.