News and Information from Bond Buyer

Bond insurer Syncora Guarantee requested dozens of documents from the Detroit Institute of Arts, Christie's, and the state tied to the insurer's challenge to the city's bankruptcy and its attempt to protect the city's art collection from sale.

Tuesday, April 1 Issuer St Description Amount

Monday, March 31 Issuer St Description Amount

Week Of March 31 Issuer St Description Amount

Week Of March 31 Issuer St Description Amount

INDIANA

CALIFORNIA

Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Monday Chicago PMI Feb.: 59.8 March: 59.0 Tuesday Construction Spending Jan.: +0.1% Feb.: +0.1% Tuesday ISM Manufacturing Feb.: 53.2 March: 54.0 Wednesday Factory Orders Jan.: -0.7% Feb.: +1.2% Thursday Initial Jobless Claims 3/22: 311,000 3/29: 316,000 Thursday Continuing Claims 3/15: 2.823M 3/22: 2.825M Thursday International Trade Jan.: -$39.1B Feb.: -$38.5B Thursday ISM Non Mfg Index Feb.: 51.6 March: 53.5 Friday Nonfarm Payrolls Feb.: +175,000 March: +200,000 Friday Private Payrolls Feb.: +162,000 March: +195,000 Friday Manufacturing Payrolls Feb.: +6,000 March: +7,000 Friday Unemployment Rate Feb.: 6.7% March: 6.6% Friday Avg Hrly Earnings Feb.: +0.4% March: +0.2% Friday Work Week Feb.: 34.2 March: 34.4

Mar. 31, 2014 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.2 1.47 2.8 3.95 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.3 2.45 3.59 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.44 2.67 3.81 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.15 1.32 2.47 3.61 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.16 1.41 2.64 3.82 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.15 1.36 2.54 3.71 New Jersey Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.2 1.52 2.8 3.96 New York Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.37 2.54 3.77 Pennsylvania Aa2/AA/AA 0.18 1.48 2.74 3.88 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.2 1.57 2.86 4.03 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.15 1.37 2.53 3.66 Dist. of Columbia Aa2/A+/AA+ 0.17 1.46 2.7 3.86 Puerto Rico Baa3/BB+/BBB- 7.45 8.62 8.72 7.56

3/28/2014 3/21/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000s) # Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Connecticut 6 $283,445 4 $109,320 $174,125 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 1 4,456 2 10,890 -6,434 Maryland 1 22,390 2 206,100 -183,710 Massachusetts 5 168,408 3 169,030 -622 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 1 2,700 3 22,005 -19,305 New York 12 254,321 17 779,051 -524,730 Pennsylvania 7 72,280 8 312,700 -240,420 Rhode Island 0 0 1 34,750 -34,750 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0

The second quarter will begin as the first quarter ended, with volume this week on the sparse side.

Ipreo LLC and The Bond Buyer anticipate long-term new volume will hover around $4.19 billion this week, versus last week's revised $4.78 billion reported by Thomson Reuters. The dearth of supply is frustrating for some traders.

A bill that would allow Nebraska to issue bonds for highway construction advanced last week despite an eight-hour filibuster aimed at derailing the measure.

El Paso will seek new money for its airport and savings on outstanding debt with a combined $155 million issue of refunding bonds and certificates of obligation.

The Detroit bankruptcy judge on Wednesday will consider a request from bond insurers and others requesting that a hearing on a controversial swaps settlement scheduled for Thursday be pushed back by at least 10 days.

Government

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard last week signed into a law a bill authorizing the state's building authority to issue bonds to help finance a new $65 million football stadium at South Dakota State University.

Investors said that low issuance is propping up the municipal market.

Detroit Friday released details of a controversial $120 million loan with Barclays as ordered by the bankruptcy judge overseeing the case.

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple is considering a special session devoted to meet the infrastructure needs of the local governments grappling with the state's record oil boom.