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The Department of Justice will revive its federal housing discrimination lawsuit against the Louisiana State Bond Commission after commissioners rejected a settlement.

U.S. durable goods orders surged 2.2% in February, while excluding transportation orders grew 0.2%, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said policy makers haven't committed to a specific month to end bond purchases even as it would take a significant shift in the outlook to alter the path of tapering.

After ascending to Rhode Island's House speakership following an FBI raid on his predecessor, Nicholas Mattiello said working on a budget to help the state's economy would be his major priority.

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Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Consumer Confidence Feb.: 78.3 March: 78.6 March: 82.3 New Home Sales Jan.: 455,000 Feb.: 445,000 Feb.: 440,000

Mar. 26, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.32 2.16 3.71 4.89 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.15 1.39 2.67 3.85 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.15 1.4 2.66 3.84 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.22 1.56 2.92 4.1 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.4 2.61 3.78 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.15 1.33 2.54 3.72 Nebraska NR/AAA/AA+ 0.17 1.46 2.75 3.92 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.17 1.43 2.69 3.89 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.17 1.48 2.76 3.94 South Dakota NR/AA+/NR 0.17 1.47 2.77 3.95 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.47 2.77 3.95

3/25/2014 3/18/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 9 $55,560 10 $110,395 -$54,835 Indiana 12 166,000 3 55,255 110,745 Iowa 10 178,950 7 112,380 66,570 Michigan 4 242,905 6 196,670 46,235 Minnesota 8 90,665 12 111,910 -21,245 Missouri 2 25,750 1 2,130 23,620 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 1 17,750 0 0 17,750 Ohio 5 114,975 3 64,640 50,335 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 12 67,775 16 469,660 -401,885

Wednesday, March 26 Issuer St Description Amount

Wednesday, March 26 Issuer St Description Amount

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Fitch Ratings raised its outlook on Suffolk County, N.Y.'s bonds and notes to stable from negative on Tuesday.

Government

The Rhode Island House of Representatives elected Nicholas Mattiello speaker, three days after Gordon Fox resigned following a police raid on his home and office.

Some investors who sold off short term bonds after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's press conference on Wednesday have started buying intermediate-bonds, even as low issuance limits re-investment opportunities.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage has ended his threat to try to block bond sales after getting his way on maintaining the size of the state's rainy day fund.

Standard & Poor's Tuesday downgraded Detroit's already junk-rated $5.9 billion of water and sewer bonds warning of a default even as the city turns to the private sector to take over the asset.

Dozens of dealer sales of Puerto Rico bonds to customers that violated the $100,000 minimum denomination requirement, and were then cancelled, have been erased from EMMA or altered as if they never occurred.