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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota, who votes on policy this year, said the central bank could sooner achieve its goals of full employment and 2 percent inflation by stepping up stimulus.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Initial Claims 12/28: 345,000 1/4: 335,000 1/4: 330,000 Cont. Claims 12/21: 2.815M 12/28: 2.830M 12/28: 2.865M

Jan. 10, 2014 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.27 2.78 4.15 California A1/A/A+ 0.2 1.55 3.28 4.72 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.17 1.38 2.95 4.35 Idaho Aa1/AA+/NR 0.19 1.4 2.98 4.4 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.19 1.41 2.96 4.36 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.22 1.47 3.08 4.52 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.17 1.32 2.84 4.27 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.19 1.38 2.96 4.39 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.17 1.35 2.84 4.23

1/9/2014 1/2/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 $0 0 $0 $0 California 10 709,395 8 456,975 252,420 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 1 3,845 1 3,845 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 3 717,255 4 753,655 -36,400 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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Moody's Investors Service downgraded Yeshiva University debt to B1 from Baa2 Thursday afternoon

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called for more public-private partnerships for water and transportation in his state-of-the-state address Jan. 9.

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The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes slid in the week ended Jan. 9.

Most trading activity in munis Thursday was in the secondary market, even as some of the biggest deals of the week came to the market.

The school district serving Topeka, Kan., will ask voters to approve $143 million in an election this spring.

Former Lebanon, Pa., mayor Jackie Parker, will lead the nascent Harrisburg economic development team, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse announced in Pennsylvania's capital.

San Francisco is planning to sell $210 million of general obligation bonds next week to a market that's hungry for California paper.

Puerto Rico revenues in the first six months of the fiscal year were 2.1% ahead of expectations while spending in the first five months was 3.2% below expectations.

Ron Nichols, general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, announced that he is stepping down at the end of the month.

Illinois' balance sheet remains strained with a more than $4 billion deficit looming in the coming years as the expiration of a temporary income tax hike saps revenues.