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Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual International Trade Oct.: -$39.3B Nov.: -$40.0B Nov.: -$34.3B

Jan. 8, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 1.02 2.65 4.23 5.39 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.2 1.44 2.96 4.37 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.37 2.9 4.31 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.24 1.53 3.16 4.57 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.17 1.34 2.85 4.25 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.31 2.79 4.2 Nebraska NR/AAA/AA+ 0.19 1.43 2.99 4.39 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.19 1.4 2.93 4.36 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.19 1.42 3.02 4.43 South Dakota NR/AA+/NR 0.2 1.47 3.04 4.46 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.19 1.43 3.01 4.43

1/7/2014 12/31/2013 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 12 $172,860 7 $99,245 $73,615 Indiana 3 47,595 1 16,000 31,595 Iowa 3 81,760 2 78,260 3,500 Michigan 7 210,820 2 77,580 133,240 Minnesota 19 356,780 22 384,355 -27,575 Missouri 1 9,200 0 0 9,200 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 2 2,090 0 0 2,090 Ohio 7 284,245 2 167,765 116,480 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 8 56,380 4 37,500 18,880

Pima County Arizona will raise debt for roads, sewers and other projects with $160 million of bonds.

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said he had changed his mind about prison privatization and said the Idaho Department of Correction should take over the troubled privately run Idaho Correctional Center.

The municipal market firmed Tuesday with a lift from retail customers putting January money to work.

JPMorgan and Goldman, Sachs & Co. gained ground on Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the rankings of leading municipal bond dealers in 2013, a year marked by lower issuance.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Thursday will propose core standards for the conduct of municipal advisors, including regarding their fiduciary duty to put clients' interests first, disclosure and professional conduct responsibilities, and required expertise.

Government

The Internal Revenue Service has preliminarily concluded that $35.38 million of bonds issued in 2008 by the Burnet County, Tex. Public Facility Corp. to finance a jail are taxable.

Catholic Health Initiatives' plan to invest $1 billion in Texas healthcare includes a new hospital.

The Internal Revenue Service has concluded that $720 million of student-loan bonds issued by a New Hampshire authority are taxable, leading the issuer to move toward requesting an administrative appeal and asking the IRS to reopen its audits of the bonds.

Bell, Calif., which achieved national notoriety after corrupt leaders pilfered city coffers, has turned a financial corner with the aid of court settlements and a $15 million property sale.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $955 million in December to a total of $204.656 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Tuesday.

The Depository Trust Co. has submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a flat fee increase for multi-CUSIP municipal bond transactions, rather than the higher per-CUSIP fees it discussed earlier that riled market groups.

A suit before the Florida Supreme Court seeks an order compelling Gov. Rick Scott to appoint a lieutenant governor. The position's been vacant for nearly 10 months.

High unemployment and low inflation levels require monetary accommodation, despite an improving economy, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John C. Williams said Tuesday.