Chip Barnett is a journalist with almost 50 years of professional experience. He started his career at the Gannett Newspapers in Westchester County, N.Y., working his way up from back-shop compositor to Senior News Editor. Barnett later worked for Thomson Reuters in Manhattan, covering state and local government finance as a Reporter and later Executive Editor for TM3.com and as Editor in Charge of Municipal Finance for Reuters News. Later, he was the Editor of Municipal Finance Today at SourceMedia. Barnett has also worked for DebtWire/Municipals and has written about commercial real estate in South Florida and the Midwest for both The Real Deal and Globe Street. Barnett is currently a Reporter at The Bond Buyer.
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Municipal bonds lost early strength and finished mixed on Tuesday as traders returned to work after the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 22 -
Municipals were stronger Tuesday ahead of this week’s $5 billion new issue calendar.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 22 -
Existing home sales fell 6.4% to a seasonally adjusted 4.99 million-unit rate in December.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 22 -
The Philadelphia region's services sector reading fell in January, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said on Tuesday.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 22 -
The Bond Buyer gives its listeners two podcasts in one today. First, Gary Siegel talks about what the Federal Reserve may be doing for the rest of the year. Second, Luis Maizel of LM Capital focuses in on what's important for the fixed income sector in 2019. Chip Barnett hosts.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 17 -
In his "fearless forecast," Dan Berger of TM3/MMD Refinitiv calls for volume to increase 15% in 2019. He also focuses on the shutdown, natural hazards, and risk on/off as headline risks that must be heeded. Chip Barnett and John Hallacy host.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 15 -
After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 11 -
Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 11 -
The mayor said a millionaire’s tax, a transportation bond act, and congestion pricing could be used to help fund the nation's biggest subway and bus system.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 11 -
Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 10