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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The municipal bond market is set for almost $11 billion of new supply.
By Chip BarnettOctober 12 -
Municipal bond supply jumps to almost $11 billion next week as investors get set to see a wide variety of deals heading their way.
By Chip BarnettOctober 12 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index increased 11 basis points to 4.26%.
By Chip BarnettOctober 11 -
New municipal bond issues were well received on Thursday as market tone improved.
By Chip BarnettOctober 11 -
Municipals were mixed at mid-session as Treasury investors made an about-face and pulled down yields in the wake of a stock market swoon.
By Chip BarnettOctober 11 -
The grand opening of Bancroft Capital, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, is set for Veterans Day.
By Chip BarnettOctober 11 -
In this year alone, the city awarded more than $3.7 billion to minority and women-owned business enterprises.
By Chip BarnettOctober 10 -
Municipal CUSIP requests declined after a record surge in August, suggesting a possible issuance slowdown.
By Chip BarnettOctober 10 -
Rice Financial Products Co. has expanded its presence in the municipal bond marketplace with four new hires in New York City.
By Chip BarnettOctober 10 -
Municipal bond yields continued their march higher on Wednesday as the primary sector saw a few new deals come to market.
By Chip BarnettOctober 10 -
Rising interest rates have created a lot of early October red ink in the bond markets, says J.R. Rieger.
By Chip BarnettOctober 9 -
The municipal bond market returned from a three-day holiday weekend only to see action pick up where it left off last week — with yields heading higher.
By Chip BarnettOctober 9 -
After seeing yields rise in recent days to close out the week, the muni market will see under $5 billion in the upcoming holiday-shortened week.
October 5 -
The New York City Comptroller is encouraging greater diversity among investment managers hired by the city’s pension funds.
By Chip BarnettOctober 5 -
Municipal bond supply drops off sharply next week with $4.4 billion of volume estimated to hit the screens.
By Chip BarnettOctober 5 -
While Natalie Cohen has retired from Wells Fargo Securities, she will remain a force in the municipal bond marketplace.
By Chip BarnettOctober 4 -
Municipal bond prices weakened as supply flooded into the primary sector.
By Chip BarnettOctober 3 -
Municipal bond buyers saw more volume hit the screens on Wednesday as the big New Jersey deal came to market.
By Chip BarnettOctober 3 -
A wave of municipal bond supply swept into the market, led by New York and California issuers.
By Chip BarnettOctober 2 -
PIMCO has agreed to acquire Gurtin Municipal Bond Management.
By Chip BarnettOctober 2




















