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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NYC Ferry's ridership is expected to surge to about 9 million a year.
May 3 -
Demand for municipal bonds is high, with one factor keeping munis from the volatility being experienced in other markets.
May 3 -
Munis followed Treasurys after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and tweaked its statement on inflation.
May 2 -
Caution is the watchword in the municipal market on Wednesday as participants await details of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.
May 2 -
Municipal bonds were mixed in late trading on Tuesday as several large deals hit the screens, led by issuers in New York and Maryland.
May 1 -
Tax resources are about one-third higher than a decade ago, while pension actuarially determined contributions are up 74%, a Fitch report shows.
May 1 -
Tuesday opened with a positive tone in the municipal bond market with a forecast of heavy demand and strong technicals going into the reinvestment season.
May 1 -
Derek McNeil rejoins Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co.'s municipal finance division after a stint at Morgan Stanley.
May 1 -
Munis were stronger Monday as bond buyers kept an eye on the Federal Reserve policy makers' meeting.
April 30 -
Municipal bond buyers are awaiting this week’s new issue supply as they keep both eyes firmly on the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy meeting.
April 30
