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 finished weaker on Monday ahead of a what will be an busy Tuesday with a few billion of new issuance hitting the market.
April 23 -
The muni market is eagerly awaiting the $1.4 billion Delta deal to kick off the week's activity.
April 23 -
New York mayor Bill de Blasio claimed progress in addressing the challenges of population growth, aging infrastructure, increasing inequality, and climate change.
April 20 -
With tax season in the rear view mirror, supply is set to rise to $7.8 billion as demand rebounds.
April 20 -
Next week's $7.8 billion new issue slate features airport and water deals coming from New York and Texas issuers.
April 20 -
Some say cheapness on the short end of the municipal yield curve is starting to boost investor demand.
April 19 -
Big Apple pension funds plan to divest from fossil fuel investments within five years.
April 19 -
Morgan Stanley priced $575 million of airport system bonds for Sacramento County.
April 19 -
Deals from Connecticut and Ohio issuers arrived as some buyside participants complained of low volume and inactivity in the muni market.
April 18 -
MTA's Patrick McCoy, Nixon Peabody's John Bove and Lowes Corp.'s Caroline Cruise will receive awards at the annual dinner.
April 18
