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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Several big deals hit the primary on Tuesday as the municipal bond market weakened ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the FOMC meeting.
January 30 -
With infrastructure expected to be a hot topic at the State of the Union address, the municipal bond market wants to know if bonds will play a role.
January 30 -
The market is watching for details on Treasury Department’s quarterly refunding, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting.
January 29 -
Tax workarounds being discussed by several states affected by the SALT cap, could cost the U.S. Treasury about $154 billion over eight years, according to a report.
January 29 -
A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .
January 29 -
Another week of modest muni volume is expected, as issuers offer more chunks of taxable bonds.
January 26 -
Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.
January 26 -
The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.
January 26 -
As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a
report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.January 25 -
A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.
January 25
