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 were weaker, traders said, as they look to the $7.42 billion new issue slate, headed by deals from New York City and Maryland.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 11 -
Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Monday and looking ahead to the week’s $7.42 billion new issue slate, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 11 -
Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to climb to a more normal level of almost $7.5 billion.
September 8 -
Since the Great Recession, the tech sector in New York has added over 57,000 jobs.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 8 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which is estimated to total $7.42 billion.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 8 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 8 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Thursday, traders said, as the week’s largest deal came to market — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $583 million sale.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 7 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the week’s largest deal came to market — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $554 million sale.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 7 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the week’s largest deal come to market on Thursday — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $595 million offering.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 7 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday as the big Honolulu and Pennsylvania sales hit the screens.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 6