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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About $2.5 billion of bonds are coming from just two issuers on Tuesday, as the market gears up for big competitive sales from New York and a large negotiated deal out of Ohio amid various other deals from around the country.
August 8 -
Top quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, according to traders as the first of the week’s big new issues came to market out of the Midwest.
August 7 -
On a quiet Monday where there is only one deal pricing for retail investors, municipals were mixed although some maturities on the long end were as much as one basis point higher, according to traders.
August 7 -
The municipal bond market is gearing up for about $7.3 billion of new supply this week, with $2.51 of that coming from two issuers.
August 7 -
Primary municipal bond market volume is expected to inch up to $7.3 billion, as analysts expect the muni market to stay on a path of suppressed supply and deep demand.
August 4 -
Municipal bonds turned weaker at midday as the market looks ahead to next week’s healthy new issue calendar.
August 4 -
Little activity is expected in the municipal bond market ahead of next week’s new issue slate.
August 4 -
Top quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday, traders said, as the last of the week’s big deals hit the screens.
August 3 -
Top quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the last of the week’s big deals hit the screens.
August 3 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of the week’s big deals hit the screens as several large competitive deals remain on tap.
August 3
