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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Top quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates unchanged.
July 26 -
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July 26 -
The municipal bond market is ready for the New York City deal to be priced for institutions on Wednesday as traders eye the direction of bond yields.
July 26 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as deals from New York City, Philadelphia and the Port of Seattle hit the market.
July 25 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who saw deals from New York City and Philadelphia hit the market.
July 25 -
Although total weekly volume is expected to be low, municipal bond traders will start the week running, with a few deals expected to price on Monday.
July 24 -
The drop in issuance comes despite a decline in yields over the past week that made the market issuer-friendly.
July 21 -
Top shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar, which Ipreo estimates at $4.24 billion.
July 21 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are already looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar, which will be topped by New York City’s big general obligation bond sale.
July 21 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday, traders said, as investors snapped up debt from the Tar Heel state.
July 20
