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-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing another wave of supply hit the market.
By Chip BarnettJuly 12 -
Municipal bond traders on Wednesday are expecting another wave of supply to hit the market, with large deals coming from a New York and New Jersey issuer.
By Chip BarnettJuly 12 -
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1.01 billion deal was accelerated by a day with the bonds being priced for institutions on Tuesday.
By Chip BarnettJuly 11 -
The pricing on the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1.01 billion deal was accelerated by a day as top-quality municipal bonds turned mixed on Tuesday.
By Chip BarnettJuly 11 -
The municipal bond market on Tuesday will see more supply head its way with the second day of retail orders being held on the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds and deals expected from Los Angles and Philadelphia.
By Chip BarnettJuly 11 -
Municipal bonds ended mixed on Monday, according to traders, as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds were priced for retail investors and the Chicago Public Schools came to market with an unrated bond deal.
By Chip BarnettJuly 10 -
Municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, according to traders, who are set to see a chunky new issue slate head to market this week. Volume is estimated at $9.29 billion, composed of $7.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.35 billion of competitive sales.
By Chip BarnettJuly 10 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see a chunky new issue slate head to market this week. Volume is estimated at $9.29 billion, composed of $7.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.35 billion of competitive sales.
By Chip BarnettJuly 10 -
Municipal market participants will get back to work and find their hands full, with $9 billion of new issuance forecast for the primary market.
July 7 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to next week’s hefty new issue slate. Ipreo estimates volume at $9.29 billion, consisting of $7.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.35 billion of competitive sales.
By Chip BarnettJuly 7