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 finished weaker on Wednesday, sending yields as much as four basis points higher, according to traders, as two large deals from New York issuers priced.
By Chip BarnettJune 28 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as two large deals from New York issuers came to market.
By Chip BarnettJune 28 -
Municipal bond traders are waiting to see the institutional pricing of the big DASNY deal as a host of other offerings hit the market on Wednesday.
By Chip BarnettJune 28 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first of the week’s new supply lit up their screens, led by a big DASNY deal.
By Chip BarnettJune 27 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at midday, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new supply light up their screens, led by the big DASNY deal.
By Chip BarnettJune 27 -
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling the state legislature back into session take action on mayoral control of the New York City school system.
By Chip BarnettJune 27 -
Municipal bond traders are prepped for the week’s new supply to light up their screens on Tuesday, with the retail pricing of the big New York Dormitory deal on tap.
By Chip BarnettJune 27 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday, when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.
By Chip BarnettJune 26 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.
By Chip BarnettJune 26 -
Municipal bond traders are looking to see an average sized new issue slate price into the market this week as they eye yields which have been little changed as of late.
By Chip BarnettJune 26