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.
June 28 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as two large deals from New York issuers came to market.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 26 -
Wells Fargo Securities hired four public finance veterans for key roles in its government and institutional banking group as it expands its housing and higher education teams.
June 26 -
Although the volume for the primary market will fall toward a more normal level, demand isn't expected to waver.
June 23 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were flat at midday as traders take a break from the primary on Friday to look ahead to next week’s new issue slate. an estimated $6.82 billion.
June 23 -
Municipal bond traders are taking a break from the primary on Friday to go through the long list of deals that priced this week and put them into their order books.
June 23 -
Top-rated municipals bonds finished mixed on Thursday, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.
June 22 -
Top-rated municipals bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.
June 22 -
Municipal bond traders are waiting for the last of the large deals to price on Thursday as the second busiest week of the year heads to a close.
June 22 -
The long-awaited American Dream bond deal for the megamall project in the New Jersey Meadowlands came to market on Wednesday. Municipas finished unchanged, according to traders.
June 21 -
The long-awaited bond deal for the American Dream mall project in New Jersey came to market on Wednesday and the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s offering was priced for institutional investors. In secondary activity, municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session.
June 21 -
Municipal bond traders are girding for more volume on Wednesday, with the institutional pricing of the New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal leading the pack.
June 21
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