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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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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 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.
By Chip BarnettJune 21