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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Municipal bond traders will be looking forward to this week’s healthy new issue slate, topped by a variety of deals from around the country.
By Chip BarnettMay 8 -
Municipal market volume is set to rise to a nine week high, as issuers tap into growing demand for the securities.
May 5 -
Goldman Sachs is expected to price the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp.’s $2.2 billion of Series 2017 second indenture bonds on Tuesday, May 23, the corporation announced on Friday.,
By Chip BarnettMay 5 -
Municipal bonds were steady on Friday ahead of next week’s hefty new issue slate. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $9.36 billion, up from a revised $4.89 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.
By Chip BarnettMay 5 -
The municipal bond market is putting this week into the history books as traders look ahead to next week’s supply.
By Chip BarnettMay 5 -
The primary market wound down as the last large deals of the week priced, led by well-known issuers from California and Massachusetts.
May 4 -
The primary market is winding down on Thursday, with municipal bond traders seeing the last large deals of the week price, led by well-known issuers from California and Massachusetts.
May 4 -
The primary market is winding down on Thursday, with municipal bond traders waiting to see the University of California and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority deals hit the screens.
By Chip BarnettMay 4 -
Municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday, traders said, as new issuance swept into the market and federal policy makers took no action on interest rates.
By Chip BarnettMay 3 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as they prepared for a second wave of new issuance to sweep into the market on Wednesday.
By Chip BarnettMay 3