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-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, traders said, as the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. deal priced for institutions.
March 21 -
Foreign investors increased holdings of municipal bonds by 16% last year, according to report released by Van Eck on Tuesday.
March 21 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. was ready to be priced for institutions while the San Francisco Unified School District was competitively selling bonds.
March 21 -
New YorkNew York Citys unemployment rate in January fell to 4.5% in January, the NYC Economic Development Corp. said, the lowest rate since 1976, when the New York State Department of Labor first started keeping track.
March 10 -
New YorkNew York City Independent Budget Office is asking the city to consider using everything from green taxis to red lights to deal with future budget shortfalls.
March 9 -
Citywide Ferry Service has filled the first of 200 jobs for its soon-to-be-launched transportation service, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday.
March 8 - New York
The record-breaking pace of job growth in New York City is slowing and this trend is seen continuing into the future and will affect the citys budget and finances, Independent Budget Office Director Ronnie Lowenstein and City Comptroller Scott Stringer testified on Thursday.
March 3 -
New YorkThe number of those working in offices in New York City hit a record 1.5 million in 2016, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a report released Monday.
February 27 -
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders face greater uncertainty after the utilitys contract with the firm leading its restructuring efforts expired, Moodys Investors Service said in a report Monday.
February 27 -
Puerto RicoHJ Sims has announced it has expanded its Puerto Rico advisory team in Guaynabo by adding four new experts in its office in Guaynabo: Roberto Feria Cestero, Carlos Alvarado, Maria "Magie" Mena, and Adrian Fernandez.
February 27 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.26% in the latest week from 4.28% in the previous week.
February 23 -
An attempt by an issuer to introduce protective language into bond documents on a taxable municipal hospital deal backfired and was thwarted by bondholders, Adam Cohen, the founder of Covenant Review, told a meeting of the Fixed Income Analysts Society on Thursday night.
February 17 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose three basis points to 4.28% from 4.25% in the previous week.
February 16 -
Keeping the full tax-exemption for municipal bonds will be vital to Americas plans for rebuilding its infrastructure, Scott Pattison, executive director and CEO of the National Governors Association, said on Tuesday.
February 14 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as market participants prepared for the start of the week's new issuance.
February 14 -
Municipal bond market participants are ready for the start of the week's new issuance, with the lion's share of new supply slated to hit the screens on Tuesday.
February 14 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday, according to traders, as the market prepared for about $5.6 billion of new issues this week.
February 13 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the market gets set to see about $5.6 billion of new issues hit the screens this week. The calendar is comprised of $4.1 billion of negotiated deals and $1.5 billion of competitive sales.
February 13 -
Municipal bond market participants are returning to their desks on Monday, set to see about $5.6 billion of new issues hit the screens this week. The calendar is comprised of $4.1 billion of negotiated deals and $1.5 billion of competitive sales.
February 13 -
Top shelf municipal bonds finished weaker on Friday, traders said, ahead of a more manageable new issue calendar for the upcoming week. Ipreo estimates volume at $5.6 billion, down from a revised total of $7.7 billion in the previous week, according to updated figures from Thomson Reuters.
February 10
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