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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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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 10 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, ahead of the upcoming week's rather manageable new issue calendar.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 10 -
The municipal bond market was taking a rest on Friday after a hefty week of issuance as participants geared up to see next week's new issue slate.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 10 -
Jim Nadler has been appointed Kroll Bond Rating Agencys chief executive officer, the firm announced late Thursday. Nadler has been president of the company he co-founded with Jules Kroll since 2010.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 9 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell one basis point to 4.25% in the week ended Feb 10 from 4.26% in the previous week.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 9 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Thursday, traders said, as the last few of the weeks deals trickled into the market.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 9 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the last few of the week's deals started to trickle into the market.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 9 -
Municipal bond traders are set for some supply on Thursday as the last few of the week's larger deals are set to trickle into the market.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 9 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as another big wave of issuance sweep over the market.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 8 - New York
The growth in New York City's economy slowed to 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2016, down from the 2.8% pace seen in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by city comptroller Scott Stringer.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 8 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing another big wave of issuance sweep over the market.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 8










