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-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 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see another wave of issuance hit the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in California and Utah.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 8 - New York
The city is partnering with community groups to help MWBEs get certified or re-certified as MWBE contractors and then will work with those firms to help them compete for city contracts.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 7 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 6 -
Steve Williamson and Chris Long have joined HJ Sims as senior vice presidents of fixed income sales, the firm announced on Monday.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 6 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week. Total volume is estimated at $7.49 billion in a calendar comprised of $6.13 billion of negotiated deals and $1.36 billion of competitive sales.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 6 - New York
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. officially held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to open its expanded offices at 100 Wall Street in New York.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 3 - New York
New York City's pension funds are conducting the first-ever carbon footprint analysis of their investment portfolios to determine how to best manage them in relation to climate change, the pension trustees announced on Thursday.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 2 -
A majority of municipal bond market participants voting in the Live Market Survey at The Bond Buyers National Outlook Conference saw muni issuance at between $350 billion and $399 billion this year.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 31 - New York
The New York City Council voted unanimously to approve an expansion of the DUMBO Business Improvement District at a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday. The full council vote on the bill came after the Finance Committee unanimously passed it in the morning.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 18 - New York
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio picked Maria Torres-Springer to be the city's new Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, replacing the departing Vicki Been. Separately, he named James Patchett President and CEO of the NYC Economic Development Corp.
By Chip BarnettJanuary 17










