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-rated municipal bonds finished a tick stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.
January 10 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were slightly stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.
January 10 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see new deals start to hit the screens on Tuesday, as several issues of size are ready to come to market.
January 10 -
The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act is a credit positive for privatized military housing project bonds, Moodys Investors Service said in a comment released on Friday.
January 6 -
New YorkSlow or no revenue growth has made it difficult for many local governments in New York State to maintain services while dealing with rising costs, according to a report released Friday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
January 6 -
New YorkMarisa Lago has been appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to replace Carl Weisbrod as Director of the Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission.
January 5 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished unchanged on Tuesday, according to traders, who came back to work for the first trading day of 2017. The market is set to see a $3 billion new issue slate this week, with the calendar composed of $2.92 billion of negotiated deals and $84.2 million of competitive sales.
January 3 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who returned to work on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017.
January 3 -
The municipal bond market returns to work on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017. Traders are set to see a $3 billion new issue slate this week, with the calendar composed of $2.92 billion of negotiated deals and $84.2 million of competitive sales.
January 3 -
Top-quality municipal bonds closed out the year on a strong note in an abbreviated trading session on Friday, as the market got set for some new education deals on the upcoming week's holiday-shortened slate.
December 30
