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 were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York competitively sold over $1 billion of bonds.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 22 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of the week's big name issuers hit the market on Thursday, a day after the Federal Open Market Committee left the fed funds target rate unchanged in a move widely expected.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 22 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds finished unchanged on Wednesday, traders said, after the Federal Open Market Committee in a widely expected move left its fed funds target rate unchanged at between 0.25% and 0.50%.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 21 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the market moved into a quiet, defensive mode ahead the Federal Open Market Committee's announcement on interest rates this afternoon.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 21 -
Municipal bond traders can expected a mostly quiet day ahead the Federal Open Market Committee's announcement on interest rates this afternoon.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 21 - New York
New York City gets mixed grades when it comes to implementing priority initiatives, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Citizens Budget Commission.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended unchanged Tuesday as more supply hit the screens on a busy day, led by the warmly received Texas Water Development Board deal. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day monetary policy meeting, keeping Tuesdays trading subdued.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders as more supply hit the screens, led by the Texas Water Development Board deal
By Chip BarnettSeptember 20 -
Municipal bond traders on Tuesday are set to see more supply hit the market, led by the Texas Water Development Board and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission deals.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 20 - New York
The de Blasio administration released the New York City Mayors Management Report on Monday that detailed performance by city agencies in Fiscal Year 2016.
By Chip BarnettSeptember 19