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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Vinay Kapoor, Americas head of diversity and inclusion at BNP Paribas, talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in the financial industry, especially for the LGBTQ+ community. Chip Barnett and Gary Siegel host.
August 8 -
The bond market had no problems whatsoever digesting the primary and in the process saw yields drop down ever lower, getting ever closer to all-time lows.
August 7 -
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it's looking for a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates.
August 7 -
The municipal bond market started to see supply come in, as a bunch of deals priced both on the negotiated and competitive sides. Today’s issuance was an appetizer for Wednesday, the main course that looks like it will be the busiest day of the year.
August 6 -
Some analysts say the Fed may move more aggressively to cut interest rates if the trade war heats up more.
August 6 -
U.S. stocks dropped like a stone in response as Treasuries strengthened in a flight-to-quality bid.
August 5 -
The parent of the New York Stock Exchange agreed to acquire the Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate (MOVE) index.
August 5 -
The wait is over. After seven months without seeing one week of double digit issuance, municipal bond investors will finally get a supply surge.
August 2 -
The gains point to an economy that remains strong, analysts say.
August 2 -
Municipal and Treasury markets rallied one day after the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points and after President Trump declared more tariffs on China — all of which caused the 10-year Treasury to dip below 1.90%.
August 1
