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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Gail Sussman, head of Moody's public finance group takes on a new role as senior vice president in the public finance group on April 1, when Mike Rowan will take over as leader of the group.
February 7 -
As California announced its plans to fund infrastructure and cut its interest costs, Hawaii and the Los Angeles MTA tapped the primary market.
February 6 -
California announced its big spring borrowing schedule as Hawaii and and the Los Angeles MTA came to market.
February 6 -
Washington state and Hawaii kicked off action in the primary market on Tuesday.
February 5 -
Henry Cisneros and the principals of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. have launched American Triple I Partners.
February 5 -
Washington state highlighted primary market action with the sale of $640 million of general obligation bonds.
February 5 -
The municipal bond market is in good shape ahead of this week’s $7.2 billion new issue slate.
February 4 -
Municipal bonds were mostly stronger at midday ahead of the week's attractively sized new issue slate.
February 4 -
Municipal primary volume will surge to $7.2 billion in the week of Feb. 4 from a revised total of $3.8 billion the previous week.
February 1 -
Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will surge to $7.2 billion from a revised total of $3.8 billion this week.
February 1 -
The N.Y. Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday as munis ended stronger.
January 31 -
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday.
January 31 -
Ronnie Lowenstein, director of the Independent Budget Office, weighs the city's fiscal picture against the backdrop of economic and Washington uncertainty. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.
January 31 -
Munis spent most of the day in a defensive stance as the Fed met to decide the course of monetary policy.
January 30 -
The Federal Open Market Committee is set to announce its decision on interest rates this afternoon.
January 30 -
Panelists at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook Conference said state and local governments are on their own, at least for now, to fund infrastructure.
January 29 -
The municipal bond market is seeing some much anticipated supply hit the screens.
January 29 -
Municipals finished little changed on Monday in quiet activity.
January 28 -
Municipals were stronger in quiet activity on Monday as the market looks ahead to new competitive sales.
January 28 -
Another week of sub-average issuance lies ahead for the muni market.
January 25
