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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The last of the large municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday, led by a $1.5 billion healthcare offering from Ohio.
October 18 -
Proceeds from a $40.64 million multifamily conduit revenue bond issue will benefit the residents of the Georgia King Village Project.
October 18 -
Things began to quiet down in the municipal bond market on Thursday, as most of the big deals have come and gone for the week.
October 18 -
Kelly Jin, a former White House adviser, will work to streamline analytical and data practices in the Big Apple.
October 17 -
California competitively sold nearly $900 million of bonds while the Salt Lake City airport deal was priced in the negotiated sector.
October 17 -
Investors saw more volume hit the market on Wednesday as California sold nearly $900 million of municipal bonds.
October 17 -
The New York City issuer led Tuesday's new issue supply surge as municipals traded mixed.
October 16 -
Deals from issuers in New York, Illinois, Tennessee and Minnesota hit the market on Tuesday.
October 16 -
Municipal bonds turned mixed on Monday as two New York issuers offered deals to retail buyers.
October 15 -
Deals from two New York issuers were offered to retail buyers on Monday as a supply-heavy week began.
October 15 -
The municipal bond market is set for almost $11 billion of new supply.
October 12 -
Municipal bond supply jumps to almost $11 billion next week as investors get set to see a wide variety of deals heading their way.
October 12 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index increased 11 basis points to 4.26%.
October 11 -
New municipal bond issues were well received on Thursday as market tone improved.
October 11 -
Municipals were mixed at mid-session as Treasury investors made an about-face and pulled down yields in the wake of a stock market swoon.
October 11 -
The grand opening of Bancroft Capital, a certified service-disabled veteran-owned small business, is set for Veterans Day.
October 11 -
In this year alone, the city awarded more than $3.7 billion to minority and women-owned business enterprises.
October 10 -
Municipal CUSIP requests declined after a record surge in August, suggesting a possible issuance slowdown.
October 10 -
Rice Financial Products Co. has expanded its presence in the municipal bond marketplace with four new hires in New York City.
October 10 -
Municipal bond yields continued their march higher on Wednesday as the primary sector saw a few new deals come to market.
October 10
