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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Municipal bond volume is set to start final quarter of the year with a bang, with two issuers accounting for $3.3 billion,
September 28 -
Stringer called for a chief diversity officer in every city agency, stronger building code enforcement, and procurement time frames.
September 28 -
Municipal bond supply jumps next week as the last quarter of the year begins.
September 28 -
Municipal yields strengthened for maturities beyond three years, even though President Trump expressed concern.
September 27 -
The municipal bond market remained in quiet mode a day after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates.
September 27 -
With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, activity was at a minimum in the municipal bond market on Wednesday.
September 26 -
Leaders in the world of finance joined with governments and health organizations on Wednesday to launch The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge.
September 26 -
Wisconsin sold the biggest deal of the week as investors remained wary ahead of the FOMC meeting.
September 25 -
The biggest deal of the week came to market on Tuesday as Wiscon sold general obligation bonds.
September 25 -
Texas service sector activity continued to expand in September, according the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
September 25 -
Service sector conditions were mixed in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said.
September 25 -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's composite index of manufacturing activity rose in September.
September 25 -
The consumer confidence index rose to 138.4 in September, the Conference Board said.
September 25 -
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index reported a 6.0% annual gain in July, down from 6.2% in June.
September 25 -
The Philadelphia region's services sector “continued to expand” in September albeit at a slower pace.
September 25 -
The intermediate and long end has moved cheaper, creating an opportunity to add some yield to muni portfolios, says Triangle Park's J.R. Rieger.
September 24 -
Ahead of the FOMC monetary policy meeting and quarter end wrapup, a slim supply slate awaits muni buyers.
September 24 -
Texas factory activity continued to expand in September.
September 24 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was unchanged at +0.18 in August.
September 24 -
Municipal bond issuance is set to drop by half next week as Federal Open Market Committee meets and the third quarter comes to an end.
September 21
