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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This week’s trading volume indicates there will be robust demand for municipal bonds, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management says.
September 13 -
Municipal bonds were little changed on Thursday as a big sale out of Nevada hit the screens.
September 13 -
Municipal CUSIP requests surged in August, an indication of rising supply in the near-term.
September 12 -
Municipals remained weaker on Wednesday as the market saw several new issues sell in the primary, led by deals from North and South Carolina.
September 12 -
While a somber mood fell over Wall Street as the finance industry reflected on the devastating terrorist attack 17 years ago, the municipal market generated some new supply and cheaper prices.
September 11 -
Action got underway in the primary market on Tuesday as the competitive arena took center stage.
September 11 -
Consumer credit increased $16.64 billion in July to $3.908 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday.
September 10 -
The short-end of the municipal bond market is rich relative to U.S. Treasury and corporate bonds, says J.R. Rieger.
September 10 -
Municipal bond buyers are looking ahead to the wide variety of new deals heading their way this week.
September 10 -
There was a slight increase in August for medium-term inflation expectations, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
September 10 -
The Conference Board said on Monday that its Employment Trends Index rose to 110.88 in August.
September 10 -
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $500 million offering tops the week's muni tote board.
September 7 -
Weekly bond volume is forecast to jump to $6.3 billion from a revised total of $2.3 billion this week.
September 7 -
Municipal bond buyers grabbed deals from New York City and California on Thursday, which were agressively
September 6 -
Municipal bond buyers saw over $2 billion of deals from New York and California come to market on Thursday.
September 6 -
The big New York City and California deals are dominating investors’ attention this week as municipals turned weaker.
September 5 -
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority were in the market on Wednesday.
September 5 -
Yield and market complexity are top concerns of financial advisors, according to a survey by Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
September 5 -
The 30-year veteran of HJ Sims, Lebenthal, and Bank of America will be responsible for expanding 280 Cap Markets' new issue underwriting business.
September 5 -
The unrestricted cash balance was nearly unchanged from the end of fiscal 2017.
September 5
