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 muni bond market will see almost $12 billion of new deals this week, but 2018's volume lags behind last year's.
By Chip BarnettAugust 13 -
It will seem like Christmas in August for municipal investors when nearly $12 billion of new issuance interrupts the dog days.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 10 -
Municipal bond volume soars to nearly $12 billion next week as supply-starved buyers await the new issue slate.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 10 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied after the main parties reached a deal on the restructuring of Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. bonds.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 9 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied after the central parties reached a deal concerning Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. bonds.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 9 -
Municipal CUSIP requests declined in July after four straight months of volume increases, suggesting a slowdown in issuance ahead.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 8 -
The NYC Council has approved up to $500 million of bonds to back an additional financing by the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp
By Chip BarnettAugust 8 -
The municipal bond market saw more supply hit the screens on Wednesday, topped by New York City’s big general obligation bond offering.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 8 -
New York, Wisconsin and California issuers priced bonds as investor demand continued to support municipal debt, analysts and traders said. Deals ran the gamut from high-grade to high-yield.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 7 -
Led by issuers in New York, Minnesota and Michigan, municipal bond buyers saw more supply head their way on Tuesday.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 7 -
The early birds caught New York City general obligation bonds, as RBC priced an $810 million offering to retail buyers to start a busy primary week.
By Chip BarnettAugust 6 -
The market was quiet on Friday ahead of a $7.5 billion new issue calendar as more than $50 billion in August redemptions frees up cash to buy bonds.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 3 -
Municipal bond buyers will get to see a larger than average new issue slate.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoAugust 3 -
Municipals were mixed on Thursday as the bond markets await Friday’s release of July’s employment report.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 2 -
Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s new issue supply get put away as the market’s gaze turns to next week’s volume.
By Chip BarnettAugust 2 -
Municipal bond buyers saw some supply hit the screens on Wednesday as demand stayed strong.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 1 -
In the competitive arena, Maryland sold two deals totaling over $500 million on Wednesday.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettAugust 1 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied on a restructuring agreement for the power company, while municipal bond buyers saw some new supply head their way.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 31 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied after reports the island’s electric company struck a debt restructuring agreement with its bondholders.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 31 -
Despite recent softness, the supply demand imbalance is uplifting the market, according to a new report.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettJuly 30




















