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 CUSIP requests declined in July after four straight months of volume increases, suggesting a slowdown in issuance ahead.
August 8 -
The NYC Council has approved up to $500 million of bonds to back an additional financing by the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp
August 8 -
The municipal bond market saw more supply hit the screens on Wednesday, topped by New York City’s big general obligation bond offering.
August 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.
August 7 -
Led by issuers in New York, Minnesota and Michigan, municipal bond buyers saw more supply head their way on Tuesday.
August 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.
August 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.
August 3 -
Municipal bond buyers will get to see a larger than average new issue slate.
August 3 -
Municipals were mixed on Thursday as the bond markets await Friday’s release of July’s employment report.
August 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.
August 2 -
Municipal bond buyers saw some supply hit the screens on Wednesday as demand stayed strong.
August 1 -
In the competitive arena, Maryland sold two deals totaling over $500 million on Wednesday.
August 1 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied on a restructuring agreement for the power company, while municipal bond buyers saw some new supply head their way.
July 31 -
Puerto Rico issues rallied after reports the island’s electric company struck a debt restructuring agreement with its bondholders.
July 31 -
Despite recent softness, the supply demand imbalance is uplifting the market, according to a new report.
July 30 -
Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s $4.4 billion calendar.
July 30 -
Weekly municipal bond volume is estimated at $4.4 billion for the upcoming week.
July 27 -
Municipal bond volume will dip to under $5 billion next week, according to estimates released on Friday.
July 27 -
Sporadic trading and price firmness drove the municipal market on Thursday.
July 26 -
Price stability was outweighing trading activity and volume on Thursday morning in the municipal market.
July 26
