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 weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 4.00% in the week ended June 14.
June 14 -
Municipal bonds were mixed on Thursday as a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.
June 14 -
Municipals qwere mixed a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates while in the primary, a New York issuer competitively sold $1.6 billion of notes.
June 14 -
The consent decree that New York City has signed with federal prosecutors over problems at the Housing Authority will not have a negative impact on the $89.15 billion Fiscal 2019 budget.
June 13 -
Municipal bonds turned weaker after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.
June 13 -
The municipal bond market is waiting for the Federal Open Market Committee interest rate announcement.
June 13 -
Municipal bonds weakened Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting as new supply headed into the marketplace.
June 12 -
Municipal bonds weakened Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting as new supply headed into the marketplace.
June 12 -
Muni bond buyers were wary ahead of this week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar as Federal Reserve policy makers gathered.
June 11 -
Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar and the FOMC meeting.
June 11 -
Munis will see more than $5 billion of new supply, with the Federal Open Market Committee set to meet next week and raise interest rates again.
June 8 -
Municipal bond buyers will see a smaller-than-average new issue calendar as issuers remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting
June 8 -
The Government Finance Officers Association honored New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer for excellence in financial reporting.
June 7 -
May was the third straight month of growth in the municipal CUSIP category, driven by pent-up demand.
June 7 -
Municipal bonds continued to show weakness at midday as the last of the week's larger deals were selling.
June 7 -
Puerto Rico bonds traded up after reports of a settlement among bondholders; the broader municipal bond market turned mostly weaker.
June 6 -
Municipal bonds were mixed with some Puerto Rico issues trading higher as the primary saw a bevy of new deals hit the screens.
June 6 -
The municipal bond market saw billions of dollars of bonds hit the screens on Tuesday.
June 5 -
The muni market saw several large deals hit the screens Tuesday from issuers in California, Seattle and Connecticut.
June 5 -
With a focus on infrastructure deals, muni buyers are set for a hefty new-issue calendar.
June 4
