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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Demand in the primary stems from a combination of market technicals and the arrival of reinvestment season.
May 16 -
The municipal bond market welcomed Pennsylvania’s big competitive sale and the Grand Parkway negotiated deal from Texas on Wednesday.
May 16 -
Industrial production grew 0.7% in April, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday as Capacity utilization rose to 78.0.
May 16 -
Activity in the region’s service sector grew at a solid clip, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s May 2018 Business Leaders Survey.
May 16 -
The Independent Budget Office said state mandates are putting a burden on New York City finances.
May 15 -
As a wave of new municipal bond deals swept into the market, munis weakened in secondary action.
May 15 -
If New York State legalizes marijuana, New York City could see as much as $336 million annually in new tax revenue.
May 15 -
Municipal bonds turned weaker on Tuesday as a wave of deals swept into the market.
May 15 -
Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday as buyers awaited the almost $10 billion of supply set to hit the market this week.
May 14 -
Municipal bond buyers are eagerly awaiting the biggest new issue calendar of the year, as almost $10 billion of supply is slated to hit the market this week.
May 14 -
The municipal bond market is gearing up for the biggest volume week of the year, with issuers estimated to bring just under $10 billion of new paper.
May 11 -
The municipal bond market will see an almost $10 billion new issue calendar next week.
May 11 -
Municipal CUSIP requests signal the market may be in for a rebound in volume.
May 10 -
The municipal market and its participants were peppered with deals during what will go down as the week’s busiest day.
May 9 -
The City Council urged greater transparency and an end to "frontloading" in its response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $89.06 billion fiscal 2019 executive budget.
May 9 -
Traffic jams and a lack of parking spaces are among the city problems that have put light rail back on investors' radar.
May 9 -
The market for munis is benefiting from June reinvestment money and pent-up demand after a slow first quarter.
May 8 -
The quarterly update showed growth slowed from 3.4% amid declining commercial leasing activity, and sluggish private sector job growth.
May 8 -
Municipal bonds were stronger on Monday as supply-starved investors awaited the week's planned $4.9 billion of new paper.
May 7 -
The municipal bond market will see another moderate new issue calendar this week, with about $4.9 billion of offerings going up for sale
May 7
