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 two basis points to 4.00% from 3.98%
February 15 -
Puerto Rico's bonds attracted buyers after the governor released a plan that included some debt service payments.
February 15 -
Prices on some Puerto Rico bonds on Thursday continued their week-long rise as buyers showed confidence after hearing some good news coming from the island's government,
February 15 -
The municipal bond market has had a rough start to 2018, according to a panel of buy and sell side experts at The Bond Buyer‘s Texas Public Finance Conference in Austin.
February 14 -
The municipal bond market on Wednesday was taking stock of Pennsylvania’s successful sale of over $1.5 billion of tobacco bonds.
February 14 -
Pennsylvania sold a tobacco bond deal to receptive buyers, who liked the security pledge, timing and partial insurance.
February 13 -
An upsized Pennsylvania tobacco deal prices into a market where buyers are looking for both higher yield and security.
February 13 -
Eloner Habtezghi was named managing director in its corporate finance and capital markets division focusing on energy, power and natural resources.
February 13 -
A lack of supply, price direction, and yield -- yet an abundance of uncertainty -- made for a manic Monday in the municipal market.
February 12 -
Three banks are providing a revolving loan fund of $40 million to two New York City programs that help minority and women-owned business enterprises.
February 12 -
Munis were being pressured by a lower-than-average new issue calendar, while a report advised investors how to deal with market volatility.
February 12 -
The municipal market is starving for supply and it will remain that way with another meager weak of issuance, while investors keep their cash on the sidelines amid ongoing equity volatility.
February 9 -
Municipal bond buyers looking for deals will again have to be satisfied with a smaller-than-average calendar for next week.
February 9 -
Muni pros said the move by U.S. Bank to reorganize is a sign of the times, driven by regulations, technology, and legislation.
February 8 -
Wariness was the word among municipal bond market participants on Thursday as yields began to march back higher.
February 8 -
It made cuts in its banking, sales, and trading staff Wednesday, sources told The Bond Buyer.
February 7 -
Low interest rates were curbing retail municipal bond buyers' enthusiasm for supply.
February 7 -
As equity and Treasury markets remained volatile, muni traders helped buyers looking for a safe haven.
February 7 -
Academy Securities hired Brian Stuebe as a salesperson in its municipal securities group as the firm completes its first senior managed bond deal.
February 7 -
Proceeds from New York City’s upcoming sales of $1.4 billion of bonds will be used to fund various capital projects, the city announced on Tuesday
February 6
