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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Munis were being pressured by a lower-than-average new issue calendar, while a report advised investors how to deal with market volatility.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Yvette Shields and Chip BarnettFebruary 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.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 7 -
Academy Securities hired Brian Stuebe as a salesperson in its municipal securities group as the firm completes its first senior managed bond deal.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 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
By Chip BarnettFebruary 6 -
Municipal bond buyers adopted a cautious tone on Tuesday, waiting for trading volatility to die down before jumping back into the market.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoFebruary 6 -
Some municipal bond traders are describing an apathetic mood in the municipal market on Tuesday.
By Chip Barnett and Christine Albano -February 6 -
The federal tax overhaul and belt-tightening at the state level cast a pall of uncertainty over the $88.67 billion preliminary fiscal 2019 budget plan.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 5 -
Although market conditions are not pristine, with rising yields and little primary action, market participants expressed reason to believe the first week of February will be a positive one.
February 2 -
Municipal bond yields are rising as buyers look ahead to another smaller-than-average slate of sales heading to market next week.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanFebruary 2 -
HJ Sims has named Melissa Messina as a senior vice president of investment banking in the Rockville, Md.
By Chip BarnettFebruary 2 -
Bond traders and buyers will keep an eye on rising yields as the municipal bond market sees a smaller than average primary slate scheduled for sale next week.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanFebruary 2 -
The municipal bond market is still coming to terms with the full implications of the newly passed tax legislation, according to participants at a panel on tax reform at the Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference
By Chip BarnettFebruary 1 -
Worries about a future interest rate hike couples with a rise in Treasury issuance pressured muni yields Thursday.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanFebruary 1 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch won a large note sale in the primary sector on Thursday as the market eyes bond yields, which have been on a tear since the beginning of the month.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanFebruary 1














