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 bond traders are back at work in earnest as they get set to take on a new issue slate dominated by competitive sales on Tuesday and taxable deals on Wednesday and Thursday.
January 8 -
The municipal bond market is looking ahead to a $3.3 billion new issue slate that will be dominated by competitive sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.
January 5 -
The municipal bond market is looking ahead to next week’s $3.3 billion new issue slate which is dominated by GO sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.
January 5 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell 10 basis points to 3.81% in the week ended Jan. 4, from 3.81% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
January 5 -
After a week that saw few deals come to market, municipal bond traders will see the calendar perk up a bit next week as several issues of size are set to hit the screens.
January 5 -
Municipal bonds turned mixed on a cold and snowy day in the Northeast as stocks surged to historic highs on Thursday.
January 4 -
New York City’s newly elected officials outlined a progressive agenda topped by vows to tackle the housing affordability crisis.
January 4 -
Municipal bonds were mixed at midday as the primary was set to heat up the despite cold weather and snow in the Northeast.
January 4 -
The municipal primary heats up on Thursday as the New Jersey Economic Development Authority gets ready to come to market with $381.195 million of state lease revenue bonds.
January 4 -
While Wall Street firms agree that municipal bond volume will drop from 2017, their estimates of how much range from 8% to 34%.
January 3 -
Municipal bonds are mixed at mid-session as the market awaits the start of this week's new issue activity.
January 3 -
The municipal bond market is waiting to see this week’s new issues as bonds traded mixed in early activity.
January 3 -
As stocks surged and Treasuries swooned, municipal bond traders gauged the direction of yields as they looked ahead to what may be a downturn in issuance this year.
January 2 -
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill expanding the contract process to put the city closer to par with New York State.
January 2 -
As stocks surge and Treasuries swoon, municipal bond traders bide their time gauging the direction of yields.
January 2 -
Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Tuesday with their eyes fixed on falling yields as they await a rather quiet primary market.
January 2 -
The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply kicking off the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which almost $63 billion of bonds sold.
December 29 -
The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply going into the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which more than $61 billion of bonds sold.
December 29 -
With the primary market at a standstill Thursday, attention turned to the first major deal of the New Year, a planned sale by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority that’s being challenged in court.
December 28 -
While there are no major bond issues on the slate for Thursday, one deal that is garnering some attention is next week's $381 million offering from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority
December 28
