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 bonds were unchanged at mid-session as the big New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal was priced for retail investors.
October 16 -
The municipal bond market will see more volume than it has in a while, as almost $10 billion of new deals are set to hit the screens this week.
October 16 -
The primary muni market is set for nearly $10 billion in weekly volume, as deals from Illinois, New York and California dominate the calendar.
October 13 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the next week's almost $10 billion new issue slate.
October 13 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue slate as yields began the session largely unchanged.
October 13 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday as more than $3 billion of transportation deals hit the market.
October 12 -
Top quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday as two big transportation deals hit the market.
October 12 -
The municipal bond market are seeing the last of the week’s big new issues price on Thursday -- with transportation issues leading the way.
October 12 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday as new offerings from Texas and California issuers hit traders' screens.
October 11 -
The U.S. Senate’s proposed spending plan would raise the cap on airports' passenger facility charges and expand airport improvement grants.
October 11 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as action in the primary market heated up.
October 11 -
The municipal bond market is set to see primary action heat up on Wednesday with the pricing of several large deals from issuers in Texas and California.
October 11 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, who saw the first of the week’s new issues hit the market.
October 10 -
Greg Usry joined MuniRisk Ltd. as head of business development.
October 10 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new issues move into the market.
October 10 -
Municipal bond traders are returning to their desks on Tuesday looking at $7.2 billion of new issues slated to come to market this week.
October 10 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds ended mixed on Friday as traders looked ahead to a new issue calendar totaling over $7 billion in the holiday-shortened trading week.
October 6 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to the $7.2 billion new issue holiday week calendar.
October 6 -
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority said it plans to sell $850 million of tax-exempt fixed-rate future tax secured subordinate bonds on Wednesday, Oct. 18. There will be a two-day retail order period starting on Monday, Oct. 16.
October 6 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking are looking at a quiet day ahead of the long holiday weekend. U.S. Treasuries were weaker on Friday after the release of a weaker-than-expected employment report for for September.
October 6
