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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Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s $9.92 billion new issue calendar.
September 22 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which has a hefty number of competitive and negotiate bond offerings slated for sale.
September 22 -
Top quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday, traders said, as the market saw the University of Virginia come to market with a 100-year taxable bond offering.
September 21 -
Top quality municipal bonds were mixed at md-session, traders said, as the market prepares for a few big deals as activity winds down ahead of next week’s more robust slate.
September 21 -
The Treasury Department on Thursday said it will auction $179 billion of securities next week.
September 21 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index rose 0.4% in August following an unrevised 0.3% increase in July, the Conference Board reported on Thursday.
September 21 -
The region's manufacturing sector expanded in September as the general business conditions index increased to 23.8 from 18.9 in August, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Report on Business.
September 21 -
Top quality municipal bonds were mixed in early activity, traders said, as the market prepares for a few big deals as activity winds down ahead of next week’s more robust slate.
September 21 -
She said the plan was just one piece of a larger and more complex framework to address the city’s housing problem.
September 21 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Wednesday, according to traders, after the Federal Open Market Committee as expected left rates unchanged at a 1% to 1.25% range.
September 20 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were unchanged at midday, according to traders, who were in a wait-and-see mode as the Federal Open Market Committee gets set to announce its decision on interest rates.
September 20 -
The municipal bond market will see a quiet day on Wednesday as the Federal Open Market Committee gets set to announce its decision on interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day meeting in the afternoon.
September 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as more supply came their way with an upsized N.Y. MTA green bond sale headlining the new issue slate.
September 19 -
Municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s green bond sale headlined Tuesday’s new issue slate.
September 19 -
Municipal bond traders will see the bulk of the week’s new issue slate hit the screens on Tuesday, with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s green bond sale leading the way.
September 19 -
New York City agencies reportedly improved their performance in many categories including emergency response times.
September 18 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday, traders said, as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority offered almost $600 million of green bonds to retail buyers.
September 18 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority offered almost $600 million of green bonds to retail buyers.
September 18 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were announced Monday, as the three-months incurred a 1.045% high rate and the six-months incurred a 1.180% high rate.
September 18 -
The municipal bond market is set for the start of the week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar. Volume for the week is estimated at $4.72 billion, consisting of $3.71 billion of negotiated deals and $1.01 billion of competitive sales.
September 18
