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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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 -
Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to drop below $5 billion for the third time in five weeks.
September 15 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were mixed at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates total bond volume for next week at $4.72 billion.
September 15 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar.
September 15 -
S&P Global Ratings cut its rating on Hartford, Conn.'s general obligation bonds by four notches to B-minus from BB and the rating on the Hartford Stadium Authority's lease revenue bonds by three notches to B-minus from BB-minus, the rating agency said on Thursday.
September 14 -
New York City hit the market with negotiated and competitive sales totaling over $1 billion Thursday as top-rated municipal bonds weakened.
September 14 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as New York City hit the market with negotiated and competitive sales totaling over $1 billion.
September 14 -
New York City will hit the market with negotiated and competitive sales on Thursday totaling over $1 billion.
September 14 -
Top quality municipal bonds finished weaker on Wednesday, traders said, as more large deals hit their screens.
September 13 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the market is seeing more deals hit the screens.
September 13 -
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio handily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating his main rival Sal Albanese.
September 13 -
The municipal bond market will see more deals hit the screens on Wednesday, led by a big Maryland competitive sale and a second day of retail orders for the New York City offering.
September 13 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first of this week’s new deals hit the screens, led by sales from New York City and Louisiana.
September 12 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at midday, according to traders, as the first of this week’s new deals hit the screens on Tuesday.
September 12 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the first of this week’s new deals hit the screens on Tuesday, led by deals from New York City and Tennessee issuers.
September 12 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to a $7.42 billion new issue slate dominated by deals from New York City and Maryland.
September 11
