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-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 -
Municipal bonds were weaker, traders said, as they look to the $7.42 billion new issue slate, headed by deals from New York City and Maryland.
September 11 -
Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Monday and looking ahead to the week’s $7.42 billion new issue slate, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.
September 11 -
Volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to climb to a more normal level of almost $7.5 billion.
September 8 -
Since the Great Recession, the tech sector in New York has added over 57,000 jobs.
September 8 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which is estimated to total $7.42 billion.
September 8 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which will be dominated by big bond deals from New York City and Maryland.
September 8 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Thursday, traders said, as the week’s largest deal came to market — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $583 million sale.
September 7 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the week’s largest deal came to market — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $554 million sale.
September 7 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the week’s largest deal come to market on Thursday — the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s $595 million offering.
September 7 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday as the big Honolulu and Pennsylvania sales hit the screens.
September 6
