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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Wells Fargo Securities hired four public finance veterans for key roles in its government and institutional banking group as it expands its housing and higher education teams.
June 26 -
Although the volume for the primary market will fall toward a more normal level, demand isn't expected to waver.
June 23 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were flat at midday as traders take a break from the primary on Friday to look ahead to next week’s new issue slate. an estimated $6.82 billion.
June 23 -
Municipal bond traders are taking a break from the primary on Friday to go through the long list of deals that priced this week and put them into their order books.
June 23 -
Top-rated municipals bonds finished mixed on Thursday, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.
June 22 -
Top-rated municipals bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.
June 22 -
Municipal bond traders are waiting for the last of the large deals to price on Thursday as the second busiest week of the year heads to a close.
June 22 -
The long-awaited American Dream bond deal for the megamall project in the New Jersey Meadowlands came to market on Wednesday. Municipas finished unchanged, according to traders.
June 21 -
The long-awaited bond deal for the American Dream mall project in New Jersey came to market on Wednesday and the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s offering was priced for institutional investors. In secondary activity, municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session.
June 21 -
Municipal bond traders are girding for more volume on Wednesday, with the institutional pricing of the New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal leading the pack.
June 21 -
Municipal bonds ended steady on Tuesday as billions of dollars in new supply hit traders' screens, led by competitive bond deals from the states of Georgia and Massachusetts and Chicago's O'Hare airport.
June 20 -
The municipal bond market saw billions in new supply hit the screens on Tuesday, led by big competitive bond deals from the states of Georgia and Massachusetts and a competitive note sale from a New York issuer. Municipal bond prices were steady in quiet trading at mid-session.
June 20 -
John Rhea, former head of the New York City Housing Authority, has joined Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. as president of its corporate finance and capital markets division, the firm announced on Tuesday.
June 20 -
Municipal bond traders are getting ready to see lots of new deals hit the market on Tuesday, with several large competitive sales coming from issuers in Georgia and Massachusetts.
June 20 -
Municipal bonds finished unchanged on Monday as a big New York City deal was offered to retail buyers.
June 19 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session as traders gear up for this week’s above average slate of new issues.
June 19 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity as the the market gets set to see an above average slate of issues hit the screens this week.
June 19 -
The primary market is set to heat up next week, as buyers will be chomping at the bit for what is expected to be the second highest volume total of the year.
June 16 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged at midday ahead of next week’s above-average new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $11.78 billion, up from a revised total of $3.47 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.
June 16 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity ahead of next week’s above-average new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $11.78 billion, up from a revised total of $3.47 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.
June 16
