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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The Fixed Income Analysts Society will induct Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, and Dana Emery, CEO of Dodge & Cox, into its Hall of Fame on June 22.
By Chip BarnettJune 6 -
The city of Chicago’s wastewater deal received a warm reception in a strengthening municipal market on Tuesday. as the first of the week’s supply was priced.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 6 -
The New York City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s $85.2 billion fiscal 2018 budget. The vote at City Hall confirmed the accord reached last Friday between Mayor Bill De Blasio and the City Council, the earliest agreement on a budget since 1992.
By Chip BarnettJune 6 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at midday as the first of the week’s new issue supply hit the screens.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 6 -
Robert D. Gordon joins the law firm of Jenner & Block as a partner in its restructuring and bankruptcy practice. He will be based in New York City.
By Chip BarnettJune 6 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see then first of the week’s new issue supply hit the screens on Tuesday.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 6 -
Municipal bonds ended unchanged on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to the week’s new issue slate.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 5 -
Municipal bonds were steady at mid-session, according to traders, who will be looking ahead to the week’s hefty new issue slate.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 5 -
Municipal bond traders on Monday will be looking ahead to the week’s hefty new issue slate as bond yields look likely to continue their downward descent.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 5 -
While some firms in the municipal bond industry are merging, contracting or just plain closing, Tribal Capital Markets is doing exactly the opposite – it’s expanding into new spaces and hiring talented muni professionals with the backing of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
By Chip BarnettJune 5 -
The municipal market figures to get back to a more normal issuance level this week, giving participants an array of choices.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettJune 2 -
Municipal bonds remained stronger at mid-session along with U.S. Treasuries after the release of a mixed employment report for May.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 2 -
Municipal bonds turned stronger with U.S. Treasuries on a mixed employment report for May.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 2 -
Municipal bond traders will be looking at next week’s new issue calendar as they ponder the ramifications from Friday’s employment report for May.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 2 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday as the last of the week’s bigger sales hit the screens.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 1 -
The municipal bond market is in store for more volume as the last of the week’s bigger sales are set to hit the screens on Thursday.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanJune 1 -
Municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday as the bulk of the week’s new issue supply swept into the market.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanMay 31 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as the first of the week’s new issue supply swept into the market.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanMay 31 -
Municipal bond traders are anxiously waiting the week’s first wave of issuance.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettMay 31 -
Municipal bonds finished the day stronger on Tuesday, as traders prepared for the first big wave of issuance to hit on Wednesday.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettMay 30











