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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Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as traders looking to a holiday-lite new issue slate.
May 30 -
Municipal bond traders are returning to work on Tuesday and will be looking at a holiday-lite new issue slate while eyeing declining bond yields. Markets were closed early on Friday and were closed all day Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.
May 30 -
Municipal supply is set to drop to less than $5 billion after the long weekend as the market struggles with a lack of supply.
May 26 -
Municipal bonds were stronger on Friday as the market looks ahead to next week’s holiday-lite new issue slate. Secondary trading will end early ahead of the long holiday weekend.
May 26 -
Municipal bonds finished narrowly mixed on Thursday as traders began winding up business for the week. There were no major bond sales pricing in the primary on Thursday or Friday and muni yields are expected to remain in a tight range ahead of the long holiday weekend.
May 25 -
Municipal bonds were trading narrowly mixed at mid-session as traders began winding up business for the week. There are no major bond sales set to price in the primary on Thursday or Friday and muni yields are expected to remain in a tight range ahead of the long holiday weekend.
May 25 -
Municipal bond traders are putting the finishing touches on the week as no major bond sales are set to price in the primary on Thursday and muni yields are expected to remain in a tight range ahead of the long holiday weekend.
May 25 -
Municipal bonds finished flat on Wednesday as traders saw the last of this week’s big deals hit the screens.
May 24 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session as traders on Wednesday as traders look to see several deals of size coming from the Golden State hit the screens, topped by a California green bond sale.
May 24 -
Municipal bond traders on Wednesday will be looking at the direction of yields, which has been trending lower in the past few sessions. The market will see several deals of size coming from the Golden State hit the screens, topped by a California green bond sale.
May 24 -
Municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday as the Hudson Yards deal hit the market along with a host of other large sales.
May 23 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at midday as the Hudson Yards deal hit the municipal bond market on Tuesday along with a host of other sales.
May 23 -
The Hudson Yards deal is set to hit the municipal bond market on Tuesday as the week’s primary market heats up.
May 23 -
Municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday as the Hudson Yards deal was offered to retail buyers for a second day.
May 22 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at mid-session as the Hudson Yards deal was being offered to retail buyers for a second day. The market is waiting for this week’s $7.02 billion new issue calendar to get underway in earnest on Tuesday.
May 22 -
More retail orders will be taken on Monday for the big Hudson Yards deal while municipal bond traders will be watching yields. The market will waiting on the new issue calendar, which is estimated at $7.02 billion.
May 22 -
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., the developer of a 45 block area on Manhattan's west side, won a two-notch upgrade from S&P Global Ratings.
May 19 -
Goldman Sachs opened the first of a two-day retail order period for the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., N.Y.’s $2.15 billion tax-exempt deal as municipal bonds were unchanged ahead of next week's $7.02 billion calendar.
May 19 -
The municipal bond market on Friday will be looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar as participants eye falling bond yields. The largest deal of the upcoming week is from the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. will offer $2.19 billion of second indenture revenue bonds.
May 19 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at mid-session as the last of this week’s larger new issue deals hit traders' screens.
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