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 bond traders will be eyeing falling yields on Thursday as the market prepares for the last of this week’s larger new issue deals.
May 18 -
Municipal bonds rallied along with Treasuries on Monday as stocks swooned on growing political unrest in Washington and the District of Columbia sold over $550 million of general obligation bonds.
May 17 -
Municipal bonds were substantially stronger along with Treasuries as stock swooned on growing political unrest in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, the District of Columbia hit the primary market with over $500 million of general obligation bonds.
May 17 -
The municipal bond market is set to see more volume come their way on Wednesday, led by a large sale from the District of Columbia.
May 17 -
The Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. will offer $2.19 billion of second indenture revenue bonds for sale the week of May 22.
May 16 -
Municipal bonds ended stronger on Tuesday as Morgan Stanley priced the Los Angeles Unified School District’s $1.08 billion of general obligation refunding bonds.
May 16 -
The New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority named Olga Chernat as its executive director. A chartered financial analyst who previously served NYW as treasurer and deputy treasurer, Chernat will start in her new position on Wednesday, the authority said.
May 16 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as Morgan Stanley priced the Los Angeles Unified School District’s $1.08 billion of general obligation bonds.
May 16 -
Municipal market participants are set for a second week of issuance greater than $8 billion amid a surge in demand.
May 12 -
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer called for the creation of a public-private NYC Citizenship Fund to help legal immigrants cover the cost of the federal application to become U.S. citizens.
May 12 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to next week’s still healthy new issue calendar, which is estimated at $8.79 billion.
May 12 -
Municipal bonds were stronger in early activity, according to traders, as the market eyes next week’s still healthy new issue calendar.
May 12 -
Municipal bonds finished mixed on Thursday as the last of the week’s hefty supply was coming to market.
May 11 -
The Municipal Forum of New York presented special awards to five public finance leaders and a student at its annual fund-raising dinner on Wednesday night in Manhattan. Money raised at the dinner is used to support the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.
May 11 -
Municipal bonds were trading mixed at midday as the last of the week’s hefty supply was coming to market.
May 11 -
Municipal bond traders will be looking to see the last of the week’s hefty new issue slate come to market on Thursday.
May 11 -
Municipal bond prices ended stronger on Wednesday as traders saw more supply hit the market, led by issuers from Hawaii, Texas, New York, California and Pennsylvania.
May 10 -
Municipal bond prices were stronger at mid-session as traders saw more supply hit the market, led by issuers in California, New York and Pennsylvania.
May 10 -
The municipal bond market will see a spate of new deals enter the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in Hawaii and Texas as well as California and New York.
May 10 -
Municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday as deals from Cuyahoga County, Wisconsin, Hawaii, the city of Los Angeles, San Francisco BART and the New York MTA hit the market.
May 9
