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, 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 -
New York City could benefit to the tune of $200 million when the Grammy Awards returns to the city in 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
May 9 -
Deals from Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Wisconsin, the city of Los Angeles and the San Francisco BART hit the market in early activity on Tuesday. Municipal bond prices weakened in early trading.
May 9 -
Sonia Toledo will head a new specialty area focusing on state, city and county general finance at Frasca & Associates. Toledo joins Frasca from Wells Fargo Securities where she worked for the past seven years.
May 8 -
Municipal bonds ended steady on Monday, ahead of this week’s $9.36 billion new issue calendar. This week’s slate is composed of $7.82 billion of negotiated deals and $1.54 billion of competitive sales.
May 8 -
Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s $9.36 billion new issue calendar. This week’s slate is composed of $7.82 billion of negotiated deals and $1.54 billion of competitive sales.
May 8 -
Municipal bond traders will be looking forward to this week’s healthy new issue slate, topped by a variety of deals from around the country.
May 8 -
Municipal market volume is set to rise to a nine week high, as issuers tap into growing demand for the securities.
May 5 -
Goldman Sachs is expected to price the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp.’s $2.2 billion of Series 2017 second indenture bonds on Tuesday, May 23, the corporation announced on Friday.,
May 5 -
Municipal bonds were steady on Friday ahead of next week’s hefty new issue slate. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $9.36 billion, up from a revised $4.89 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.
May 5 -
The municipal bond market is putting this week into the history books as traders look ahead to next week’s supply.
May 5
