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 finished weaker on Monday, traders said, as the market faces a moderately sized new issue calendar, which features some big offerings from various issuers.
May 1 -
Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday, traders said, as the market faces a moderately sized new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
May 1 -
Municipal bond traders are returning to work on Monday to face a moderate new issue calendar, which totals $7.02 billion and consists of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.
May 1 -
Municipal bond traders returning to work Monday will face a moderate new issue calendar of $7.02 billion, made up of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.
April 28 -
New York City has released preliminary guidelines for incorporating projected impacts from climate change into design process of city facilities, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Friday.
April 28 -
Municipal bonds were slightly weaker at midday, as traders look ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
April 28 -
The municipal bond market is taking a breather on Friday since no major bond deals are scheduled to be priced in the primary.
April 28 -
Municipal bonds finished steady on Thursday, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.
April 27 -
Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget proposal drew criticism Thursday from the New York City Council and a budget watchdog for doing too little to gird against possible funding cuts under the Trump administration.
April 27 -
Municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.
April 27 -
The action in the primary market is set to slow after an action packed day on Wednesday that featured six deals greater than $100 million.
April 27 -
The municipal market absorbed a barrage of issuance on Wednesday, as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came with large deals.
April 26 -
Municipal bonds continued to show weakness on Wednesday as big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power hit the market.
April 26 -
Big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are on tap for Wednesday as the market keeps watch on rising yields.
April 26 -
A California healthcare issuer came to market with a multi-billion dollar offering Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.
April 25 -
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to spend $100 million to fill in one of the last gaps in the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, a pedestrian promenade and bicycling path around the island.
April 25 -
A California healthcare company came to market with a multi-billion issue on Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.
April 25 -
Municipal bond traders on Tuesday will be eyeing rising yields as the first of the week’s new supply gets set to hit the market.
April 25 -
Municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of the week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate. The calendar consists of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.
April 24 -
The Municipal Forum of New York and the New York City Housing Authority are working to educate high school students about the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.
April 24
