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 market participants are looking ahead to next week’s new issue slate, which is dominated by a big California healthcare issuer – bringing both corporate and tax-exempt debt.
April 21 -
California’s big bond offering came to market on Thursday and was well received by buyers, according to traders. In secondary activity, municipal bonds finished weaker.
April 20 -
California’s big taxable bond offering hit the market on Thursday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.
April 20 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the biggest deal of the week hit the screens on Thursday – the state of California’s $1 billion-plus taxable bond offering.
April 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday, traders said, as more supply slipped into the market.
April 19 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were mixed at midday, traders said, as more supply slipped into the market. Traders were also watching yields, which have been trending downward.
April 19 -
After a day filled with new deals, the municipal bond market will see another session of supply on Wednesday with big offerings from Pennsylvania and Arizona on tap.
April 19 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, as the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s $345.9 million of revenue bonds were priced for institutions after a shortened retail order period.
April 18 -
The Wisconsin-based conduit got a BBB rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency for $165 million of Series 2017 taxable revenue bonds payable solely from New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine promissory notes and guaranteed by Montefiore Medical Center.
April 18 -
After 20 years as a consultant to airports and airlines, Frasca & Associates LLC is thriving and planning to expand its offices, staff and client base.
April 18 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the first of the week’s large deals hit the market.
April 18 -
Municipal market participants are set for action to get started in the primary with several large negotiated and competitive deals on tap, led by issuers in New York, Florida and Virginia.
April 18 -
Municipal bonds ended narrowly mixed on Monday, ahead of the start of the week's scheduled $6.82 billion of new issuance, traders said.
April 17 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were eyeing declining muni yields as they await the start of the week’s new issuance. Muni volume is estimated at $6.82 billion this week.
April 17 -
Municipal bond market participants are returning to work after the long holiday weekend. Traders will be eyeing declining muni yields as they await the start of the week’s new issuance.
April 17 -
Municipal market participants will come back to work after a long holiday weekend to almost $7 billion of new issuance, highlighted by another billion dollar deal from California.
April 13 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at midday, according to traders, who were wrapping up their business ahead of the full market close for Good Friday. Ipreo estimates municipal bond volume for next week at $6.82 billion.
April 13 -
Municipal bond traders were wrapping up their business on Thursday ahead of the full market close for Good Friday. Trading will resume after the Easter weekend on Monday, April 17.
April 13 -
Municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday as the state of California competitively sold about $604 million of general obligation bonds.
April 12 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at midday as the state of California competitively sold $636 million of general obligation bonds on Wednesday.
April 12
