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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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.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 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.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 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.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 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.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 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.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 13 -
Municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday as the state of California competitively sold about $604 million of general obligation bonds.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 12 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at midday as the state of California competitively sold $636 million of general obligation bonds on Wednesday.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 12 -
After a busy day Tuesday when billions of dollars of new issuance flooded the market, municipal bond traders are set for the last big issuance of the week.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 12 -
Top-shelf municipal bond yields fell as much as four basis points as the market got a big dose of issuance, with negotiated and competitive offerings from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 11 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds yields fell as much as four basis points as the market got its first dose of issuance for the week, with negotiated and competitive offerings from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 11 -
The municipal bond market is ready to see negotiated and competitive offerings hit the screens on Tuesday from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 11 -
New York traders on Monday were looking over the retail pricing of the big NYC Transitional Finance Authority negotiated deal. Muni finished unchanged in quiet trading as Passover kept price action muted.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 10












