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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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 -
Municipal bonds were unchanged in quiet trading at mid-session, according to traders, who were awaiting the first deals on the week’s $5.69 billion holiday calendar.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 10 -
The municipal bond market is looking at a holiday-shortened trading week, with most of the action jammed into Tuesday and Wednesday. New issue supply is forecast at $5.69 million.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 10 -
Municipal market participants will see a little more volume to go along with one less work day next week, on the heels of Friday's weaker-than-expected March employment report.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 7 -
In the face of continuing uncertainty surrounding federal polices regarding states and cities, the New York City Council this week urged Mayor Bill de Blasio to build up the city’s reserves.
By Chip BarnettApril 7 -
Municipal bonds remained stronger at mid-session, after the March employment report came in weaker than expected and ahead of next week’s new issue calendar.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 7 -
Municipal bonds strengthened in early activity, traders said, after the March employment report came in weaker than expected.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 7 -
Municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday as the last big deals of the week hit the muni market, led by the institutional pricings of the large Massachusetts and California offerings.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 6 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at mid-session as the largest deal of the week hit the municipal bond market.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 6 -
The largest deal of the week hit the municipal bond market early on Thursday with the institutional pricing of Massachusetts’ general obligation bond offering.
By Chip Barnett and Aaron WeitzmanApril 6 -
Municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday as large deals from issuers in New Jersey and California hit the market.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 5 -
Morningstar has given its “Socially Conscious” designation to the JPMorgan Municipal Income Fund, making it one of the first in the municipal bond space.
By Chip BarnettApril 5 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as more new deals came to market, topped by some large offerings from issuers in New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 5 -
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. hired Ateesh Chanda to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
By Chip BarnettApril 5 -
The municipal bond market is seeing more new issue supply hit the screens on Wednesday, topped by some large deals out of New Jersey, California and Massachusetts.
By Aaron Weitzman and Chip BarnettApril 5 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, who saw the first of the week’s new issuance hit the market.
By Chip BarnettApril 4













