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 strengthened in early activity, traders said, after the March employment report came in weaker than expected.
April 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.
April 6 -
Municipal bonds were trading stronger at mid-session as the largest deal of the week hit the municipal bond market.
April 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.
April 6 -
Municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday as large deals from issuers in New Jersey and California hit the market.
April 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.
April 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.
April 5 -
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. hired Ateesh Chanda to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
April 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.
April 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.
April 4 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week's new issuance hit the market.
April 4 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were slightly stronger on Tuesday morning, as yields were lower by as many as two basis points according to traders, as they await the first new issuance of the week.
April 4 -
The New York City Transitional Finance Authority is planning to $1.1 billion of future tax secured subordinate bonds next week, the TFA announced on Monday.
April 3 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, with a heftier new issue slate on tap for the week. The calendar is composed of mostly negotiated deals, with no competitive sales over $100 million.
April 3 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were set to see a heftier new issue slate on tap.
April 3 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see a heftier new issue slate on tap for the week ahead. The calendar is composed of mostly negotiated deals with no competitive sales over $100 million slated for the week.
April 3 -
MarketAxess, operator of an electronic trading platform, hired Nicolle Brescia as its municipal bond sales specialist.
April 3 -
New YorkUnder the tax plan that President Trump proposed during his campaign, New York City could lose billions in federal revenue, according to the first-of-its-kind analysis of the plan, released by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Thursday.
March 30 - Pennsylvania
Mark Quinn and Christopher Hoffert have been hired by Stifel Public Finance to open the companys new office in Philadelphia, the firm announced on Tuesday.
March 28 -
Municipal bond traders will be looking at declining yields as more volume is slated to hit the market on Wednesday.
March 22
