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-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the last few of the week's deals started to trickle into the market.
February 9 -
Municipal bond traders are set for some supply on Thursday as the last few of the week's larger deals are set to trickle into the market.
February 9 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as another big wave of issuance sweep over the market.
February 8 -
New YorkThe growth in New York City's economy slowed to 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2016, down from the 2.8% pace seen in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by city comptroller Scott Stringer.
February 8 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing another big wave of issuance sweep over the market.
February 8 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see another wave of issuance hit the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in California and Utah.
February 8 -
New YorkThe city is partnering with community groups to help MWBEs get certified or re-certified as MWBE contractors and then will work with those firms to help them compete for city contracts.
February 7 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week.
February 6 -
Steve Williamson and Chris Long have joined HJ Sims as senior vice presidents of fixed income sales, the firm announced on Monday.
February 6 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see a more hefty new issue slate coming at them this week. Total volume is estimated at $7.49 billion in a calendar comprised of $6.13 billion of negotiated deals and $1.36 billion of competitive sales.
February 6 -
New YorkSiebert Cisneros Shank & Co. officially held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to open its expanded offices at 100 Wall Street in New York.
February 3 - New York
New York City's pension funds are conducting the first-ever carbon footprint analysis of their investment portfolios to determine how to best manage them in relation to climate change, the pension trustees announced on Thursday.
February 2 -
A majority of municipal bond market participants voting in the Live Market Survey at The Bond Buyers National Outlook Conference saw muni issuance at between $350 billion and $399 billion this year.
January 31 -
New YorkThe New York City Council voted unanimously to approve an expansion of the DUMBO Business Improvement District at a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday. The full council vote on the bill came after the Finance Committee unanimously passed it in the morning.
January 18 -
New YorkNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio picked Maria Torres-Springer to be the city's new Commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, replacing the departing Vicki Been. Separately, he named James Patchett President and CEO of the NYC Economic Development Corp.
January 17 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished a tick stronger on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.
January 10 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were slightly stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the first big deals of the week came to market.
January 10 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see new deals start to hit the screens on Tuesday, as several issues of size are ready to come to market.
January 10 -
The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act is a credit positive for privatized military housing project bonds, Moodys Investors Service said in a comment released on Friday.
January 6 -
New YorkSlow or no revenue growth has made it difficult for many local governments in New York State to maintain services while dealing with rising costs, according to a report released Friday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
January 6
