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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DALLAS -- U.S. economic performance next year is expected to be tepid or about the same as 2016, according to respondents of the Fitch Live Market Survey on Thursday.
November 17 -
Municipal bond traders are returning to work after the long holiday weekend, ready to tackle a hefty $11.5 billion new issue slate.
November 14 -
Duty, Honor, Country. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's words aren't just a Veterans Day slogan for Mischler Financial Group.
November 10 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose three basis points to 3.97% in the week ended Nov. 10 from 3.94% in the previous week.
November 10 -
Top shelf municipal bonds finished weaker on Thursday, as traders prepared for the upcoming week's hefty calendar, coming to market after the long holiday weekend honoring U.S. veterans
November 10 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, ahead of the upcoming week's hefty new issue calendar.
November 10 -
The municipal bond market was wrapping up a short but action-packed week marked by a surprising presidential election outcome and the passage of billions of dollars in bond referendums.
November 10 -
Top-rated municipal bonds ended sharply weaker on Wednesday, according to traders, with yields on long maturities rising by 15 basis points. Traders also dealt with the aftermath of the surprise election results as several bond deals were placed on the day-to-day list due to market volatility.
November 9 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were sharply weaker at mid-session, according to traders, with yields on long maturities rising by as much as 13 basis points.
November 9 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were substantially weaker in early trading, according to traders, with yields on long maturities rising 10 to 12 basis points.
November 9 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday, traders said, as issuance was meager on Election Day.
November 8 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, traders said, as the market sees some volume hit the screens while the country heads to the polls on Election Day.
November 8 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity, traders said, as the market is set to see some volume hit the screens on Tuesday, as the country heads to the polls on Election Day.
November 8 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were ready for a $3.1 billion supply calendar amid a holiday shortened week. Financial markets are open for Election Day on Tuesday, but closed Friday for the Veterans Day holiday.
November 7 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were slightly weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were readying a $3.1 billion supply calendar amid a holiday shortened week. Financial markets are open for Election Day on Tuesday but closed Friday for the Veterans Day holiday.
November 7 -
Municipal bond traders are returning to work on Monday, prepared for a $3.1 billion calendar amid a holiday shortened week and the U.S. elections. Markets are open for Election Day on Tuesday but closed Friday for the Veterans Day holiday.
November 7 -
Marian Zucker, President of the Office of Finance & Development at New York State Homes and Community Renewal, and Suzanne Shank, founder and CEO of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., have won the 2016 Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.
November 4 -
In observance of Veterans Day, Mischler Financial Group has made a financial pledge to three organizations which go above and beyond the call of duty in their support of U.S. military veterans and their families and their local communities.
November 1 -
New YorkThe New York City Council unanimously voted to create a new business improvement district in Queens called the Greater JFK BID.
October 28 -
Conning lowered its outlook on the municipal credit of U.S. states this week to declining from stable as state tax revenue growth turned negative in the first extended decline since the Great Recession.
October 28
