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-shelf municipal bonds ended stronger on Friday as the market was primed for a manageable new issue calendar for the upcoming week.
September 23 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as the market prepared for next week's new issue slate.
September 23 -
Municipal bond traders were taking stock of the week's new issuance, reflecting on the impact of the Federal Reserve's inaction on interest rates and preparing to see next week's new issue slate.
September 23 -
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 3.83% from 3.80% in the previous week.
September 22 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Thursday, according to traders, as the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York came to market with over $1 billion of bonds.
September 22 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York competitively sold over $1 billion of bonds.
September 22 -
Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of the week's big name issuers hit the market on Thursday, a day after the Federal Open Market Committee left the fed funds target rate unchanged in a move widely expected.
September 22 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds finished unchanged on Wednesday, traders said, after the Federal Open Market Committee in a widely expected move left its fed funds target rate unchanged at between 0.25% and 0.50%.
September 21 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the market moved into a quiet, defensive mode ahead the Federal Open Market Committee's announcement on interest rates this afternoon.
September 21 -
Municipal bond traders can expected a mostly quiet day ahead the Federal Open Market Committee's announcement on interest rates this afternoon.
September 21 - New York
New York City gets mixed grades when it comes to implementing priority initiatives, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Citizens Budget Commission.
September 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds ended unchanged Tuesday as more supply hit the screens on a busy day, led by the warmly received Texas Water Development Board deal. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day monetary policy meeting, keeping Tuesdays trading subdued.
September 20 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders as more supply hit the screens, led by the Texas Water Development Board deal
September 20 -
Municipal bond traders on Tuesday are set to see more supply hit the market, led by the Texas Water Development Board and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission deals.
September 20 -
New YorkThe de Blasio administration released the New York City Mayors Management Report on Monday that detailed performance by city agencies in Fiscal Year 2016.
September 19 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, traders said, as the large Texas Water Board deal was priced for retail investors.
September 19 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as the large Texas Water Board deal was priced for retail investors.
September 19 -
One of the winners of last years Back to Basics" scholarship contest, sponsored by Fixed Income Academy and The Bond Buyer, is putting his knowledge and experience to work in the real world of municipal finance.
September 19 -
The municipal bond market on Monday is prepared for the upcoming week's $8.5 billion new issue slate while it eyes the Federal Reserve, which will be gathering in Washington for its monetary policy meeting.
September 19 -
New YorkThe New York City Councils Finance Committee held a public hearing at City Hall on Wednesday to hear comments about creating a new business improvement district in Queens called the Greater JFK BID.
September 14
