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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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose two basis points to 3.96% from 3.94% in the previous week.
April 28 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds finished stronger on Thursday, according to traders, as the last of the weeks new big issues came to market.
April 28 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds remained stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the last of the weeks new big issues were coming to market.
April 28 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger in early activity, according to traders, as the last of the weeks big new issues were set to come to market.
April 28 -
Sewon Kim has joined Siebert Brandford Shank as head of its Transportation Banking Group, the firm announced on Wednesday. Kim, a 16-year industry veteran, will be based in the firms New York City headquarters on Wall Street.
April 27 -
Top rated municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as a California issuer came to market with almost $1 billion of bonds just one day after the massive Ascension Health Alliance deal was priced.
April 27 -
Top rated municipal bonds were slightly stronger at mid-session, traders said, ahead of the Federal Reserves announcement on interest rates.
April 27 -
The municipal bond market is set for more new issuance to hit the screens, with a big California issue slated one day after the massive Ascension Health Alliance deal was priced.
April 27 -
New YorkNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his $82.2 billion executive budget, which he said relies on progressive, responsible and honest budgeting.
April 27 -
Top quality municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday, traders said, as several big healthcare offerings hit the market, headlined by the largest deal of the week. Morgan Stanley priced Ascension Health Alliances $1.2 billion healthcare deal through four conduit issuers for the Ascension Senior Credit Group.
April 26 -
Top quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as the largest deal of the week came to market.
April 26 -
The municipal bond market will be awaiting the first part of the large Ascension Health Alliance offering, which is set to be priced on Tuesday.
April 26 -
Top quality municipal bonds were steady to weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were preparing for another healthy slate of new issues come to market.
April 25 -
Top quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, who were preparing for another healthy slate of new issues come to market this week.
April 25 -
Market participants will see another healthy slate of new issues come to market this week, with total volume estimated by Ipreo at $7.98 billion.
April 25 -
Municipal bonds finished weaker on Friday, according to traders, as the beginning of the Jewish Passover holiday and the end to a chunky supply week combined to keep trading activity light and tight.
April 22 -
Top-shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, with yields on some maturities as much as two basis points stronger. The market is set to see $7.98 billion of new supply hit the screens next week.
April 22 -
Municipal bond traders are taking a breather after the market saw a rather heavy volume week. Next week looks to be pretty chunky as well, with some deals of size already dominating the new issue calendar.
April 22 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged from 3.94% in the previous week.
April 21 -
Top rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Thursday, traders said, with yields on some longer-dated maturities stronger by as much as five basis points.
April 21
