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 bond traders were looking back at the deals that came to market in the holiday-shortened week and looking ahead to next week's robust slate of new issues.
February 19 -
In the week ended Feb. 18, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose three basis points to 4.04% from 4.01% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
February 18 -
Top-rated municipal bonds finished slightly stronger on Tuesday, according to traders who saw a wide array of new deals hit the marketplace. The bulk of the weeks more than $9 billion of new supply was priced or sold, led off by deals from issuers in New York, Texas and Washington state.
February 9 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were slightly stronger at mid-session, according to traders who saw a wide array of new deals hit the marketplace.
February 9 -
Thomas Schuette has been promoted to Partner and Co-Head of Portfolio Management at Gurtin Fixed Income Management LLC, the firm announced on Monday. Schuette's promotion is aimed at bringing the credit research and portfolio management teams closer together.
February 8 -
WashingtonThe District of Columbia issued $103 million of tax-exempt bonds this week to help finance construction of the first national museum dedicated to telling the story of law enforcement in America.
January 29 -
Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, ahead of next week's $5.4 billion new issue slate.
January 29 -
Municipal bond traders were finishing up their week's work, a substantially lighter-than-expected load after the week's calendar was reduced by $875 million when the Chicago Public Schools postponed its general obligation bond deal.
January 29 -
Almost 50% of market participants at The Bond Buyer's 2016 National Outlook Conference believe the Federal Reserve will hike rates only twice in 2016, according to a live market survey. Muni Market issuance was also see moving along at a fast pace this year.
January 26 -
Municipals finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, with yields on some top-quality maturities falling by as much as one basis point. The market is looking at a $5.42 billion new issue calendar, which consists of $3.82 billion of negotiated deals and $1.60 billion of competitive sales.
January 25 -
Jeffrey M. Mahoney has joined Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. as Managing Director in institutional sales, the firm announced on Monday. Mahoney will be working out of SBSCO's New York office on Wall Street.
January 25 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger in late morning trade, traders said, as yields on some maturities were as much as five basis points lower. Treasuries rose as equities fell on worries about China's economy and the fall in oil prices.
January 15 -
In the week ended Jan. 14, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell three basis points to 4.15% from 4.18% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
January 14 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished weaker on Thursday, traders said, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch won the competitive bidding for Illinois $480 million of general obligation bonds. BAML won the states Series of January 2016 unlimited tax GOs with a true interest cost of 3.9989%.
January 14 -
Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, traders said, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch won the competitive bidding for the Illinois general obligation bonds.
January 14 -
Municipal bond traders were looking ahead to Thursday's competitive sale of almost $500 million state of Illinois general obligation bonds.
January 14 -
Top-quality municipal bonds finished steady to stronger on Wednesday, according to traders, as an Illinois issuer sold bonds one day after the city of Chicago came to market and one day ahead of the states big competitive sale.
January 13 -
Top-quality municipal bonds weakened slightly by mid-session, according to traders, as an Illinois issuer sold bonds one day after the city of Chicago came to market and one day ahead of the state's sale on Thursday.
January 13 -
One day after the city of Chicago came to market, another Illinois issuer will be selling bonds ahead of the state's sale on Thursday.
January 13 -
Top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, while Chicago's $500 million of general obligation bonds were set to be priced in the primary.
January 12
