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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A day after Chicago grabbed all the headlines, municipal bond traders will be looking at the rest of the week's new issuance, which is set to come to market.
May 28 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch dominated the attention of the municipal bond market on Wednesday as it priced the $668 million Chicago offering while it won the $1.24 billion of Pennsylvania bonds.
May 27 -
A group including Bank of America Merrill Lynch as senior manager on Wednesday priced the first of four city of Chicago deals that will total $668 million.
May 27 -
Municipal bond traders' attention Wednesday will be riveted on big deals coming to market from Chicago and Pennsylvania.
May 27 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, traders said, with yields on some maturities falling by as much as five basis points. Meanwhile, the markets attention is focused on two big deals coming from the city of Chicago and the state of Pennsylvania.
May 26 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, with yields on some maturities falling by as much as three basis points.
May 26 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds finished steady on Friday in an abbreviated trading session as the market went into holiday mode ahead of the full close on Monday for Memorial Day.
May 22 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds were steady on Friday as the market was in full holiday mode ahead of the early market close and the full close on Monday for Memorial Day. Trading will stop at 2 p.m., EDT, and resume Tuesday.
May 22 -
Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. has been recognized for excellence in municipal trading with the first Standish Minority Business Enterprise Award.
May 21 -
DBRS Ltd., the Canadian credit rating agency, made its first full foray into the U.S. market last week when it rated the North Carolina Department of Transportation's $100 million private activity bond deal.
May 19 -
The municipal bond market saw its share of ups and downs this past week as the Arizona Salt River Projects $1 billion bond issue met with a good reception, municipal bond funds saw continued cash outflows, and the City of Chicago was hit with three credit rating agency downgrades.
May 15 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as yields on some maturities were unchanged to one basis point lower.
May 15 -
Municipal bond market participants are taking a breather on Friday as they prepare for next week's new issue slate topped by issuers from Florida, New York, Missouri and Connecticut.
May 15 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger, traders said, with yields on some maturities falling by as much as four basis points after the release of the April employment report.
May 8 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were higher at mid-session, according to traders, with yields on some maturities down by as much as four basis points after the release of the April employment report.
May 8 -
Municipal bond traders on Friday were looking ahead to next week's new issue slate, which looks to be heavy on negotiated deals and light on competitive sales.
May 8 -
The Municipal Forum of New York presented awards to three members of the public finance community at its 26th annual Awards and Urban Leadership Fellows Fundraising Dinner in New York on Wednesday night. Richard Raphael, Marian Zucker and Kent Hiteshew were all honored at the function.
May 7 -
The state of Louisiana defied naysayers on Wednesday and sold $335 million of municipal bonds in the primary market.
May 6 -
The state of Louisiana defied naysayers and sold $335 million of municipal bonds on Wednesday.
May 6 -
The municipal bond market was preparing to handle a second big day of this week's new supply, which is mostly coming from the competitive sector on Wednesday.
May 6
