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 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 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds closed weaker on Tuesday, traders said, with yields on some maturities rising by as much as four basis points.
May 5 -
Prices of top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, with yields on some maturities rising by as much as four basis points.
May 5 -
The first of the week's new deals are set to come to market on Tuesday, led by a three-pronged competitive general obligation bond sale from the state of Ohio totaling $345 million.
May 5 -
Lumesis Inc. has formed a strategic relationship with Pershing LLC that will give immediate access to DIVER Advisors municipal bond reports and compliance solutions to Pershings clients.
May 5 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, as trading was expected to remain subdued this week ahead of Friday's release of the April employment report.
May 4 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, according to traders, as the market looks ahead to this week's $9.2 billion new issue slate. Trading is expected to remain subdued throughout the week, ahead of Friday's release of the April employment report.
May 4 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Friday, according to traders, leaving yields on the week as much as four basis points higher.
May 1 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, with yields on some maturities up by as much as three basis points.
May 1 -
Municipal bond traders are looking ahead to next week's manageable slate of new issue supply, with no issues topping $350 million.
May 1 -
Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were higher at mid-session, traders said, as the market prepares to take a breather next week when only about $3.98 billion of bonds are scheduled to be sold.
April 24
