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 on Friday was looking ahead to next week's new issue supply.
January 9 -
The municipal bond market on Friday was looking ahead to next week after finishing off the last of this week's big deals on Thursday.
January 9 -
The municipal bond market was winding up the new supply calendar on Thursday as issuers from Tennessee and Florida sold bonds competitively.
January 8 -
The municipal bond market was winding up the new supply calendar on Thursday as competitive sales from Tennessee and Florida issuers are set to come to market.
January 8 -
The municipal bond market saw more supply hit the screens on Wednesday as New York, Texas and Oregon issues were priced.
January 7 -
California once again topped the issuer league table as it came to market with more bonds than any other issuer in 2014. Meanwhile, Public Financial Management remained in the number one spot for financial advisors in 2014.
January 7 -
The municipal bond market was set to see more supply on Wednesday as New York and Florida issues are set to hit the market.
January 7 -
The municipal bond market welcomed the first of the week's new supply as Miami-Dade County, Fla., sold three separate general obligation bond deals totaling $398.745 million.
January 6 -
The municipal bond market is set to welcome the first of the week's new supply as the top negotiated sale of the week is ready to be priced for retail investors.
January 6 -
The municipal bond market on Monday was ready to absorb this week's new supply, the first substantial new issuance in over two weeks. Yields on high-quality municipal bonds were lower as Treasuries gained, traders said.
January 5 -
The municipal bond market on Monday was poised to accept this week's new issuance, the first substantial supply in over two weeks.
January 5 -
The municipal bond market started the year off on a strong, but slow note. Traders said prices of high-quality bonds were up in thin action on Friday.
January 2 -
The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.29% in the week ended Dec. 31, from 4.31% in the previous week.
December 31 -
The municipal bond market remained strong on Wednesday in pre-holiday trading with bond prices rising during the half-session ahead of New Years Day, traders said. Elsewhere, much debate is swirling around Green Bonds for 2015 and whether they are truly the wave of the future or just a new way to market an old asset class.
December 31 -
The municipal bond market was ending the year on a strong note. On Wednesday, the market has an early close ahead of the full close on Thursday for the New Year's holiday. Full-day trading will resume on Friday.
December 31 -
The municipal bond market was quiet on Tuesday on the last full trading day of 2014. The market has an early close on Wednesday and a full close on Thursday.
December 30 -
The municipal bond market was quiet on Monday going into the New Year holiday week after the Christmas holiday week.
December 29 -
The municipal bond market was deathly quiet on Friday after the Christmas holiday with no new issuance scheduled until 2015. Traders predicted only minimal activity on Friday and they were not disappointed.
December 26 -
The municipal bond market was deathly quiet on Friday after the Christmas holiday. Minimal activity is expected.
December 26 -
The municipal bond market on Wednesday was in full holiday mode ahead of the early market close and the full close on Christmas Day. Minimal activity is expected on Friday too. Prices of high-quality municipal bonds were lower, according to Municipal Market Data.
December 24
