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 will see a variety of pricings and sales in the primary. About $12 billion in new bonds are scheduled to come to market this week, most of which are set for sale on Tuesday and Wednesday.
December 9 -
While the municipal bond market is looking at almost $12 billion in new supply this week, total volume for this year is piling up and closing in on 2013 levels. High-grade muni bond yields fell on Monday ahead of the new issuance.
December 8 -
While the municipal bond market is looking at almost $12 billion in new supply this week, total volume for this year is piling up and slowing closing in on 2013 levels.
December 8 -
The municipal bond market's primary sector is very quiet on Friday after the deluge of new issuance earlier in the week and before next week's large calendar slate. High-quality municipal bond yields were higher in secondary trading, according to Municipal Market Data.
December 5 -
The municipal bond market will be relatively quiet on Friday after the deluge of new issuance earlier in the week and before next week's large calendar slate.
December 5 -
The Bond Buyers 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields dropped to its lowest level in at least six months as it fell 11 basis points in the week ended Dec. 3 to 3.83% from 3.94% in the previous week.
December 4 -
The municipal bond market saw the last of the week's big deals price on Thursday after as much as $8 billion of new supply poured into the market the day before. Yields on high quality munis declined, according to Municipal Market Data.
December 4 -
The municipal bond market is seeing the last of the week's big deals price after as much as $8 billion of new supply that came to market on Wednesday.
December 4 -
The municipal bond market on Thursday will be digesting as much as $8 billion of new supply that came to market on Wednesday while a few large deals are left on this week's calendar.
December 4 -
Between $5 billion and $6 billion of new supply flooded into the municipal bond market on Wednesday as numerous deals were sold and priced. New Jersey came to market with $525 million of general obligation bonds in the competitive arena while two issuers from Texas came to market with almost $2 billion of debt in the negotiated sector.
December 3 -
The municipal bond market saw an avalanche of new supply from a variety of issuers hit the screens on Wednesday as New Jersey sold $525 million of general obligation bonds in the competitive arena and two issuers from Texas came to market with almost $2 billion of debt in the negotiated sector.
December 3 -
The municipal bond market is awaiting Wednesday's slew of new primary market issuance, which is topped off by more than $1 billion of debt from an issuer in the Lone Star State.
December 3 -
The municipal bond market roared back to life on Tuesday with the pricing of several big deals heralding the beginning of the end for muni bond issuance in 2014.
December 2 -
The municipal bond market is shaking itself out of holiday mode as the primary gears up and sees some action with a big competitive sale on tap and two large issues priced for retail investors. High-quality municipal bond prices were weaker at midday.
December 2 -
The municipal bond market is awaiting the kickoff of this week's primary market activity, topped on Tuesday by the competitive sale of $1.3 billion New York State Urban Development Corp. in three separate issues.
December 2 -
The municipal bond market offers a nice variety of issues this week designed to appeal to those tax-exempt holiday shoppers looking for both quality and a good deal. The calendar consists of approximately $12.5 billion of new issue supply and traders expect the deals to be attractively priced.
December 1 -
The municipal bond market saw prices strengthen across the board as traders prepare for the week's new tax-exempt volume.
December 1 -
The municipal bond market's attention turns back to business as about $12.4 billion of new supply is scheduled for sale this week.
December 1 -
The municipal bond market looked ahead to next month's new wave of bond supply as November's activity faded away in the last few trading hours of the month.
November 26 -
Long-term municipal bond issuance rose for the fourth month in a row as volume increased 15.3% in November.
November 26
