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 is still steady as a slew of new issues hit the primary market on Wednesday including several deals of good size, which traders said were priced attractively.
By Chip BarnettNovember 19 -
The municipal bond market is keeping its focus on new issues as more supply hits the screens on Wednesday.
By Chip BarnettNovember 19 -
Municipal bond traders are focusing on the week's hefty new issue calendar, which is kicking off with the sales of several big-ticket items. Municipal bond yields are moving slightly higher Tuesday, continuing the market sell-off that began last week.
By Chip BarnettNovember 18 -
The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes rose the week ended Dec. 5.
By Chip BarnettDecember 5

