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 market will digest the once-again largest amount of new issues in 2020, including some higher-grade state GOs that have been quiet of late. Some participants said a back-up in rates could occur after a mostly quiet week.
October 16 -
Municipals were a bit stronger on the long end Thursday as action heated up in the primary.
October 15 -
The former Philadelphia City Council CFO will advise public sector leaders on how to address the financial and economic crisis caused by COVID-19.
October 15 -
Chris Brigati, managing director and head of municipal trading at Advisors Asset Management, talks with Chip Barnett about what investors can expect in the fourth quarter. He looks at interest rates, the economy and the presidential election and what’s in store in a post-pandemic world. (21 minutes)
October 15 -
Municipals finished little changed Wednesday as a hefty slate of new deals came to market.
October 14 -
Municipals were mostly unchanged with a firm tone on Tuesday, according to market participants, ahead of the week's large new-issue calendar that's heavy on taxables.
October 13 -
Munis too a breather Friday after a week where yields rose by as much as 10 basis points on long-dated maturities.
October 9 -
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority said it might be refinancing its bond debt with a new bond issue by the end of the year.
October 8 -
Another week of inflows as reported by ICI and the municipal market continues to push on. There is money to put to work, sources say, depending on who is willing.
October 7 -
The program will give recent grads a firsthand experience of working in city government.
October 6 -
Municipals weakened on Tuesday, with yields off by as much as three basis points.
October 6 -
After COVID-19 left NYC with a ratings downgrade, the city offered retail investors first crack at its $1 billion GO deal. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will be the first issuer to publicly list on an international exchange in an attempt to lure foreign investors.
October 5 -
There are plenty of taxable deals on the upcoming week’s new-issue calendar while several large deals from issuers in New York will be in the spotlight after Moody's downgrades.
October 2 -
Moody's cut NYC's $39 billion of outstanding GOs to Aa2 citing the effects of COVID-19 and also lowered the debt rating of New York State.
October 1 -
The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority’s deal came in three times oversubscribed and was an important step in the Commonwealth’s return to the capital markets.
September 30 -
Atlanta airport bonds and a Puerto Rico housing issuer were some new offerings of note on Tuesday.
September 29 -
One muni bond sector that had been a go-to for heavier allocations was utilities, according to Kim Olsan.
September 28 -
Thirty-four more S&P 100 companies will publicly disclose the composition of their workforce by race, ethnicity and gender, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer said Monday.
September 28 -
The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority will be in the market with almost $250 million of public housing project refunding bonds.
September 25
