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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Municipals finished little changed Wednesday as a hefty slate of new deals came to market.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 13 -
Munis too a breather Friday after a week where yields rose by as much as 10 basis points on long-dated maturities.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 7 -
The program will give recent grads a firsthand experience of working in city government.
By Chip BarnettOctober 6 -
Municipals weakened on Tuesday, with yields off by as much as three basis points.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 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.
By Chip BarnettOctober 1










