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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Municipal yields fell as much as three basis points on the long end of the AAA curves.
August 4 -
Municipal bonds were little changed on Monday ahead of this week's new-issue calendar.
August 3 -
Municipal bonds finished out the month on a strong note, with yields dropping by as much as two basis points on Friday.
July 31 -
Muni yields fell by as much as three basis points, according to readings on the AAA muni scales. However, some traders and analysts said this market is too tight given COVID-19 threats. Lipper reported $1.8 billion of inflows in the latest week.
July 30 -
Municipals were little changed as all eyes focused on the primary.
July 29 -
Acosta Jordán has more than 30 years of financial services experience in Puerto Rico.
July 29 -
Municipals held firm as more new deals swarmed into the marketplace.
July 28 -
The order also creates a chief diversity officer in all city agencies to help with the efforts.
July 28 -
The lack of a significant new-issue calendar is encouraging some investors to purchase ahead of the first of the month, but others are putting buying off until the arrival of Aug. 1 redemptions.
July 27 -
Municipal bonds finished steady on Friday ahead of next week's $7.8 billion new-issue slate while high-grade paper trades up in the secondary. Investors are looking for stability.
July 24
