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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Acosta Jordán has more than 30 years of financial services experience in Puerto Rico.
By Chip BarnettJuly 29 -
Municipals held firm as more new deals swarmed into the marketplace.
By Chip BarnettJuly 28 -
The order also creates a chief diversity officer in all city agencies to help with the efforts.
By Chip BarnettJuly 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.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 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.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 24 -
Municipals finished mostly stronger on Thursday as retail investor confidence remained high for the 11th straight week. Taxable 'social' bonds for nonprofits are making their mark in the municipal space.
By Chip BarnettJuly 23 -
Municipals were stronger on the short- and intermediate ends as long maturities held firm in quiet trading on Wednesday.
By Chip Barnett and Lynne FunkJuly 22 -
King Co., Wash., Port of Houston and San Antonio deals went up for grabs Tuesday.
By Christine Albano and Chip BarnettJuly 21 -
Municipals stronger ahead of this week's summer supply slate as Congress debates a potential fiscal stimulus package.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 20 -
The week ahead will see a variety of muni bond issues — from down South to up North, from green bonds to social bonds. Taxables are well represented.
By Chip BarnettJuly 17 -
For the 10th week in a row, investors put cash into tax-exempt mutual funds with Refinitiv Lipper reporting a $857 million inflow.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 16 -
Rick Kolman and Al Kirton of Academy Securities talk about the state of the public power sector today – the challenges and opportunities that exist for investors.
By Chip BarnettJuly 16 -
New York issuers jump in for retail and Texas Transportation also makes an appearance as attractive low yields lure more issuers in. However, some participants say caution is warranted as the coronavirus spread widens in the South and West.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 15 -
Long-term munis strengthened as investors bank on recoveries and navigate an uncertain credit landscape.
By Chip BarnettJuly 14 -
Municipals finished little changed ahead of this week's almost $14 billion of new issues.
By Chip BarnettJuly 13 -
Many minority and women-owned businesses say they can't make it through the next six months without financial help.
By Chip BarnettJuly 13 -
Supply-hungry buyers look forward to all of the week's new bond issues.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 10 -
Long-dated municipals end strong as new supply hits the screens while taxable issuance continues its run to near-record levels.
By Chip BarnettJuly 9 -
Jim Colby, senior municipal strategist and author of the Muni Nation blog at Van Eck, talks about what’s happened in the municipal bond market since March 20. He looks at the big picture after COVID-19 and drills down into municipal bond funds and ETFs. Chip Barnett hosts this remote podcast.
By Chip BarnettJuly 9 -
Municipal bond prices remained steady as more supply hits the screens.
By Chip Barnett and Christine AlbanoJuly 8



















