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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While few observers are content with the new balanced budget, many say they can live with it as they look to an uncertain economic future.
By Chip BarnettJuly 1 -
Municipal bonds were little changed as the first half of a tumultuous year comes to a close.
June 30 -
Municipals finished little changed as a deluge of taxable deals get ready to hit the market.
By Chip BarnettJune 29 -
Municipal bonds finished mostly steady on Friday ahead of a $7.2 billion holiday week new issue calendar.
By Chip BarnettJune 26 -
As some states see new coronavirus lockdowns, municipals maintain stalwart position.
By Chip BarnettJune 25 -
Cooper Howard, director of fixed income strategy at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, talks about the bifurcation in the market and what investors should look at during the rest of the year.
By Chip BarnettJune 25 -
Municipal bond funds and ETFs saw combined inflows of $2.942 billion in the week ended June 17, ICI said.
By Chip BarnettJune 24 -
Municipals finished little changed on Tuesday in light trading activity with the summer seeming to settle in.
June 23 -
Despite this week’s smaller calendar, the recent surge of bond deals could make June the most active month of 2020.
By Chip BarnettJune 22 -
The family of Alan Anders is holding a virtual memorial on Saturday, July 11, the day that he was born.
By Chip BarnettJune 22










