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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Arlene Bohner has been named Fitch's head of U.S. public finance and will report to Laura Porter.
By Chip BarnettMarch 24 -
The majority of the economic disruption will occur in fiscal 2020, but the revenue impacts will extend into the first half of fiscal 2021, says Moody's Analytics Dan White.
By Chip BarnettMarch 20 -
If the Federal government doesn't help, the $12 billion plan could be funded by the city selling "relief bonds."
By Chip BarnettMarch 19 -
What will change in the age of autonomous vehicles? Almost everything, Mois Navon of Mobileye tells Chip Barnett as they talk about the future of cars and the effect it will have on tomorrow's society.
By Chip BarnettMarch 18 -
The Federal Reserve continued its moves to minimize the effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy.
By Chip BarnettMarch 17 -
Consumer worries over the virus' spread dampened enthusiasm early this month.
By Chip BarnettMarch 13 -
The PPI fell 0.6% in February, the biggest decline in over five years. The core rate fell 0.3%
By Chip BarnettMarch 12 -
The consumer price index rose 0.1% last month, but moist recent data has been collected pre-virus spread.
By Chip BarnettMarch 11 -
Strong data and reassuring words from a Fed official couldn’t stop market virus fears from spreading.
By Chip BarnettMarch 6 -
Economists surveyed by IFR Markets expect Friday’s employment report to show a gain of 175,000 jobs in February.
By Chip BarnettMarch 5









