Chip Barnett

American Triple I Partners named Carlton Byrd as head of capital formation and investor relations.

President Trump announced sanctions on Iran, but with no signals about other retaliation, the markets appear convinced of no further escalation of hostilities.

In the wake of the recent U.S. attack on an Iranian general, U.S. financial institutions are preparing to defend against potential cyberattacks.

Bill Carabasi has 37 years of sales and trading experience in the fixed income and municipal bond markets.

The municipal bond market started off the week adopting a cautious tone, eyeing issuance and world events.

The muni market finished out the last day of 2019 on a quiet note, with no deals priced and yields ending little changed.

Home price indexes rise; consumer confidence falls

While there are no major municipal bond sales slated for this week, next week is a different matter.

Pending home sales rose 1.2% in November while the Chicago Business Barometer increased in December.

Retail investors have felt confident in the muni bond space for most of 2019.

While municipal bond volume looks to end the year on a surprisingly high note, muni bond yields unexpectedly hit record lows twice in 2019.

Gary Hall of Siebert Williams Shank talks with Chip Barnett about the recent merger which created the largest minority- and women-owned investment bank in the U.S. He looks back at his time at the MSRB and looks ahead to what the market may see in 2020.

Citi sees volume growing in 2020 to $440 billion with $95 billion of taxables on tap for next year.

Damian Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at Societe Generale, talks with Chip Barnett about diversity and inclusion in the financial marketplace. He discusses social and cultural change and the added value of having diverse viewpoints in the workplace.

Muni yields rose as more bonds hit the marketplace in the last big supply rush of the week.

The Federal Open Market Committee left rates unchanged and looked likely to keep monetary policy on a steady course for the near term.

"What, me worry?" was the slogan of the muni market on Tuesday as participants forged ahead to price and buy bonds.

Trade worries returned among investors as the Fed meets this week to decide on interest rates.

In 1949, the first meeting of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York was held. Still thriving 70 years later, MAGNY will celebrate its anniversary at the Yale Club Friday.

American Triple I Partners LLC will work in partnership with JetBlue and JFK Millennium Partners on the Terminal 6 and 7 redevelopment project at New York’s JFK International Airport.