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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Despite market volatility at least one expert expects "business as usual for munis after the dust of today's rally settles."
By Chip BarnettJune 24 -
Prices of top-shelf municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday, traders said, with yields on some maturities strengthening by as much as two basis points. In the primary market, New York Citys general obligation bonds were priced for retail investors as several large competitive offerings were sold.
By Chip BarnettJuly 29