Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
LatAm sees e-trading momentum with support for all-to-all
In Latin America, 46% of trading in corporate hard currency bonds is conducted electronically, according to research by analyst firm Coalition Greenwich, compared to...
Coalition Greenwich sees US bond trading volumes falling in Q2
A report by market analysis form Coalition Greenwich, part of S&P Global, has found that after an active first quarter, corporate bond trading slowed...
Digital bond issuance: From zero to US$1,500,000,000 in 12 months
S&P Global Market Intelligence has assessed that the digital bond market “remains a work in progress” as new bond issuance focuses on testing in...
BofA: Analysis sees surprise future drop in inflation
A report by Bank of America Securities (BofAS), using its BofA Global Proprietary Signals, has found that the futures market is indicating that inflation will...
Coalition Greenwich: Buy-side desk budgets hit US$2 million per year
The average buy-side trading desk budget is just over $2 million annually, inclusive of both technology and compensation, with roughly one-third allocated to technology...
Market reflects grim situation in Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 by Russia, wedded to subsequent sanctions and travel restrictions have triggered a series of market responses...
Market data ‘Bill of rights’ opens discussion on transparency, accessibility and ownership
A week after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a consultation into buy-side access to data and benchmarks, bond pricing specialist BondCliQ and data...
Does the value-add of data justify the cost to bond traders?
A new report from analyst firm Aite-Novartica has found nearly a third of bond market participants and traders believe it is hard to justify...
Analyst firm Aité in merger to form Aite-Novarica Group
Analyst firms Aité Group and Novarica have merged to create the an advisory firm focused on helping executives from banks, payments providers, insurers, securities...
