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...
Trivedi joins Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund, expanding asset allocation
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund has seen the firm’s head of structured credit, Himani Trivedi, appointed to the firm’s portfolio management team.
Trivedi is...
Implication of US bank downgrades on credit markets
Markets are truly feeling the economic pressures at present, with Moody’s downgrade to US financials on Monday following Fitch’s controversial downgrade of the US,...
Parameta and ICAP launch interest rate swap volatility indices
Parameta Solutions, in partnership with ICAP G10 Rates, has launched a family of interest rate swap volatility indices designed to enhance the investment decision...
MarketAxess to buy algo provider Pragma
Bond market operator, MarketAxess, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pragma, a quantitative trading technology provider specialising in algorithmic and analytical services...
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...
The US: Too big to Fitch?
Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’ long-term credit ratings to AA+ from AAA and removed the rating ‘Watch Negative’ stating “ reflects...
Exclusive: LedgerEdge to go into administration
LedgerEdge, the distributed ledger-based fixed income trading venue, has closed down.
Founder, David Rutter, said, “We can confirm LedgerEdge has closed, three years after...
Exclusive: What do buy-side traders think about Citadel’s entry into credit?
We asked senior buy-side trading heads about electronic market maker, Citadel Securities, entry into the corporate bond market as a direct market maker, a...
Coalition Greenwich: Dealers holding long-dated bonds again; net Treasury positions double
Dealers are holding positive levels of longer-dated corporate bonds in their inventories again, and treasury bills drove volume growth in H1 2023, according to...
