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Bloomberg ditches auto-copy for RUNZ messages

Bloomberg has stopped users auto-copying RUNZ messages to other recipients, “to enhance sender control over RUNZ pricing distribution,” from 18 March 2026. A RUNZ formatted...

Roundtable debate: Can the market electronify block trades?

The efficiency of electronic trading has trade-offs for blocks based on information disclosure, leakage and trust. Electronifying execution of larger bond orders is the ‘holy...

Iran war: Conflicted liquidity in credit

The attacks on Iran and its responses over the past week have injected a sharp dose of geopolitical risk into global markets, and the...

US credit volumes drop but trade sizes and costs stay flat

US corporate bond markets have seen volumes drop across investment grade and high yield trading in February 2025, however according to data from MarketAxess...

Credit traders get prepped for vol opportunities in 2026

Corporate bond traders should be well-prepared for sudden shocks in 2026, by broadening their access to solid pre-trade information, low-friction paths to liquidity and...

Big deals in January as UBS predicts record year for US issuance

Corporate bond issuance started the year hot, with over US$211 billion issued globally in the week beginning 4 January, however numbers dropped off pretty...

Risk-off showing in corporate bond trading costs

The rigid grip on safer assets that investors have taken over the past two weeks has clearly shown in trading costs as bid-ask spreads...

How e-trading won bond investors an opportunity in the Venezuelan crisis

The dramatic escalation of Venezuela’s political crisis — culminating in the US military operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from power — has triggered a...

‘Disbelief’ is becoming market response to US policy announcements

The failure to support policy and public announcements by the current US administration has hurt investors enough that they no longer react to public...