A very clear contrast in trading volumes as sanctions bite
The second chart this week shows trading in Russian government bonds which fell off a cliff at the start of March, triggered by an...
Reports: Ukraine raises nearly US$300 million in bond sale
Ukraine has successfully raised funds in the bond market at a time when Russian debt is becoming untradable. The proceeds from the bonds will...
Union Investment imposes a purchase ban on Russian state bonds and sanctioned companies
Union Investment has decided to impose an immediate ban on the purchase of all securities of the Russian state and a number of Russian...
Liquidnet adds trading in the South African bond market
Block and agency trading specialist Liquidnet, a TP ICAP company, is partnering with TP ICAP South Africa to support bond trading.
The firm reports...
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...
JP Morgan FICC e-Trading Survey: Inflation to have biggest impact
The JP Morgan annual fixed income, commodity and currency (FICC) e-Trading Survey has found that inflation is expected to have the greatest effect on...
SoftSolutions’ new testing-as-a-service environment live
SoftSolutions, the fixed income trading technology provider, has announced that a major Scandinavian bank is completing testing of the latest version of nexRates using...
TransFICC launches fixed income consolidated tape pilot
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has launched a new initiative to develop a...
IHS Markit partners with Adroit to deliver multi-asset execution via thinkFolio
Investment services, risk and data management giant, IHS Markit, has partnered with Adroit Trading Technologies to give access to its multi-asset execution management capabilities...
CME Group launches price comparison tool for cash US Treasuries and futures
Derivatives market operator, CME Group, has launched UST Market Profile, a tool to bring together listed Treasury futures and BrokerTec cash treasuries in one...