Harrington joins Columbia Threadneedle
Marc Harrington has been appointed as senior fixed income trader at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Harrington’s carrier as a buy-side bond trader, last saw him...
A wild ride: Tradeweb’s Hult reviews the bond market in 2023
Historic interest rate moves, a debt ceiling stalemate, major bank collapses and massive geopolitical instability. These mega events sent shocks through the markets in...
The implication of falling US HY Issuance
Anecdotally, we hear that new issuance of high yield bonds in European markets directly impacted secondary market liquidity. Looking at the latest data from...
Coalition Greenwich: US Treasury e-trading volumes hit record in February
US Treasury volumes saw an average daily notional value (ADNV) of US$918 billion in February 2024, Coalition Greenwich’s March Data Spotlight has reported, up...
Tradeweb poaches Dan Cleaves to lead Dealerweb CLOB
Market operator Tradeweb has appointed Dan Cleaves, the former CEO of Brokertec Americas, as a managing director in its Dealerweb wholesale unit.
He said, “The...
The trouble with Treasuries
The DESK asks Susan Estes, CEO, OpenDoor Trading LLC., for her insights into the US Treasuries market.
How would you describe the depth and width...
Greenwich: Treasuries volatility ‘crazy’ low compared to 2019
Analysis by research firm Greenwich Associates has found the US Treasury market saw volatility 50% lower in August 2020 than in August 2019, which...
BlackRock veteran Mitchelson to join Bloomberg
Multiple sources have confirmed that Rob Mitchelson, formerly Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) head of fixed income and FX trading at BlackRock, is to...
Morgan Stanley: Fed buying programme has benefits beyond direct purchases
Analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) by Morgan Stanley analysts has found that its purchases of exchange traded funds...
Not fighting the Fed on high yield flow
High yield bonds have seen electronic trading in the US increase, with liquidity enhanced by the Federal Reserve’s announcement on 9 April that it...
