Tuesday, June 9, 2026
When the floor moves: The Treasury sell-off and the credit market liquidity test

When the floor moves: The Treasury sell-off and the credit market liquidity test

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The US Treasury market is the foundation for corporate bond market liquidity. When that foundation shakes, the tremors can quickly move into the credit...
Roundtable debate: Can the market electronify block trades?

Roundtable debate: Can the market electronify block trades?

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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

Iran war: Conflicted liquidity in credit

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The attacks on Iran and its responses over the past week have injected a sharp dose of geopolitical risk into global markets, and the...
Corporate bond Issuance slows into February, reducing trading desk pressure

Corporate bond Issuance slows into February, reducing trading desk pressure

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The corporate bond market has slowed its flow of newly issued debt into the market, while fund inflows made the case for strong investors...
IG credit sees portfolio trading plateau while HY hits records

IG credit sees portfolio trading plateau while HY hits records

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Portfolio trading (PT) continued its rapid expansion in 2025, with Morgan Stanley reporting total capped volumes in US markets reaching approximately US$1.3 trillion, a...
Is Europe’s consolidated tape already shaping trade sizes?

Is Europe’s consolidated tape already shaping trade sizes?

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Trade sizes in Europe’s corporate bond markets are aligning across investment grade (IG) and high yield (HY) sectors, while the US markets are still...
Corporate issuance begins February weighted towards Europe and IG

Corporate issuance begins February weighted towards Europe and IG

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The US is seeing a drop off in lower grade debt issuance so far in 2026, relative to 2025 levels, while higher grade US...
European bond trading impacted by 84% of flows to active open-ended funds 

European bond trading impacted by 84% of flows to active open-ended funds 

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European fixed income fund flows remain structurally different from the US, materially affecting trading flows during the day. In 2025, 84% of Europe’s US$422.7bn net inflows went to active open-ended funds. US flows...
Big deals in January as UBS predicts record year for US issuance

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

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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

Risk-off showing in corporate bond trading costs

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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...

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