Moody’s: Speculative-grade credit default rate to rise in 2023
Moody’s Investor Services expects the global speculative-grade corporate default rate to rise in 2023 as slowing economic growth, higher input costs and rising interest...
If you go down to the woods today…
The bond market is bearish at a historical level according to analysis by BofA Securities, with high yield down -16.7%, investment grade down -19.3%,...
Digitization has changed EGB trading forever
Digitization has changed EGB trading forever
Roderick Joniaux, European Government Bonds (EGB) Product Manager, Tradeweb
Many of us have witnessed first-hand how new technologies have impacted financial...
Rules & Ratings: ‘Under review’ list shrinks at AM Best
Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association is no longer categorised as ‘under review with negative implications’ by AM Best, and has been assigned a financial...
Trade munis like a champion.
To kickoff Muni Madness, MarketAxess are unveiling their latest White Paper that details the methodology behind this revolutionary pricing tool that brings transparency to...
End-of-year optimism high across fixed income firms
Fixed income market optimism has soared, according to valantic FSA and Acuiti’s Q3 2024 Fixed Income Expert Network report, with more than three quarters...
Glue42 working with AllianceBernstein muni trading team
Glue42, the desktop integration specialist, has added investment firm AllianceBernstein (AB) to its client roster, to try and help the firm’s buy-side traders gain...
Propellant prepares for CT with data streaming expansion
Propellant Digital has introduced FIX data streaming on its platform, developing a framework allowing clients to access aggregated post-trade transparency data in advance of...
Developing liquid, sustainable markets in SOFR and SONIA
In conversation with Mark Rogerson, executive director, head of interest rate products, EMEA, CME Group
Momentum is gathering in the development of alternative reference rates...
BrokerTec’s March average daily volume for US Treasuries up 11%
Market operator BrokerTec, part of the CME Group, has reported double figure growth in US Treasuries trading volume for March. More broadly, CME reported...
Eurex launches EU bond futures
Eurex will offer futures on European Commission-issued EU bonds from 10 September.
The EU bond futures (FBEU) will be physically deliverable contracts with a 6%...
Jonathan Tricker promoted to head trader role
Jonathan Tricker has been promoted to head trader, global credit at Vanguard, reporting to Sarang Kulkarni, portfolio manager for investment grade (IG) credit.
Tricker is...
