RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement

RTS 28 reports dropped as ESMA deprioritises enforcement

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Investment firms in the European Union (EU) will no longer be obliged to publish some best execution reports following amendments to MiFID II, with...
French treasuries saw widest YtD median bid/ask spread following election

French treasuries saw widest YtD median bid/ask spread following election

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Following French president Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected snap parliamentary election on 9 June, the median bid/ask spread in French treasury bonds was at its widest...
Tradeweb accelerates government bond benchmark closing price publication

Tradeweb accelerates government bond benchmark closing price publication

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Tradeweb will now publish FTSE UK Gilt and European Government Bond Benchmark Closing Prices at 4:30 PM. This change has been made in response to...
BGC Group offers US dollar swap e-trading

BGC Group offers US dollar swap e-trading

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BGC Group has launched a fully electronic trading platform for US dollar swaps. Briana Grazioso, director of e-sales at the firm, will lead the...
MarketAxess EM extends coverage to Egypt, Hong Kong and Serbia

MarketAxess EM extends coverage to Egypt, Hong Kong and Serbia

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Bond market operator and data provider MarketAxess has added Egypt (EGP), Hong Kong (HKD) and Serbia (RSD) to its Emerging Markets (EM) local markets...
Bloomberg’s open chat API creates exciting but costly opportunities

Bloomberg’s open chat API creates exciting but costly opportunities

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Bloomberg’s cross-firm chatbot API service can save companies time as they share information. But they are also expensive, and present firms with a fresh...
Propellant adds TRACE data to global FI data platform

Propellant adds TRACE data to global FI data platform

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Propellant Digital is adding TRACE data to its global fixed income data platform, increasing its coverage of US and European bond and derivative data. Vincent...
BTMU fined for spoofing in Treasury futures

BTMU fined for spoofing in Treasury futures

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By Flora McFarlane. On 7 August the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) fined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) for spoofing, submitting orders that are...
Bank of England to embrace repo for liquidity management

Bank of England to embrace repo for liquidity management

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Moving away from crisis-driven monetary actions, the Bank of England plans to manage liquidity through repurchase agreement (repo) practices rather than by purchasing large...
Strong YoY growth in US rates volumes

Strong YoY growth in US rates volumes

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Average daily notional volumes (ADNV) for US rates dropped between April and May as uncertainties around trade policies and tariffs muted demand, but were...
Fed begins buying corporate bonds

Fed begins buying corporate bonds

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The Federal Reserve Board has announced the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), will begin buying a corporate bonds to support market liquidity and...
BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios

BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios

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Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments. In...