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...
Rates traders drop e-trading in April volatility
E-trading in US rates markets fell during April, with traders flocking to voice amid Treasury turmoil.
ADNV in US Treasuries spiked to US$1.342 trillion, up...
Opinion: Competition, not regulation, will make better bond markets
European credit trading has historically seen levels of electronic trading of around 50% of total corporate credit trading, while the US market has historically...
Concerns mount over stalled connectivity and price distribution
Fixed income traders still lack the direct connectivity they need to protect pricing and control data flow, according to leading buy-side stakeholders.
Speaking at the...
FILS Day 2: Heat around the consolidated bond tape
One of the more positive messages from the second day of the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit (FILS) was regarding positive progress on the development...
Retail investors add £125m to UK T-Bill market
Opening UK Treasury Bills to retail investors has introduced £125 million of investor capital into the market, according to PrimaryBid.
The capital markets technology platform...
Mosaic Smart Data expands into credit markets
Mosaic Smart Data, a capital markets data analytics provider, has expanded its data analytics platform to support a wide range of credit instruments, such...
Insights: US policy shift could reduce central bank cuts
Trump’s inward-oriented US policies will drive a rise in inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates and prevent central banks from making aggressive cuts,...
Buy-side fights back against primary market pressure
As new platforms promise to increase efficiency in bond issuance, buy-side firms are looking for leverage to drive change, and not only through technology.
The...
Repo market stress prompts calls for central bank support
Could central bank intervention bypass sell-side intermediaries, if they only act as agents not risk takers? David Wigan reports.
The stresses in the US repo...
Securities financing conditions tightened somewhat while market making activity gained, ECB says
The Desk has analyzed the December 2024 survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets (SESFOD), which provides...
Market news | Treasury liquidity
Fed warns on liquidity mirage for US treasuries.
Making a real-time assessment of market liquidity across multiple venues is more difficult due to high-frequency trading...
