Is European credit electronification bouncing back?
There has been a noted proportional increase in electronification of US credit trading, as tracked by Coalition Greenwich. However, metrics around European trading found...
Long-term investors lean into equities
While long-term equities allocations continue to rise, Noel Dixon, senior macro strategist at State Street Global Markets, noted that: “weakness among fixed income is...
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs launch China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family
Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs have launched a Bloomberg China USD Credit Liquid HY Index family, which provides market participants with indices to adjust their...
Overbond aims to increase fixed income automation
Overbond has introduced a margin optimization model for trading and incorporated voice data in its data as it looks to provide more interoperable artificial...
Soft volatility hinders US rates e-trading
Volatility was down 27% year-on-year (YoY) and down 6% month-on-month (MoM), with the MOVE index recording 80.43. This is the index’s lowest level since...
SEC Fixed Income Committee: Debate on liquidity metrics
By Flora McFarlane.
The often narrow focus of liquidity metrics in research was raised as a concern by the first meeting of the Security and...
Primary ignition – at both ends
Politics are being sidelined in the battle for efficiency in primary markets for buyers and for issuers
The top operational priority for buy-side traders in...
Ratings & Analysis: First Brands Group issuer ratings plunge
Autopart supplier First Brands Group has plummeted in credit agency ratings, declaring bankruptcy in the US.
Fitch dropped the company from B to CCC last...
Altaz Dagha joins BrokerTec
Altaz Dagha joined BrokerTec on 1 June 2022 as senior director, BrokerTec Products.
Dagha is based in Singapore and reports to Robert Siddons, senior director,...
Primary markets start 2023 with top ten hit
Bond issuance for US investment grade on 3 January 2023 was the tenth largest day on record, according to data from Dealogic.
While January is...
Analysis: Market response to US Treasury’s increased borrowing needs
The US Treasury’s need to increase debt issuance, beyond market expectations, has had several effects. Firstly there was a ratings downgrade of the USA...
Post-pandemic corporate bond surge continues among retailers
Corporate debt issuance is expected to ramp up this week as more companies emerge from earnings blackout periods, according to research by analytics provider...
