Tag: Luke Hickmore
Beating increased trading costs in the 2-year Treasury
Two-year Treasury volatility has jumped in March, as yields rose rapidly, reflecting weakening confidence in future rate cuts being made by the US Federal...
This Week from Trader TV: Luke Hickmore, Aberdeen Investments
Inflation fears and geopolitical risks dominate markets.
Luke Hickmore, investment director at Aberdeen Investments, says inflation remains one of the market’s top concerns, warning that...
Exhaustion with US Treasury issuance a matter of time
The US is issuing two, five and seven year Treasury bonds this week, the second of which will be issued today. The five-year bond...
The week in summary: Credit Suisse; fixed income liquidity; ‘Who died?’
This week has been very challenging for buy-side trading desks as broker-dealers struggle to price bonds, and uncertainty gripped markets.
“I was off Monday, came...
Rates: The risk of weighting sovereign debt
By David Wigan.
Sweden’s sovereign move has fired a risk weight debate. David Wigan reports.
One of the lessons of recent European economic history is that...
