Tag: Morgan Stanley
Credit under pressure: What gives?
If interest rates go up, economic growth becomes strained and business conditions worsen, stress on the corporate bond and private credit markets will increase....
Ratings & Analysis: Cautious optimism for Hungary following Magyar win
Following the estimated 53.6% victory of the Tisza party in Sunday’s election, led by Peter Magyar, the market is establishing its expectations for the...
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...
JPMorgan focuses on EA buyout debt, delays Qualtrics
Market sources have told The Desk that JP Morgan delayed the Qualtrics debt sale rather than force pricing into a market weakened by AI-related...
JP Morgan reigns supreme in DCM, China banks dominate APAC
Competition in the global debt capital market (DCM) landscape has remained fairly similar to 2025, according to Dealogic’s most recent data – but in...
Von Specht joins Citadel
Antonia von Specht has joined Citadel as a credit trader after almost a decade at Morgan Stanley.
She is based in London.
As of 2025, Citadel...
Europe sees credit issuance crash on war turbulence
European investment grade issuance came in at €6 billion last week, according to Morgan Stanley data, with year-to-date (YTD) volumes tracking at €170 billion,...
Iran war: Conflicted liquidity in credit
The attacks on Iran and its responses over the past week have injected a sharp dose of geopolitical risk into global markets, and the...
PT democratisation through better analytics and residual management
By all measures, Portfolio Trading (PT) as a protocol has reached maturity, accounting for 20% to 25% of all US electronic credit trading. We...
Corporate bond Issuance slows into February, reducing trading desk pressure
The corporate bond market has slowed its flow of newly issued debt into the market, while fund inflows made the case for strong investors...













