BOB Secondary: US Credit has never had it so good
Liquidity in US credit has improved significantly over the past year, with bid-ask spreads lower than any point in 2022, according to MarketAxess’s CP+...
Have US IG trades hit their smallest size this year?
The fires of summer are being replaced by the floods of autumn, but in the bond markets a gentler and more positive outcome is...
Are average trade sizes really falling in the US?
Earlier this year we noted that average trade sizes were down considerably on 2022, but being wary of mean reversion, we wanted to revisit...
Seize the opportunity to apply AI in quieter bond markets
Secondary credit trading is seeing lower volumes as expected in the summer months, whilst bid-ask spreads have plateaued across Europe and the US markets,...
The summer lull barely touches emerging markets
Trading volumes in fixed income markets typically start the year high and gradually fall, matching issuance and refinancing patterns along with investment allocation decisions....
Implied cost of liquidity falling, with US high yield an exception
Volumes in the corporate bond markets have been picking back up, relative to bid-ask spreads, indicating an improving liquidity picture across the US and...
EM stabilising could encourage market makers
Emerging market activity has seen a reduction in volatility in the first half of the year, with both volumes and pricing levels falling slightly,...
Liquidity costs ticking up as the heat rises
Summer is seeing the cost of trading in fixed income markets begin to tick up again, as bid ask spreads begin to widen, according...
Feeling the credit crunch in high yield trading
Trading costs for high yield bonds have been elevated on both sides of the Atlantic. The US saw a big jump in bid-ask spreads...
The implication of Europe’s falling volumes
An ominous sign in Europe’s secondary markets for dealers, as volumes remain in the doldrums.
Anecdotally, buy-side firms report volumes are up to 20%...
