Case Study – BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets
BlueCove’s expansive view of fixed income markets.
Recognising the need for smarter ways to assess market dynamics and connect with pools of liquidity, BlueCove has been...
Will primary market tools fragment new issuance instead of standardising it?
Research by The DESK has found that buy-side traders have adopted a range of primary market tools to help them increase their efficiency at...
The cost of liquidity in EM today
A very graphic representation of the cost of liquidity can be seen in the latest data from MarketAxess. It shows that average daily volume...
The Trading Intentions Survey 2022
New platforms and late bloomers are all seeing greater interest.
This year buy-side desks have a renewed vigour for investing in trading tools, with far...
What FINRA’s trade reporting changes tell us about consolidated tapes
Understanding the difference between commercial and public data offerings is crucial for data users. A good example of this difference can be found with...
How the effects of war are spreading in Asia
The war in Ukraine outside of Europe is, from a capital markets perspective, driving a ‘risk-off’ attitude across issuers, buy-side and sell-side firms. As...
Axess All Prints: Real-time trade-level transparency for EU & UK markets
MarketAxess reveals how it has enhanced its original EU & UK trade tape, Axess All, to deliver a new level of transparency for clients and...
A very clear contrast in trading volumes as sanctions bite
The second chart this week shows trading in Russian government bonds which fell off a cliff at the start of March, triggered by an...
The effect of war on pricing and spreads is widening
The economic effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine needs to be put in context next to the human tragedy, but data is showing...
Emerging markets’ big issues in 2022
According to analysis by CreditSights, there has been a negative total return for credit in emerging markets with the exception of Gulf Cooperation Council...
