Barnes-on-Bonds

Falling costs of liquidity not halted by summer vol

The bid-ask spread for corporate bond markets has continued on a downward trajectory in September, after a bump in August, according to data from...

The Atlantic divide over high yield – is private credit biting?

Issuance of USD versus Euro high yield debt shows a significant split, based on Dealogic data, with US markets in 2024 issuing more than...

MarketAxess: Blockbusting Part 4 – Block Execution in US HG

In the latest of MarketAxess' Blockbusting series, our research team explores liqiudity profiles of block-sized RFQ trades between $1M- $10M on MarketAxess across a...

The effect of trade sizes on high yield liquidity costs

Trading in high yield markets across the Atlantic is diverging considerably, with average trade sizes and bid-ask spreads tracking quite different patterns, according to...

Falling emerging market liquidity costs reversed with Fed concerns

Traders in hard currency fixed income emerging markets have seen a decline in the costs of liquidity this year, according to data from MarketAxess’s...

Key trends in emerging markets debt issuance in 2024

Emerging market debt is seeing the effects of government reforms in both democracies and autocracies this year, with stability being the watch word for...

MarketAxess: Portfolio Trading for Tax-Exempt Munis is now live

Portfolio Trading for Tax-Exempt Munis is here! Optimize your list trading for large or customized portfolios. With the ability to negotiate on individual line...

Case study: Russell Investments in Search of Liquidity – Open Trading

As a top provider of Execution and Transition Management Service, Russell Investments understands the importance of leveraging cutting-edge tools for best execution. Read more...