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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...

A report by market analysis form Coalition Greenwich, part of S&P Global, has found that after an active first quarter, corporate bond trading slowed...

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%...

Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb have signed a joint venture agreement, to establish an independent company for the purpose of participating in the public procurement...

Bid ask spreads in European investment grade (IG) credit trading have fallen substantially over the past month, based on data from MarketAxess’s CP+ composite...

Banks have seen mixed results from bond trading in the first quarter of 2023, across credit and rates, while electronic trading platforms have seen...

Corporate bond traders has seen the average trade size reducing in Europe across both investment grade and high yield, suggesting that block trading is...

By John Gallagher, MarketAxess Last year, the markets were a one-way trade. Aggressive rate increases leading to horrible returns. Sell everything! And ask questions later......

The overall pace of bond market electronification is slowing, but trading evolution is not linear. Electronic trading has grown as a proportion of total trading,...

Electronic bond market operators saw a new boost to volumes in March, and in the first quarter more broadly, as volatility in capital markets...