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Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
Japanese bonds are headed for their worst quarter in 13 years
September 12th, 2016
‘It’s simply a misunderstanding’ by market: Tokai Tokyo’s Sano Falling liquidity exposes market to spike in yields, Sano says Japan bond superbull Kazuhiko Sano remains committed to his stance that’s been vindicated since 2012 despite a recent surge in ...
Asia stocks, bonds suffer central bank anxiety attack
September 12th, 2016
Asian shares suffered their sharpest setback since June on Monday as investors were rattled by rising bond yields and talk the Federal Reserve might be serious about lifting U.S. interest rates as early as next week. European bourses were ...
Investors miss out on $500 billion as global bond yields plunge, Fitch Rating says
September 1st, 2016
Investors have seen their interest income squeezed as global bond yields plunge. On the flipside, governments aren’t complaining. Relative to yields in 2011, global investors are foregoing more than $500 billion in annual income on roughly $38 trillion in ...
Investors worldwide have poured a record amount into bond funds this year
August 16th, 2016
Investors worldwide have poured $202 billion into bond funds this year, according to J.P. Morgan Chase — a record amount compared to equity funds. How’s that working out? At least so far this year, pretty well. In the longer ...
Yen Jumps on BOJ Decision as Japanese Bonds Sink; Gold Climbs
July 29th, 2016
Kuroda expands ETF purchase target, leaving policy rate steady BOJ release will be followed by Europe stress tests, U.S. GDP The Bank of Japan’s most anticipated policy announcement in years left investors underwhelmed, sparking a surge in the yen ...
OpenDoor Becomes First Women-Owned Bond Trading Platform
July 14th, 2016
Following the closing of a $10 million investment round, OpenDoor Trading, LLC (“OpenDoor”) has become the first U.S. bond trading platform both majority-owned and majority-controlled by women. The funds will be used to support technology and business development of an innovative ‘all-to-all’ ...
Global stocks slide, bonds surge as Brexit fears resurface
July 6th, 2016
Asian share markets turned tail on Wednesday as fears over instability in the European Union returned with a vengeance, sending the pound to three-decade lows and hammering risky assets of all stripes. In frantic trading reminiscent of the fateful ...
Deutsche Borse announced new Amundi bond index launched on Xetra
June 8th, 2016
Deutsche Börse Cash Market: A new exchange-listed bond index ETF issued by Amundi has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday. Name: Amundi ETF Floating Rate USD Corporate UCITS ETF – Hedged EUR Asset class: bond ETF ISIN: FR0013141462 ...
Buy-siders left exposed by MiFID II bond changes
May 30th, 2016
Fixed income traders are warning pre-trade transparency rules under MiFID II will undermine already diminishing liquidity, as no realistic solution to the problem currently exists. An investigation by The Trade found traders are regularly being forced to ‘show their hand’when ...
