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The New Year started off with a flurry of upbeat economic data. The World Bank said it foresees more robust growth for 2014, led by a recovery in advanced economies and stronger performance by developing countries.
The era of mandatory trading of derivatives on swap execution facilities (SEFs) for U.S. persons is officially here. But what does that really mean?
Over the past year, the global fixed income community has experienced one of the most exciting and challenging market environments amid a period of broad financial reform.
When did people start wearing ugly holiday sweaters? Or kissing under the mistletoe? Or playing the Tradeweb Holiday Game?
The U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed on December 18 it will begin winding down its asset purchase program from $85 billion to $75 billion a month, after stronger than expected housing and employment data.
All eyes were on the U.S. in October, mainly thanks to the 16-day government shutdown which saw many key services come to a halt, after the White House and Congressional Republicans failed to reach a deal over stop-gap budget measures needed to keep the government running.
The next phase of derivatives trading reform has begun with swap execution facilities (SEFs) submitting swaps instruments to be made available to trade (MAT) with the CFTC.
Yields on so-called safe-haven bonds in the U.S. and Germany declined significantly in September after hitting multi-year highs in the first week of the month. In the U.S., yields on 10-year Treasury bonds fell 13 basis points from August 2013 levels, after climbing to a 26-month high of 2.98% on September 5. By the end of the month, yields had declined to 2.64%.
CDS: Mid-August saw the release of several pieces of data that indicated signs of economic recovery in parts of Europe and in the U.S.
In the three months since the June 19th Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting (FOMC) in which Chairman Bernanke introduced the possibility of “tapering” QE3, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury benchmark increased 71 basis points.