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News of a new stimulus programme from the Bank of Japan, the ongoing equity rally, and reports from Italy that a coalition government has been formed, ending two months of political uncertainty there, all resulted in a relatively positive mood in the European credit markets.

Following the release of Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s prepared testimony before Congress today, yields on the 10-Year US Treasury benchmark have approached 2014 lows, according to data from Tradeweb.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 July to 30 September 2013.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 April to 30 June 2013.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 October to 31 December 2013.

he following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 April to 30 June 2014.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform from 1 January to 31 March 2014.

The usual legal industry of lobbying, commenting, advising, etc. that the CFTC and SEC have created aside, it sure does seem like the CFTC is driving a fair amount of business for litigators these days:

Today, the CFTC entered the final rules for swap execution facilities into the Federal Register. They will become effective August 5, 2013.

Today, the CFTC met to vote on final rules for swap execution facilities (SEFs). The Commission’s five members – three Democrats and two Republicans – voted in a public meeting on new platforms for swaps that will bring bilateral trading to an end, and transfer trades to centralized, transparent marketplaces.