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Yen rates losses from tariff volatility top $1 billion
Pay fixed, curve flattener and vol steepener positions were hit hard as yields swung wildly
SG’s Ungari swaps research for structuring in new QIS role
Veteran researcher and strategist ‘putting things into action’ with new remit
Markets are mispricing tariff uncertainty, say academics
Johns Hopkins economists warn of risk from changes to the ‘rules of the game’
Investors dip a toe back into Tips despite April losses
US inflation-linked bonds back in vogue as stagflation hedge
Repo clearing rule could raise SOFR volatility – OFR analysts
Analysis of 2022 data finds large divergence in tail rates but no change in median
Trump tariffs turn swap spreads into ‘pain trade’
Hedge funds bet big on Treasuries to outperform swaps. The opposite happened.
Interest rates
The end of the world, or an artificial crisis?
Bimodal tariff threat leaves investors grappling with uncertainty
Trump tariffs turn swap spreads into ‘pain trade’
Hedge funds bet big on Treasuries to outperform swaps. The opposite happened.
Euronext plots bond futures foray
Exchange group plans to launch mini futures on European sovereign bonds, aimed at retail investors
Hedge funds flock to hybrids to trade macro uncertainty
Firms repurpose structure made popular by Trump trades last year
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Europe’s Ucits funds: Made in the USA
Counterparty Radar: EU retail funds market is a prime example of Trump’s miscalculation on trade
Foreign exchange
EMS vendors address FX options workflow bottlenecks
Vol jump drives more buy-side interest in automating exercises and allocations
FX liquidity ‘worse than Covid’ amid tariff volatility, dealers say
Available liquidity for single clips dropped to as low as $20 million ahead of tariff pause
New FX swap matching platform aims to bridge voice and e-trading
FXswapX seeks to electronify “the last bastion of voice trading” in the interdealer market
Tariffs volatility prompts rush to re-hedge EUR/USD options books
Banks left scrambling to buy vol as spot surged beyond expectations
For US Treasury algos, dealers get with the program
Four banks now offer execution algos on Bloomberg, with plans to go further, faster
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