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Banks hope new axe platform will cut bond trading costs
Dealer-backed TP Icap venture aims to disrupt dominant trio of Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb
FXGO volumes surge despite fee switch-on
Dealers split on whether levy is behind volume increases across SDPs
Kyriba sees uptake in AI-assisted FX hedging tools
Automated data collection and cleaning helps corporates create better hedges and has cut unexplained P&L moves by 87%, says vendor
Asset managers prep autocall ETFs with assets tipped to hit $30bn
Actively managed strategies wait in the wings after systematic approach nets Calamos $500m
Review of 2025: It’s the end of the world, and it feels fine
Markets proved resilient as Trump redefined US policies – but questions are piling up about 2026 and beyond
Citi launches core inflation QIS
Custom indexes eliminate energy and food prices to ease trading of stickier inflation trends
Interest rates
How Bessent learned to stop worrying and love the T-bill
Short-dated issuance shows no signs of slowing. Some fear it could end badly.
Hawkish RBA comments wrong-foot Aussie dollar rates traders
Governor Bullock’s unexpected rate hike talk led to stop-outs and losses
Dealer views mixed over future of profitable EM FX carry trade
Emerging market FX carry trades have generated 7.5% returns since April, but dealers question longevity
Playing the yield: rates rev up structured products
Higher government bond yields and steeper forward curves fuel demand for new range of fixed income structures
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US insurers turn to short-dated FX forwards as notionals rise
Counterparty Radar: Trades under three months make up nearly 60% of total positions, up from just a third in 2022
Foreign exchange
Does crypto really need T+0 for everything?
Instant settlement brings its own risks but doesn’t need to be the default, writes BridgePort’s Soriano
October’s crash shows crypto has come of age
Ability to absorb $19bn liquidation event marks a turning point in market’s maturity, says LMAX Group's Jenna Wright
FX swaps price discovery challenges buy side, says Vanguard
Lack of transparent price validation data for FX forwards and swaps is holding back buy side, Vanguard’s head of FX says
Dealer views mixed over future of profitable EM FX carry trade
Emerging market FX carry trades have generated 7.5% returns since April, but dealers question longevity
Analysts dismiss BDC credit quality concerns
Growing private credit worries helped drive losses, but fundamentals are said not to support that view
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