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Data as of 29 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The dominance of financial institutions among the largest corporate bond issuers underscores the sector’s structural reliance on debt capital markets for funding. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collectively account for…
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FINRA TRACE · 27 September 2026 · Source: FINRA Key Data — 27 September 2026 **– US Corporate Bond Trading (YTD through August 2026): $66.9 billion average daily volume, +15.3% year-over-year– US Corporate Bond Issuance (YTD through August 2026): $1,899.8 billion, +29.8% year-over-year– US Corporate Bond Outstanding (as of Q2 2026): $12.1 trillion, +4.2% year-over-year–…
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Data as of 28 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The dominance of financial institutions among the largest corporate bond issuers underscores the sector’s structural reliance on debt capital markets for funding. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collectively account for…
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The most aggressive monetary tightening in 40 years has failed to cool the US economy, with long-term bond yields at multi-decade highs yet growth remaining resilient, according to analysis from Barclays. Thirty-year US Treasury yields have reached their highest levels since 2000, prompting questions about whether the transmission mechanism between interest rates and economic activity…
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The combined pressure of artificial intelligence infrastructure spending and rising government borrowing is pushing up the cost of capital globally, according to new research from Goldman Sachs. The investment bank’s portfolio strategy team, led by Peter Oppenheimer, said that 30-year bond yields in Germany and Japan, which were close to zero as recently as 2022,…
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Tradeweb Markets has upgraded its automated bond pricing engine, Ai-Price, with expanded data inputs and improved machine learning models designed to deliver more responsive pricing for US corporate bonds. The enhancements, announced on September 22 2026, integrate public TRACE data with the company’s proprietary datasets to produce bid and offer estimates that adjust to intraday…
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Rising energy prices are pushing central bank policy rates higher across major developed economies, with global trade relations coming into sharp focus ahead of this week’s meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. The increase in energy costs has prompted monetary authorities to maintain restrictive policy stances, according to analysis from…
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FINRA TRACE · 25 September 2026 · Source: FINRA Key Data — 25 September 2026 **– 10-year Treasury yield: 5.17% (September 25, 2026)– 30-year Treasury yield: 5.488%, reaching levels not seen since 2004– 2-year Treasury yield: 4.856%– Investment grade corporate bond yield: 5.69% (spread of 0.77% over Treasuries)– High yield corporate bond yield: 7.48% (spread…
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Data as of 26 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The dominance of financial institutions among the largest corporate bond issuers underscores the sector’s structural reliance on debt capital markets for funding. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells Fargo collectively account for…
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Data as of 23 September 2026 · Source: iShares LQD and HYG ETF holdings (BlackRock) · Updated daily The dominance of high-yield issuers in this ranking reflects the considerable fragmentation that characterises the speculative-grade market, where even the largest names command relatively modest outstanding volumes compared with their investment-grade counterparts. CCO Holdings, the cable infrastructure…