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Brazil’s fixed income market turns electronic

Electronic trading in Brazil is up, since MarketAxess become an accredited platform supporting a new regulatory initiative aimed at making the secondary market for Brazilian sovereign debt more liquid and observable.

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CFH pricing article kc v1

Precision without disruption: strengthening CHF trading workflows with integrated reference pricing

Explore how integrating SIX pricing into Axess IQ streamlines CHF bond trading, combining trusted benchmarks, broader liquidity insights and efficient, controlled execution workflows.

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Originally published on GlobalCapital | February 6, 2026

New tricks for old dogs and 'fishing with dynamite'

Dan Burke, Global Head of Emerging Markets at MarketAxess spoke to GlobalCapital about developments in the EM bond market and how the electronic bond trading platform his company operates is evolving.

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Originally published on The DESK | November 13, 2025

Milei’s victory saw Argentinian debt traders reach for rapid risk transfer

In late October, Argentine President Javier Milei’s party won in the country’s midterm elections. A political triumph that significantly strengthens his mandate in congress to implement radical economic reforms. For traders, this surprise was measurable in the increased use of block trades. MarketAxess’ data reflects spikes in trading volume, but trade sizes did not, indicating that trading was conducted at speed across large and small orders.

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Seizing the opportunity How electronic trading is enabling larger trades in Asia Credit

Asia Credit is trading bigger—and smarter. In this article, Andre Cherbonnier, Head of Sales, Singapore at MarketAxess, explores how technology and data innovations are enabling larger, more efficient trades across the region.

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Originally published on WatersTechnology | 27 June 2025

Shaping tomorrow’s fixed-income landscape with Targeted RFQ

Riad Chowdhury, Head of Asia-Pacific, and Dan Burke, Global Head of Emerging Markets, sit down with WatersTechnology to discuss e-trends in EM fixed income, and how AI fits into the enhancement of Targeted RFQ.

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Originally published on The DESK | 26 June 2025

Optimising execution in Qatari and Kuwaiti bond sell-off

In February 2025, J.P. Morgan announced it would reclassify Qatar and Kuwait as developed markets, leading to their removal from its Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI). We talked to The Desk about the changes in trading behaviour we have observed on the platform since the announcement.

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From high-touch to low-touch: The evolution of fixed income e-trading in APAC

Kai Chang, Head of Trading Hong Kong at Ninety One, speaks with Tricia Chan, our Senior Sales Relationship Manager, about how e-trading has become an essential toolkit for their desk—from low- and high-touch trading to the expanding role of data.
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The Evolution of Bond Trading in Japan

As Japanese investors seek newer, higher-yielding opportunities away from home, electronic trading is playing an increasingly important role in how they navigate the global market challenges today. We explore this in our latest white paper that was published in collaboration with Coalition Greenw...

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The transformation of China’s onshore bond market

Setting the scene: Fixed income in ChinaChina’s fixed income market has continued to thrive and flourish despite recent volatility in global fixed income markets. Relative to other Emerging Markets, investors and traders have been benefitting from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)’s accommodating...

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Market analysis: What’s next for Asian bond markets?

In the fourth edition of the Asian international bond markets report, ICMA leverages MarketAxess TraX® data to provide an updated overview and analysis of secondary market trends in the region.
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What 2023 taught us about the APAC bond markets

As we navigate the early days of 2024, it's helpful to take stock of the year gone by—a year that was replete with global events and policy decisions that have left an indelible mark on the Asia-Pacific bond markets. Let’s delve into the economic undercurrents of 2023 and cast an eye ...

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Achieving data democracy in APAC fixed income markets

In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, transparency in financial markets is more crucial than ever. We recently hosted a discussion titled “Transparency in APAC fixed income markets” in collaboration with the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) t...

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Why data matters for the Asian fixed income markets

Institutional firms investing in Asia’s fixed income markets face the unique challenge of dealing with a wide range of countries and investor segments. They also are challenged with the availability and transparency of data. During times of heightened market volatility amid an uncertain ec...

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Navigating the Asian bond markets: a report by ICMA

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released its latest edition of the Asian International Bond Markets report, and MarketAxess is proud to be a contributor for the third consecutive year. This report leverages our TraX data to provide global market stakeholders with an updated ov...

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Electronic bond trading sees sustained growth

On CNBC's Mad Money, Rick McVey talks with Jim Cramer about the sustained growth of electronic bond trading adoption, our expanding depth in Emerging Markets, and our long term vision for bringing efficiency to global bond markets. 
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