We analyze the effect of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy on EME sovereign and corporate bond markets by … focusing on two dimensions: the evolution of the structure (size and currency composition) of the bond markets and their … allocations within the bond portfolios of US investors. Global factors, particularly the level of long-term US Treasury yields …

We analyze the effect of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy on EME sovereign and corporate bond markets by … focusing on two dimensions: the evolution of the structure (size and currency composition) of the bond markets and their … allocations within the bond portfolios of US investors. Global factors, particularly the level of long-term US Treasury yields …

This chapter concentrates on the US high-yield bond market as a source of finance for shipping companies. In particular …, the anatomy of the US shipping high yield bond market is described in Section 21.2, and the advantages and disadvantages … of high-yield bonds for shipping companies are discussed in Section 21.3. Section 21.4 discusses the importance of credit …

The trading of bonds and swaps largely relies on bank dealers as core market-makers. Dealers provide liquidity and … bonds and swaps currently traded and how liquid are these markets?, (2) how do the structural changes affect the dealer … business model and market functioning?, and (3) how did the coronavirus (COVID-19) shock in March 2020 affect the OTC bond and …