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The U.S. economy grew at a stronger pace than previously estimated in the third quarter of 2014.

Capital markets participants are nearly unanimous in the belief that almost every aspect of the markets is changing: international regulation, capital requirements, liquidity, and instrument structures , just to name a few.

November saw the release of mixed economic data and the decline in indicative borrowing costs to record low levels for several eurozone countries.

Global government bond markets saw an increase in volatility in October, amid investor concerns over continuing geopolitical tensions and softer economic data.

With mandatory central clearing being worked through in Europe, there are, at the time of writing, 13 approved CCPs (central counterparty clearing houses) approved under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Compression has become a topic du jour for the financial technology trade press. Wall Street & Technology recently reported that compression-style trades have “skyrocketed,” while GlobalCapital inked a headline citing “compression usage spikes,” and Markets Media reported that “swap compressions hit $500 trillion.” Clearly, there’s a trend here.

The standard settlement period for certain European securities is changing to T+2, in accordance with the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR).

Yields on U.S. Treasury notes dropped today, according to data from Tradeweb.

Fixed income traders say they’re not looking for a revolutionary new way to trade; they want the models that work to be revitalised.

OK, so not all of it. On Friday at 5:55pm (which I guess is better than 11:59p on October 31) the CFTC issues somewhat expected no-action relief for parts of the SEF rules set to take effect on Friday November 1.