Issuers put gun to market-makers’ heads, but are they shooting themselves in the foot?

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Issuers put gun to market-makers’ heads, but are they shooting themselves in the foot?

Market-making fell into disarray yesterday (Wednesday) when traders decided to quote one half of the covered bond market at wider bid/offer spreads than the other, and then reversed that decision under severe pressure from issuers.

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