Studie zu Anleihemärkten 2010

The nominal value of bonds outstanding of UK-based issuers totalled a record £3,353bn at the end of 2009, up 5% on the previous year. UK Government net debt issuance, which was below £50bn in the years prior to the economic crisis, increased to £211bn in the financial year 2009/10 and is likely to range between £100bn and £150bn over the next three years. The outstanding volume of international bonds in the UK, which account for 70% of the UK bond market, increased marginally in 2009 to £2,373bn, after nearly doubling in value in the two previous years. London remains the leading centre for international bond trading with an estimated 70% of secondary market turnover. The report also reveals that overall amounts outstanding on the global bond market increased by 10% in 2009 to a record $91 trillion. Most of this was in domestic bonds with the US as the largest market accounting for 34% of the value outstanding, followed by Japan 13%.