Derivatives market: New drivers for US dollar inflation swap activity

Roger James reports on why the market might finally be ready for takeoff.

A version of this article first appeared in Total Derivatives.

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Despite the slow start to the inflation derivatives markets in the US, a combination of factors are converging to speed up flows and promise sharp growth in the near future.

Recent research from Barclays Capital notes that: “After very little trading over the past year, interest in receiving inflation on the 30-year CPI swap has picked up, leading to a richening in that part of the curve.

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