Comment: Transparency in EU bond markets

As a rule, transparency in government activities, in regulation and in financial markets is encouraged and regarded as a positive thing. But when it comes to the way governments sell bonds, the authors of a recent study* suggest that increasing transparency might have unwelcome effects.

COMMENT BY CENTRALBANKNEWS

The research, conducted by the Centre for Economic Policy Research, assesses the costs and benefits of increasing transparency requirements for European government bond markets, which

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