Gilt Yields Edge Higher After U.K. GDP Data
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 16 2025
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Should l Buy TW?
Source: WSJ
U.K. Bond Yields and Economic Growth: U.K. government bond yields have increased following disappointing GDP data, indicating slow growth and persistent inflation concerns, with the 10-year gilt yield rising to 4.730%.
Eurozone Bond Market Activity: Eurozone government bond yields also rose after a previous decline, amidst mixed economic signals from the U.K., while Spain and Ireland prepare for upcoming bond auctions.
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Analyst Views on TW
Wall Street analysts forecast TW stock price to rise
9 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 115.020
Low
110.00
Averages
137.00
High
189.00
Current: 115.020
Low
110.00
Averages
137.00
High
189.00
About TW
Tradeweb Markets Inc. is a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. The Company provides access to markets, data and analytics, electronic trading, straight-through-processing and reporting for more than 50 products to clients. It supports its clients by providing solutions across the trade lifecycle, including pre-trade, execution, post-trade and data and analytics. Its technology supports multiple asset classes, trading protocols and geographies. The Company provides deep liquidity pools to the institutional, wholesale and retail client sectors through its Tradeweb Institutional, Dealerweb, Tradeweb Direct and ICD Portal platforms. It provides fully electronic, hybrid and voice trading for the wholesale community on its Dealerweb platform. Its network comprises clients across the institutional, wholesale, retail and corporate client sectors, including global asset managers, hedge funds, central banks, banks and dealers, and others.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.

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