Its a little sad how excited I get about charts.  Maybe its because they do such a good job telling a complex story, or maybe because looking at a chart is easier than reading - but I digress.  Another great view of the fixed income world...

Spot FX trading volumes in the first quarter of 2014 dropped 25-30% from the same period last year.  From a macro-economic perspective, the reasons are relatively clear. In 2013, FX trading volumes were inflated by a surge of activity in the...