Barclays: AI bots to handle up to 65% of US investment-grade bond trading

Barclays warns that AI agents will execute up to 65% of trading in US investment-grade corporate bonds. The bank flags the shift as a source of heightened volatility risk in bond markets.

• AI agents expected to execute up to 65% of US investment-grade bond trades
• Barclays warns of volatility risk from AI-driven bond trading
• The shift concerns the US corporate bond market