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European Parliament: Economic And Monetary Affairs MEPs Debate Euro Summit Deal With Greece

Date 16/07/2015

The rescue package for Greece agreed at the 12-13 July Eurozone Summit on Greece was debated in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Thursday. Members gave their views on the deal struck by Greece and its creditors, the functioning of the Eurozone, the role played by the European Parliament and on Parliament’s future involvement in monitoring the implementation of the agreement.

Statement On The Anniversary Of The Dodd-Frank Act, Chair Mary Jo White, July 16, 2015

Date 16/07/2015

Five years ago, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law to address critical issues that triggered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.  Thousands of Americans had lost their jobs, watched their savings dwindle, and were forced out of their homes.  The Commission and our fellow regulators have been working hard to strengthen our nation’s financial systems by implementing the rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act and by enacting other critical reforms to protect investors and our markets.  I especially want to thank the expert, hard-working SEC staff for their dedication to these efforts to build a lasting regulatory regime for a robust financial system that supports the broader U.S. economy.

Interactive Data Integrates Microsoft® Excel® Into Its FutureSource® Service - Excel Add-In Streams Real-Time And Historical Data And Energy Market Analytics

Date 16/07/2015

Interactive Data, a leading provider of trusted information and data to the global commodities and energy industry, today announced the addition of a feature-rich Excel Add-in to its FutureSource delivery options. The new service presents real-time and historical data in an intuitive, flexible and powerful interface for commodities and energy professionals.

Positive Start For Euronext Milling Wheat Futures Listed On JSE

Date 16/07/2015

Euronext today announced that the Euronext Milling Wheat futures contract listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is showing encouraging levels of market interest, following its official start of trade on 8 July. To date, the JSE has traded just over 10 000 tons of wheat.  Trading value recorded is close to SA Rand 24 million. Open interest is at 204 contracts, indicating a healthy start for the contract.  Open interest records the number of contracts for particular futures that are outstanding.

Bologna Airport Is The 70th Star Of Borsa Italiana

Date 16/07/2015

• The company raised about  €63,2 million at IPO
• 18th debut on Borsa Italiana in 2015

CME Group And SGS Open Cocoa Grading Facility In Amsterdam

Date 16/07/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, today announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art cocoa grading facility in Amsterdam.

EPEX SPOT And ECC Successfully Reduce Lead Time On All Intraday Markets - Trading Now Possible Up To 30 Minutes Before Delivery

Date 16/07/2015

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT, together with its clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC), have successfully reduced the lead time on all intraday markets as of today. Trading now continues until 30 minutes before delivery in Germany, France and Austria. In Switzerland and across borders, trading will continue up to 60 minutes before delivery. In the past, lead time varied between 45 minutes and 75 minutes depending on the country and the cross-border gate closure time determined by the transmission system operators (TSOs).

Introductory Statement To The Press Conference, Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The ECB, Frankfurt Am Main, 16 July 2015

Date 16/07/2015

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by the Commission Vice-President, Mr Dombrovskis.

C&V Water Control Bonds Debuted On Bucharest Stock Exchange’s ATS Bonds Market Segment

Date 16/07/2015

The bonds C&V Water Control (CVW18), the first corporate bonds issue listed on  Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Alternative Trading System (ATS) bonds market segment, debuted on the stock market on Thursday, July 16, 2015.

European Central Bank: Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 16/07/2015

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.05%, 0.30% and -0.20% respectively.