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TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – March 2020

Date 07/04/2020

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for March 2020.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SU26231RMFS9

Date 07/04/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 07.04.2020, 17-17 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 40.356) and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security SU26231RMFS9 were changed. New values are available here

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Plummets As Coronavirus Concerns Rise

Date 07/04/2020

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer recorded its largest one-month drop in sentiment during March. The barometer dipped 47 points to a reading of 121, as concerns over the impact of the global pandemic on the agricultural economy weighed heavily on farmers' minds. The Ag Economy Barometer is based on a mid-month survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers and was conducted from March 16-20, 2020 as the coronavirus crisis escalated in the U.S. and around the world.

Exchange Data International (EDI) Has Partnered With Financial Information Incorporated (FII) To Introduce Historical Reference Services

Date 07/04/2020

Exchange Data International (EDI) is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Financial Information Inc. (FII) and will be adding FII’s Historical Reference Service (HRS) Suite of Products to their services. Since 1911, FII continues to be one of the leading providers of Financial Actions and Transfer Services data to the securities industry. 

Xignite Receives Patent For Hyper-Scalable Real-Time Stock Market Alerts Technology - SoFi Uses Xignite To Instantly Alert Members Of Changes In The Market

Date 07/04/2020

Xignite, Inc., a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, received a patent for methodology that provides real-time user alerts based on defined stock market conditions. The patented technology is used in Xignite’s CloudAlerts REST API, which lets fintech developers build functionality into their web or mobile apps to automatically notify users by SMS, email or on screen of virtually any type of market condition, for any stock, such as price movements, volume triggers and historical level breakouts.

Monthly Figures For March At Eurex And EEX - March And Q1 2020 Saw Growth Across A Range Of Product Classes And Services At Eurex And EEX

Date 07/04/2020

March and Q1 2020 saw growth across a range of product classes and services at Eurex and EEX.

World’s Fastest Growth Exchange, MERJ Shows Digital Assets In Ascendency

Date 07/04/2020

In a sign of the changing shape of global financial markets, a stock exchange best known for its pioneering digital listings has registered the world’s fastest growth rate.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Takes Measures To Support Its Financial Community

Date 07/04/2020

• DFSA providing a series of significant regulatory relief measures
• Measures allow financial services firms to focus attention on protecting the wellbeing of staff and helping their customers

BIS: Emerging Market Economy Exchange Rates And Local Currency Bond Markets Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic

Date 07/04/2020

Key takeaways

• Borrowing through domestic currency bonds has not insulated emerging market economies (EMEs) from the financial shock unleashed by Covid-19; EME local currency bond spreads spiked amid sharp currency depreciations and capital outflows.
• Portfolio investors face amplified losses as local currency spreads and exchange rates move in lockstep; their revised portfolio allocations in turn strengthen this correlation.
• EMEs with monetary policy frameworks that are equipped to address the feedback loop between exchange rate depreciation and capital outflows stand a better chance of weathering the financial fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
• To counter large stock adjustments in domestic bond markets, EME central banks may need to expand their toolkit to take on a "dealer of last resort" role; a number of them are already moving in this direction.

BETTER FINANCE: Initiatives Taken To Try And Help EU Savers And Investors Navigate The Economic Fallout From The Coronavirus Epidemic

Date 07/04/2020

The  continued spread of the  COVID-19 virus around the world and the emergency confinement measures have severely disrupted capital markets. EU Citizens in their capacity as investors and savers are already feeling the squeeze and will be among the first in line to suffer from the economic and financial fallout that will undoubtably ensue following the large array of different financial measures taken by governments and financial institutions.