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Monetary Policy And Open Questions In International Macroeconomics - Speech By Silvana Tenreyro, External Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, Bank Of England, Given At The John Flemming Memorial Lecture, London

Date 28/10/2019

In her speech, Silvana Tenreyro considers some long-term issues in the global economy. She focuses on three ideas that have dominated the policy and academic debate in the years since the 2008 financial crisis. These are:

• the role of the dollar in international trade
• the effect of trade barriers on the economy
• the so-called ‘Doom Loop’ connecting sovereign and bank risk

Remarks By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, At The Farewell Event In His Honour

Date 28/10/2019

This year marks two decades of monetary union, which is by any measure a momentous anniversary. Not so long ago, the euro area economy was scarred by a level of unemployment probably unseen since the Great Depression, and fundamental questions were being asked about whether the euro would survive. Today 11 million more people are in work. Public trust in the euro has risen to its highest level ever. Across the euro area, policymakers are reaffirming that the euro is irreversible.

Mastercard Launches Accelerate To Supercharge FinTech Success - Programme Simplifies Experience For FinTechs And Drives Digital Innovation

Date 28/10/2019

Mastercard today launches Mastercard Accelerate, a global initiative that simplifies the way that Mastercard works with fintechs, giving them access to everything they need to grow quickly. Offering a simple, single entry-point to the company’s wide portfolio of specialized programs, Mastercard Accelerate gives start-ups and emerging brands support and assistance for every stage of their growth and transformation, from market entry to global expansion.

Vela And PlusWealth Collaborate To Extend Metro Trading Platform Access To The National Stock Exchange Of India - Enabling Traders To Easily Access Indian Markets

Date 28/10/2019

Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, and PlusWealth Capital Management LLP, the stockbroking business of proprietary trading firm Plus Wealth, today announced the addition of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to Vela’s automated trading platform, Metro. The availability of NSE access is an extension of existing support provided by Vela to Plus Wealth’s proprietary trading business.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JV3Q3 - Update 1

Date 28/10/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.10.2019, 12-46 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 10.5 %) for the security RU000A0JV3Q3 were changed. New values are available here

Baton Systems Appoints Alex Knight As Head Of EMEA

Date 28/10/2019

Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of distributed ledger-based post-trade solutions for capital markets, has appointed Alex Knight as Head of EMEA. Knight, an FX banking industry veteran, joins Baton during a time of global expansion and will help build on the rapid adoption of its payment infrastructure in Europe by several of the world’s leading banks and clearinghouses.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of A Report On Cybersecurity Across The Financial Sector

Date 28/10/2019

The FSA published a report on cybersecurity across the financial sector. The report mainly reflects the current state and common issues of cybersecurity across the financial sector ascertained in the program year 2018, based on the FSA’s “Policy Approaches to Strengthen Cyber Security in the Financial Sector”

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes - 3

Date 28/10/2019

Risk parameters change for the security RU000A0JV3Q3
Risk parameters change for the security RU000A0JV3Q3

UK Financial Conduct Authority Confirms Help For Mortgage Prisoners

Date 28/10/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed that it has removed barriers that stop some mortgage customers from finding a cheaper mortgage deal.

Corporate Clients Account For 40% Of Total Open Interests Of Dalian Commodity Exchange Iron & Steel Industry Chain Product

Date 28/10/2019

The China Iron & Steel Industry High-quality Development Summit, supported by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), hosted by the China Iron and Steel Association and the Tangshan Municipal People’s Government, and organized by the Tangshan Iron and Steel Association and Baochunsteel.com, was held in Tangshan lately. Attending the forum were about 600 persons from relevant industry associations, steel plants, trading companies, e-commerce enterprises and financial institutions.