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  • Eurex Exchange's Fixed Income Highlights March

    Date 13/03/2019

    Market briefing

    Equities have been the focal point for the start of the 2019, with many pockets of Fixed Income performing well. Q1/2018 saw a very strong base from which to start the year while, 2019 is proving more of a sanguine start. Month on Month (MoM) we have seen a small uptick in our core markets in both futures and options in February, helped by the futures roll towards the end of the month. The German economy has remained resilient during a tough start to 2019 with economic data surprising slightly to the upside. There are still concerns over how the impact of global trade battles have weighed on Eurozone growth and figures were revised lower. The ECB has downgraded its assessment on the economic outlook, citing that risks are 'to the downside'. In the government bond space, the Bund-BTP spreads have fallen to 253bps, which has helped Eurex's Italian BTP and French OAT. These two segments have performed strongly, with volumes supported by repositioning from fast money accounts and spread moves versus core markets. Implied and realized volatility has remained at or near historical lows, both in our core benchmark products and periphery markets. However, could the market be complacent by not pricing in enough risk premia? Let's see what March brings. 

  • Joint Concurring Statement Of CFTC Commissioners Dan M. Berkovitz And Rostin Behnam - Order Of Exemption Of Certain Approved Exchanges And Recognised Market Operators Authorized Within Singapore From The Swap Execution Facility Registration Requirements

    Date 13/03/2019

    The derivatives markets are global.  Many markets and products trade 24/7 with the opening and closing of markets following the sun.  The trading day begins in Europe, then moves to the U.S., and as our markets close, traders in Asia take over.  Banks, traders, and market operators domiciled in the U.S. are major participants and competitors in all of these markets.  It is important that we as regulators be vigilant in our efforts to avoid allowing risk to develop in other markets around the globe that could be brought back to the U.S., but in so doing we also should avoid unnecessarily impeding proper market activity.  This consideration favors a mutual recognition of markets with other countries where appropriate, effective regulation and oversight exist.

  • European Commission - Statement By Michel Barnier At The European Parliament Plenary Session

    Date 13/03/2019

    Thank you, Mr. President.

    Good morning to each and every one of you, on this particularly serious morning in the long process of negotiations.

    My first words, Madame Minister, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, are to tell you again, on behalf of the team I am honoured to lead, with the trust of President Juncker, my gratitude – which is sincere and long lasting – for the trust that the Parliament has shown us, and has shown me. This trust does not fall from the sky, it is not artificial, it is not given like a blank cheque, but it is founded on dialogue and transparency, since the very first day. It will remain that way.

  • Saxo Bank's John Hardy: Brexit Endgame Likely To See A Delay

    Date 13/03/2019

    Summary: Sterling is locked back into a nervous range prior to the vote rejecting Prime Minister May’s altered deal. While the market appears comfortable that a no-deal risk is not imminent, the haziness of the timeline and outcome continues to handcuff traders.

  • Joint Statement Of The CFTC And The Monetary Authority Of Singapore Regarding The Mutual Recognition Of Certain Derivatives Trading Venues In The United States And Singapore

    Date 13/03/2019

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the mutual recognition of certain derivatives trading venues in the United States and Singapore.