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Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 27/07/2016

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market strengthened and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate rate. Job gains were strong in June following weak growth in May. On balance, payrolls and other labor market indicators point to some increase in labor utilization in recent months. Household spending has been growing strongly but business fixed investment has been soft. Inflation has continued to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective, partly reflecting earlier declines in energy prices and in prices of non-energy imports. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; most survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance, in recent months.

EBA Discloses Example Of Templates For Stress Test Results

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an example of the transparency templates, which will be used to disclose the results of the upcoming 2016 EU-wide stress test. These templates are provided for information and to facilitate understanding of the format and type of data that can be expected on Friday 29 July.

Deutsche Börse AG With Significant Profit Growth In Q2 2016

Date 27/07/2016

• Consolidated net revenue rise 10 per cent 
• Lower costs before non-recurring and consolidation effects 
• Adjusted net profit up 21 per cent to around €219 million 
• Profit forecast for 2016 affirmed 
• Extraordinary cash inflow of approximately €1.0 billion due to the sale of ISE

EBA Publishes RTS On Preferential Treatment In Cross-Border Intragroup Financial Support

Date 27/07/2016

BME: GMP PROPERTY SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On Friday, 29 July - The 22nd Company To Be Listed On The MAB’s REITs Segment

Date 27/07/2016

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on GMP PROPERTY SOCIMI, stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) segment of the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

EBA publishes final draft technical standards on separation of payment card schemes and processing entities under the IFR

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the requirements with which payment card schemes and processing entities must comply to ensure the independence of their accounting, organisation, and decision-making processes. These final draft RTS aim at facilitating greater competition among processing services providers, supporting the general objective of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) to create a Single Market for card payments across the EU.

SGX: New Nikkei 225 Structured Warrants Listed For Trading Today

Date 27/07/2016

• The most active structured warrants in the July month to date have consisted of four HSI Call Warrants and one HSI Put Warrant. The 30 day historical volatility of the HSI has been one-third higher than that of the STI.

EBA Consults On Guidelines On Credit Risk Management Practices And Accounting For Expected Credit Losses

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Guidelines on credit institutions' credit risk management practices and accounting for expected credit losses; it follows the publication of Guidance by the Basel Committee in December 2015 on the same matter. These Guidelines aim at ensuring sound credit risk management practices associated with the implementation and on-going application of the accounting for expected credit losses. The consultation will run until 26 October 2016.

SGX: FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Strongest Of The FTSE Value-Stocks Indices In 1H16

Date 27/07/2016

ESMA Updates Its EMIR Q&A

Date 27/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).