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BIS: Monetary Policy Frameworks Away From The ELB

Date 20/12/2023

In 2020 and 2021, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada completed comprehensive reviews of their monetary policy frameworks. These reviews were largely motivated by the need to provide sufficient monetary stimulus to avoid or exit effective lower bound (ELB) periods, against the backdrop of a flat Phillips curve. Soon after their adoption, these revised frameworks were vigorously tested by the post-pandemic inflation surge. How did the frameworks perform during the inflation surge? And are they fit for the challenges ahead?

Spanish Financial Markets Leave 2023 Behind With Higher Shareholder Remuneration, An Upward IBEX 35® And 10 Stock Market Debuts

Date 20/12/2023

• Dividend payments by listed companies on the Spanish stock exchange rose by 18.8% to 27.4 billion euros through November
• BME Growth closes the year with ten new incorporations, while the new BME Scaleup marketplace now has a dozen registered advisers
• In sustainability, the IBEX® ESG family is launched and 14,000 million euros in ESG issues are admitted for trading on BME's markets during the year
• Number of traded equity futures contracts grows 58%, while BME Clearing launches new Digital Asset derivatives Segment

Response To The Remit For The Financial Policy Committee - December 2023, Letter From The Bank Of England Governor To The UK Chancellor

Date 20/12/2023

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ESAs Propose Extending The EMIR Equity Option Exemption

Date 20/12/2023

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) published today the joint draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) where they are proposing a two-year extension to the equity option exemption from bilateral margining, as well as issue a no-action opinion.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With Deputy Prime Minister And Minister Of Economy And Finance Choo Kyung-ho Of The Republic Of Korea

Date 20/12/2023

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen had a phone call with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Korea Choo Kyung-ho. Secretary Yellen thanked him for the productive relationship during their shared time in office and shared that she looks forward to a similarly productive relationship with his successor, including in anticipation of a trilateral Finance Ministers meeting with Japan and the Republic of Korea next year.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Further Update To Ancillary Activities Exemption For Commodity Derivatives (2024-2025)

Date 20/12/2023

The FCA previously set out how firms could determine their use of the ancillary activities exemption for 2023-24.

STIF Lists On Euronext Growth Paris

Date 20/12/2023

• €10.35 million raised
• Market capitalisation of €33 million
• 60th listing on Euronext in 2023

ICE Reports Record Liquidity Across Its Global Natural Gas Futures Markets With Record Open Interest In Henry Hub Futures

Date 20/12/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record liquidity across its global natural gas futures markets, including record open interest in ICE’s Henry Hub natural gas futures market.

Stéphane Boujnah, CEO Euronext, Looks At How Euronext Shaped Capital Markets In 2023

Date 20/12/2023

2023 was pivotal in fulfilling our ambition to build the pan-European leading market infrastructure, and we will accelerate our transformation in 2024 to support even more harmonised capital markets.

CCData Stablecoins & CBDC's Report - USDT Reaches All-time High Market Cap, Surpassing $90bn

Date 20/12/2023

Stablecoins have grown to become a prominent subsector of the digital asset industry, growing significantly in size and interest over the last few years. In this report, we provide insight into the latest stablecoin and CBDC developments, analysing market capitalisation, trading volumes, stablecoin trends, peg deviations, and more.