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Special European Council On Article 50 - Highlights

Date 29/04/2017

EU Heads of State or Government met in an EU 27 format (without the UK), to adopt the guidelines for the Brexit negotiations. Watch the highlights of the meeting here.

European Council - Council Of The European Union: Remarks By President Tusk On The Special European Council (Art.50) Of 29 April 2017

Date 29/04/2017

Good afternoon,

First of all, I want to underline the outstanding unity of all the 27 leaders on the guidelines for our negotiations with the UK. They were adopted immediately after we started the summit, which bodes well for the negotiations. We now have unanimous support from all the 27 Member States and the EU institutions, giving us a strong political mandate for these negotiations. Here I would like to thank the whole team who worked hard to prepare the guidelines, especially Secretary-General Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, Piotr Serafin and Didier Seeuws.

European Council (Art. 50) Guidelines Following The United Kingdom's Notification Under Article 50 TEU

Date 29/04/2017

On 29 March 2017, the European Council received the notification by the United Kingdom of its intention to withdraw from the European Union and Euratom. This allows for the opening of negotiations as foreseen by the Treaty.

Nadex Product Schedule For The Week Of May 1, 2017

Date 29/04/2017

Nadex will observe the following product specific trading hours for the week of May 1st:

• Monday, May 1, 2017: The Exchange will observe regular business hours.   No China 50, Germany 30, or FTSE 100 contracts will be listed for this trade date.   No weekly Japan 225 contracts will be listed for this week.  All other weekly contracts will expire according to their regular schedule.
• Wednesday, May 3, 2017:  The Exchange will observe regular business hours.  No Japan 225 contracts will be listed for this trade date.
• Thursday, May 4, 2017: The Exchange will observe regular business hours.  No Japan 225 contracts will be listed for this trade date.
• Friday, May 5, 2017: The Exchange will observe regular business hours.  No Japan 225 contracts will be listed for this trade date.

IIROC, CARP And Prosper Canada Credit Ontario Budget Measures For Strengthening Investor Protection

Date 28/04/2017

Measures included in yesterday's Ontario budget will help strengthen investor protection and send a strong message of deterrence to those who would abuse the trust of their clients, say representatives of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), CARP and Prosper Canada.

Britons Want To See More Cooperation With EU In Security And Fighting Terrorism New Poll Finds - National Angle - Future Of Europe/European Integration − United Kingdom

Date 28/04/2017

In the eyes of a growing number of all EU citizens, belonging to the Union is a good thing. The new Eurobarometer survey also reveals which aspects of EU membership are most important to Britons.

• Support in EU membership up
• Over two-thirds want EU to do more on terrorism, unemployment, environment, tax fraud

Report On Foreign Portfolio Holdings On U.S. Securites At End-June 2016

Date 28/04/2017

The final results from the annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2016 were released today on the Treasury website at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2017; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2018.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Guidance On The Calculation Of Projected Operating Costs By Designation Contract Markets And Swap Execution Facilities

Date 28/04/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today issued Guidance on the calculation by designated contract markets (DCMs) and swap execution facilities (SEFs) of projected operating costs for purposes of complying with DCM Core Principle 21 and CFTC Regulation 38.1101(c) and SEF Core Principle 13 and CFTC Regulation 37.1303.

STOXX Announces Results Of Annual Emerging And Developed Markets Classification Review

Date 28/04/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the results of the annual Emerging and Developed Markets Country Classification review.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 28/04/2017

The current reports for the week of April 25, 2017 are now available.