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Bank Rate Held At 0.25%, Government Bond Purchases At £435bn And Corporate Bond Purchases At Up To £10bn

Date 02/02/2017

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 1 February 2017, the Committee voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.25%.  The Committee voted unanimously to continue with the programme of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, totalling up to £10 billion.  The Committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of UK government bond purchases, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £435 billion.

CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2016 Financial Results

Date 02/02/2017

• Annual average daily volume reached a record 15.6 million contracts in 2016, including records in interest rates, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, total options and electronic options
• Fourth-quarter 2016 volume averaged 16.3 million contracts per day, up 24 percent versus fourth-quarter 2015, with quarterly average daily volume records in interest rates, energy and metals
• Annual revenue increased 8 percent compared with 2015 and fourth-quarter revenue 2016 grew 12 percent

Plazma® Enhances Its MiFID II Toolkit With The Addition Of Vendor Search And Credit Tracker To Its Commission Management Platform - Easily Find Research Providers And Manage CSA And RPA Requirements Ahead Of MiFID II

Date 02/02/2017

Instinet Incorporated announced today that it has added two new tools to its award-winning Plazma online account management platform: Vendor Search and Credit Tracker.

TOCOM: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For January 2017 Contract

Date 02/02/2017

Final settlement price of Dubai Crude Oil for January 2017 contract is 38,770 yen.

Investor Activity On The Warsaw Stock Exchange Group's Markets – January 2017

Date 02/02/2017

• Increase of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book[1] on the Main Market by 48.7% YoY and increase of the total value of trade in equities by 52.1% YoY 
• Increase of the volume of trade in derivatives by 0.1% YoY, with the biggest increase in the volume of trade in single-stock futures (+107.2% YoY) and interest rate futures (+201.6% YoY)
• Increase of the value of trade in non-Treasury bonds on the Electronic Order Book on Catalyst by 34.2% YoY
• Increase of the total volume of transactions in gas by 41.1% YoY

UK Competition And Markets Authority: Open Banking Revolution Moves Closer

Date 02/02/2017

A technological revolution will give people greater control over their money following today’s publication of the CMA’s banking final order.

ESMA Updates Its EMIR Q&A

Date 02/02/2017

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).

Euronext And Biotech Bourse Launch First Quarterly Barometer For Biotech Sector

Date 02/02/2017

• The “Biotech Barometer" highlights listed biotech companies
• A quarterly review designed to identify market trends
• Barometer reveals renewed interest in biotech stocks despite cautious market segment in Q4 2016

PEGAS Spot Continues Its Record-Breaking Run In January

Date 02/02/2017

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 165.7 TWh in January 2017, thanks to a record-breaking month on its spot segment with 86.4 TWh (previous record: 75.1 TWh in December 2016).

SET Announces Winners Of SET Awards 2016, Honoring Thai Firms' Capabilities And Quality

Date 02/02/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the 22 winners from 21 listed firms of SET Awards 2016, with Pitak Ratchakitprakarn, President & Chief Executive Officer of PTG Energy Public Company Limited (PTG), winning the Best CEO Award of SET-listed companies and Sannpat Rattakham, Managing Director of Qualitech Public Company Limited (QLT), being awarded with the Best CEO Award of mai-listed companies, while Pitharn Ongkosit, CEO of KCE Electronics Public Company Limited (KCE) has won the Young Rising Star CEO Award, being the first top executive to win this new award category, reflecting the new role of young generation.