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Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 01/02/2017

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Job gains remained solid and the unemployment rate stayed near its recent low. Household spending has continued to rise moderately while business fixed investment has remained soft. Measures of consumer and business sentiment have improved of late. Inflation increased in recent quarters but is still below the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; most survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.

Apple No Longer the World’s Most Valuable Brand, Global Brand Ranking Reveals

Date 01/02/2017

• The world's most valuable brand is Google, with a value of US$109.4 billion
• Apple’s brand value has dropped 27%, ending a 5 year period at the top
• Lego regains its status as the world’s most powerful brand ahead of Lego Batman release

Robert Wilson To Receive CME Group-MSRI Prize In Innovative Quantitative Applications - Distinguished Panel To Discuss Game Theoretic-Applications In Economics Following Award Ceremony

Date 01/02/2017

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announced Robert Wilson, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, as the 2016 recipient of the CME Group-MSRI Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications. A ceremony honoring Wilson will take place at CME Group headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 9:00 a.m. CT and will feature a dynamic discussion on the topic of the frontiers of game-theoretic applications in economics.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Starts 2017 With New Open Interest Record - All-Time Record Confirms Growing Interest And Confidence In The Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract Among Global Energy Market Players

Date 01/02/2017

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, reported a new open interest record of 40,505 lots for its flagship Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract following January trading 2017 activity. Equivalent to 40.5 million barrels of Omani crude oil, the latest figure surpasses the previous open interest record of 31,492 lots set on January 27, 2016.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief For Swap Dealers Doing Business in EU

Date 01/02/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a time-limited no-action letter stating that, from February 4, 2017 to May 8, 2017, it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap dealer (SD) that is subject to, and in compliance with, the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives in the European Union (EMIR RTS) for failure to comply with the CFTC’s final margin rule (Final Margin Rule).

Deutsche Börse AG: Deutsche Börse AG Co-Operates With Investigation By Public Prosecutor

Date 01/02/2017

The Public Prosecutor's Office of Frankfurt am Main today investigated at Deutsche Börse AG in respect of a share purchase by its Chief Executive Officer which was carried out on 14 December 2015 in implementation of the Executive Board's remuneration programme as approved by the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. Such programme provides for an investment of the Executive Board Members in shares of Deutsche Börse AG. Deutsche Börse AG and the Chief Executive Officer fully co-operate with the public prosecutor.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: January 2017

Date 01/02/2017

• Trading turnover of CHF 120.1bn (+11.7% month-on-month) and number of trades 4,202,724 (+10.3% month-on-month)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.7bn
• First Trust Global Funds new ETF issuer on SIX Swiss Exchange

EEX Trading Results For January 2017 - EEX Increases Volumes In Power Options And Agricultural Products

Date 01/02/2017

In January 2017, European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 291.1 TWh on its power derivatives markets (January 2016: 332.4 TWh). At 658,271 MWh, volumes in the Dutch market have more than tripled compared to the previous year (January 2016: 160,302 MWh). In the Swiss power derivatives market, volumes increased by 37% to 707,826 MWh (January 2016: 515,380 MWh). Trading in power options increased by 28% to 16.0 TWh (January 2016: 12.5 TWh).

FlexTrade Appoints Matthew York Product Owner – Fixed Income

Date 01/02/2017

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Matthew York as Product Owner – Fixed Income.  Based in the company’s London office, York will lead product and business development for FlexTrade’s fixed income EMS.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 28 January 2017 To 01 February 2017

Date 01/02/2017

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