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Economists See World At A Coronavirus Crossroads

Date 16/04/2020

Governments and economies are facing unprecedented challenges and uncertain outcomes as they seek to address and overcome the coronavirus pandemic, a group of leading economists said today.

CME Group To Webcast 2020 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 16/04/2020

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will host its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders virtually in light of public health concerns due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). As previously announced, the meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, but now will only be accessible in an online format.

ACER: Oversight Of European Energy Trading Under REMIT Continues

Date 16/04/2020

In view of the COVID-19 outbreak the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and national regulatory authorities (NRAs) have largely switched to teleworking mode where appropriate. However, the oversight of the European Wholesale Energy Market trading continues to be carried out under REMIT in close cooperation.

Moscow Exchange: Free Float Update For Transneft Preferred Shares

Date 16/04/2020

Moscow Exchange has revised the free float factor of Transneft preferred shares to 37%. The revision was made following the meeting of the Index Committee held on16 April, 2020.

Communiqué Of The Forty First Meeting Of The IMFC, Chaired By Mr. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor Of The South African Reserve Bank

Date 16/04/2020

We express our deepest sympathies for the loss of human lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our urgent collective task is to mitigate the health and economic impact that the pandemic is having on people worldwide. We remain confident that, working together, we will overcome current challenges to help safeguard the global economy for all.

Eurex Exchange: Fixed Income Highlights – April 2020 Edition

Date 16/04/2020

Nominated As ‘Exchange Of The Year’ - Following A Year Of Growth And Records - The Swiss Stock Exchange Has Been Shortlisted For The FN Trading And Technology Awards 2020.

Date 16/04/2020

At the beginning of April 2020, Financial News has announced the nominations for the Trading & Technology Awards Europe 2020. The Swiss Stock Exchange is proud to be shortlisted in the category "Exchange Group of the Year", alongside Aquis, Cboe Europe, Euronext and London Stock Exchange.

Inflation Is Coming: Bitcoin Could Soon Stand Out, Original Data And Insights From CryptoCompare

Date 16/04/2020

1) Bitcoin’s Volatility Declines

We are seeing a flight to safety and the ultimate sanctuary in this climate has been the U.S. dollar drawing capital from emerging market countries - with those whose economies reliant on natural resources left especially vulnerable. The Fed printing dollars to have a balance sheet of over $6 trillion as well as the IMF offering SDR's means that dollar supply is going up.

Vienna Stock Exchange CEO Boschan: Start-Up Package And Government Program Are A Great Match

Date 16/04/2020

The Austrian Government today presented a promising package to support start-ups in coping with the corona crisis. The promotion of young companies in combination with the new government program promises to strengthen the Austrian capital market. This is essential with a post-crisis perspective. Historically, it has been shown that economies with strong capital markets recover more quickly from crises.

SEC Awards Over $27 Million To Whistleblower - Amounts Awarded To Whistleblowers By SEC Now Exceed $400 Million

Date 16/04/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $27 million to a whistleblower who alerted the agency to misconduct occurring, in part, overseas.  After providing the tip to the Commission, the whistleblower provided critical investigative leads that advanced the investigation and saved significant Commission resources.