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Euro falling back steady; Markets reacted to Macron’s victory;
May 8th, 2017
The euro hit a six-month dollar high before falling back as markets reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. The euro jumped to $1.1024 at one point before slipping back to $1.098. Investors had widely expected pro-EU ...
What Europeans want from EU to do
May 8th, 2017
#Eurobarometer: Europeans reveal what they want the EU to do more on Europeans increasingly realize the need for common solutions to the most pressing problems, yet question whether politics will be able to deliver, according to a new survey. ...
The European Banking Authority published Technical Standards for services linked to a payment account
May 8th, 2017
EBA publishes final draft Technical Standards under the Payment Accounts Directive to enhance transparency and comparison of payment account fees The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Technical Standards setting out the standardised terminology for services ...
The European Commission proposes simpler and more efficient derivatives rules
May 7th, 2017
The European Commission is today proposing some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for over-the-counter derivatives to reduce costs and regulatory burdens for market ...
Euronext reports average daily transaction value up +21.7% compared to April 2016
May 6th, 2017
Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for April 2017. The April 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €8,458 million up +21.7% compared to April 2016 and ...
European Energy Exchange acquires 100% ownership of US Nodal Exchange
May 5th, 2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Börse Group, and the owners of US-based Nodal Exchange Holdings, LLC have successfully closed the transaction under which EEX has acquired 100% of the equity in Nodal Exchange. All remaining regulatory ...
European markets get a lift from perceived Macron debate win
May 4th, 2017
European stocks got a lift Thursday after centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was perceived to have gotten the better of the far-right’s Marine Le Pen in a debate and a survey showed economic growth in the 19-country eurozone ...
Scientists estimated that VW’s emissions cheating will lead to some 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
May 4th, 2017
Scientists are working on an assessment of the health impact of excess emissions from diesel cars in Europe in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal. The assessment is a follow-up to a study published last March, in which it ...
BofAML upgrade forecasts for British Pound v Euro and Dollar
May 3rd, 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) have told clients they are now confident enough on Pound Sterling to raise their forecast profile. Analysts had been expecting one final dip in the UK currency ahead of a more sustained recovery, ...
Barclays opens Europe’s largest fintech site in London
May 3rd, 2017
Barclays has opened its new open innovation site, Rise London, in Shoreditch – hailed as Europe’s “largest co-working space dedicated to fintech”. Rise will be a place for start-ups, corporate clients and others to co-create new products, services and ...