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Central banks to offer US dollar funding via daily swap lines
20 March 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

As of 23 March, banks will be able to access daily US dollar funding via seven-day maturity operations offered by the ECB, US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, among other central banks

US equity shorts deliver alpha
20 March 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The deepening sell-off in US equities has presented opportunities for long-short managers, with the most heavily shorted shares underperforming the broader market, says Sam Pierson of IHS Markit

Central banks join forces to provide fresh dollar and euro liquidity
20 March 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Central bank across the world, including the US Federal Reserve, the ECB, BoJ and BoE, have begun a coordinated action to ensure euro and US dollar liquidity is boosted to combat widespread market disruption

DTCC begins SFTR pre-production testing
20 March 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The post-trade services provider has opened its SFTR production environment for pre-production testing

CFTC extends UMR relief to ease pandemic disruption
19 March 2020 Washington DC
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has finalised a one-year extension of the initial margin compliance under UMR to allow firms more time to combat the business disruption caused by the coronavirus

Bank of England slashes funding rates to tackle COVID-19 chaos
19 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bank of England has reduced its overnight funding rate for a second time to help inject much-needed liquidity into the country's markets amid widespread disarray brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic

ECB launches €750 billion Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme
19 March 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ECB has launched the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme worth €750billion for the private and public sector securities market

SFTR delayed until July, legal explainer
19 March 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA has requested NCAs do not enforce SFTR until July in response to industry concerns and the market chaos caused by the COVID-19 outbreak

ESMA halves threshold for short position disclosures
18 March 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMA says it is enforcing this precaution under the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic and that is making it essential for authorities to monitor the markets to ensure financial stability and investor protection

The Philippines first to shut down financial markets
18 March 2020 Manila
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Philippine Stock Exchange has closed its markets in response to the widening coronavirus pandemic

ESMA backs short selling bans
18 March 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU watchdog has endorsed several long-term bans on all forms of short positions following several days of extreme volatility driven by the COVID-19 pandemic

European exchanges pledge to stay open
18 March 2020 Belgium
Reporter: Natalie Turner

European Exchanges are vowing to remain open despite deteriorating market conditions brought on by the rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide