c.e.o. of the stock exchange operator resigns off the claims of insider trading. and no surprises from the e.c.b. traders love that they also like the central bank's gradual winding back of its mammoth want to take easing program. i did fizzle and let's do business the picture isn't any clearer out in catalonia tonight the president has stopped short of calling regional elections but is left the door open to declaring independence from spain so expect more on certainty and more political turmoil the type of stuff that it's business. a banner on the town hall of sub adele reads freedom for political prisoners this catalan city isn't just the stronghold of the region's independence movement but also its industrial heartland due to the city's wealth spain's fourth largest bank was founded here. even though the bank has now turned its back on the region most mid-sized companies are staying in catalonia. take this supermarket chain for instance right in the middle of the political crisis its management announced it would be making two hundred million euros in investmen

of two and a half billion dollars to federal authorities in the u.s. u.k. torture burrs abbas cast and ken guitar has announced he'll step down by the end of the year the c.e.o. of the frankfurt stock exchange operator came under fire for buying vast quantities of shares of his company shortly before announcing it plan to merge with the london stock exchange the new century and door to further up the merger has not since materialized can get turned over to bertha deny any wrongdoing. this week saw the delivery of a hockey anticipated announcement concerning the future of the european central bank bond buying program despite extending the scheme until september of next year e.c.b. had mario draghi opted to have the e.c.b. as monthly after purchases from sixty to thirty billion euros today's monetary policy decisions were taken to preserve the very favorable for announcing conditions that are still needed for a sustained return of inflation rates towards levels that are below but close to two percent. deciding on the future of the program has been a tough balancing act inflation levels are still below the e.c.b. as two percent target race on the other hand economic growth in the eurozone cont

c.e.o. of the frankfurt stock exchange operator and came under fire for buying a huge amount of shares in his company shortly before it became public knowledge that it was looking at merging with the london stock exchange and shares in georgia as a short hop on the news the merger never happened but is being investigated daniel can we rope you back in and just ask you about the reaction there is a bit of a surprise considering. was pretty much like there in frankfurt. well this news that he's now really going to step down by the end of the year kind of came as a surprise we knew that there was a board meeting at taking place today really discussing the future of miss that can get done because his contract was due in march two thousand and eighteen and with his open trial basically going on it was clear they couldn't give him a contract if you know he really has to be in front of a court room member that he wanted to agree on a settlement with the courts here and frankfurt but the courts here in frankfurt was just saying this week that this case is just too important they're not going to do wi

central bank but let's start with the driver of course but as a boss cost and can get a is stepping down at the end of the year he's c.e.o. of the frankfurt stock exchange operator and came under fire for buying four and a half million euros of shares in his company shortly before announcing it was looking at merging with the london stock exchange shares in the job as a short hop on the news emerge an ever happened it can get or is being investigated the company has repeatedly denied its chief executive did anything wrong. let's talk about that with daniel cope in frankfurt our financial correspondent daniel how did can get a explain his sudden announcement through exit. well there is of course this or fisher wording where he's saying now you know i really want to make sure that daughter bertha gets out of this you know bad headlines and that you know now they can focus again on the business but pretty much he probably at the end didn't have any choice it was just he was just under two big pressure also after we had the court in frankfurt saying this week that they don't agree on this settlement that he wanted to or arrange by a paying five hundred thou

the boss of deutsche of cost and can get to is stepping down by the end of the year and he's c.e.o. of the company that operates the frankfurt stock exchange he came under fire for buying four and a half million euros of shares in his own company before announcing it was looking at merging with london the stock exchange now that sent. the merger never actually happened but can get to is being investigated the company denying its chief executive did anything wrong. these e bay has announced a gradual withdrawal from post crisis stimulus its halting its bond purchase program from sixty billion euros a month to thirty billion euros from the start of next year interest rates will stay where they all go down at historic lows. no surprise in store for the markets despite having its massive bond buying program european central bank is carrying on with the quantitative easing two days monetary policy decisions were taken to preserve the very favorable for nancy conditions that are still needed for a sustained return of inflation rates to worst levels. but close to two percent it's a balancing act inflation levels are still below. two percent targe

reading stuff that will start with the drama though of course so much of both the bus cost is stepping down by the end of the year he's c.e.o. of the frankfurt stock exchange operator and came under fire for buying four and a half million euros of shares in his company shortly before announcing it was looking at merging with the london stock exchange. a shot up on the news merger never happened but can get it is being investigated the company has repeatedly denied its chief executive did anything wrong. let's get the reaction from daniel cope our financial correspondent who's in frankfurt so i can get it takes the trading floor by surprise what was his reason for resigning. well the reason he basically didn't have too many options and you know this week he wanted to agree on the settlement with the courthouse frank for the courthouse and frankfurt was saying though that this case is just too important so they didn't want to agree to this ten million euros settlement can get is now saying also that he just doesn't want to cause any more problems for the stock exchange and that he wants that the stock exchange can now really focus on the future of course tho

certainly was rather dramatic the boss of the cost and can get is stepping down by the end of the year and he's the c.e.o. of the company that operates the frankfurt stock exchange he came under fire for buying four and a half million euros worth of shares in his own company shortly before announcing that it was looking at merging with the london stock exchange news that sent shares in deutsche of buzz a surging at the time that merger well it never happened but can get to is being investigated the company has repeatedly denied that its chief executives see anything wrong. we also correspondent in frankfurt daniel cool how can get explained his sudden departure. well there is of course this official wording worry is saying now you know i really want to make sure that daughter bertha gets out of this you know bad headlines and that you know now they can focus again on the business but pretty much he probably at the end didn't have any other choice it was just he was just under two big pressure also after we have the court in frankfurt saying this week that they don't agree on this settlement that he wanted to or arrange by a paying five hundred thousand euros and

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