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  • Velocity, a derivatives blockchain project, has closed, saying that financial derivatives “are a little too early” for the Ethereum ecosystem.
  • Though emerging market loans widened in early trading on the day after Donald Trump’s election, pricing for both IG and EM loans returned to the levels of the day before by midday — as the overriding theme of cheap money in European markets, not the shock result of the US vote, dominated.
  • Donald Trump’s shock US election victory in the early hours of Wednesday caused a shockwave to course through derivative markets overnight. But by midday in London traders said the overall reaction was much more orderly than in the aftermath of the UK vote in June to leave the European Union - and by close of business some markets had made full scale retrenchment.
  • Capital markets participants in Asia were digesting the news of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election as markets in the region went into freefall. While bankers and investors admit that no market will be immune to the news, they are expecting a quick rebound in ECM, while debt issuers will take longer to come to terms with the result.
  • Hong Kong’s market regulator has warned that it may broaden its investigations into IPO sponsors, as it looks to act on other cases that have been brought to its attention.
  • In a rollercoaster day for markets, the renminbi had a rocky start before gaining ground against the dollar as news on the US elections unfolded. But volatility is likely to continue in the coming days as markets get to grips with Donald Trump’s victory.