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* Lessors CALC, BOC order Boeing jets, SMBC orders 65 Airbus (adds context on 2018 orders)

* Fund chairman says reduction in bond rate unlikely (Adds UILCA union's statement in paragraphs 13-14)

Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, Citadel Securities LLC and a host of other financial companies have agreed to jointly launch a new low-cost bourse that will compete with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

* EU: Brexit deal will not be renegotiated (Adds cost of the exercise, comment)

Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday criticised the government for awarding a 14 million pound ($18 million) contract to a ferry company with no ships to provide backup freight cover in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Prime minister announces increased spending but avoids waiting time targets

Revelation follows news that company’s chief also ran a business that was liquidated

European Union governments agreed on Monday stricter rules for large investment firms, according to an EU statement, in a move that would mostly hit London-based financial groups.

Commons returns with little clarity over how withdrawal saga will play out

A group of financial services firms, including Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments and Citadel Securities LLC, have agreed to jointly launch a new low-cost bourse that will rival Intercontinental Exchange Inc's the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Inc, the companies said in a joint statement https://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-street-firms-plan-new-exchange-to-challenge-nyse-nasdaq-11546866121 on Monday.