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Testimony Of US Treasury Secretary Lew Before The Senate Finance Committee On The Debt Limit

Date 10/10/2013

Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Hatch, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the potential impacts of a failure by Congress to increase the debt ceiling.  This is an important moment in American history, and Congress has an important choice to make for the American people.  Congress alone has the power to act to make sure that the full faith and credit of the United States is never called into question.  No Congress in 224 years of American history has allowed our country to default, and it is my sincere hope that this Congress will not be the first.  At the same time, Congress should pass legislation to fund the government and end the standoff. 

IntercontinentalExchange Update On NYSE Euronext Acquisition

Date 10/10/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today provided the following statement and timeline for completing its acquisition of NYSE Euronext.

NYSE Euronext Update On Acquisition By IntercontinentalExchange

Date 10/10/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today provided the following statement and timeline for the completion of its pending acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses.

BTG Pactual Lists On NYSE Euronext Amsterdam

Date 10/10/2013

Today NYSE Euronext welcomed BTG Pactual on NYSE Euronext’s regulated market in Amsterdam. BTG Pactual (ticker code: BTGP) was listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam through the admission of 198,511,396 European units following a transfer from NYSE Alternext. Each European unit represents one common share and two Series A preferred shares of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. in the form of Global Depositary Shares and one Class A voting common share and two Class B non-voting common shares of BTG Pactual Participations Ltd.

Oslo Stock Exchange Appeals Committee: IGE Resources AB

Date 10/10/2013

At a meeting on 9 October 2013, The Stock Exchange Appeals Committee considered an appeal by IGE Resources AB against the resolution passed by Oslo Børs on 29 August 2013 that imposed a fine as set out in the Securities Trading Act § 5-2 (1) for breach of the duty to disclose information to the market, and for breach of the duty to publish a detailed announcement before the stipulated deadline, cf. Continuing Obligations section 3.4.

Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Four Thai Listed Firms Named To Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Date 10/10/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announced that the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the most highly regarded global sustainability indices, now includes two more Thai listed companies – PTT Global Chemical pcl (PTTGC) and Thai Oil pcl (TOP) -- in its indices, on top of two existing Thai firms – Siam Cement Group pcl (SCG) and PTT pcl (PTT) – following the recent announcement by S&P Dow Jones and RobecoSAM to track the financial performance of the global leading sustainability-driven companies.

ECB And The People’s Bank Of China Establish A Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement

Date 10/10/2013

• Swap line will have a maximum size of 350 billion Chinese yuan and €45 billion.
• Agreement will be valid for three years.
• From the Eurosystem’s perspective, it will serve as a backstop liquidity facility.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Chan Ka Chun For Life

Date 10/10/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Chan Ka Chun from re-entering the industry for life.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Discussion Meeting On Iron Ore Futures

Date 10/10/2013

Recently, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) held a discussion meeting on the iron ore futures in Qingdao. The DCE R & D team of the iron ore futures briefed the meeting comprehensively on the contracts rules of the iron ore futures, including the design basis for the trading units and the smallest price change, the actual checks for the design of the trading quality standards, the guidelines for the design of the bill of lading delivery system, and so on. The experts from the information research institutions such as the Metallurgical Industry Development Research Center, Shougang Group, Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Shagang Group, Sinosteel Trading, Cargill, BHP Billiton and Steelhome.cn carried out in-depth discussions on the details of the contracts and rules of the iron ore futures.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For October 2013 Rubber Contract

Date 10/10/2013

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the October 2013 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,