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U.S.A. Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 13/03/2012

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent months but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment have continued to advance. The housing sector remains depressed. Inflation has been subdued in recent months, although prices of crude oil and gasoline have increased lately. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider One Final Rule

Date 13/03/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., to consider one Final Rule:Customer Clearing Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing, and Clearing Member Risk Management.

U.S.A. Federal Reserve Announces Summary Results Of Latest Round Of Bank Stress Tests

Date 13/03/2012

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced summary results of the latest round of bank stress tests, which show that the majority of the largest U.S. banks would continue to meet supervisory expectations for capital adequacy despite large projected losses in an extremely adverse hypothetical economic scenario.

CFTC Vacates CME Clearing Europe Limited Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization

Date 13/03/2012

At the request of CME Clearing Europe Limited (CMECEL), pursuant to Section 7 of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an Order on March 13, 2012, vacating the registration of CMECEL as a derivatives clearing organization.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Its Market Performance For February

Date 13/03/2012

• Market performance will now include information about payouts for shareholders (in the form of dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity)
• Equities Market registers record daily average of financial volume and number of trades
• Financial volume for Real Estate Investment Funds (FIIs) jumps from BRL70.46 million to BRL309.36 million
• The stock of agribusiness securities registered at BM&FBOVESPA increases from BRL9.85 billion to BRL10.75 billion

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 13/03/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

On March 13, 2012, TSX Venture Exchange announced a trading halt on Wild Stream Exploration Inc. (TSXVN:WSX) pending completion of their Plan of Arrangement announced January 25, 2012, with Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG). Wild Stream shareholders meet today to approve the acquisition of the company by Crescent Point in a share exchange. The trading halt will be effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

EU-Wide Financial Transaction Tax - 3153rd Economic And Financial Affairs Council Meeting - Provisional Version - Brussels, 13 March 2012 - Council Of The EU

Date 13/03/2012

The Council was briefed by the presidency on preparatory work undertaken on a proposal for a directive aimed at establishing an EU-wide financial transaction tax, and on its plans for taking work forward on the text. It held an exchange of views. 

BRICS Exchanges To Cross-List Benchmark Equity Index Derivatives

Date 13/03/2012

The five founding members of the BRICS Exchanges Alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will begin cross-listing benchmark equity index derivatives on each other’s trading platforms on 30 March (Friday). The move was announced today (Tuesday) at the Futures Industry Association’s 37 th International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

CFTC Charges Arjent Capital Markets LLC, Chicago Trading Managers LLC, Spencer Montgomery, And Brian Reynolds With Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 13/03/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed an enforcement action charging Colorado-based defendants Arjent Capital Markets LLC (Arjent), Chicago Trading Managers LLC (CT Managers), Spencer Montgomery, and Brian Reynolds with defrauding commodity pool investors by knowingly or recklessly issuing false account statements for three separate commodity pools.

SGX And Eurex Team Up To Enhance Market Access

Date 13/03/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Eurex today announced a partnership to deliver convenient market access and cost efficiencies to members of both exchanges. Both companies plan to link their co-location data centers to provide market participants easy connectivity to each other’s markets in Singapore and Frankfurt/Main respectively.