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Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, July 28–29, 2026

Date 19/08/2026

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on July 28–29, 2026. The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee are generally published three weeks after the day of the policy decision. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.

CFTC Requests Comment On The Listing Of Compute Derivatives Contracts

Date 19/08/2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a request for comment to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in compute.

CFTC Resolves Actions Against Former Alameda CEO, And Alameda And FTX Co-Founder

Date 19/08/2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered supplemental consent orders against Caroline Ellison, former Alameda CEO, and Gary Wang, former Alameda and FTX co-founder.

ACO Battery IPO: A New Industry Emerges On Tehran Securities Exchange

Date 19/08/2026

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 400,800,000 shares - representing 4% of the company’s total equity - was successfully conducted at TSE. The offering saw significant investor participation, with 1,447,324 trading codes recorded. The company is now listed as the 633rd issuer on TSE, trading under the ticker symbol “ACCO” within the “Manufacture of Computer, Electronic & Optical products” sector on the main board of the second market. Through the price discovery method, the share price was set at IRR 32,934. Allocation was finalized with 1,438,215 eligible trading codes receiving a maximum of 305 shares each.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines And Bans Former SVS Securities CEO

Date 19/08/2026

The FCA has banned Demetrios Hadjigeorgiou from working in senior management positions in financial services and fined him £56,400.

US Treasury Announces Increased Sizes Of Nominal Long-End Liquidity Support Buybacks Beginning September 9, 2026

Date 19/08/2026

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is increasing, by at least double, the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities (the 10-year to 20-year sector and the 20-year to 30-year sector).  The current maximum size of $2 billion per operation will be at least $4 billion per operation. 

ICE’s Global Sugar Markets Hit Record Open Interest On Strong Demand For Hedging - Surpassing Previous Record Set In 2010

Date 19/08/2026

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today announced that ICE’s global sugar markets hit record open interest (OI) of over 2.3 million contracts on August 14, 2026, up 43% year-over-year, surpassing the previous record set in February 2010.

SET: Thailand Focus 2026 “Reignite Thailand” Showcases Thailand’s And Thai Businesses' Potential To Attract Global Investors, From August 26 To 28

Date 19/08/2026

Key Points

• The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in collaboration with four partners, will hold “Thailand Focus 2026: Reignite Thailand” from August 26-28, to provide opportunities for listed companies to meet with investors while underscoring the collaboration between the government and the capital market to further attract investment to the country.
• 78 listed companies across all industries are scheduled to meet with institutional investors via one-on-one and group meetings, of which 16 companies in the JUMP+ group will provide key data & information on their goals as well as three-year plans to enhance their businesses.
• Investors and interested parties can watch the live broadcast of the event's first day at www.set.or.th/thailandfocus  and on Facebook & YouTube: SET Thailand.

EGX And The Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) Sign A Cooperation Protocol To Enhance Data Integration

Date 19/08/2026

• Radwan: The protocol enhances institutional integration and boosts efficiency of information and governance systems facilitating for people dealing with EGX 
• El-Garrahi: Seeking more cooperation with EGX to exchange data digitally

HKEX: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2026 (Unaudited)

Date 19/08/2026

Click here to download HKEX's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2026.