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CBOT: Strong Chinese Demand Keeps Soybeans Firm

Date 24/10/2003

Another strong weekly export sales pace of 37.2 million bu. this morning, with Chinese purchases over 50% of the total, provided renewed strength to the soy markets today. Overall export sales are running 30% above 2002 and China's 2003/04 purchases are nearly double their year-ago pace at 2.93 mmt through the first seven weeks of this marketing year. No apparent slowdown in overseas demand has occurred despite the USDA projecting this year's sales to decline to 870 million from 1.04 billion las

CBOT Fed Watch - October 2003

Date 24/10/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Joins Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges

Date 24/10/2003

At the 9th Annual General Assembly, in Sofia-Bulgaria, the application of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, to become a memeber of FEAS, was unaimously approved. Effective October 10th 2003 the Bucharest Stock Exchange fulfilled all obligations of membership and became a full member of FEAS. We would like to take this time to welcome the Bucharest Stock Exchange as the newest member of FEAS and hope that you will go to the website to visit the Bucharest Stock Exchange Profile page at:

Webcast Of ASX Annual General Meeting 2003

Date 23/10/2003

Please click here for webcast of ASX Annual General Meeting 2003.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's International Affairs Office Presents International Symposium And Training Program On Derivative Products, Markets, And Financial Intermediaries

Date 23/10/2003

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of International Affairs, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, hosted the 13th annual meeting of international regulatory and market authorities to discuss issues relevant to the international derivatives markets. The meetings -- held from October 20-24 -- at the Reserve Bank's training facilities, drew over 63 participants and 38 presenters and panelists from 26 countries, including Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada (Que

Treasury Secretary Snow Tours CBOT FI Floor, Opens Ag Markets

Date 23/10/2003

United States Treasury Secretary John Snow made a historic visit to the Chicago Board Trade on Wednesday, October 22, 2003. It was no surprise that U.S. Treasury Secretary Snow's first stop on his tour of the CBOT® was the U.S. Treasury Bond futures pit, where he was greeted by CBOT traders. At 9:30 a.m. (Chicago time) Snow rang the opening bell for the agricultural floor to commence trading.

Trading At Eurex Started At 11.00 A.M. CET On Thursday

Date 23/10/2003

Trading on the derivatives exchange Eurex began on Thursday at 11.00 am CET. The later trading start was the result of connection problems experienced by a number of individual Eurex customers. These connection problems were dependent on the technical infrastructure used by the individual customers.

The Clearing Corporation Announces Shareholder Approval Of Its Corporate And Capital Realignment

Date 23/10/2003

The Clearing Corporation ("CCorp") today announced that its stockholders have approved its corporate and capital realignment.

Ten Largest Declines Of The Hang Seng Index And Highest Main Board Turnover In 2003

Date 23/10/2003

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 23/10/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, October 23, 2003: Glencairn Gold Corporation (TSXVN:GLJ) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol "GGG" at the open of trading on Friday, October 24, 2003.