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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Announcement Of Additional Partners And Observers For TSE Asia Startup Hub

Date 30/07/2024

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "TSE") announced the launch of TSE Asia Startup Hub on March 25, 2024, with the aim of building an ecosystem that supports the growth of promising Asian startups. Through TSE Asia Startup Hub, TSE will collaborate with domestic and international partners to support leading Asian companies for business development and fundraising through IPOs and other means. Since the announcement of this initiative, many leading Asian companies and a wide range of domestic and international stakeholders have resonated with the value of this initiative and expressed strong interest in participating in it.

NZX 2024 Interim Results Announcement Date

Date 30/07/2024

Investors and analysts are invited to a teleconference on Friday, 23 August with NZX’s Chief Executive Mark Peterson and Chief Financial & Corporate Officer Graham Law, who will present the financial and trading results for the period ended 30 June 2024.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Warns Individual For Market Manipulation

Date 30/07/2024

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has issued a warning to an individual online trader for suspected market manipulation.

NZX Half Year Shareholder Metrics

Date 30/07/2024

Please see attached NZX Half Year Shareholder Metrics.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham In Support Of Foreign Boards Of Trade Final Rule

Date 29/07/2024

I support the Foreign Boards of Trade (FBOT) Final Rule because it promotes access to markets for U.S. participants, competition, and liquidity.  I would like to thank Maura Dundon, Roger Smith, and Alexandros Stamoulis in the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight for their work on this rulemaking.

CFTC Approves Final Rule Allowing U.S. Introducing Brokers Direct Access To Registered Foreign Boards Of Trade For The Submission Of Customer Orders

Date 29/07/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it approved final rules amending Part 48 of its regulations. The final rules permit a foreign board of trade (FBOT), registered with the CFTC, to provide direct access to its electronic trading and order matching system to an introducing broker (IB), located in the United States and registered with the CFTC, for the submission of customer orders to the FBOT’s trading system for execution. The final rules also establish a procedure for an FBOT to request revocation of its registration and remove certain outdated references to “existing no-action relief” in Part 48. The final rules are effective 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.

Economy Statement By Eric Van Nostrand, Performing Duties Of US Assistant Secretary For Economic Policy For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee

Date 29/07/2024

INTRODUCTION

Throughout the second quarter of 2024, U.S. economic data continued to show robust growth in output and labor markets, even as inflation slowed further. Headline GDP growth accelerated to 2.8 percent over the past three months, supported by strong underlying demand from household consumption and business investment.  Although the pace of job growth moderated somewhat relative to previous years, it remains historically healthy, and the unemployment rate remains low.  Moreover, more Americans continue to enter the labor force, and the share of workers aged 25 to 54 rose to its highest level of the labor force in over two decades—contributing to the supply-side expansion that has strengthened U.S. growth since the pandemic.

US Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

Date 29/07/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing[1] for the July – September 2024 and October – December 2024 quarters. 

SIFMA, Financial Services Institute Comment On Stay In DOL Fiduciary Case

Date 29/07/2024

The Financial Services Institute (FSI) and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) released the following statement today regarding a decision in the Northern District of Texas granting a stay in a federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule:

Exchange Sets Scheduled Date For Roll-Out Of GPW's New Trading System WATS

Date 29/07/2024

The Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange has set the scheduled date for the production roll-out of GPW’s new trading system WATS at 10 November 2025. The decision is based on the recommendation of the GPW WATS Implementation Committee which is overseeing the preparations.