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CME Group Announces Change To Daily Price Limits In CME Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle Futures

Date 18/12/2014

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will change daily price limits in its CME Feeder Cattle futures effective Thursday, December 18, pursuant to its emergency action authority.
CEO And Managing Director Of U.S. Broker-Dealer Plead Guilty To Massive International Bribery Scheme - Senior Venezuelan Banking Official Received At Least $5 Million In Bribes In Exchange For Directing Business To U.S. Defendants

Date 18/12/2014

The former chief executive officer and former managing director of a U.S. broker-dealer (the Broker-Dealer), pleaded guilty to bribery charges arising from their scheme to pay bribes to Maria De Los Angeles Gonzalez De Hernandez, who was a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank, Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela (Bandes), in return for trading business that generated more than $60 million in commissions.
SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For Christmas Day, UK Boxing Day And The Emperor's Birthday In The US, The UK And Japan

Date 18/12/2014

In observance of the Christmas Day, UK Boxing Day and the Emperor's Birthday Holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.S., U.K., and Japan. Please note that SIFMA's holiday recommendations are not impacted by the recent Executive Order that names December 26 a holiday for most federal workers. SIFMA is recommending, consistent with past practice in such circumstances, that the market open on Friday, December 26.
SEC Names Deputy Directors In The Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 18/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gary Barnett and Gary Goldsholle have been named as deputy directors in the Division of Trading and Markets.
Avon China Pleads Guilty To Violating The FCPA By Concealing More Than $8 Million In Gifts To Chinese Officials - Avon Products Inc. And Avon Products (China) Co. Ltd. Will Pay More Than $135 Million In Criminal And Regulatory Penalties

Date 18/12/2014

Avon Products (China) Co. Ltd. (Avon China), a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York-based cosmetics company, Avon Products Inc. (Avon), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to conceal more than $8 million in gifts, cash and non-business meals, travel and entertainment it gave to Chinese government officials in order to obtain and retain business benefits for Avon China. Avon China and Avon admitted the improper accounting and payments and Avon entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve the investigation. In a proceeding today before United States District Judge George B. Daniels, the criminal Informations were filed against Avon and Avon China, and Avon China entered its guilty plea and was sentenced.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 17/12/2014

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions improved further, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources continues to diminish. Household spending is rising moderately and business fixed investment is advancing, while the recovery in the housing sector remains slow. Inflation has continued to run below the Committee's longer-run objective, partly reflecting declines in energy prices. Market-based measures of inflation compensation have declined somewhat further; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.
Statement By US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew On Cuba Policy Changes

Date 17/12/2014

“Enhanced contact with the United States is key to advancing political and economic freedom for the Cuban people. The steps we are taking will increase travel, commerce, communications and private business development between the United States and Cuba and promote positive change for Cuba’s citizens.
Federal Reserve Board And Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections From The December 16-17 FOMC Meeting

Date 17/12/2014

The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the December 16-17 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 17/12/2014

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
SEC Charges Avon With FCPA Violations - Avon Entities To Pay $135 Million To Settle SEC And Criminal Cases

Date 17/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global beauty products company Avon Products Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by failing to put controls in place to detect and prevent payments and gifts to Chinese government officials from employees and consultants at a subsidiary.