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  • CFTC Orders Citigroup Inc. And Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. To Pay $525,000 Penalty For Violating Wheat Futures Speculative Position Limits

    Date 21/09/2012

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges that Citigroup Inc. (Citigroup) of New York, N.Y., and Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) of London, England, exceeded speculative position limits in wheat futures contracts in trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), which is part of CME Group, Inc. The CFTC order requires Citigroup and CGML to pay a $525,000 civil monetary penalty and cease and desist from further violations of section 4a(b)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulation 150.2, as charged.

  • Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The ECB (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates)

    Date 21/09/2012

    Market Operations

    Technical features of Outright Monetary Transactions

    On 6 September 2012, the Governing Council decided on a number of technical features regarding the Eurosystem’s outright transactions in secondary sovereign bond markets that aim at safeguarding an appropriate monetary policy transmission and the singleness of the monetary policy. The framework for conducting these Outright Monetary Transactions is outlined in a press release published on the ECB’s website on the same day.

  • Symbols, Cymbals And Systems - A Culture Shift Conversation - Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Hard Assets Investment Conference, Chicago, IL

    Date 21/09/2012

    Introduction

    Thank you for that generous introduction and for the invitation to speak with you today in Chicago. I’m excited to be here.

  • Statement Of The Troika On The Greek Review Mission

    Date 21/09/2012

    The European Commission/European Central Bank/International Monetary Fund mission in Athens will take a brief pause from its discussions with the authorities on the programme review. It expects to return to Athens after about a week. During this period some mission experts will remain in Athens to assist the authorities with further technical work, while contacts will continue with the authorities from respective headquarters. The mission has had productive discussions with the authorities since early September and has made good progress during this period. The mission looks forward to continuing those discussions soon in Athens, with the goal of reaching agreement on a set of economic policies that could provide the basis for a successful completion of the review.

  • Good Government: Making It Our Mission, Not Just A Slogan - Remarks By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, University Of Notre Dame Business Law Forum

    Date 21/09/2012

    It’s a pleasure to address the Business Law Forum. I would like to extend a special thank you to Professor Patricia O’Hara for her generous offer to come back to South Bend on one of the most important weekends of the year. It has been some time since I was last here, but believe it or not, I was born here and lived here until I was 6 years old and was at that time a fan of the Fighting Irish.