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President Sarkozy Calls For A “New Bretton Woods”

Date 27/01/2010

French President Sarkozy calls for “a new Bretton Woods” and a re-examination of the fairness of globalization and capitalism The world must move from rhetoric to reality and take concrete action to address priorities such as the economic crisis and climate change, said President Doris Leuthard of the Swiss Confederation If long-term global problems are ignored, the economic crisis could lead to a social crisis
Federal Open Market Committee Statement

Date 27/01/2010

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and that the deterioration in the labor market is abating. Household spending is expanding at a moderate rate but remains constrained by a weak labor market, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. Business spending on equipment and software appears to be picking up, but investment in structures is still contracting and employe
Kansas City Board Of Trade Announces Officers, Directors For 2010

Date 27/01/2010

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces 2010 officers and directors, who took office at a regular board meeting held yesterday. Members of the Kansas City Board of Trade elected Richard L. Mandl, Vice President - Investments, Global Commodities Group, Prudential Bache Commodities LLC, as chairman in an election held earlier this month. Mandl served as first vice chairman of the KCBT in 2009 and as second vice chairman in 2008. The first vice chairman traditionally has assumed the chair
U.S Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Written Testimony Before The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform

Date 27/01/2010

Chairman Towns, Ranking Member Issa, members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
MEPs Must Not Take A Blanket Approach To Derivatives

Date 27/01/2010

The European Parliament risks treating all derivative products the same way, rather than differentiating between products based on their complexity and the systemic risk they pose, Kay Swinburne MEP has warned today after the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee held its first discussion on regulating Derivatives.

European Central Bank And Other Central Banks Decide To Discontinue The Temporary Swap Lines With The Federal Reserve

Date 27/01/2010

In coordination with other central banks, the European Central Bank (ECB) confirms the expiration of its temporary liquidity swap lines with the Federal Reserve on 1 February 2010. These lines, which were established to counter pressures in global funding markets, are no longer needed given the improvements seen in the functioning of financial markets over the past year. Central banks will continue to cooperate as needed.
January 2010 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 27/01/2010

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.24% Loss in JANUARY, European Stocks Lose 2.71%, Asia Falls 0.05% and World Equities Fall by 2.92% Travel & Leisure Sector Posts Biggest Gain for January in Europe & Worldwide, Telecommunications Takes the Hardest Hit for January in U.S.
BATS Receives SEC Approval For US Options Exchange - Plans To Go Live Friday, February 26th, Pending Industry-Wide Options Symbology Implementation

Date 27/01/2010

BATS Exchange received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to operate a US equity options platform and expects to go live on Friday, February 26th, pending industry-wide options symbology consolidation and testing.
Preqin: Number Of Infrastructure Deals Involving Unlisted Fund Managers In 2009 At A Four-Year Low - First Drop In Annual Deal Volume Since Emergence Of Unlisted Infrastructure Asset Class

Date 27/01/2010

Unlisted infrastructure fund managers across the globe completed 130 deals in 2009, the lowest annual total since 2005. This represented a drop of nearly a third from the number of deals in 2008, the first since unlisted infrastructure funds emerged as a distinct investment strategy. However, given the market conditions, infrastructure deal volume has shown resilience. Between 2008 and 2009, the annual infrastructure deal volume fell by 33%, compared to an 82% decrease in infrastructure fundr
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/01/2010

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 1 February 2010, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's