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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of February 2019 Mini ＆ Option contracts

Date 25/02/2019

Final Settlement Prices of  February 2019 Mini & Option contracts

• Gold Mini (Gold Options)  : 4,722yen(per gram)
• Platinum Mini                  : 2,990yen(per gram)

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: South And Provan Jailed For 4 Years And 6 Months On Crimes Act Charges

Date 25/02/2019

Two men have both been sentenced to four years and six months in prison at Tauranga District Court on charges brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 24/02/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

The Chairman Of The Iraqi Securities Commission Visits The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE)

Date 24/02/2019

Dr. Jawad Anani, the ASE's Directors of the Board Chairman received Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Al- Saedi, the Chairman of the Iraqi Securities Commission, with the present of Mr. Nader Azar, the ASE’s CEO, where they discussed the ways to enhance communication and joint cooperation between the ASE and the ISC, as they reiterated on the depth relations between the two countries and they were looking for enhancing the cooperation between them in the future. On the other hand, they discussed the possible ways to exchange experiences and promote the investment environment through facilitating the listing of listed companies' shares at both securities markets.

Dubai Financial Market Nurtures Culture Of Innovation Amongst Employees And Participants Via Series Of Activities During The “UAE Innovation Month 2019”

Date 24/02/2019

• The market organizes five brainstorming sessions for employees, brokers, listed companies, custodians and strategic partners on ways to ignite innovation flairs  
• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Innovation is a main pillar of DFM’s strategy 2021 aiming at strengthening its leading position amongst innovative exchanges in line with leadership’s vision”

Is Economics For Me? Increasing The Participation Of Black Women In Economics, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At The Sadie T. M. Alexander Conference For Economics, Washington, D.C.

Date 23/02/2019

It is an honor to be a part of the inaugural Sadie T. M. Alexander conference in economics and related fields. I want to thank each of you in this room and those of you livestreaming who form the Sadie Collective. Special thanks go to Mykelle Richburg, Kayla Jones, Olusayo Adeleye, George-Ann Ryan, Jada Houser, Fanta Traore, and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman for taking the initiative and launching this organization and this conference to increase the representation of black women in the field of economics. I applaud your efforts, and I support your mission.

U.S. Department Of Justice: U.S. Seeks To Recover Approximately $38 Million Allegedly Obtained From Corruption Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund

Date 23/02/2019

The Justice Department announced today the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $38 million in assets allegedly associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.  Combined with civil forfeiture complaints filed in July 2016 seeking more than $1 billion in assets, and civil forfeiture complaints filed in June 2017 seeking approximately $540 million in assets, this case represents the largest action brought under the Department’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative.  Assets now subject to forfeiture in this case total approximately $1.7 billion.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 22/02/2019

The current reports for the week of February 22, 2019 are now available.

Nasdaq Files Annual Report On Form 10-K

Date 22/02/2019

On February 22, 2019, Nasdaq filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Form 10-K can be accessed on Nasdaq’s website at http://ir.nasdaq.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Future Of The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman For Supervision Randal K. Quarles, At The 2019 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, Sponsored By The Initiative On Global Markets At The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business, New York, New York

Date 22/02/2019

When I was asked to participate on this panel in the middle of last year, the prevailing metaphor regarding Federal Reserve balance sheet policy was "as boring as watching paint dry." Well, times have changed, and I commend the conference organizers for their foresight. Today I would like to discuss some of the recent decisions that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has made regarding the balance sheet and lay out a rough framework for some further issues that are on the horizon.