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Distinguished Economist Steven Joseph Davis Appointed MAS Term Professor At NUS Business School

Date 04/04/2016

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed Professor Steven Joseph Davis, William H. Abbott Professor of International Business and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance from 4 April to 3 May 2016. Professor Davis will be hosted by NUS Business School during the term of the Professorship.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Letter To Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Date 03/04/2016

His Excellency Mr. Alexis Tsipras
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Athens, Greece

Dear Prime Minister,

Thank you for your letter of April 2, in which you ask about the IMF’s position regarding the program negotiations with Greece.

My view of the ongoing negotiations is that we are still a good distance away from having a coherent program that I can present to our Executive Board. I have on many occasions stressed that we can only support a program that is credible and based on realistic assumptions, and that delivers on its objective of setting Greece on a path of robust growth while gradually restoring debt sustainability.

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

Date 03/04/2016

The total value of shares traded for the month ending 31 March 2016 amounted to SAR 131.20 billion, increasing by 7.55% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,437.29* billion at the end of this period, increasing by 2.55% over the previous month.

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

Date 03/04/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 31 March 2016 amounted to SAR 24.66 billion, decreasing by 17.50% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,437.29* billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 1.38% over the previous week.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report - 1st Quarter 2016

Date 03/04/2016

At the end of the 1st quarter 2016 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 6,223.13 points, decreased by 2,555.76 points (29.11%) over the same period of the previous year. 

Remarks By U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary For Investment Security Aimen Mir At The Council On Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C.

Date 02/04/2016

The United States has long been the world’s leading destination for foreign direct investment.  From time to time, surges of investment from new sources, though much smaller in volume than investment from the traditional sources, spark discussion about the relative benefit and risks related to such investment.  It is useful, at the outset, to consider why these discussions have always led to the same conclusion: that it is in the national interest of the United States to maintain an open investment policy. 

CBOE Holdings Reports March 2016 Trading Volume

Date 01/04/2016

• Total ADV of 4.3 Million Contracts, Unchanged from March 2015
• Index Options ADV of 1.7 Million Contracts, Up 35% from Year Ago
• VIX Futures ADV Up 7% from March 2015

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 01/04/2016

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OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For March 2016 - First Quarter Volume Up 37% Compared To 2015

Date 01/04/2016

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its March 2016 volume of 1,437,201, an increase of 65% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,800 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.  

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports

Date 01/04/2016

The current reports for the week of March 29, 2016 are now available.