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Ibovespa Has Biggest Rally Since January 1999 - Dollar Futures Has Daily Price Fluctuation Altered During Trading Session

Date 14/10/2008

The spot Bovespa Index closed 14.66% higher, at 40,829.13 points. This is the biggest one-day point gain since January 15th, 1999, when the Ibovespa rose 33.41%.

BM&FBOVESPA’s Home Broker Trades BRL30.01 Billion In September

Date 14/10/2008

Trading carried out through BM&FBOVESPA’s Home Broker trading platform registered the following market performance in September: A total trading volume of BRL30.01 billion, in comparison to BRL21.79 billion in August; an average daily volume of BRL1.36 billion, up from BRL1.04 billion in August; an average amount per trade of BRL9,352.15, down from BRL9,458.17 in the previous month; and a total number of 3.21 million trades averaging 145,849 trades per day, in comparison to 2.30 million and 1

Treasury Plan - SIFMA Supports Multi-pronged Strategy

Date 14/10/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) president and CEO, Tim Ryan, released the following statement after Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this morning announced it would spend up to the entire first tranche of $250 billion on bank recapitalization:

Written Testimony Of DCIO Director Ananda Radhakrishnan, Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Date 14/10/2008

Click here to download the written testimony of DCIO Director Ananda Radhakrishnan, to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date October 15, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 14/10/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date October 15, 2008 (effective with the October 14 evening session).

NYSE Liffe Announces Clearing Relationship With OCC - Clearing Through Options Clearing Corporation To Begin At The End Of The First-Quarter 2009

Date 14/10/2008

NYSE Liffe, LLC, the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced that it has chosen The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the world’s largest derivatives clearing organization, as its clearing house. This clearing function will become operational before the end of the first-quarter 2009, with minimal conversion required for NYSE Liffe customers.

Change In BOVESPA Trading Hours

Date 14/10/2008

Federal Open Market Committee Authorizes An Increase In The Size Of Its Temporary Reciprocal Currency Arrangement With The Bank of Japan

Date 14/10/2008

The Federal Open Market Committee has authorized an increase in the size of its temporary reciprocal currency arrangement (swap line) with the Bank of Japan, so that the Bank of Japan can provide U.S. dollar funding in quantities sufficient to meet demand.

US Treasury Hires Custodian Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Date 14/10/2008

The U.S. Treasury Department today announced that Bank of New York Mellon will serve as its custodian for the implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. Treasury hired the New York City-based firm Monday and work began immediately to help the Department with custodial, accounting, auction management and other infrastructure services needed to administer the complex portfolio of troubled assets the Department will purchase.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) Investigation Of Share Loans And Price Trends

Date 14/10/2008

During the summer and autumn, share lending increased to historically high levels for Swedish bank shares and financial shares. During the past few weeks, however, share lending has declined considerably for three of the four largest bank shares. The price trend during the same period has generally been volatile and downward. The development is similar for many non-financial shares.