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CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero To Participate On A Government Panel At The AWS Gov2Gov Summit On Responsible AI Innovation For The Public Sector

Date 18/10/2023

Joint Statement Of CFTC Commissioners Summer K. Mersinger And Caroline D. Pham Regarding Swap Block Thresholds

Date 18/10/2023

We support the extension of the staff no-action position in Letter No. 22-03, which extends the deadline for compliance with the Commission’s “swap block thresholds” from December 4, 2023 to July 1, 2024.  Swap data repositories (“SDRs”) and market participants have established that such an extension is appropriate because of various operational and technological challenges, and resulting inefficiencies, due in part to other global reporting requirements that are happening around the same time.  In addition, there have been unprecedented market shocks, disruptions, and other dislocations in the past several years that have adversely impacted market conditions and liquidity, and therefore merit further study and consideration of changes to the swap block thresholds and their impact on financial stability and systemic risk.

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Certain Block And Cap Amendments

Date 18/10/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a letter extending the no-action position taken in CFTC Letter No. 22-03 regarding the compliance dates for certain amendments, adopted in November 2020, to the CFTC’s swap data reporting rules concerning block trades and post-initial cap sizes.

Treasury International Capital Data for August

Date 18/10/2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for August 2023.  The next release, which will report on data for September 2023, is scheduled for November 16, 2023.

Fears For Tiers: Statement On Proposed Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing For NMS Stocks, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Oct. 18, 2023

Date 18/10/2023

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Regulators, as a general matter, are instinctively cautious. Caution can be a good thing. It can enable us to recognize dangers or threats early and to prepare appropriate responses. Caution, when tempered by a prudent and open mind, can help us protect investors and keep our markets fair and efficient. But sometimes healthy caution can metastasize into unhelpful and unproductive fear. This rulemaking appears to be the product of fear that is not rooted in reality. Accordingly, I cannot support it.

Fairer And More Competitive Public Markets, SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, Oct. 18, 2023

Date 18/10/2023

Last December, the Commission proposed significant reforms to enhance transparency and increase competition in our equities markets.

BOX Exchange Mandatory Annual Virtual Trading Floor Test

Date 18/10/2023

This notice is being issued to announce the mandatory annual Virtual Trading Floor (“VTF”) test on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CT for all BOX Trading Floor Participants.

Statement On Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing For NMS Stocks, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda, Oct. 18, 2023

Date 18/10/2023

Thank you, Chair Gensler. Today’s proposal would “prohibit national securities exchanges from offering volume-based transaction pricing for agency-related volume in certain stocks and … require national securities exchanges to disclose certain information if they offer volume-based transaction pricing for proprietary volume in these stocks.”

Brief Remarks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At A Fed Listens Event On Transitioning To The Post-Pandemic Economy, Hosted By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

Date 18/10/2023

Thank you, Tom. It is a pleasure to join you to take part in today's conversations.1 When we started Fed Listens back in 2019, the initiative was part of a broad, comprehensive review of the decisionmaking framework we use to pursue our monetary policy goals of maximum employment and price stability. We met with people across the country from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, and we learned a lot about how our monetary policy actions affect them, their businesses, and their communities. In light of the valuable insights we gained in those original listening sessions, we decided to expand the scope of Fed Listens to become an ongoing process of consultation with the public.

Q3/2023: Deutsche Börse Group Reports Further Growth And Completes Takeover Of SimCorp

Date 18/10/2023

Deutsche Börse Group has just published its financial results for Q3/2023. Please scroll down for the link to the entire report.