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Speech By Shenzhen Stock Exchange Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai At The Launch Ceremony Of "The Venture Capital Day Of Shenzhen" And The SZSE Technology And IP Exchange

Date 10/11/2022

It is a great pleasure to attend the opening ceremony of "the Venture Capital Day of Shenzhen" and the SZSE Technology and IP Exchange. I would like to extend my warm congratulations on the successful convening of this conference on behalf of CSRC.
Wong King Hoi Jailed For Obstruction Of Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission’s Search Operation

Date 10/11/2022

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Mr Wong King Hoi to two weeks of imprisonment after his conviction of the offence of obstructing employees of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in the execution of a search warrant following a prosecution brought by the SFC. Wong was ordered to pay the SFC’s investigation costs.
HashKey Group Receives Full Licences To Operate Virtual Asset Trading Platform From The Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission

Date 10/11/2022

Hash Blockchain Limited (“HBL”), a member of the HashKey Group (“HashKey” or the “Group”), a digital asset financial services group in Asia, has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) to operate a virtual asset trading platform, under a Type 1 (dealing in securities) licence and a Type 7 (providing automated trading services (“ATS”)) licence for professional investors.
Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Trading Ceases At 13:30 Today, November 10, 2022 - Interest Rate Derivative Market Closed November 11, 2022

Date 10/11/2022

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, November 10, 2022. Furthermore, the interest rate derivative market will be closed on November 11, 2022.
US Assistant Secretary Alexia Latortue And Climate Counselor John Morton Lead US Treasury Delegation At COP27

Date 10/11/2022

This week, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for International Trade and Development Alexia Latortue and Climate Counselor to the Secretary John Morton are leading a delegation of Treasury officials to the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Today, on Finance Day, Assistant Secretary Latortue and Counselor Morton participated in several events in which they discussed Treasury’s work to scale up public and private climate finance flows in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Specifically, they highlighted the United States’ international public climate finance commitments, including Treasury’s recent $950 billion loan to the Clean Technology Fund; the United States’ historic domestic climate investments, including the Inflation Reduction Act’s $270 billion in clean energy-related tax incentives; and Treasury’s work on adaptation in support of President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience. Assistant Secretary Latortue also highlighted Treasury’s multilateral development bank (MDB) evolution agenda that seeks to evolve the MDBs so that they can better address global challenges like climate change. This includes a focus on vision, incentive structures, operational structures and financial capacity. Counselor Morton and Assistant Secretary Latortue also discussed the progress of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) agenda, including South Africa’s release of their JETP Investment Plan recently, as well as the United States’ and other donor countries’ ongoing work with the Government of Indonesia to advance the development of a JETP with Indonesia.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With United Kingdom Chancellor Of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt

Date 09/11/2022

Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. Secretary Yellen highlighted the importance of the longstanding U.S.-UK bilateral relationship and congratulated Chancellor Hunt on his appointment. She discussed finalizing and implementing a price cap on Russian oil to put downward pressure on global energy prices while denying Russia revenue to fund its brutal war, and highlighted the importance of collectively supporting Ukraine’s economic assistance needs. The Secretary also discussed efforts to support the global economy and strengthen supply chains.
Nasdaq Announces End Of Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 31, 2022

Date 09/11/2022

At the end of the settlement date of October 31, 2022, short interest in 3,440 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 10,444,123,033 shares compared with 10,553,498,844 shares in 3,446 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 14, 2022. The end of October short interest represents 2.81 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.96 days for the prior reporting period.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger Regarding Extension Of Staff No-Action Letter 20-31 For Swaps Executed As Part Of Certain Package Transactions

Date 09/11/2022

I support the continuation of no-action relief that is being provided through the extension of Staff No-Action Letter 20-31 for package transactions where at least one individual swap component is subject to the trade execution requirement, and all other components are futures contracts (MAT/Futures Package Transactions). This extended no-action relief will benefit market participants that might otherwise be unable to execute MAT/Futures Package Transactions, which are heavily traded in today’s markets, while the Commission continues to consider permanent solutions including, if appropriate, amendments to CFTC regulations.
CFTC Staff Extends No-Action Position For Certain Types Of Package Transactions From The Trade Execution Requirement For Swaps

Date 09/11/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today extended its no-action position for swaps executed as part of a package transaction in the categories described below. This extension will enable DMO to continue to assess the appropriate response for applying the trade execution requirement to swaps in certain types of package transactions. This no-action position will expire at 11:59 pm (ET) on the earlier of: (i) November 15, 2025, or (ii) the applicable effective date or compliance date of a CFTC action, including without limitation a rulemaking or order, that provides a permanent solution.
NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 09/11/2022

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 31, 2022.