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MNI China Car Purchase Indicator: Chinese Car Buying Sentiment Slips - Plans To Buy Bounce Back Despite Higher Expectations For Fuel Price

Date 01/06/2016

The continued recovery in oil prices and heightened uncertainty about the economy left Chinese consumer sentiment towards the car market lower in May, relinquishing all of the gains notched in the month before. The fall in sentiment didn’t deter potential buyers though with plans to buy a car rising to an 11 month high.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Dubai Crude Oil For May 2016 Contract

Date 01/06/2016

Final settlement price of Dubai Crude Oil for May 2016 contract is 30,380 yen.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Plastics Futures To Contribute To Structural Reform On Supply Side

Date 01/06/2016

On May 26, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) joined hands with China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) and China National Light Industry Council (CNLIC) to host the “China Plastics Industry Conference (CPIC) 2016” in Shenzhen. DCE vice president Wang Fenghai said in his speech that under the New Normal involving in current transformation and upgrading of the economy and deepening the industrial restructuring at present, the supply-side structural reform has posed new requirements for the development of the plastics industry, the plastics enterprises have shown stronger demand for risk management than ever before, and the futures market will play a more significant and positive role in advancement of the supply-side structural reform and business operation.

CalPERS Comments On Federal Sentencing Of Former CEO Fred Buenrostro

Date 31/05/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today issued the following statements on the sentencing of its former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fred Buenrostro, in federal court in San Francisco on bribery charges. Mr. Buenrostro served as CEO of CalPERS from 2002 to 2008.

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme Aimed At Middle Class

Date 31/05/2016

BOX Options Exchange: Changes To The BOX Fee Schedule

Date 31/05/2016

Click here to download details of changes to the BOX fee schedule.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad On No-Action Letter Shanghai Clearing House

Date 31/05/2016

I am pleased that CFTC staff has granted important no-action relief to Shanghai Clearing House. As of today, Shanghai Clearing House will be allowed to temporarily clear certain swaps that are subject to mandatory clearing in China. This relief is intended as an interim measure, as Shanghai Clearing House intends to seek a permanent order exempting it from registration with respect to such swap clearing. It follows months of work between our respective staffs as well as the staff of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). We welcome this new relationship and look forward to continued collaboration.

SEC: Nashville Firm Schemed to Collect Extra Fees From Hedge Funds

Date 31/05/2016

CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues No-Action Letter For Shanghai Clearing House

Date 31/05/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today issued a time-limited no-action letter stating that DCR will not recommend that the CFTC take enforcement action against Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) for failing to register as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Report On Foreign Portfolio Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2015

Date 31/05/2016

The final results from the annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2015 were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2016; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2017.