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US Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer At The C. Peter McColough Series On International Economics, Council On Foreign Relations, New York, New York, February 1, 2016, Recent Monetary Policy

Date 01/02/2016

I would like to thank the Council on Foreign Relations for the kind invitation to come meet with all of you this morning. I am looking forward to a lively discussion. To get things started, I thought I could provide some background on recent monetary policy decisions.

Statement Of Chairman Timothy Massad On CFTC’s Decision To Grant Eurex Clearing AG Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization

Date 01/02/2016

Today we are approving the registration of Eurex Clearing. I am very pleased that Eurex has chosen to register with the CFTC, and that the Commission has unanimously approved this application.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Investor Activity On GPW Markets: January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

• The value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book1 on the Main Market decreased by 21.1% year on year in January 2016 as the capitalisation of domestic companies decreased by 16.5%
  
• The volume of trade in index futures was 393.5 thousand contracts, a decrease of 6.7% year on year
  
• The value of bond issues listed on Catalyst increased by 8.4% year on year to PLN 69.9 billion at the end of January 2016 
  
• The total volume of spot and forward transactions in electricity was 11.8 TWh in January 2016 compared to 14.3 TWh in January 2015
  
• The total volume of forward and spot transactions in natural gas was 9.3 TWh in January 2016, a decrease of 17.7% year on year

CFTC Grants Eurex Clearing AG Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization - Eurex Clearing AG Also Given No Action Relief To Continue Servicing Swaps

Date 01/02/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order granting Eurex Clearing AG (Eurex Clearing) registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). This action furthers the CFTC’s commitment to working across borders to promote central clearing.

CBOE To List SPX Wednesday-Expiring Weeklys Options

Date 01/02/2016

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that it plans to list S&P 500® Index (SPX) Wednesday-expiring Weeklys^SM options beginning February 23, 2016. 

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

Date 01/02/2016

The total value of shares traded for the month ending 31 January 2016 amounted to SAR 115.15 billion, decreasing by 9.14% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,371.19 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 13.16% over the previous month.

Finansinspektionen: New Rules For Notification Of Changes In Major Shareholdings

Date 01/02/2016

An overview of some of the legislative amendments following the entry of the revised Transparency Directive (2013/50/EU) into Swedish law on 1 February 2016.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report - January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

At the end of January 2016 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 5,996.57 points, decreased by (915.19 points) 13.24% over the close of the previous month.

EBA 5th Anniversary Conference To Discuss Achievements And Future Work Of The Agency

Date 01/02/2016

As the European Banking Authority (EBA) gets ready to mark its first five years of activities with its conference in London this Friday, Chairperson Andrea Enria explains the conference will be about dialogue with banking stakeholders on achievements and remaining challenges in strengthening the EU banking sector.

Key Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

• Trading turnover of CHF 112.7 billion (+13.8% month-on-month) and number of trades 4,635,785 (+19.9% versus the previous month)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.6 billion