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Dollar dips, but strong data trims losses
Reuters – But the dollar remained under pressure against the euro and other major currencies aside from the yen after a member of the European Central Bank Governing Council, Yves Mersch, said earlier that euro zone interest rates remain low in historical terms

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Chicago Tribune – 1. RISK BUTCHER TO THE WORLD: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange agreed in October to buy the Chicago Board of Trade, creating a global giant that will dominate trading in contracts on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities. The $8 billion takeover

FOREX-Dollar cuts losses vs Europe, buoyed by strong data
Reuters – NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The dollar slipped, but came off session lows against European currencies on Thursday after stronger-than-expected U.S. data suggested a far more resilient economy than a recent run of reports had indicated. Signs of a

Dollar Slightly Lower vs. Yen in Asia
MSN MoneyCentral – Against other Asian currencies, the dollar was mixed, rising to 929.5 South Korean won from 929.4 the previous day. It fell to 49.03 Philippine pesos from 49.16. 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published

Dollar Mixed, Gold Up in Europe
Forbes – The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies in late European trading Friday. Gold prices rose. The euro traded at $1.3164, up from $1.3146 late Thursday in New York. Later, in midday trading in New York, the euro fetched $1.3198. Other

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Commodities'downturn could cause real pain
Greenwich Time – The advisers, officially registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as commodity trading advisers, manage about $70 billion, and Morgan Stanley's Roach said they likely represent a small portion of the asset class. The flood of investor

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NYMEX to Introduce Six Soft Commodity Futures Contracts
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DJ Agriculture Calendar – Futures, Options Dates – Dec 27 -2-
TMCnet – (Comtex Energy Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) June 29 MGE July wheat futures first notice day June 29 CBOT July corn futures first notice day June 29 CBOT July oat futures first notice day June 29 CBOT July soymeal, soyoil futures first notice day June

Brokerage upgrades CME, CBOT stock
Crain's Chicago Business – Hedging at the CME | December 14 08:51:00, 2006'Very good progress'on CME-CBOT deal | December 13 17:30:00, 2006 CBOE wants to end CBOT rights on options exchange | December 12 12:36:00, 2006 Wealth index rises at PowerShares | December 09, 2006

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Onlypunjab.com – CBOT Corn Review: Ends Up; Rallies On Tech Inspired Buying Publish Date : 12/27/2006 1:52:00 PM Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade ended higher Tuesday, rallying to over 3-week highs on technically inspired buying, analysts said. UNICEF

CME Hit Record Volume Friday
MSN MoneyCentral – The data led to sharply higher prices and lower implied yields for interest rate products, which are the most popular products at CME and at its partner in a proposed merger, CBOT Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Chicago Board of Trade. CBOT

Business Briefs – Friday
Investors Business Daily – CBOT slid 1.6% to 156.44. Int'l Securities Exchange, ( ISE ) an options exchange, said its Nov. average daily trading volume rose 22.2% from a year ago. Total volume for the month rose to 52.7 mil contracts. Shares fell 1.5% to 52.36. Aspen

CBOT Challenges Unilateral Decree of CBOE Board to Terminate
MSN MoneyCentral – CHICAGO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CBOT Holdings, Inc. ("CBOT") BOT today sought leave to file a second amended complaint against the CBOE and its Board in Delaware Court of Chancery and issued the following statement: Consistent with its

CBOT, Chicago Merc: DOJ Seeks More Info
MSN MoneyCentral – CHICAGO (AP) – The parent companies of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade said Friday that the Justice Department has requested additional information about their pending $8 billion deal to combine operations into a single

DJ GRAIN UPDATE: China To Slow Biofuel Rush For Food Security
TMCnet – Growers Grp Would Back Changes To CBOT SRW Wheat Contract CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–The National Association of Wheat Growers would support several possible changes to the Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract, including increasing the

Euronext.liffe to launch EuroMTS govt bond index futures on Jan 24
Forbes – PARIS (AFX) – Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext NV, said it will launch EuroMTS Government Bond Index futures contracts on Jan 24. The contracts will relate to the EuroMTS Eurozone Government Broad Index (710 years

US RATE FUTURES-Inch up on mild Nov core PCE reading
Reuters – CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. short-term interest rate futures turned slightly higher on Friday, boosting the implied chances of a Federal Reserve rate cut in the first quarter after a mild inflation reading for November. Implied chances of a Fed cut by

Futures reach for new record
CNN Money – NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A couple of more acquisitions and a rebound in overseas stocks could help keep the rally rolling for U.S. equities. Stock futures , which predict the direction of stocks at the open, were higher in early trading. A late

Euronext investors set to back tie-up with NYSE
Times Online – of the creation of the world s first transatlantic exchanges conglomerate, the merger of Euronext with the New York Stock Exchange. Euronext, which operates the Paris, Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels exchanges and Liffe, the London futures trading

PRESS DIGEST – Wall Street Journal – Dec 14
Reuters – Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently advised BP Plc (BP.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) that it intends to bring a civil enforcement action against the company over its trading in unleaded-gasoline futures in October 2002, BP said in a

UPDATE: CME, CBOT See Merger Done Mid-2007; Vote In 1Q
Beurs.nl – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also required to sign off on the merger.'Today's filing represents a major milestone for CBOT and CME toward successfully completing the proposed transaction,'CBOT said in a press release Thursday. CME

Enron: Beyond the Verdicts
MSNBC – In less than a year after Enron's collapse, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission began writing rules exempting commodity hedge funds from traditional oversight. In response, they have snapped up Enron's speculative trading business, infusing

RPT German shares closed higher led by chemical giant Bayer UPDATE
Forbes – The exchange also announced it will reduce trade-related fees on its joint venture futures trading platform Eurex. Specific figures on the new fees were not given, but the company said if the new price structure were to have been used on trade over

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CFTC Commissioner Frederick Hatfield resigns
Reuters – WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. futures industry regulator, said on Thursday that Commissioner Frederick Hatfield, a Democrat, is resigning effective Dec. 31. No immediate reason was given for the

Dollar flat vs. major currencies
Marketwatch – Currency speculators had boosted their positions against the dollar as of last Tuesday, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

US announces new punishment for AWB
West Online – US Senator Norm Coleman has also called for the AWB and its US affiliate, AWB USA, to have its registration revoked or suspended from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). A class-action lawsuit involving US farmers allegedly hurt by the

Tk 1cr Saudi currencies seized at ZIA
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 11 hours ago Customs officials at Zia International Airport seized Saudi currencies worth over Tk 1.12 crore from a Singapore bound passenger's luggage on Monday night.

FX round-up: Dollar recovers against major currencies
ShareCast, UK - Dec 17, 2006 2004. Sterling remained strong against major currencies, buoyed by a raft of stronger than expected economic data in the UK. Recent

The dollar fell sharply versus the European currencies on Tuesday
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 1 hour ago by Cornelius Luca. The dollar fell sharply versus the European currencies on Tuesday, but marked time against the yen, as the yen crosses surged.

Dollar Mixed Against Major Currencies
Houston Chronicle, United States - Dec 18, 2006 NEW YORK The dollar was mixed against other major currencies Monday after the government said the nation's current account trade deficit hit a record high

Weekly Comment on Currencies
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - Dec 18, 2006 by Alina Vlaica. The US currency started the week lower after former FED President Alan Greenspan signaled a lower dollar in the

Brazil and Argentina adopt local currencies for bilateral trade
Macauhub, China - Dec 17, 2006 Brasilia, Brazil, 18 Dec The Brazilian and Argentinean authorities said Friday that they would begin using their own currencies (the real and the peso) for

Asian currencies pause, but further gains likely
INQ7.net, Philippines - Dec 12, 2006 SINGAPORE — Most Asian currencies were steady versus the US dollar on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged, as expected.

Asia currencies steady; Paulson urges yuan flexibility
INQ7.net, Philippines - Dec 13, 2006 SINGAPORE — Most Asian currencies were steady on Thursday as the dollar held ground on solid US retail sales data, while US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

Mangalore: Numismatic Exhibition Brings out Rare Collection of
Daijiworld.com, India - Dec 11, 2006 Mangalore, Dec 11: An exhibition of rare currencies Karavali Nanya Darshana was organized by the Dakshina Kannada Philatelic and Numismatic Association

Brazil, Argentina: Local Currencies To Be Used
Stratfor - Dec 15, 2006 Brazil and Argentina will use local currencies instead of the US dollar for future bilateral trade transactions, according to a Dec.

Currencies: Won leads fall in region as yen declines
International Herald Tribune, France - Dec 11, 2006 HONG KONG: The South Korean won led Asian currencies lower Monday on speculation that the central bank would sell the currency to help exporters as the

Currencies: US retail sales report sends dollar on upswing
International Herald Tribune, France - Dec 13, 2006 By Min Zeng and Daniel Kruger Bloomberg News. NEW YORK: The dollar rose to a three-week high against the yen Wednesday after a report

Business Briefs – Friday
Investors Business Daily – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME ) saw trading volume jump 28% in Nov. from a year ago as its Globex electronic trading platform saw a 38% increase in trading. It said 77% of trading volume was conducted electronically. The Chicago Board of Trade (

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DJ LIVESTOCK UPDATE: Most CME Cattle Up On Active Spreads
TMCnet – 1158 EST [Dow Jones] Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures are higher midday, with live cattle price strength seen coming from summer contracts. Feeder futures are drawing additional support from slightly lower corn prices

ACS 2006 – Latest Advances in Surgical Adhesives and Sealants CME/CE
Medscape News – Are there any substitutes for sutures to reestablish tissue continuity? Are there alternatives to clamps, ligatures, or cautery for control of bleeding? The goal of this general session from the American College of Surgeons 92nd Annual Clinical

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CBOE moves to terminate CBOT s exercise rights
Financial News Online US, UK - Dec 13, 2006 The Chicago Board Options Exchange has taken steps to terminate exercise rights held by members of Chicago Board of Trade once CBOT has merged with CME as the

Doctors need CME for licence
AME Info, United Arab Emirates - Dec 12, 2006 Continuing Medical Education. Completion of the online programme will go towards CME certification. Replication or redistribution

CME FX Volume Crosses the 1 Million Contract Mark
Earthtimes.org - Dec 11, 2006 11 — CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, reached a

CME FX Volume Crosses the 1 Million Contract Mark
Earthtimes.org - Dec 11, 2006 11 — CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, reached a

CME Says It Will Expand Belly Storage Season Next Year
CattleNetwork.com, KS - Dec 7, 2006 CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) next year will start belly storage season one month earlier, on Oct.

CME Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Present at Goldman
Yahoo! News (press release) - Dec 11, 2006 (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME – News) announced today that CME Chairman (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME – News) became the first publicly traded US financial exchange on Dec. 6, 2002.

CME Cattle Review: Most Gain On Cash Hopes Spreads Active
CattleNetwork.com, KS - Dec 7, 2006 CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle contracts posted price gains Thursday amid talk that beef packer bids for this week

CME Pork Review: Hogs Drop Amid Cash, Spreads, Charts
CattleNetwork.com, KS - Dec 11, 2006 What s more, December s upside potential was undermined by speculation about where the spot month and CME s hog index will meet when December expires