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S&P Dow Jones Indices' Market Attributes: Index Dashboard US
February 28, 2014--Highlights this month include:
U.S. stocks rebounded from last month's decline as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both gained more than 4%.
The S&P 500 ended the month with another record close (1859). Volatility ticked lower as the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures index declined 13%.
With the exception of telecom, all sectors of the S&P 500 gained in February. Materials and consumer discretionary were the leaders, gaining 7% and 6%, respectively. The third best sector, health care, also delivered the best sectoral performance over the last 12 months (39%).
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
CFTC Staff Re-Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Commodity Options
February 28, 2014--In an effort to address questions the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has received regarding the Trade Option Form (Form TO) filing process and the circumstances which trigger the filing requirement, to day the Division of Market Oversight (DMO) is re-issuing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document on this topic.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Revisions to CBO's Projection of Potential Output Since 2007
February 28, 2014--As part of its economic and budgetary projections, CBO estimates past and future potential output-also called potential gross domestic product (GDP), and defined as the maximum sustainable amount of real (inflation-adjusted) output that the economy can produce.
For various reasons, CBO's projections for potential GDP in a specific year can change over time. This report examines a change in CBO's projections of potential output for the year 2017, comparing the projection it published in January 2007 with the one it released in February 2014. From the earlier projection to the more recent, CBO’s projection for potential output in 2017 declhttp://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/45150-PotentialOutput.pdfined by 7.3 percent.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
SEC Said to Ask Banks to Explain Exchange-Traded Note Disclosure
February 28, 2014--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking whether banks are adequately explaining the risks of exchange-traded notes, a step toward its first new guidance for the market in almost eight years, according to people familiar with the matter.
The agency sent banks a letter earlier this month that focuses on fees they charge when issuing the notes, the values of the securities and how they are marketed, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. ETNs are a type of bank debt traded on exchanges that use derivatives to wager on everything from gold and stocks to volatility indexes.
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Source: Bloomberg
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
February 28, 2014--The current reports for the week of February 25, 2014 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics-Monitoring the Economy Update
February 28, 2014-The U.S. Department of the Treasury Economic Statistics-Monitoring the Economy report-Quarterly Economic Data Tables have been updated.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Fee Rate Advisory #4 for Fiscal Year 2014
February 28, 2014--Pursuant to Section 31(j)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commission has determined that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 fee rate for fiscal year 2014 is not required.
The Section 31 fee rate for fiscal 2014 will remain at the current rate of $17.40 per million through March 17, 2014, and as previously announced, the rate will change to $22.10 per million starting March 18, 2014. This rate will remain in place until September 30, 2014 or 60 days after the enactment of a regular FY 2015 appropriation, whichever is later. The Section 31 assessment on round turn transactions in security futures also will remain at $0.0042 per transaction.
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Source: SEC.gov
S&P ends at record but off day's high on Ukraine worries
February 28, 2014--The S&P 500 ended at another record close on Friday but well off the day's highs as worries about tensions in Ukraine caused investors to take profits ahead of the weekend.
All three major indexes closed out the month with strong gains, however. The Dow scored its best monthly percentage gain since January 2013, while the S&P 500 had its best month since October.
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Source: Reuters
Preliminary Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2013
February 28, 2014--February 28, 2014--Preliminary data from a survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2013 were released today on the Treasury website. Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2014.
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 2014; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2015.
Complementary surveys measuring U.S. holdings of foreign securities are also carried out annually. Data from the most recent survey, reporting on securities held at year-end 2013, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported by August 29, 2014.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
Institutional investors move into fixed income ETFs
February 27, 2014--Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to take on a bigger role in institutional portfolios, according to a new report.
The Greenwich Associates report, which was sponsored by iShares, notes that American investors are making sweeping changes to their fixed-income portfolios in response to the post-crisis regulatory changes in the bond markets, the current interest-rate environment and expectations of future rate increases.
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Source: Benefits Canada
