The CFTC's Division of Clearing and Risk extended no-action relief from DCO registration to a Chinese clearing house, for purposes of clearing swaps of proprietary accounts of their clearing members and affiliates.

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-PA) raised numerous concerns about the proposed "National Critical Capabilities Act," also known as "outbound CFIUS."

OFAC sanctioned two individuals, 13 entities and two vessels for facilitating the sale and transport of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products.

The member states making up the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center, a multinational organization created to counter money laundering and terrorist financing networks in the Arabian Peninsula, sanctioned 16 individuals, entities and groups affiliated with regional terrorist organizations.

OFAC sanctioned an individual, two banks and a trading company for their ongoing support of North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.