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Australian Dollar: Jobs strength keeps RBA hike priced – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes AUD/USD is consolidating near 0.7000 after strong Australia employment data. Solid June job gains keep Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hike expectations alive, with cas…

Crypto ETFs: A More Selective Market Emerges

The crypto market has entered a more selective phase. Financial institutions continue to explore practical concepts like tokenization, stablecoins, and incorporating crypto trading alongside equities on their platforms.…

Repricing, Not Retreating: The Strategic Migration to CLOs

When it comes to investing in alternative markets, the private credit market has been garnering attention in recent years. However, a “software selloff” combined with transparency concerns have some investors questionin…

Altcoin News: Inside the Tokens Quietly Outperforming

The altcoin market is picking up steam, but the move still looks selective rather than a broad altseason. Bitcoin dominance sits high at 58.85%. The total crypto market cap is around $2.33 trillion. Additionally, the Al…

Euro: ECB seen hiking in September – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke argues the European Central Bank (ECB) can delay action today but will keep a hawkish tone as inflation stays near 3% and core pressures may even rise. She expects the next rate move to 2.50…

Australian Dollar: RBA tone may turn hawkish – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur highlights a strong Australian labor market, with 76,000 jobs added and participation back near historic highs, prompting markets to raise the implied probability of an RBA hike to 30%. Despit…