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Japanese Yen: BoJ expectations skewed to upside – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Japan’s June Consumer Price Index (CPI) to edge higher across headline and core measures, with core ex fresh food and energy steady at 1.8%. Swaps discount a 25 bps B…

UK PM Starmer: My work is done

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer, the seventh PM since Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), delivers his resignation to King Charles at Buckingham Palace. Keir said in his final speech that h…

Hyperliquid Opens Prediction Market Creation Under HIP-4

Hyperliquid is preparing to let anyone launch prediction markets under its HIP-4 framework. New markets will use validator-approved on-chain templates, and deployers must stake 500,000 HYPE, with the risk of slashing fo…

$100 Billion ETFs: Meet the New Class of Mega-Funds

I have been tracking the ETF industry for a long time. I remember when the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) made history as the very first ETF to hit the $100 billion mark. Since then nearly two dozen have joined SPY. In mi…

Bitcoin Price USD Faces Key $64K Support This Week

Bitcoin Price USD is approaching a key support level at $64,000, according to this market analysis. Holding above that level could support a move toward the previous weekly high near $65,500, with $67,000 identified as …

Morgan Stanley Leads AI Debt Financing Boom

Morgan Stanley surpassed Goldman Sachs in debt financing tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure during the first half of 2026. The bank earned $2.3 billion in debt and equity fees, driven by funding for AI data …