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Non-core inflation beating the consensus has increased the probability of a hike this month. 14 September’s inflation data from the USA delivered an upward surprise on the whole, increasing the probability of the Federal Reserve (Fed) hiking rates in October. The US dollar appreciated sharply …

Trade Nation agrees to acquire Stratos Markets’ FXCM UK client book, transfer due late November

Trade Nation has agreed to acquire the UK client book of Stratos Markets Limited, which operates as FXCM in Britain, and the transfer runs to a fixed timetable that ends on 22 November 2026.

Bar chart comparing CLS FX volumes by instrument (Forwards, Swaps, Spot) for Aug 2025, Jul 2026, and Aug 2026, showing Swaps as the largest volume; right panel shows growth on August 2025: Forwards +28.3%, Swaps +15.7%, Spot +8.8%.

Forwards outpace spot again as CLS August volumes reach $2.73tn

Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS reached USD2.73tn in August 2026, up 15.4% on August 2025. The composition is the more useful signal: forwards grew 28.3% year on year, swaps 15.7% and spot 8.8%, extending a mix shift away from outright directional trading. Spot fell in absolute terms month on month, from USD0.605tn in …

Virtu Financial Posts Strong Q2 2026, Boosts Trading Income by 31%

Virtu Financial reported Q2 2026 revenues up 19% to $1.19 billion, with trading income surging 31% and the board declaring a $0.24 per share dividend.

Daily Market Commentary

STOXX Launches New Global Equity Benchmark Family

STOXX Ltd., which is part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, announced Wednesday the launch of the STOXX Investable Market Indices (IMI), a new index family designed to support …

LSEG, London Stock Exchange

Moneybox Completes First Private Securities Market Transaction, Valuing Fintech at £800 Million

The London Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it has welcomed the first transaction by leading UK fintech Moneybox on its Private Securities Market, with the wealth management platform completing a …

Virtu Financial Announces Strong Preliminary Q2 2026 Results Ahead of $400 Million Loan Offering

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT) has released preliminary estimated results for the second quarter of 2026, revealing solid financial performance as the global market maker and financial services technology provider …

Admirals Group AS Sets August 10 Payment Date for Early Redemption of Tier 2 Subordinated Bonds

Admirals Group AS has announced it will early redeem its Tier 2 Subordinated Bonds, first issued on 5 February 2021 with a follow up issuance on 31 May 2021, and …

Marex Group Agrees to Acquire Bright Point International, Expanding Asia Pacific Clearing Business

Marex Group Limited (NASDAQ:MRX), the diversified global financial services platform, announced on July 9 that it has agreed to acquire Bright Point International (BPI), an Asian focused clearing business, in …

Marqeta to Execute 1-for-4 Reverse Stock Split

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the modern card issuing platform, will carry out a 1-for-4 reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of its Class A Common Stock, Class B Common …

HKEX

HKEX Marks 26th Anniversary with Launch of First ETF Tracking Its Own Tech Index

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has welcomed the listing of the first exchange traded fund (ETF) to track its proprietary HKEX Tech 100 Index, launched by E Fund …

The AI front opens in the US-China decoupling, and the bill lands on Chinese assets

The Anthropic-Alibaba distillation row reads as a corporate intellectual-property dispute, but it is better understood as the AI front of a US-China decoupling that is now repricing Chinese assets in …

Hong Kong stock exchange

Brokers weigh BABA single-stock CFD risk as Anthropic alleges record Claude data theft

Brokers listing Alibaba as a single-stock CFD face a two-session gap and an open-ended headline overhang after Anthropic accused the Chinese group of the largest illicit campaign to extract its …

JPY/USD

Dollar at a 13-month high; the yen nears Tokyo’s intervention line

The dollar is firmer against every major. The dollar index is around 101.7, its strongest since March 2025, up about 2.5% on the month; the euro sits near 1.16 despite …

BGC Group Reaffirms Q2 2026 Revenue and Earnings Outlook

BGC Group has reaffirmed its Q2 2026 outlook for revenue and pre-tax Adjusted Earnings, maintaining the guidance ranges originally published in its May 2026 financial results release.

Markets look through Australia’s jobs rebound as oil reclaims the RBA story

Australia's May labour report beat on the headline, yet the market read straight through it. The Australian dollar slipped 0.2% to $0.6891 and three-year government bond yields fell four basis …

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