#Financial Markets
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When to Trust Prediction Markets and When to Be Cautious
Prediction markets can offer valuable insights into future events, but their usefulness depends on several conditions, i...
ECB Hikes as Oil Passes $100 and Markets Price in the Fed
ECB raised rates by 25bp, Brent crude jumped above $100, and markets now put the odds of a Fed hike at over 85% as bond ...
Russia Launches Fast Broker-to-Broker Securities Transfers as VTB Leads
A new NSD-backed service goes live on 1 September, cutting portfolio moves from weeks to minutes and giving first-mover ...
Moscow Exchange Outlines Two-Year Path Toward Near 24/7 Trading
MOEX will first end weekend maintenance halts, then gradually align weekend and weekday sessions, with the full transiti...
New Fed Chair Warsh Faces Early Fire Over Communication, But El-Arian Defends Reform Push
Former Fed officials and columnists question Kevin Warsh's public silence; FT commentator Mohamed El-Arian argues the pu...
DAX's April 2025 Sell-Off Was Endogenous, Athens Study Finds
A University of West Attica study finds the German DAX was already in a fragile 'critical period' before the U.S. tariff...
Gold ETF Demand Doubles to Rs 6,300 Crore: What's Driving the Rush?
Investments in gold ETFs surged 136% in value to Rs 6,300 crore in Q2 2026, even as overall gold demand fell. The jump h...