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Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Weakens, But Farmers Believe U.S. Policy Headed In Right Direction

Date 05/08/2025

Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined again in July. 

Exuberance Factors To Boil Down Complexities And Anticipate The Future: By Kelvin To, Founder And President Of Data Boiler Technologies

Date 05/08/2025

Noumenon of World Order to some extent resembles the parable of “blind people and an elephant”. With the aid of AI, can humankind better comprehend our world? Is AI only interested in craving more data unable to discern between sarcasm and the truth. Only .00003% of things that happen actually matter. Chasing big data consumes mental and physical energy. The premise that “more data leads to better performance” in Large Language Models (LLM) is increasingly being questioned. LLMs may soon run out of useful data. Per acclaimed author Alain de Botton, “There are multiple versions of truth. The news, while attempting to inform, often selectively highlights certain aspects rather than recording everything in its entirety.” By no means does this article prophesize the future, nor is it an attempt to boil the ocean. It is written based on 4 selected exuberance factors to reduce the complexities to focus on the importance of matters in the financial markets.  

Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Reports The Results Of The Financial Statements For The Second Quarter And The First Half Of 2025

Date 05/08/2025

TASE concludes the second quarter with record results of 29% revenue growth to NIS 136 million and 80% profit growth

• Total revenues of NIS 136.1 million for TASE in Q2-2025, compared to NIS 105.1 million in the corresponding quarter last year - a 29% increase.
• TASE’s profit for the quarter came to NIS 43.6 million, compared to NIS 24.3 million in the corresponding quarter - an 80% increase.
• Adjusted EBITDA came to NIS 71.6 million this quarter, compared to NIS 45.8 million in the corresponding quarter - a 56% increase.
• The EBITDA Margin increased to 52.6% this quarter, compared to 43.6% in the corresponding quarter last year, a 9% increase.
• Nine new companies completed IPOs on TASE in the first half of 2025, almost twice the number of companies that completed an IPO in the whole of 2024.
• TASE's equity market cap reached NIS 1.7 trillion at the end of Q2 2025 - 21% higher than the market cap at year-end 2024.
• Trading volumes hit a new all-time high with a 40% jump in the first half of the year. The quarter’s equity average daily trading volume increased to NIS 3.2 billion, compared to NIS 2.2 billion in Q2-2024.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports July Statistics

Date 05/08/2025

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today reported July 2025 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

MarketAxess Announces The Launch Of Mid-X In US Credit - Enhanced Mid-Point Matching Protocol Launching In September For US IG And HY Bonds

Date 05/08/2025

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced multiple enhancements to its dealer-initiated protocols, including the launch of Mid-X in US Credit and enhancements to its Dealer RFQ protocol.

LSEG Risk Intelligence: “One In 50” Short Documentary Exposes Financial And Emotional Toll Of Child Identity Theft

Date 05/08/2025

• Film available to stream worldwide from today
• One in fifty children in US falls victim to identity theft
• NGOs, tech and financial services industry to collaborate for change

The EBA Consults To Simplify And Streamline Its Technical Standards On Resolution Plans And On The Functioning Of Resolution Colleges

Date 05/08/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation to amend the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on resolution plans and the RTS on resolution colleges. These revisions target both the structure and content of resolution plans as well as the operational functioning of resolution colleges for cross-border groups. The aim is to simplify and streamline resolution plans and the functioning of resolution colleges and strengthen cooperation among college authorities. The consultation runs until 5 November 2025.

J.P. Morgan Mansart Launches iCubed Global Equity Select Fund Tracking The Solactive iCubed Global Sustainability Index

Date 05/08/2025

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, tracking the Solactive iCubed Global Sustainability Index. The product provides broad exposure to developed-market equities and aims to deliver substantially enhanced sustainability characteristics at a materially lower level of expected active risk.

The EBA Publishes Draft Technical Standards On The Prudential Treatment Of Crypto Asset Exposures Under The Capital Requirements Regulation

Date 05/08/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) which specify the technical elements necessary for institutions to calculate and aggregate crypto-asset exposures in relation to the prudential treatment of such exposures. The RTS address implementation aspects and will ensure harmonisation of the capital requirements on crypto-asset exposures by institutions across the EU.

Kitipong Urapeepatanapong Re-Elected As SET Chairperson

Date 05/08/2025

The Board of Governors (BoG) of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), at its special meeting today, resolved to re-elect Professor Kitipong Urapeepatanapong as Chairperson for another term, with effect from August 5, 2025.