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Uniswap founder pitches AMM as efficient alternative for RWA boom
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has presented his own argument for why automated market makers (AMMs) should be at the center of the tokenization wave that has taken over global finance as markets continue to shift to meet the demand for always-on infrastructure. Hayden’s comments land as Uniswap has gone all out in its own push...Cryptopolitan
Tue, Aug 18
Earnings
Amer Sports Q2 2026 earnings: Revenue rises 32% and operating margin expands
Amer Sports’ Q2 2026 revenue rose 32% to $1.633 billion, while diluted EPS increased to $0.18 from $0.03. IFRS operating margin reached 11.7% and adjusted operating margin reached 12.8%, although net tariff refunds contributed 390 basis points and added $50.1 million to net income. Technical Apparel, Outdoor Performance, and Ball & Racquet Sports all delivered double-digit growth, with Outdoor Performance leading at 37%. Amer Sports also raised full-year 2026 adjusted sales, margin, and EPS guidance as Arc’teryx, Salomon Softgoods, and Wilson Tennis 360 maintained momentum.
TradingKey
Tue, Aug 18
Economic Indicator
Swiss Franc: Growing role as funding currency – ING
Chris Turner at ING highlights low volatility weighing on the Swiss Franc (CHF) and Japanese Yen (JPY), with investors increasingly favouring franc funding to avoid potential Yen intervention. Short CHF/JPY is seen as a carry-positive way to express a Yen view.
Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
Earnings
VNET Q2 2026 Earnings: Wholesale Growth Lifts EBITDA Despite Margin Pressure
VNET Group’s Q2 2026 revenue rose 14.2% to RMB2.78 billion as wholesale IDC revenue increased 29.3% to RMB1.10 billion. Adjusted EBITDA grew 25.4% to RMB918.3 million and margin expanded to 33.0%, helped by lower operating expenses. However, GAAP gross margin fell to 18.2% as capacity-related depreciation increased, operating cash flow declined to RMB218.1 million, and the attributable net loss widened to RMB135.6 million. VNET reaffirmed its full-year revenue, adjusted EBITDA and RMB10 billion-RMB12 billion capital-expenditure guidance.
TradingKey
Tue, Aug 18
Forex
Japanese Yen: Bearish bias within tight range against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note USD/JPY’s slight increase in upward momentum after trading between 158.82 and 159.59 still falls short of signaling a sustained advance, keeping intraday price action likely confined to 159.00–159.80.
Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
Cryptocurrencies
Ondo’s QQQon gets $2.3M Ethereum bet as tokenized stocks expand
One trader used $2,328,595.73 to buy 3,167.53 QQQon in one Ethereum transaction this week, a seven-figure purchase that Ondo Finance pointed out as proof that tokenized stocks are no longer in the experimental phase. The announcement of the trade was made by Ondo on August 17, and its alerts confirmed the same number of tokens...Cryptopolitan
Tue, Aug 18
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC holds recent gains above 50-day EMA amid improving momentum
Bitcoin (BTC) slides slightly but holds most of the recent gains, reclaiming the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $64,300 at the time of writing on Tuesday after rising 2.5% the previous day.
Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
Forex
British Pound trades lower against US Dollar after soft UK employment data
The British Pound (GBP) is down 0.1% to near 1.3530 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Tuesday. The British currency comes under pressure after the release of the United Kingdom (UK) employment data for three months ending June.
Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
Commodities
WTI consolidates below $84.50, two-week top as bullish bias remains amid Hormuz standoff
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – extends its consolidative price move through the first half of the European session and currently trades near the $84.25-$84.30 area, close to a two-week high set earlier this Tuesday.
Earnings
Baidu Q2 2026 earnings: AI cloud growth could not offset marketing pressure
Baidu’s Q2 2026 revenue fell 4% year over year to RMB31.3 billion, while diluted earnings per ADS dropped to RMB5.74 from RMB20.35. AI Cloud Infra revenue rose 50% to RMB7.3 billion and helped core AI-powered business grow 25%, but online marketing revenue declined 19%. Operating cash flow improved to RMB3.4 billion from an outflow a year earlier, although RMB11.4 billion of capital spending pushed free cash flow to negative RMB8.0 billion. Lower investment-related gains and a larger foreign-exchange loss also weighed on net income.TradingKey
Tue, Aug 18
Economic Indicator
United States: August inflation profile – TD Securities
TD Securities’ Macro Research team, led by Oscar Munoz and Molly Brooks, projects a stronger US August CPI profile. Headline CPI is seen rising 0.39% month-on-month, with gasoline and food inflation rebounding.Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
Economic Indicator
Fiscal concerns and doubts on Fed independence send US yields to long-term highs
US Treasury yields keep rising across the curve this week, with the yield for the 30-year Treasury bond reaching its highest level since 2007, during the global financial crisis, at 5.33% so far on Monday.Fxstreet
Tue, Aug 18
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