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Barclays analysts believe that safety/tolerance remains a key issue.

⑴ KBRA Senior Director Ken Egan stated that if the European Central Bank raises interest rates further, there is a risk of unnecessarily pushing the eurozone economy into stagflation. ⑵ Egan pointed out that while credibility is important and appropriate tightening to anchor expectations may be reasonable, interest rates are a blunt tool when faced with supply shocks, especially when growth momentum is weak. ⑶ He noted that the recent spike in eurozone inflation has been driven more by external energy prices rather than internal economic overheating, and that confidence remains fragile. The risk is that if energy shocks are compounded by excessive policy correction, it could lead to stagflation. ⑷ The market expects the European Central Bank to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week.

EDGE Markets announced the completion of a $29.2 million Series A funding round, led by CoinFund, with participation from Indicator Ventures, Mantis VC, StepStone Group, and Bullpen Capital. The funds will be used to launch the high-throughput fund account product EDGE Pro, supporting real-time fund deposits and withdrawals to exchanges regulated by the CFTC, and to improve the efficiency of institutional fund utilization. The company is currently applying for NFA Introducing Broker and Futures Commission Merchant licenses.