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All Swiss bankers surveyed expect the SNB to hold its policy rate at 0% through 2026; 60% see it staying through 2027. The rest anticipate rate hikes in 2027.
Luke Dashjr resigns from OCEAN; a Bitcoin hard fork switching to BLAKE2b is set for September 1.
Two FX option expiries are in focus on 31 August: EUR/USD at 1.1600 and USD/JPY at 159.65, with dollar sentiment and intervention risks as key drivers.
Nasdaq futures rebound from 29,300 but need to clear 29,745-29,815 to confirm a bullish reversal.
S&P 500 beat inflation in 16 of past 20 calendar years. 2026 gain of 13.5% outperformed CPI, aided by AI-driven earnings.
Bitcoin ETFs saw $924M in net inflows last week, but BTC remained below $80,000 due to hawkish Fed comments and technical resistance.
Indian rupee recovered on suspected RBI intervention after Friday's selloff. Strong dollar and oil prices remain headwinds.
Eurozone CPI data, RBNZ and BoC policy decisions, and US employment figures are the key events for the week of August 31-September 4.
John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on Sept. 1; past tech handoffs show first-year returns from -38% to +76%. AAPL closed near $320.
St Lucia's citizenship programme processed more cases and earned 67% more revenue in 2024/25, despite fewer new applications after the 2023/24 peak.