Eurozone

EUR/USD has recovered despite weak eurozone growth signals, supported by widening expectations that the ECB may stay more hawkish than the Federal Reserve. The next major test is whether higher European gas prices reinforce inflation fears or revive recession concerns.

Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund (FSIL) becomes the first Eurozone nation fund to allocate 1% of its portfolio to Bitcoin ETFs. Under revised rules, up to 15% may now go to alternatives including crypto.