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UK GDP Expands 0.1% in August, Defying Expectations as Manufacturing Drives Resilient Growth
The United Kingdom economy expanded by 0.1% month-on-month in August, successfully defying market consensus expectations which had forecasted a 0.1% contraction. While the latest reading marks a sharp deceleration from the more robust 0.4% growth rate recorded in July, the figures released by the Office for National Statistics reveal an economy that continues to find…
CFTC Proposes Formal Rules to Designate Prediction Market Contracts as Swaps, Defying State Regulators
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken its most definitive step yet to establish exclusive federal authority over prediction markets, issuing a new set of rules designed to legally anchor event contracts as "swaps." The dual regulatory move, unveiled on Friday, includes an interim final rule that explicitly carves out traditional casino-style gambling…
