Topic: #ecb
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ECB wage tracker shows 2.6% growth in H2 2026, complicating rate cuts
The ECB's wage tracker projects negotiated pay growth of 2.6% year-on-year in the second half of 2026, an acceleration driven by fading one-off payments. The faster wage growth could prolong eurozone disinflation and pressure the central bank to delay rate cuts.
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MicroStrategy sells first Bitcoin since 2022; ECB warns on stablecoin dollar dominance
MicroStrategy sold 32 Bitcoin for $2.5 million, its first sale since 2022, to fund preferred stock distributions. Meanwhile, the ECB warned that stablecoins could entrench dollar dominance in tokenized finance.