Daily brief (LATAM) — 2026-05-05
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Broker & industry updates (LATAM)
Broadridge’s Blockchain Repo Platform Growth Surges
Source snapshot: Broadridge Financial Solutions has reported a strong rise in activity on its Distributed Ledger Repo platform, with average daily volumes reaching $368 billion in April, represent…
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Prop Trading Firms Among Fastest-Growing Tech Names in the Middle East, Deloitte Says
Source snapshot: Deloitte's fifth Middle East and Cyprus Technology Fast 50 ranking included two United Arab Emirates-based prop trading firms, with FundedNext placing second overall and Fund…
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HYCM UK Reports £236K Loss for 2025 as FX Swing Reverses Operating Profit
Source snapshot: HYCM Capital Markets (UK) Limited swung to a net loss of £236,304 for the year ended December 31, 2025, reversing a £1.25 million profit a year earlier, as administrative expenses…
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Plus500 appoints Merrill Lynch International as Joint Corporate Broker
Source snapshot: Online trading company Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) today announced the appointment of Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Securities") as Joint Corporate Broker.
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Forex & macro headlines (LATAM focus)
USD/JPY marca máximos de sesión cerca de 158.00 ante el aumento de las tensiones entre EE.UU. e Irán
Source snapshot: El Dólar estadounidense (USD) sigue subiendo frente al Yen japonés (JPY) por tercer día consecutivo el martes. El par ha alcanzado el rango superior de los 157.00, cotizando en 15…
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El precio del Oro en euros rebota al alza desde los mínimos de cinco semanas alcanzados el lunes
Source snapshot: El precio del Oro en euros registra ganancias tras la fuerte caída del lunes que le llevó a mínimos de cinco semanas en 3.851€, cerrando la jornada con una importante pérdida del…
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El rebote del USD/CAD se debilita por encima de 1.3600 mientras los precios del petróleo respaldan al Dólar canadiense
Source snapshot: El Dólar estadounidense (USD) muestra pérdidas menores frente al Dólar canadiense (CAD) el martes, aunque se mantiene estable por encima de 1.3600 hasta ahora, cotizando en 1.3515…
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CHF: El atractivo de refugio seguro compensa la postura del SNB – BBH
Source snapshot: Elias Haddad de Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) destaca que el Índice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) de Suiza en abril fue mixto, con la inflación general impulsada por la energía pero…
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Crypto headlines (LATAM + global)
Crypto platform Bullish to buy Equiniti for $4.25 billion, building tokenized securities infrastructure
Source snapshot: The deal brings a regulated transfer agent into the Bullish stack, expanding the firm's end-to-end tokenization capabilities.
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Bitcoin tops $80,000 as altcoins rally and risk appetite returns
Source snapshot: Crypto markets climb Tuesday with BTC above $80,000, altcoins gaining momentum, and investors rotating into higher-risk plays amid improving sentiment.
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Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’
Source snapshot: Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surge past $500 million as Bitcoin tops $80K for the first time in three months, signaling renewed institutional demand amid easing geopolitical tensions.
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DeFi lender Aave asks court to block $71 million crypto seizure tied to North Korea claims
Source snapshot: Aave has asked a federal court in New York to lift a restraining notice that blocks access to about $71 million in ether frozen after last month’s rsETH exploit on Arbitrum.
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