The European Union’s statistical office has released the latest economic data for the euro area’s second quarter. The figures show that the final year-over-year GDP growth rate for the euro area in Q2 came in at 1.2%, significantly higher than market expectations and the previous figure of 1.00%. Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted final quarter-over-quarter employment figures for Q2 recorded 0.1%, perfectly matching both expectations and the previous value of 0.10%.

From a macro fundamentals perspective, the GDP growth rebound that outperformed expectations to 1.2% indicates that Europe’s core economies, after earlier slowdown, are demonstrating very strong resilience. The stability in the job market provides a solid foundation for domestic demand, while improvements in the momentum of economic expansion have also effectively eased market concerns—previously—about the euro area falling into stagflation or recession, resulting in healthy underlying support.

For traditional financial markets, strong economic indicators, to a certain extent, bolster the attractiveness of euro-denominated assets and divert some safe-haven demand from the U.S. dollar index. As growth expectations for major global economies diverge and gradually stabilize, global macro liquidity risk appetite has clearly rebounded, creating upside space for valuation corrections in global risk assets.

Looking at trends in the crypto market, the cooling of hard-landing risks in the global macro economy directly boosts long-side confidence. A weaker U.S. dollar together with a renewed improvement in risk appetite is forming a combined force, providing ample liquidity premium for risk assets headed by $BTC . If the broader market continues to sustain a volume-expanding rebound structure, crypto assets may be poised to enter a new round of trend-breaking rallies.📈

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