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Uncertainty provides tailwinds as CME reports 10% revenue boost

Economic and geopolitical uncertainty has fuelled volume increase at the exchange

CME reported Q2 revenues of $1.4bn and a net income of $778m.
CME reported Q2 revenues of $1.4bn and a net income of $778m. Photo: Christopher Dilts/Getty Images

As interest rates rise and clients hedge against geopolitical risk, CME chief executive Terrence Duffy said the focus on risk management will be a boon to the exchange.

“There's a whole host of factors that are coming to fruition that we think are a tailwind for CME Group,” he said in an investor call on 26 July as CME reported second-quarter revenues of $1.4bn and a net income of $778m.

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