Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

German government bond yields fell across the curve on Monday, June 22, with the 2-year yield declining 4.4 basis points to 2.601%, trading within a 2.640%-2.586% range throughout the session. The 10-year bund yield dropped 3.3 basis points to 2.952%, while the 30-year yield fell 3.1 basis points t

Peter Schiff, chief economist of EuroPac Capital, challenged real estate investor Grant Cardone's strategy of pairing Bitcoin holdings with income-producing properties on Sunday, arguing the approach solves nothing. Cardone announced his firm has completed six hybrid deals totaling $1 billion,

According to a BusinessWire announcement on Monday, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and OKX established a 50-50 joint venture to develop next-generation infrastructure for tokenized and digitally native financial products. The joint venture, which is subject to regulatory approval, will be

Alphabet shares slid 7% Monday morning following the departures of two high-profile artificial intelligence researchers to rival companies in recent days. Noam Shazeer, Google's vice president of engineering and co-lead of its Gemini AI models, announced Wednesday he was leaving for OpenAI, while

According to CNBC, Alphabet shares slid 7% on Monday morning, marking the company's worst day in a year amid mounting concerns over artificial intelligence competition and high-profile talent departures. Noam Shazeer, vice president of engineering and co-lead of Google's Gemini AI models,

Morgan Stanley filed amended S-1 statements with the SEC on June 19 for both an Ether and a Solana exchange-traded fund, setting management fees at 0.14% for each product. The rate undercuts every existing crypto ETF in the United States. Fee competition in the crypto ETF market has intensified

According to SEC amended filings, on June 19, Morgan Stanley submitted updated applications for spot Ether and Solana ETFs with a 0.14% management fee for each product. The rate would make both funds cheaper than any

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude inventories dropped 9.1 million barrels last week, falling to 331.2 million barrels, the lowest level since 1983.

Switzerland-based Web3 development platform Enso launched a real-world asset application offering access to more than 500 tokenized assets through integrations with xStocks, Ondo Finance, and Anchorage Digital's Porto. The application is designed to give users access to tokenized stocks, ETFs,

According to regulatory filings, Lucid Group announced on June 22 that it will cut approximately 18% of its U.S. workforce and eliminate its Chief Operating Officer position as part of a broader organizational restructuring. The company expects one-time cash charges of $32 million but projects

Switzerland-based Web3 development platform Enso launched a real-world asset application yesterday (June 21) providing access to more than 500 tokenized assets through integrations with xStocks, Ondo Finance, and Anchorage Digital's Porto. The application enables users to access tokenized stocks,

On Monday (June 22), UK gilts yields fell sharply across the curve during European afternoon trading. The 10-year yield declined 3.4 basis points to 4.808%, while the 2-year yield fell 4.5 basis points to 4.208%. Longer-dated bonds also retreated, with 30-year yields

According to Bloomberg, U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking emerging markets stocks and bonds saw inflows of $2.16 billion for the week ending June 18, reversing from outflows of $1.62 billion the previous week. South

Veteran macro investor Jordi Visser stated on June 20 that SpaceX and Bitcoin share a fundamental similarity. Speaking with Anthony Pompliano in a podcast episode published that day, Visser argued both assets are based on beliefs about the future rather than current fundamentals. The comparison

JPMorgan's latest analysis reveals the Bitcoin mining network has reached unprecedented sensitivity to price movements, with the beta of mining difficulty relative to BTC price climbing to 0.62 over the past six months. This heightened responsiveness stems from an increasing number of miners

Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve Chair who replaced Jerome Powell, held interest rates unchanged at 3.5%–3.75% during the May 2026 Federal Open Market Committee meeting and emphasized that bringing inflation back to the 2% target remains a top priority. The decision reflected a tougher stance th

According to Galaxy Research, Bitcoin traded near $64,217 on June 22 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $6.35 billion in net outflows over the latest 30-day window, the largest monthly drain in tracked data. Four macroeconomic catalysts are set to test the price range: the May Personal Consumption E

According to an SEC filing, SpaceX confirmed on its balance sheet that it continues to hold 18,712 BTC valued at approximately $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2026. The position has remained unchanged since the company's initial purchase in 2021, demonstrating a long-term commitment to Bitcoin

According to macro investor Jordi Visser, who spoke with Anthony Pompliano on June 20, SpaceX and Bitcoin share fundamental similarities. Visser noted that both assets are based on belief in the future rather than current fundamentals and lack traditional valuations. SpaceX, which went public in

According to JPMorgan, the beta of Bitcoin mining difficulty relative to price has climbed to 0.62 over the past six months, reflecting heightened network sensitivity as more miners operate dangerously close to their breakeven point. Bitcoin has traded below the bank's estimated production cost of $