Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

Gold climbed to $4,696.18 per ounce on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since mid-May, as the dollar weakened and long-term Treasury yields fell following expanded U.S. Treasury bond buybacks. Bitcoin rallied alongside gold, crossing $80,000 for the first time in three months and reaching $81,237

Gold futures advanced $48 while spot gold rose $49, extending a rally that began last Wednesday and pushing futures past the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level at $4,692. The advance was driven by safe-haven demand and concerns about the U.S. fiscal and monetary outlook, overcoming resistance from a

On Tuesday (August 25), the Federal Reserve's reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) facility usage stood at $405 million with 6 counterparties, compared to $380 million in the previous trading session.

According to CNBC, John Ternus officially becomes Apple CEO on September 1, succeeding Tim Cook after 15 years in the role. Cook will remain as executive chairman, providing continuity amid three major challenges: a significant artificial intelligence investment deficit, a severe memory chip

According to Nikkei, Japan's government and central bank announced plans to introduce a next-generation payment infrastructure framework enabling real-time settlement of stock and Japanese government bond transactions at any time during trading

According to Bank of Russia Instruction No. 7402-U, the regulator will allow individuals to qualify as investors based on financial knowledge starting Aug. 31, eliminating minimum wealth, income and professional-experience requirements. Investors holding one of four approved Russian certificates—inc

According to Grayscale founder Barry Silbert on August 26, U.S. stock trading could shift to 24/7 operations within the next five years, with competition from crypto platforms like Hyperliquid potentially accelerating this transition. Silbert also stated that Zcash (ZEC) has stronger privacy

Strategy's Bitcoin treasury faces greater risk from prolonged capital market access loss than from crypto price crashes, according to a recent Regime Intelligence analysis. The company holds 840,447 BTC behind roughly $22 billion in debt and preferred claims, requiring continuous capital raises to f

According to a recent Regime Intelligence analysis, MicroStrategy's $66 billion Bitcoin treasury faces greater risk from capital market disruption than from Bitcoin price crashes. The company's $1.76 billion in annual debt and preferred share obligations depend on sustained access to financing

On August 25, LME base metals posted mixed gains. Tin led advances, rising $104 per ton to $55,852/ton, followed by copper gaining $76 to $14,350/ton and zinc climbing $55 to $3,890/ton. Aluminum gained $10 to $3,238/ton, while nickel rose $16 to $17,042/ton. Lead declined $6 to $1,905/ton, and

Bitcoin traded near $79,000 over the past week, marking a roughly 24% gain and its best run since 2023. The rally was driven by the US Treasury's announcement to double its long-bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation starting September 9, which weakened the dollar and pushed

According to BlockBeats, on August 26, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 74, entering the greed zone and marking a yearly high. Market sentiment improved significantly from a fearful state one month ago and surged from a neutral level of 41 last

According to BlockBeats, Saudi Arabia is leading the Mecca Accord on August 26, a regional security framework being developed with Turkey and Pakistan, with considerations to invite Iran to participate. The accord aims to establish a collective security mechanism where any armed attack on a member s

According to BlockBeats, the three-times leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL (Direxion) attracted nearly $7 billion in net inflows during July and the first two weeks of August, bucking broader weakness in chip stocks. As of August 24, SOXL traded at $111.16, down over 60% from its $302 peak reached in

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed US home prices rose 1.5% year-over-year in June, accelerating from May's 1.2% increase, according to data released by S&P Dow Jones Indices on August 25 local time. The acceleration occurred as inflation slowed to 3.5% during the same period,

According to a Truth Social post on Aug 25, President Trump criticized Canada for imposing tariffs exceeding 400% on U.S. farmers and pushing out numerous U.S. companies from business. Trump claimed Canada had refused to certify Gulfstream business jets for 10 years until his intervention,

According to Arkham, Bitwise clients have purchased Solana (SOL) for five consecutive days through August 26, with the latest purchase worth approximately $25 million. Since the launch of Bitwise's BSOL ETF, clients have accumulated net purchases of SOL totaling roughly $948 million.

On Tuesday (August 25), as European markets closed, ICE UK natural gas futures declined 4.2%, while TTF Dutch natural gas futures fell 2.98%. In the same period, ICE EU carbon emission allowance futures

According to ChainCatcher, Bitwise launched tokenized stock automated portfolios (ATP) on August 25, allowing qualified investors outside the U.S. to hold and auto-rebalance a basket of U.S. stocks in their crypto wallets using Coinbase's recently launched tokenized stocks. The initial portfolios in

MSCI has decided to postpone the inclusion of three securities in its MSCI Turkey Small-Cap Index following investor feedback and completion of investability analysis.