BITCOIN BREAKS ABOVE $72K BUT GEOPOLITICAL RISKS RETURN BTC is carrying yesterday’s momentum into today’s session, pushing above $72K as the White House crypto summit and today’s CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting keep the policy narrative firmly supportive. But underneath,…

Markets Rally as Treasury Eases Bond-Market Pressure  The US Treasury has stepped in to support the long end of the bond market, long-end yields have pulled back from recent highs and we are seeing a risk-off move across the markets.…

Bitcoin Breaks Higher as Equities Sell-off The market is sending a very different signal today across risk assets. US equities have come under pressure, with the S&P 500 trading lower, while volatility has picked up.  At the same time, Bitcoin…

Markets turn cautious as geopolitical uncertainty returns Risk appetite is cooling as markets respond to conflicting U.S.- Iran headlines. The S&P 500 is trading around 7,775.72, down 0.13%, while the Dow is weaker at 53,551.97, down 0.34%. The Nasdaq is…

PPI COOLS AS THE S&P 500 HITS A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH The market is shifting decisively back toward risk-on positioning. July PPI came in softer than expected, September Fed rate-hike odds fell sharply, and U.S. equities pushed to fresh records.…

CPI MET EXPECTATIONS BUT CAN PPI CONFIRM THE TREND?  U.S. markets received the inflation print they were looking for today, but the reaction has been far from uniform. While the equities are holding near their highs, gold is pushing higher…

CAN THE RISK-ON RALLY SURVIVE CPI AND GEOPOLITICAL RISK? Markets are entering the new week with Bitcoin around $65K and the major U.S. indices near all-time highs, but the market is approaching a major decision point. The biggest catalyst is…

Risk-On Returns as Markets Eye Iran Deal Markets started the week on a positive note as hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran agreement boosted risk appetite across global markets. Comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested a deal could be…