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  1. לפני 21 שע׳

    Weekend Edition · Aug 22 — Yields, bitcoin's surge, and a week…

    Weekend Edition — the week in review. • 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.33%, the highest since 2007, as US national debt crossed $40 trillion — tightening financial conditions globally and raising debt-servicing costs. • Bitcoin surged past $75,000, triggering a $2.8 billion short squeeze and drawing $1.6 billion in weekly ETF inflows — the largest liquidation event since 2021 marks a decisive shift in crypto positioning. • Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed pending US concessions, threatening roughly 20% of global oil supply and reigniting inflation risks that could constrain central bank easing.

  2. לפני יום אחד (1)

    Aug 21 — Debt hits $40T, Bitcoin breaks out, SEC crypto rules

    • Treasury doubled bond buyback operations to at least $4B per session as US debt crossed $40 trillion — easing long-end stress but sharpening fiscal sustainability concerns. • Bitcoin surged past $72,000 for the first time since May, wiping out $3B in shorts and drawing $517M in ETF inflows — signaling renewed institutional appetite. • The SEC released proposed rulemaking under Regulation Crypto Assets, offering a formal legal path for token sales in the US — the most significant domestic crypto regulatory shift in years.

  3. לפני יומיים (2)

    Aug 20 — Treasury buybacks, Moderna surge, and a crypto rally

    • Treasury Secretary Bessent announced a ramp-up in long-dated debt buybacks — easing financial conditions and reshaping the global rates and duration trade. • Moderna surged 177% in a single session after positive personalized mRNA cancer vaccine data with Merck — reigniting the biopharma sector and adding over $40B in market value. • Bitcoin briefly crossed $70,000 for the first time since June, driven by Treasury liquidity tailwinds and over $1B in short liquidations — showing crypto now tracks macro signals closely.

  4. לפני 3 ימים

    Aug 19 — Bond rout, tariff deadline and US consumer stress

    • 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.33%, the highest since 2007, as a global bond rout deepens — multi-decade highs in long-end rates threaten equity valuations, housing and corporate borrowing costs worldwide. • The US and Canada face a midnight deadline before 50% tariffs on Canadian goods take effect — a levy of that scale on America's largest trading partner would disrupt North American supply chains and stoke inflation. • July retail sales fell 0.6% and consumer sentiment dropped to 51.0 from 55.2 — sharp simultaneous declines in spending and confidence raise recession risk and complicate the Fed's rate path.

  5. לפני 4 ימים

    Aug 18 — BoJ hike odds, drone tariffs, and crypto shifts

    • Traders price an 80% chance the Bank of Japan hikes on Sept. 18 — a move that could unwind yen carry trades and rattle global risk assets as it did in 2024 • Trump plans 100% tariffs on imported drones and components while Canada faces 50% US tariffs — escalating trade pressure on supply chains, autos, energy, and the Canadian dollar • Strategy sold $334M in MSTR shares and bought no bitcoin for four straight weeks — removing the market's largest corporate buyer and raising questions about the BTC treasury model

  6. לפני 5 ימים

    Aug 17 — Stripe's AI push, PayPal M&A talks, and soft US…

    • Stripe agreed to acquire AI routing startup OpenRouter for over $7 billion — signaling an aggressive move into AI infrastructure at a moment when gateway-layer valuations are at a premium. • Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are intensifying — a deal would rank among the largest fintech acquisitions ever and fundamentally reshape global payments. • July CPI rose just 0.1% month-on-month, pulling the annual rate to 3.4% — softer inflation keeps a Fed rate-cut path alive and eases pressure on bonds and the dollar.

  7. 14 באוג׳

    Weekend Edition · Aug 15 — S&P record, Nvidia's $500B deal, and…

    Weekend Edition — the week in review. • Nvidia secured a $500B Wall Street-backed financing package for AI infrastructure — cementing its central role in the buildout and routing massive credit into data-center supply chains. • US CPI cooled to 3.4% year-over-year in July with core at 2.5%, a third consecutive drop — strengthening the case for Fed rate cuts and helping push the S&P 500 to a new record above 7,800. • The SEC cancelled its planned open meeting on Regulation Crypto with no new date set — leaving exchanges, tokens, and institutional players in prolonged regulatory limbo.

  8. 13 באוג׳

    Aug 14 — S&P record, BOJ hike signal, and Odessa closure

    • The S&P 500 hit a fresh record on cooling inflation data, cementing rate-cut bets and risk-on positioning across US equities. • Japan's government signaled support for a BOJ rate hike in September or October — a move that would lift the yen, pressure the carry trade, and reprice global bonds. • Russia has effectively blockaded Odessa since July 22, threatening a 50% drop in Ukrainian agricultural exports and reviving global food-price inflation risk.

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A daily briefing of the important things to know to start your day — markets, technology, and the newsletters that matter. From QuantAlpha AI. Written and voiced by AI. Not investment advice: https://quantalpha.ai/disclosures/

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