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COMEX Silver Inventory Crunch Intensifies. July Deliveries Devour 31% of Registered Stock

https://www.steelldy-indices.com Silver (XAG) is undergoing a severe correction phase since its peak in January 2026 (~$120/oz) down to current levels of $58 (Western spot) and $64.79 (Shanghai). This 52% retracement reflects a conflict between strong physical fundamentals (green industrial demand, COMEX inventories under pressure) and macroeconomic headwinds (hawkish Fed, strong dollar, Iran ceasefire). Data…

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Gold’s Price Dips: The Real Story Is Its New Role in Global Finance

https://www.steelldy-indices.com Gold is currently a structurally important asset. Although the gold market may be consolidating around $4,000, one market strategist believes investors should focus less on short-term price fluctuations and more on gold's evolving role in the global financial system. Robert Minter, director of investment strategy at Abrdn, said the recent correction had little impact…

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Structural risk of private banking blockchains on Bitcoin and the crypto ecosystem

https://www.steelldy-indices.com JPMorgan's note from July 9, 2026 identifies a structural threat to Bitcoin and public cryptocurrencies: the rapid expansion of private and permissioned blockchains driven by commercial banks (Kinexys, JPM Coin, tokenized deposits, CBDCs). This trend, supported by settlement volumes exceeding $4 trillion on Kinexys, could siphon institutional demand for public digital assets by offering…

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Risk of reclassification of Data Tokens as securities. Switzerland (FINMA) and Liechtenstein (TVTG)

https://scoregex.streamlit.app Swiss FINMA classifies tokens into three categories: payment tokens, utility tokens, and asset tokens. A utility Data Token that does not grant rights to a financial underlying is a utility token not subject to the Stock Exchange Act (LBVM). Switzerland has historically been favorable to blockchain innovation (Crypto Valley). Liechtenstein, with the Token and…

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The Super-Cycle of Energy Transition and AI Metals

1. Demand Megatrends FTSE Russell identifies two megatrends: AI and the energy transition. We quantify them as follows: A. AI Infrastructure: The five hyperscalers (Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple) invested $320 billion in H1 2026, in line with an annual projection of $650 billion. Each 100 MW data center requires approximately 30,000 tons of…

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Criteria of Swiss Public Policy (Art. 17 PILA) in the Context of Recognition of Foreign Trusts (Hague Convention) and Asset Recovery (Civil Proceedings under the Federal Act on Debt Collection and Bankruptcy vs. Criminal Confiscation)

The immediate context involves an analysis of the New Zealand discretionary trust, Trust O|...|, focusing on the seizability of distributions and a villa in Vésenaz, financed by trust distributions. The central legal framework includes Articles 17 and 18 of the Swiss Private International Law Act, the 1985 Hague Convention, and Swiss confiscation law. The analysis…

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Legal Analysis of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (ATF) Case Law on Foreign Trusts

www.steelldy-indices.com The Swiss Federal Tribunal's jurisprudence on foreign trusts evolved in two phases. Pre-2007, trusts were analogized to fiduciary contracts or "organized assets" under old law, offering limited recognition with high reclassification risk. Post-ratification of the Hague Convention (2007), validly constituted foreign trusts are automatically recognized, ensuring asset separation and protection from the trustee's creditors.…

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ECB’s TPI Backstop Anchors Eurozone Spreads, OAT-Bund Capped at 85-90 bp in 2026

The European Central Bank (@ecb ) exerts a dominant and stabilizing influence on eurozone sovereign spreads in 2026 through three main channels: the Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) anti-fragmentation backstop (activated since 2022), the interest rate policy (25 bp hike on June 11, 2026: deposit rate at 2.25%, MRO at 2.40%), ongoing quantitative tightening (QT) and…

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French Debt Crosses the Rubicon: 30-Year OAT Yield Hits Phase Transition at 4.6926%

https://www.steelldy-indices.com The morning fixing of the 30-year French OAT yield at 4.6926% marks a "phase transition" market event. Cross-referenced with our proprietary risk engines, this level signals a critical threshold for French debt sustainability, with non-negligible probability of a self-fulfilling confidence crisis. Key findings: the 5-year implied probability of a French fiscal accident jumped from…

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