Institutional and fundamental legal framework
Unlike many central banks, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has no autonomous decision-making power over foreign exchange intervention. This authority rests solely with the Minister of Finance under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. The BOJ acts only as a technical agent for the Ministry of Finance (MoF), with…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Imaru Casanova, precious metals portfolio manager at VanEck, describes the recent correction in gold as "noise." This stance, far from being naive optimism, is based on rigorous quantitative analysis that we have reconstructed and validated using our internal engines (Steelldy 12.4, Steelldy Behavioral Matrix 2.1, Mosaic Theory 4.2).
The conclusions are…
According to Brian Lundin, while the West sets gold prices, China is buying it up. While news headlines continue to confirm my skepticism about any peace agreement between the US and Iran, bulls in the metals markets feel like they are being punished for something.
https://www.steelldy-indices.com
While other "risk assets" are rising, gold and…
We use exclusively verifiable public data, collected and processed by our Steelldy Risk Engine 3.4 infrastructure and Bloomberg Intelligence modules:
- Treasury International Capital (TIC): Monthly and annual reports, raw and adjusted data for valuation and hedging effects, broken down by country and maturity (source: Treasury.gov).
- Official reserve flows: IMF COFER (Currency…
The press release from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) acknowledges that the transparency of stablecoin ledgers exposes bank positions to the entire market, dismantling the historical information asymmetry. To quantify this phenomenon and guide investment decisions as well as technological deployment, we have constructed the Proprietary Integrity Index 1.0 (PII 1.0), a normalized composite…
Oil reserves are rapidly depleting, eroding the world's crucial buffer against supply shocks. A concerning JP Morgan chart, discussed by David Russell of GoldCore and featured in Bloomberg, illustrates the drastic decline in total discovered oil reserves, measured in billions of barrels.
These reserves initially built up during the COVID-19 pandemic when demand plummeted,…
The convergence of physical, behavioral, and microstructural signals confirms that Europe, and particularly France, has entered a regime of asynchronous systemic energy shortage. The three pillars of the breakdown:
(a) Physical Pillar. The Strait of Hormuz has been practically blocked since February 28, 2026: more than 20% of global oil traffic and 25% of…
Closure of the straits (Malacca/Hormuz). Systemic famine scenario 2026-2028 : in the French context.
Analysis of signals from Steelldy Engine G (maritime AIS), Steelldy Engine F (fertilizer blockages), Steelldy Engine M (semantic panic), and Steelldy Engine O (strait closure probabilities) shows exceptional statistical convergence. Michael Yon's analysis (Feb-Apr 2026) regarding prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure and imminent Malacca Strait threats is now a 78% market reality (95% CI: 72–84%),…
Hamza Lemssouguer's Arini Capital fund, launched in 2022 with $1.3 billion and reaching $20 billion in assets under management, is highlighted for its focus on European distressed debt and high-yield credit refinancing for companies like Altice. Arini closed its flagship fund at $4 billion to maintain performance and is expanding into CLOs and private credit.…
Ils sont opérationnels en 2026 et utilisés par les desks institutionnels pour injecter des données dans Bloomberg, VaR ou ATS.Ces solutions se divisent en deux catégories : enrichies/pré-processées (comme xrpl.to) et RPC optimisés (accès raw ultra-fiable et scalable).
1. Bithomp API (le plus proche de xrpl.to en termes d’enrichissement)
Site : https://docs.bithomp.com (XRPL Mainnet,…
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