Analyse de marchéIn a recent TradingView article, the question was raised whether gold could surpass $4,500 if U.S. employment data lowers expectations for a Fed rate hike in September. Perhaps the better question is why gold has become so sensitive to every hint, whisper, and eyebrow movement from the Federal Open Market Committee. Gold traded around $4,477…
As of September 11, 2026, the crypto market presents a mixed macro regime. Bitcoin trades near $77,200–77,400, showing a -4.7% weekly decline as it digests levels below $80,000–82,000. ETF outflows have been observed for three days. Ethereum is around $2,470–2,480 with slight daily stability but a weekly -2%, while XRP at $1.35 drops -6.6% weekly…
Thesis. Raw materials are regaining a core portfolio role (hedging a multipolar world and AI electrification), while European ESG shifts from an obligation-based regime to a market-driven one, less reporting, more pricing. Key Data. January 2026 records: gold ~$5,405/oz (2025 annual average: $3,431, +44%), silver >$121/oz, LME copper $13,238/t. Citi scenarios (Q3 2026): Brent…
The Financial Times reports a marked shift among wealthy investors toward direct ownership of physical gold and secure, individually allocated storage. In 2026, purchases by this group have surged to record levels, signaling a retreat from electronic exposure in favor of tangible assets.
Industry observers highlight capacity constraints across premier vault facilities. London dealer Sharps…
ESG Data ServicesThe defining shift in digital assets this decade is not a price level. It is a change in structure: from instruments whose value rests on uncertain future appreciation to instruments whose value is delivered through continuous, automated cash flows, rent, interest, coupons, distributed by code. The RWA market has quietly completed this migration in 2026,…
The macro regime as of September 2, 2026, shows a strong U.S. dollar (DXY at ~99.73-99.80) and rising 10-year U.S. Treasury yields (4.78-4.81%), pressuring risk assets. An oil supply shock (Brent ~$95.3, WTI ($4,290-4,325/oz) is declining due to real yields and dollar strength. A Hidden Markov Model (HMM) identifies the current regime as "Transition"…
The dominant factor in September is not an endogenous crypto narrative but a regime of real rates and geopolitical energy premiums.
US 10-year yields hit ~4.76-4.78%, the highest since January 2025, while the #DXY traded around 99.45-99.50.
Oil prices (WTI ~$86.5) reacted to US-Iran tensions and the Strait of Hormuz.
The Fed funds target is…
Dollar-backed stablecoins have become a dual-use instrument of U.S. economic power, extending the dollar's reach into markets where correspondent banking is weak or blocked while giving Washington new control points over issuers, reserves, and token freezes. Key data shows 90-98% of the stablecoin market is dollar-denominated, with Tether holding ~$141 billion in U.S. Treasury exposure,…
The market has exited the capitulation phase of June 2026, where BTC fell below $60k, driven by ETF creations and short squeezes pushing prices to ~$81.3k, though this does not confirm a sustained bullish cycle. Three simultaneous frictions are identified: a BTC supply wall between $81k-$86k, a potential 25bp hike at the September FOMC meeting…
Bitcoin rallied 6% in the week of August 19, triggered by a yields at their highest since 2007, seen as a fiscal easing signal. CoinShares' James Butterfill noted the rally was driven by macroeconomic factors, not crypto-specific dynamics. T. Rowe Price identified the "debasement trade" as the key driver, where investors shift from cash and…