macro
India is preparing to launch its first tokenized corporate bond in September, and this experiment exposes where the digital monetary system is ultimately heading. The bonds will be issued by REC, a state-owned power financier, in an offering worth less than 5 billion rupees, or approximately $57 mil
Geopolitics
Gold back on path to $5,000/oz as U.S. debt fears rise, Natixis says (GLD:NYSEARCA) - Seeking Alpha
macro
The United States has become the first nation to prohibit its central bank from creating a central bank digital currency, but Congress quietly placed an expiration date on that protection. The prohibition covers both retail and intermediated CBDCs, yet it expires at the end of 2030. That means the d
Crypto
Bitcoin holds its gains near $77,000 after a 22% week, while last week's biggest altcoin winners steady, with focus turning to Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole debut.
Energy
U.S. ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets More Than Just Iranian Oil - The New York Times
Markets
The 'debasement trade' returns after Bessent bond maneuver. Crypto and gold are back in style - CNBC
macro
Rising debt revives fears of fiscal dominance - Finance & Commerce
Markets
The Treasury Market Drama Driving Gold Prices - CME Group
macro
IMF urges tighter controls over GoldBod programme amid concerns over BoG losses - MyJoyOnline
Crypto
BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to slow new SOL creation and raise daily burns.
Energy
Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on Augu
Markets
Gold sees profit taking even as US consumer confidence drops 89.4 - KITCO