Energy
Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again - The New York Times
Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again - The New York Times
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Crypto
ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears
Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.
Geopolitics
Wall Street Restarts Dollar Devaluation Trade: Gold Surges, Emerging Market Currencies Rally — But Fed Support Still Needed - KuCoin
Wall Street Restarts Dollar Devaluation Trade: Gold Surges, Emerging Market Currencies Rally — But Fed Support Still Needed - KuCoin
Energy
Qatar Loses $24 Billion as LNG Exports Collapse 96%
Six months since the Iran war crippled Qatar’s LNG exports via the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas exporter has lost $24 billion in sales as exports tumbled by as much as 96%, Reuters calculations showed on Wednesday. The number of LNG cargoes that Qatar has manage
Crypto
Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 24
Markets
Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Tests $80,000 - Decrypt
Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Tests $80,000 - Decrypt
Markets
Gold slips from three-month high as Treasury buybacks, Iran risk frame trade - Kitco AM Report - KITCO
Gold slips from three-month high as Treasury buybacks, Iran risk frame trade - Kitco AM Report - KITCO
Energy
From Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security - War on the Rocks
From Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security - War on the Rocks
Macro
CBDCs Controlling the Debt Market
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
Gold back on path to $5,000/oz as U.S. debt fears rise, Natixis says (GLD:NYSEARCA) - Seeking Alpha
Macro
The CBDC Ban Expires with the Economic Confidence Model in 2030
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
Live updates: Bitcoin and gold hit fresh daily highs as bitcoin climbs above $78,000
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.