BEFORE YOU GO: ⚠️ Jane Street increased its #BTC ETF assets to $992 million, more than doubling them, and boosted its Bitwise #XRP ETF holdings by 60x in the second quarter, rising to $14 million.
🇬🇧 Sterling’s price fell from a three-month high➕The British pound slid to around $1.352 from $1.35710, its highest level in more than three months reached on Monday; cooling signs in the UK labor market weighed on the currency➕Markets will now focus on inflation data to be released on Wednesday➕Meanwhile, renewed tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices higher and supported the dollar as investors sought safe-haven assets.
⚠️ #Rice futures have been trading near their highest level since January 2025, as the market looks beyond the current surplus of supply and focuses on weather-related risks, trading at around $14,154 per 100 kilograms. ➕ Further upside is driven by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (#USDA) forecast that U.S. rice supplies will tighten and inventories will decline.
#BTC⚠️Bitcoin is trading at $64,220➕However, crypto markets continue to remain under pressure. Tensions between the US and Iran are ongoing. In addition, concerns about inflation and interest rates are increasing➕A cautious approach prevails ahead of a high-level regulatory meeting in the US. This situation negatively affects crypto markets #Bitcoin #crypto #altcoin #eth
🇩🇪 #DAX 40 index on Tuesday's second session also showed a decline, falling by about 0.4% to the 26,200 level—its lowest since August 6—➕ rising oil prices and higher bond yields amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, along with fresh weakness in technology stocks, dragged the market lower
🇪🇺European Stock Exchanges Fell Further on Tuesday➕The Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 indices dropped by about 0.3% as the markets pulled back even further from their recent record levels➕With the end of the US-Iran ceasefire and Tehran signaling a tougher military stance, concerns about renewed instability in the Middle East increased, weakening market sentiment➕Rising government bond yields put additional pressure on equities.
#NZD⚠️As ongoing tensions in the Middle East weighed on risk appetite, the New Zealand dollar fell back from a two-and-a-half-month high, dropping to around $0.587.
🇯🇵Japan yen's value against the dollar rose to 159.73 on Tuesday, reversing the gains from the previous session due to rising financial concerns and ongoing inflation pressures➕Markets also remained concerned about high energy costs, which are weighing on Japan's oil-dependent economy and currency.
#DXY🇺🇸Dollar index traded around 99.63 on Tuesday and, after weak economic data from the US, investors lowered their expectations for the Fed’s rate hikes this year, keeping the index close to its lowest levels in two months➕Meanwhile, investors remained cautious about inflation risks as the likelihood of a new deal between the US and Iran declined after President Donald Trump said he is not interested in extending the interim peace agreement.
#GOLD⚠️Gold reversed its prior gains in the midst of a broad pullback in the metal market, as on Tuesday it slipped below the $4,400 level per ounce, reaching multi-year highs for global bond yields amid concerns about rising government spending and ongoing inflation pressures➕Metals were also pressured by higher oil prices, which kept inflation risks and interest-rate worries on the agenda.
#SİLVER⚠️Silver reversed its previous gains amid a broad pullback in the metal market as it slid toward 65 dollars per ounce on Tuesday and benchmark global bond yields climbed to multi-year highs due to concerns about rising government spending and persistent inflation pressures➕Metals were also pressured by rising oil prices that kept inflation risks and interest-rate worries in focus.
#COPPER⚠️Copper futures fell on Tuesday to around $6.55 per pound, reaching the lowest level in two weeks; investors took profits after the metal had risen to record levels earlier this month➕The broader metals market was also under pressure from rising oil prices; this kept inflation risks and concerns over interest rates in focus.
🇺🇸 BULL MARKET: The Fed is preparing to inject about $17 BILLION into markets over the next 3 weeks.
🔹The Fed is set to purchase $16.97 billion worth of Treasury bills over the next three weeks; it begins this week with $8.49 billion.
🔹At the same time, the Fed’s balance sheet is rising to $6.76 trillion, reviving comparisons with the liquidity environment that followed the 2020–21 crypto bull run.