Fundamental Analysis: Geopolitics and Macroeconomics
19/08/2026
Financial markets have just witnessed a tectonic shock between the U.S. government's liquidity injection and a global geopolitical crisis.
The protagonist of the day was #BTC disrupting cryptocurrencies. Gold and technology stocks also got a boost, while the global energy map hangs in the balance.
The U.S. Treasury’s Master Move
It all began in the halls of Washington. At the start of the year, inflation and armed conflicts spooked the market, pushing the yield on 30-year U.S. bonds to a suffocating 5.34% (levels not seen since the 2007 crisis). Lending money to the government had become extremely expensive.