Markets Outlook

A look at UK mortgages, IMF updates and more top headlines.

Today's Stories: 

Stubborn UK Inflation Triggers a Mortgage Crisis for Millions

Jeremy Hunt, Banks Agree Repossession Pause to Slow UK Mortgage Pain

Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Cancels Acquisition of Rival Prime Trust   

Prime Trust Has 'Shortfall of Customer Funds,' Nevada Regulator Says

Alameda Seeks Return of $700M Paid to 'Super Networkers' for Celebrity, Political Access      

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

Matrixport's Bitcoin Greed & Fear Index Surpasses 90%, Suggests Bull Breather Ahead

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Hint: It likely has to do with making money.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by George Kaloudis, titled: “A Straightforward Explanation for Why Financial Giants Want to Issue a Spot Bitcoin ETF”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Institutions are back and they’re flooding into crypto. “Markets Daily” looks at the latest ETF updates.

Today's Stories: 

Crypto Exchange Gemini to Expand Asia-Pacific Operations to Capture 'Next Wave' of Growth

Invesco Reapplies for Bitcoin ETF, Advocates for More Crypto Investment Products

Crypto Exchange Backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Launches With Additional Investors

EU Commission Brushes Off Data Act Fears by Crypto Industry

Digital Euro: The Bill Is Ready but Politicians Aren't Convinced

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

Bitcoin Crosses $29K for First Time in Over a Month

Bitcoin Trendline Breakout Suggests Continued Rally to $30.4K: Analyst

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

“Markets Daily” explores a potential undercurrent of demand for crypto markets despite regulatory uncertainty. Plus: a look at the IMF’s blueprint for cross-border CBDCs.

Today's Stories: 

IMF Official Presents Blueprint for Cross-Border CBDCs

EU Legislation for Digital Euro Is Put on Hold: Source

Ethereum Scanner Etherscan Adds OpenAI-Based Tool to Analyze Smart Contract Source Code

Do Kwon Sentenced to 4 Months Jail in Montenegro Document Forgery Case

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin 'Looks Vulnerable': Analyst

Bitcoin Is Becoming Illiquid at 147K a Month in Signal of Steady Accumulation

Tokenization Could be a $5T Opportunity Led by Stablecoins and CBDCs: Bernstein

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

An attempt at classifying decentralized, open-source protocols as regulated exchanges is a "gussied up ban on blockchain in the U.S.," ConsenSys lawyer Bill Hughes writes.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Bill Hughes, titled: “SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over May Be Unconstitutional”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Who needs blockchain when you have a blockade?

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, titled: “Blockades and Blockchains: What the Reddit Boycott Has to Do With AI and Crypto”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Plus, “Markets Daily” takes a look at the future of commercial real estate, with San Francisco as a case study.

Today's Stories: 

Park Hotels stops payments on $725M CMBS loan, plans to cut San Francisco exposure 

San Francisco hit again as large mall owner walks away | Reuters 

Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments 

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: BlackRock Files for a Spot Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin Correlations Continue On-Again, Off-Again Relationship With Traditional Finance

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

The Fed’s stagnant core interest rate decision is being characterized as a “pause” rather than an end.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, titled: “Ripple Does Not Care Whether XRP Is 'Sufficiently Decentralized'”

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

USDT Selling on Curve, Uniswap Spooks Traders Amid Bitcoin Drop

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $25K

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Comparing to consensus expectations, the latest inflation report appears positive. But it’s not all good news. “Markets Daily” takes a look at the numbers.

Today's Stories: 

U.S. CPI Inflation Slowed to 0.1% in May; Bitcoin Rises

Prime Trust Unit Banq Files for Bankruptcy

U.S. Judge Rebuffs SEC Request for Binance.US Asset Freeze for Now

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Bittrex U.S. Set to Allow Withdrawals Starting Thursday     

Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

U.S. law doesn't let appointed regulators override elected official. But the SEC head may be doing exactly that.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by David Z. Morris, titled: “The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn't Want You to Know About”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.