Over the past year, most of the market focused on bitcoin’s price swings and investor sentiment. While debates over regulation, adoption, and inflation dominated headlines, a new challenge quietly emerged: the rise of quantum computing. Bitcoin recently dipped as markets weighed these potential risks, raising questions about the cryptocurrency’s long-term security and resilience.
Kevin Warsh has been named the next Chair of the Federal Reserve. Announced on 30 January 2026, the decision follows months of speculation and comes at a moment of heightened sensitivity around central-bank independence and the future path of interest rates.
While gold, silver and platinum were the best performing commodities over the past year, they took a hit at the end of last week. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.
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Over the past year, most of the market focused on bitcoin’s price swings and investor sentiment. While debates over regulation, adoption, and inflation dominated headlines, a new challenge quietly emerged: the rise of quantum computing. Bitcoin recently dipped as markets weighed these potential risks, raising questions about the cryptocurrency’s long-term security and resilience.
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Major U.S. equity indexes finished a volatile week mixed, as large-cap tech stocks suffered their worst week since November while small-cap and value stocks added to their YTD gains. Worries about the disruptive potential of AI, as well as concerns regarding a surge in capex, weighed on many of the high-growth stocks that have outperformed in recent years. In contrast, some cyclical and value-oriented segments outperformed as investors seemed to rotate into the areas that have lagged firms with more AI exposure. Corporate earnings and geopolitical tensions also appeared to contribute to the week’s volatility. The Nasdaq performed worst, shedding 1.84%, while the S&P 500 finished little changed. On the other hand, the Russell 2000 and the Dow Jones posted solid gains (and hit $50k for the 1st time).
US rate markets took Warsh’s nomination with calm, demand for credit and EM debt remains strong
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