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17 Jun 2025

According to Bank of America's Fund Manager Survey, investors are more underweight on the US dollar than at any point in the past 20 years.

Source: @Schuldensuehner @BankofAmerica

17 Jun 2025

30-Year Treasury Bonds have now lost almost half their value over the last 5 years 📉

Source: Barchart

17 Jun 2025

⚠️Japanese insurers' unrealized LOSSES are HUGE: Biggest 📷 insurers’ paper losses on their domestic bond holdings hit a record ¥8.5 TRILLION ($60B) in Q1. Nippon Life, the largest 📷 👇

Source: @GlobalMktObserv

17 Jun 2025

Portfolio Management made simple

Source: X, @alifarhat79

17 Jun 2025

Gold is now the second-most important reserve asset for central banks

Source: ECB, MKS-PAMP, FT

17 Jun 2025

China: The trade war is starting to weigh on activity

Trade balance figures for the month of May reveal a notable slowdown in exports. Source: BCV

17 Jun 2025

JPMorgan Files ‘JPMD’ Trademark For Crypto Payment Services

The bank has filed a new trademark application for “JPMD”, potentially signaling the launch of services tied to crypto trading, tokenized payments, custody, and real-time blockchain transactions. Filed on June 16 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the “JPMD” mark covers a wide range of offerings — from digital asset trading and fund transfers to crypto-secured financial services and token exchange platforms. While still in early review, this move underscores JPMorgan’s continued commitment to shaping the digital financial infrastructure. Source : coingape

17 Jun 2025

Gold Price over the last 100 years

source : BofA

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