Global Yield Curves' (2s10s) inversion deepens, flashing recession signals
Source: Bloomberg TV Chart
Bitcoin jumps >$30k on speculation BlackRock ‘may know something.’
Last week, BlackRock submitted an application for a spot Bitcoin ETF, which would track Bitcoin’s underlying market price. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
US real average hourly earnings turn positive again
US wages outpaced inflation on a YoY basis in May by 0.2%, ending the ignominious streak of 25 consecutive months of negative real wage growth. Source: Charlie Bilello
Nasdaq China Tech Index suffered heavy selling today, dropping almost 5%
The catalyst appears to be disappointment that China’s stimulus measures aren’t aggressive enough and the LPR cuts this week have been underwhelming. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
UK inflation stays stuck at 8.7% while economists had expected a decline to 8.4%.
Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
Goldman joins Wall St banks in cutting China’s growth outlook as post-Covid bounce fades.
Goldman Sachs cut its 2023 GDP forecast from 6% to 5.4%, citing a slew of macroeconomic issues. Latest Goldman revision follows likes of UBS, BofA, JPMorgan, & Nomura. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
Bitcoin’s whales have accumulated 131.6 BTC in the past 11 weeks
Bitcoin's whales have been busy while the crowd watched prices dwindle these past two months. Wallets holding 1K to 10K $BTC have accumulated a combined $3.5B since the first week of April. Source: Santiment
Yen pressure mounts with Trade-Weighted gauge at two-decade low
Source: Bloomberg
