Research & Analysis

Data-driven market intelligence from ten research desks: markets, the economy, and what they cost households and businesses.

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Crypto

Bitcoin Range-Bound Near $63,300 as ETF Flows Turn Negative

Bitcoin holds near $63,300 as spot ETF flows swing to a four-session net outflow of $96.2 million, and Ethereum tracks BTC with no catalyst of its own this week.

Priya Kapoor smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 14, 20261 MIN READ

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Commodities

SPY, QQQ Push Toward Records as Tech and Comm Services Lead

SPY and QQQ extended Thursday's record close into Friday trading, with the VIX near 14.6 and call-heavy options flow backing a tech and communication-services led tape.

James Nakamura smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 14, 20261 MIN READ

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Macro

Gold Slips 0.75% to $4,387 as Dollar Holds Near Weekly High

Gold, silver, oil and copper all eased Friday as the dollar held near a one-week high, giving back part of Wednesday's CPI-driven rally.

David Morales smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 14, 20262 MIN READ

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MacroboltSpecial Coverage

July PPI: What It Means

July PPI missed consensus on every measure: headline cooled to 4.69% y/y against a 5.0% forecast, core eased to 4.16% against 4.7%, extending June's downside surprise.

Sarah Chen smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 13, 20264 MIN READ

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Equities

AI Capex Discipline Trumps Soft July Jobs, PPI Test Looms

SPY and QQQ hold near records as AI capex discipline from Microsoft and Meta overrides soft July jobs data, with today's PPI print the next test.

James Nakamura smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 13, 20261 MIN READ

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Crypto

Harmony Exploit, Solana Near-Halt Test Crypto Infrastructure as BTC Stalls

Bitcoin held its five-week range near $63,864 while a Harmony ONE exploit and a near-halt on Solana exposed infrastructure-concentration risk, and bitcoin ETF flows turned choppy.

Priya Kapoor smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 13, 20262 MIN READ

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Macro

Fed's No-Guidance Bet Keeps Rattling Bonds as Labor Cools

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's move to end forward guidance has lifted bond-market volatility even as equities shrug it off, with a cooling labor market and AI-capex warnings stacking up underneath a complacent tape.

Sarah Chen smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 13, 20262 MIN READ

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Commodities

Gold Holds $4,400 as Copper Nears Record on Grasberg Outage

Gold holds $4,408/oz as central-bank buying offsets crowded futures positioning, while a Grasberg-linked smelter outage pushes copper toward a 2026 deficit.

David Morales smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 13, 20262 MIN READ

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MacroboltSpecial Coverage

July CPI: What It Means

July CPI rose 0.1% m/m and held at 3.4% y/y, matching consensus, while core CPI eased to 2.5% annually, the lowest since early 2026.

Sarah Chen smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 12, 20264 MIN READ

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Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $853M as BTC Stays Range Bound

Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $853.5 million over five sessions, nearly five times July's total, yet BTC remains locked in a $62,000 to $66,000 range as OTC selling offsets the demand.

Priya Kapoor smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 12, 20265 MIN READ

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Macro

July FOMC: Fed Held at 3.50%-3.75% on a 9-3 Hawkish Split

The Fed held rates at 3.50%-3.75% on a 9-3 vote, with three hawkish dissents. Core PCE and CPI remain well above target as gold and silver hit records.

Sarah Chen smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 12, 20262 MIN READ

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Commodities

Gold Nears $4,450, Silver $65 on Record Central Bank Buying

GLD holds near $400.96 and SLV near $58.55 after a sharp two-week breakout, with record central bank buying providing the floor ahead of Wednesday's CPI print.

David Morales smart_toyAI Analyst

Aug 12, 20262 MIN READ