European Union cut its forecast for eurozone GDP growth in 2025 to 0.9 percent from 1.3 percent in November, and forecast growth of 1.4 percent in 2026, from 1.6 percent previously.

Central banks have been selling Treasuries since March, according to Bank of America, in a sign that they are diversifying their holdings of US dollar assets. In the week to June 11, the holdings of Treasuries held by central banks and other official institutions at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York fell by an average of $17 billion, extending the decline since the end of March to $48 billion. In addition, foreign holdings of the Federal Reserve's reverse repurchase agreement instrument have ...

The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher, with the Nasdaq up 1.52%, the S & P 500 up 0.94%, and the Dow up 0.75%.

JPMorgan Chase has applied for the cryptocurrency trademark "JPMD" for trading and payment services. The company has recently started to adjust its attitude towards cryptocurrencies, providing its customers with a way to buy bitcoin. Currently, JPMD is seeking to acquire the trademark to establish its own cryptocurrency trading service. There are rumors that JPMD is a new dollar-backed stablecoin, which is currently under development.

Hedge fund Tolou Capital Management has taken a leveraged long position in two-year Treasuries, betting that Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell will be replaced by a "super dove" who will slash interest rates at the urging of US President Donald Trump. Spencer Hakimian, chief investment officer of Tolou Capital, started going long three weeks ago, betting that short-term bond yields would fall sharply over the next 12-18 months; Powell's term expires in May 2026, and Trump recently said h...

The market shows that BTC broke through $108,000 in a short time, and is now reported at $107908.47, an increase of 2.05% in 24 hours. The market fluctuates greatly, so please do a good job in risk control.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC he would not rule out the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said killing him would "end the conflict".

On the evening of June 16 local time, the Israeli military issued a statement saying that it had detected missiles fired from Iran flying towards Israel, and that air defense sirens had sounded in many places. The Israeli army called on the public to strictly abide by the instructions of the Home Garrison Command, saying that it was conducting interception operations "and conducting strikes if necessary to eliminate the threat."

The Al Jazeera reporter denied the Wall Street Journal's claim that Iran had signaled a cessation of hostilities, insisting that no message had been sent.

According to the Iranian Fars News Agency reported on the 16th, the Islamic Republic of Iran Radio and Television building in the capital Tehran was attacked by Israel on the same day. The live broadcast of the TV station showed a loud explosion and smoke rising from the TV studio.

On the evening of June 16 local time, shortly after Israel issued an evacuation warning to designated areas in Tehran, the Iranian capital, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called on Israel's Tel Aviv residents to evacuate as soon as possible. According to Iranian sources, Iran is preparing to launch an unprecedented large-scale strike against Israel, which will be the first such strike since Israel launched a military operation against Iran.

Nasdaq-listed Davis Commodities launched the $30 million Strategic Growth Plan, which plans to allocate 40% ($12 million) to Bitcoin reserves in phases, with about 15% of the funds ($4.50 million) in the first phase. In addition, 50% of the funds ($15 million) will be invested in Pioneer's RWA tokenization project, and the remaining 10% ($3 million) will be used to build advanced technology infrastructure, implement strong security measures, and establish strategic partnerships.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said in a post on the X platform that the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF received about $83 million in inflows last week, making it the second largest Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in terms of inflows; in addition, the combined Bitwise Ethereum ETP in the United States and Europe received about $28 million in inflows, and investors seem to be re-examining Ethereum.