CoreWeave: When AI Growth Hits the Liquidity Wall
The GPU-cloud platform favored by large language models is experiencing a "liquidity shock," revealing a structural tension in AI infrastructure: scale ≠ solvency.
Jun 23, 2026 at 02:45 6 5
Gold and central banks: the WGC 2026 survey confirms a structural accumulation cycle
90% of the central banks surveyed cite inflation hedging, long-term performance, and diversification away from the dollar as reasons for their gold purchases. A structural anchor, not cyclical.
7 h ago 6 7
Heinrich Vogel
NFP June 2026: Disappointing Jobs, Deceptive Unemployment - The Fed Trapped Ahead of the FOMC
The U.S. employment report for July 3 presents an end-of-cycle paradox: job creation is slowing, but the unemployment rate is falling—not due to economic strength, but because of a shrinking labor force linked to tighter migration policies. Markets are relieved, but Warsh's Fed doesn't have a free hand.
yesterday 9 13
Heinrich Vogel
Trump renews offensive against the Fed: governors in the crosshairs
After installing Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, Trump's allies cross a new threshold: reshaping the entire Board of Governors. An institutional escalation with potentially systemic consequences for U.S. monetary credibility.
yesterday 8 11
Heinrich Vogel
Merz unveils €10 billion in tax relief: Germany's budgetary awakening changes the ECB equation
Germany's budgetary golden rule gives way. 10 billion euros in tax relief, a decision that reshuffles the cards between Berlin, Frankfurt, and the European bond markets.
Jul 2, 2026 at 16:36 9 11
Heinrich Vogel
Yen at 40-Year Low: BoJ's Countdown Begins
USD/JPY breaks through the 158-160 range - the historic tolerance level of the Ministry of Finance. The Bank of Japan has fewer and fewer reasons not to act in July.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:38 9 9
Heinrich Vogel
SCOTUS protects the Fed's independence: a hawkish constitutional lock for markets
By keeping Lisa Cook at the Fed, the Supreme Court has drawn a constitutional red line. For bond markets, this is an institutional guarantee—and a lasting structural hawkish signal.
Jul 1, 2026 at 09:37 8 9
Heinrich Vogel
Q2 2026 GDP: Forecasts Rise Despite Hawkish Fed – The Paradox of U.S. Resilience
As markets digest the worst monthly close for the Mag7 since 2022, U.S. Q2 2026 growth surprises on the upside. A macro paradox that reinforces the "higher for longer" stance and complicates any Fed pivot scenario before the end of the year.
Jun 30, 2026 at 16:49 8 9
Heinrich Vogel
PBoC keeps rate at 1.25% and injects 600 bln yuan: China ends Q2 on life support
The Chinese central bank floods markets with liquidity at the end of the quarter, accentuating monetary divergence with the Fed—and the risk of competitive devaluation of the yuan.
Jun 30, 2026 at 10:05 14 12
Heinrich Vogel
Yen at 40-year low: BoJ countdown begins
At the close of Q2 2026, the yen hits a 40-year low against the dollar. The Nikkei and Kospi post a strong quarter in nominal terms—a paradox masking structural monetary fragility. Both the BoJ and FOMC meet on July 30-31: the dual catalyst approaches.
Jun 30, 2026 at 09:35 9 12
Heinrich Vogel
BoJ: Japanese government incorporates "appropriate monetary policy" - signal strengthens ahead of July
The Kishida government includes the coded phrase "appropriate monetary policy" in its draft annual economic plan—a clear signal of non-opposition to a BoJ rate hike in July, as USD/JPY trades in the 155-157 range and JPY carry trade tensions rise. [ENCADRE titre="Key Context"] [ENCADRE contenu="This language marks a shift from previous statements, aligning with market expectations of a potential Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy adjustment amid persistent yen weakness and inflationary pressures."]
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:16 9 11
Heinrich Vogel
PBoC: First Overnight Reverse Repo and Industrial Profits Up 18.8% - Expanding the Toolkit
On June 29, 2026, the People's Bank of China introduced for the first time an overnight reverse repo instrument while keeping the 7-day repo rate stable. Meanwhile, industrial profits surged by +18.8% in May. Two signals to decode within the logic of China's supply-side model.
Jun 29, 2026 at 09:03 9 10