Planet Labs +8%, Rocket Lab +5%, SpaceX +4%: the space rally self-amplifies
Space is no longer a speculative thesis—it's an outperforming asset class. Rocket Lab's acquisition of Iridium propels the entire sector.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:17 9 9
Rocket Lab Acquires Iridium for $8 Billion: From Tactical Launcher to Constellation Operator
In the largest acquisition in its history, Rocket Lab takes over Iridium Communications for $8 billion - a deal that radically transforms the company into a global LEO constellation operator, with direct exposure to DoD defense contracts.
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:15 12 11
Daniel Schmidt
Shortened week, strong signal: June's jobs report validates the Fed pause and reignites global risk-on
147,000 jobs in June, below expectations - but unemployment falls due to contraction in the labor force. Markets have chosen their interpretation: dovish. The question remains whether this will hold until the FOMC on July 29-30.
22 h ago 8 8
Eleanor Whitfield
NFP June 2026: 147K jobs below consensus, unemployment down due to contraction - market reads dovish ahead of July 4th
Fewer jobs than expected, unemployment declining for the wrong reasons: June's NFP report gives markets the dovish reading they were waiting for. July's FOMC meeting becomes the pivotal issue under Warsh.
yesterday 7 9
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
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
Low Oil Prices and the Fed: The Deflationary Paradox That Could Trap Warsh
WTI below $70 is usually good news. Not this time. With core PCE at +4.0%, energy disinflation masks services inflation and puts the Fed in an untenable position.
Jun 26, 2026 at 23:04 12 10
Heinrich Vogel
MSTR and STRC plunge to 52-week lows: PCE pressure hits Bitcoin proxies
Before the release of the June 25 PCE core, Bitcoin leveraged proxies collapse - funding rates overheating and lack of spot ETF bids form a bearish cocktail in the short term.
Jun 25, 2026 at 16:27 9 8
Yuki Tanaka
Washington mobilizes on rare earths: the critical supply chain enters economic warfare phase
Discreet job offers in US federal agencies reveal a strategic acceleration on critical minerals. 85% dependence on Chinese refining, NdPr prices at ~$65/kg-below the profitability threshold for US mines. Washington is preparing a non-market intervention.
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:45 9 9
Lucia Ferraz
Anthropic deploys its data centers worldwide: the race for exaflops enters a new phase
Anthropic's job offers reveal its global infrastructure plan. Behind local recruitments: Dublin, Amsterdam, Singapore, Tokyo. The model is hyperscaler-dependent-but the real bottleneck is certified low-carbon energy.
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:45 9 9
Arjun Mehta
Bitcoin: New Line in the Sand Ahead of Thursday's Core PCE - Microstructure Under Maximum Tension
BTC has established its critical level: $61,242. Thursday's core PCE is the macro trigger. Funding rates at a two-week high, absence of spot ETF bids, cluster of long liquidations at $61-62k: the microstructure is asymmetric and skewed to the downside.
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:44 9 8
Yuki Tanaka
Ethereum Foundation cuts workforce by 20%: strategic refocusing or signal of ecosystem transformation?
The Ethereum Foundation cuts 54 positions (~20% of its workforce) in a reorganization it describes as a strategic streamlining. Lars Eriksson analyzes what this decision reveals about Ethereum's new governance dynamics and its implications for ETH as an asset.
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:44 9 8
