Liquidity
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50 stories tagged #liquidity
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply.
Read storyWTI Tops $101 As Strategic Petroleum Reserve Nears Record Low
WTI tops $101 for first time since May as SPR nears record low and Saudi output hits 36-year lows.
Read storyBrent Tops $102 As Mideast Conflict Intensifies, HSBC Hikes Oil Forecast
Brent crude tops $102 as Iran escalates Hormuz threats; HSBC raises 2026 forecast to $90.
Read story"I Am The House Now": Bessent Goes Full Judge Dredd On Yen Bears
Treasury Secretary Bessent jawbones yen bears, claims asymmetric information; hedge funds flip to yen-bullish
Read storyCopper Hits All-Time-High As Physical Economy Reprices Scarcity
LME copper hits all-time high of $14,533/ton as tariff fears redirect seaborne supply into US warehouses, creating
Read storyJapan Sold Almost $90 Billion In Treasuries To Fund Record Yen Intervention
Japan sold ~$88B in Treasuries to fund record $90B yen intervention in August.
Read storyThe Copper Chart Causing Alarm
Copper hits near-record highs on supply cuts in Chile and US tariff uncertainty driving seaborne imports.
Read storyJapan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention
Japan's foreign reserves drop record $80B in August due to yen-support interventions.
Read storyJapan reserves plunge record $79.6 billion after massive yen intervention
Japan's FX reserves plunge record $79.6B after massive yen intervention.
Read storyLive updates: Bitcoin ETFs take $731 million, their biggest day since January
Bitcoin ETFs see record $731M inflow; net assets hit $103B as IBIT leads.
Read story"Dark" Tanker Fleet Shatters Iran's Hormuz Stranglehold As Gulf Oil Exports Top Two-Thirds Of Pre-War Level
Gulf oil exports recover to two-thirds of prewar levels; dark tanker fleet bypasses Iran's Hormuz blockade.
Read storyJapan spent record $96.5 billion to support yen over past month, ministry data shows
Japan spent record $96.5B supporting yen over past month, ministry data reveals.
Read storyZinc Hits Four-Year High As "Extremely Thin" Physical Supply Fuels Squeeze
Zinc hits four-year high on supply squeeze; physical market shows extreme tightness with backwardated spreads and
Read storyKuwait, Qatar Ramp Up Hormuz Oil Flows As Oman-Iran Talks Ease Supply Fears
Brent crude falls 6.3% this week to $86 as Kuwait, Qatar restore Hormuz exports amid Iran-Oman diplomatic talks.
Read storyLive updates: Bitcoin tops $80,000 as ETF inflows hit eight straight days
Bitcoin surges past $80K on eight consecutive days of spot-ETF inflows totaling $2.8B.
Read storyWTI Rises After Big Product Draws, Tiny Crude Build, SPR Nears 'Tank Bottoms'
WTI rises on large product draws and tiny crude build; SPR approaches minimum operational levels.
Read storyA bitcoin short squeeze for the ages as futures open interest collapses
Bitcoin short squeeze as futures open interest collapses amid subdued funding rates.
Read storyBitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates
Bitcoin hits $80K for first time since May, up 38% from June lows on Treasury policy shift.
Read storyBitcoin ETF inflows hit $1.9B in strongest week since October 2025
US spot Bitcoin ETFs see $1.92B inflows in strongest week since Oct 2025 as BTC rallies 20% to $79K.
Read storyThe Teaser Period: Why The AI Boom Is Hitting A Reset Wall
AI compute contracts structured as teasers hide $2.3T reset wall hitting 2027–2028, mirroring 2008 mortgage crisis
Read storyAxios: 40 Tankers Transited Hormuz Friday Night, But Real Crisis Is Diesel
Hormuz tanker traffic rebounds to 20% of prewar levels; diesel crack spreads spike to $102/bbl amid refining crisis.
Read storyHow a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days
Treasury buyback program eases long-term yields, triggering record short squeeze that lifts Bitcoin 25% to near $80K.
Read storySaylor's Strategy Treasury Back To Breakeven As Crypto Rips, StanChart Says $100k Bitcoin Year-End Call May Be 'Too Low'
Bitcoin surges 20% in three days, triggering record short liquidations and ETF inflows; Standard Chartered hints $100k
Read storyHSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness
HSBC warns zinc market tightening with supply down 2.1% YoY; spot-futures backwardation hits $132/ton widest of year.
Read storyHas Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant To Global Oil Supply?
U.S. blockade renders Iranian crude irrelevant; diesel crack spreads hit record highs as refined products signal market
Read storyBitcoin Tops $72k After Largest Single-Day Crypto Short Liquidation In History
Bitcoin surges to $72k after record $3.1B single-day short liquidation amid yield-curve control and regulatory
Read storyBitcoin ETFs draw $517M in largest one-day inflow since early May
Bitcoin spot ETFs see $517M inflow, largest since May as BTC nears $72K on Treasury yield move.
Read storyBitcoin breaks out of six-week range, tops $71,000 as $3 billion in shorts get wiped out
Bitcoin breaks $71K after six-week range; $3B in short liquidations force covering.
Read storyBearish crypto bets lose record $2.7 billion as bitcoin surges toward $70,000
Bitcoin shorts liquidated for $2.74B in a single day as BTC rallies toward $70K.
Read storyWTI Rises As Distillate Stocks Draw, Cushing Back Near 'Tank Bottoms', SPR At 43-Year Lows
WTI rises as distillate stocks draw for third week, Cushing near tank bottoms, SPR at 43-year lows.
Read story"Strain Is Spreading": FT Exposes Private Credit Distress At Decade Highs
Private credit defaults hit decade highs as BDC non-accrual rates surge to 2.8%, with largest funds taking writedowns.
Read storyAs Japanese Bond Yields Soar, Unrealized Losses At Life Insurers Hit $200 Billion
Japanese life insurers face $194B unrealized losses as 10Y JGB yields hit 30-year highs near 3%.
Read storyING says heavy tone in Treasuries has further to run as truce lapses
Foreign Treasury holdings fall to $9.3T in June; ING flags Iran truce lapse and issuance pressure supporting higher
Read storyCopper Squeeze Deepens In London As Futs Near Record; Barclays Flags Top Mining Picks
LME copper holds above $14K with record backwardation as supply tightens; three-month futures near January high.
Read storyThe bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain
Bitcoin futures open interest at $48B outpaces $25B daily volume, creating liquidity mismatch risk.
Read storyForget CDOs, Meet CCOs: This Isn't A Tech Cycle... It's 2008 With Silicon
AI capex boom structured like 2008 housing crisis via GPU-collateralized debt; growth deceleration, not collapse, could
Read storySaudi Oil Fleet Increasingly Going 'Dark' Due To Houthi Blockade
Saudi tankers going dark in Red Sea due to Houthi blockade; conflicting export data undermines supply visibility.
Read storyPrivate Credit's Problems Just Got Real
Private credit fund defaults hit five-year highs as nonaccruals rise and watchlists expand despite stable economy.
Read storyGlobal Oil Deficit To Hit 1.8 Million Bpd This Quarter, IEA Forecasts
IEA slashes 2026 oil supply forecast to 4.3M bpd decline, deepening deficit to 1.8M bpd this quarter amid Hormuz
Read storyWTI Dips After Massive Crude Inventory Build, Big SPR Drain, Surge In Imports
WTI slips below $83 as crude inventories surge 17.4M barrels, SPR drawdowns accelerate, imports hit 9-month highs.
Read storyWorld's Largest Alumina Refinery Outside China Abruptly Halves Output On NatGas Disruption
Norsk Hydro's Alunorte refinery cuts output 50% on natural gas disruption; aluminum hits seven-week high at $3,373/ton.
Read storyHormuz Traffic Sank To Just Six Vessels Monday
Hormuz traffic crashes to 6 vessels Monday as Iran deal hopes fade and security threats intensify.
Read storyA rare CME shift: Hedge funds abandon structural shorts to bet on a bitcoin rally
CME leveraged funds flip net long on Bitcoin futures as basis trade yields fall below Treasury rates.
Read storyJapan’s April yen-buying intervention sets fresh daily record
Japan conducts record yen-buying intervention in April, largest single-day operation.
Read storyCopper Tops $14,000 As US Stockpiling Drains Global Supply Ahead Of Trump's Tariff Call
Copper tops $14,000/ton as US stockpiling drains global supply ahead of Trump tariff decision.
Read storyWTI Maintains Losses After Another SPR Drain, Distillate Stocks At 30-Year Seasonal Lows
WTI falls on Iran-deal hopes despite distillate stocks at 30-year seasonal lows; SPR drain continues.
Read storyFrom Forward Guidance To Market Guidance: Warsh's Reflexive Wrecking Ball?
Warsh signals hawkish stance but holds rates; markets interpret PCE framework uncertainty as credibility challenge,
Read storyJapan may have intervened in FX market by spending $36.58 billion to buy yen
Japan reportedly spent $36.58B intervening in FX markets to support the yen.
Read storyJapan, Bretton Woods 2.0, & The End Of The Carry Era
Japan and US coordinate FX intervention to defend yen; MOF likely to announce Monday.
Read storyCrude Inventories Have Fallen To "Precariously Low" Levels
U.S. crude inventories fall 7.2M barrels as refineries hit 97% capacity; SPR drops to 40-year low of 307.7M barrels.
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