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Jeroen Blokland

Global Multi-Asset Investment Strategist

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Our research helps investors build well-diversified multi-asset portfolios and profit from market developments. In addition, our unique and proven Macro – Sentiment – Valuation (MSV) investment framework ensures a consistent flow of new investment opportunities. Together with our market views, these opportunities will be reflected in our live ETF-based Global Multi-Asset Portfolios.

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<li>After a ten-year struggle, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been approved, closing one of the most entertaining and remarkable (what regulator gets hacked in the process) ETF races ever.</li>
<li>US inflation came in hotter than expected, but unlike previous months, underlying data was pretty benign, with one measure of headline CPI dropping below 2% for the first time in 3.5 years.</li>
<li>Chinese equities are out. And not just by sentiment-driven short-term investors. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks are on fire, powering ahead by more than 6% since the start of this year.</li>
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After a ten-year struggle, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have been approved, closing one of the most entertaining and remarkable (what regulator gets hacked in the process) ETF races ever.
US inflation came in hotter than expected, but unlike previous months, underlying data was pretty benign, with one measure of headline CPI dropping below 2% for the first time in 3.5 years.
Chinese equities are out. And not just by sentiment-driven short-term investors. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks are on fire, powering ahead by more than 6% since the start of this year.


The Weekly Market Monitor – Chinese Equities Out, Bitcoin In!

Metals, Ores, and Mining Firms, Mint Finance

Pranay Yadav

Metals, Ores, and Mining Firms

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>SEC narrowly approves listing of spot Bitcoin ETF citing high correlation between CME futures and spot bitcoin price and adequacy of CME surveillance sharing.</li>
<li>New ETFs offer highly competitive expense ratios. ETFs also offer discount to expense ratio during a discount period.</li>
<li>ETFs see strong trading activity on day 1 but much of it likely came from outflows from GBTC to lower cost ETFs.</li>
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SEC narrowly approves listing of spot Bitcoin ETF citing high correlation between CME futures and spot bitcoin price and adequacy of CME surveillance sharing.
New ETFs offer highly competitive expense ratios. ETFs also offer discount to expense ratio during a discount period.
ETFs see strong trading activity on day 1 but much of it likely came from outflows from GBTC to lower cost ETFs.


Spot BTC ETFs Attract $4.3 Billion on Day 1 Paving the Way for Institutional Adoption

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist, Steno Research

Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Crypto

<ul><li>The crypto industry’s big dream has become a reality.</li><li>The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light to 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs after the market closed yesterday.</li><li>Notably, this includes approval for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF.</li></ul>

The crypto industry’s big dream has become a reality.The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light to 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs after the market closed yesterday.Notably, this includes approval for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF.

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

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<li>Ten fund management companies are preparing to launch spot Exchange-Traded Funds backed by virtual assets in Hong Kong, according to an executive of crypto exchange operator HashKey Group.</li>
<li>Up to eight of the fund companies are at an “advanced stage” for the launch, Livio Weng, HashKey’s chief operating officer, told Caixin in an interview.</li>
<li>He didn’t provide any more details.</li>
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Ten fund management companies are preparing to launch spot Exchange-Traded Funds backed by virtual assets in Hong Kong, according to an executive of crypto exchange operator HashKey Group.
Up to eight of the fund companies are at an “advanced stage” for the launch, Livio Weng, HashKey’s chief operating officer, told Caixin in an interview.
He didn’t provide any more details.


Hong Kong Prepares to Launch First Spot Crypto ETFs in Asia 

Junior Finance Analyst, Steno Research

Ulrik Simmelholt

Junior Finance Analyst

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception.</li><li>The new year has started off with a blast, and it looks like dynamics all of a sudden have changed with sentiment going from full risk-on to risk-averse as the calendar has turned.</li><li>The US will be the overshadowing region to watch in the coming weeks as they look troubled the most with prices looking to stay hawkish for some time to come, while the labor market is weakening, but increasing growth due to easier financial conditions could keep the US away from stagflation.</li></ul>

Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception.The new year has started off with a blast, and it looks like dynamics all of a sudden have changed with sentiment going from full risk-on to risk-averse as the calendar has turned.The US will be the overshadowing region to watch in the coming weeks as they look troubled the most with prices looking to stay hawkish for some time to come, while the labor market is weakening, but increasing growth due to easier financial conditions could keep the US away from stagflation.

5 Things We Watch: USD-flation, Global Inflation, US Labor Market, Japan, Bitcoin

United States

Virtual currencies are decentralized, math-based digital assets in which transactions can be performed cryptographically without the need for a central issuing authority. The first specification and proof of concept of Bitcoin, the first widely used virtual currency, was published in 2009 based on a paper published pseudonymously by Satoshi Nakamoto.

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The Weekly Market Monitor – Chinese Equities Out, Bitcoin In!

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Jeroen Blokland

Spot BTC ETFs Attract $4.3 Billion on Day 1 Paving the Way for Institutional Adoption

Bitcoin avoided a sell-the-news event following SEC approval but also failed to sustain a rally. The paper discusses details of approval, details...

Mint Finance

Crypto Moves #10 – Next, Ethereum

The crypto industry’s big dream has become a reality. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light to 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs...

Steno Research

Hong Kong Prepares to Launch First Spot Crypto ETFs in Asia

Ten fund management companies are preparing to launch spot Exchange-Traded Funds backed by virtual assets in Hong Kong, according to an executive...

Caixin Global

5 Things We Watch: USD-flation, Global Inflation, US Labor Market, Japan, Bitcoin

Global macro never sleeps, and this week is no exception. The new year has started off with a blast, and it looks like dynamics all of a sudden...

Steno Research

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