#ETHA new / SPX500 +6K, 22x expensive / G7 Statement without Trump / #VIX EXPIRY tom! important + FOMC
- Stéphan

- Jun 17
- 3 min read

G7 : Not such a happy family, Trump left early, G7 statement without Trump's signature and Trump implied Russia should be reincluded in a G8 and declined to agree more sanctions on it
Markets : ETHA ETF available on the platform now (with options), see below, solar stocks down (U.S budget), Trump 'urged an evacuation of Tehran' (even if impossible, why did he say this???), FOMC tomorrow, SNB, Norges and BoE Thursday >>> USD not doing much, slightly oversold perhaps ahead of FOMC, SPX500 'struggles' 6K+ valuations, geopolitics, tariffs, still many issues out there, AND it's VIX EXPIRY tomorrow, which tend to coincide with 'highs and lows', recall the last 2months VOL hammering which brough back all the systematic buyers of Eq....BEWARE of a change of tune in market sentiment, wouldnt take much
SPX500 : No matter what anyone says - the S&P trading at 22 x has very limited upside
30-Year Treasury Bonds have now lost almost half their value over the last 5 years, chart and Thread below
EU Commission prepared to accept flat-rate U.S. tariff of 10% under clear conditions
The Trump Organization said it will begin selling a gold smartphone for $499 in August, the grifting will never stop
The EU should be open to resuming Russian gas imports if peace agreements are mediated to end the war in Ukraine, Austria said. Brussels “we must maintain the option of reassessing the situation once the war is over,” the Austrian Department of Energy told the Financial Times
BOJ holds interest rate, will trim JGB buying by around 200bn yen. Central bank maintains rate at 0.5% amid Trump tariffs and economic uncertainty
$30 trillion global debt in 1997 and $325 trillion global debt today....
So many controversial news, Trump made a fool of Macron, who said Donald left G7 to focus on peace talks, Trump had none of it and said Macron didn't know what he was talking about Iran live: Israeli strike kills Iranian journalist and staffer at state TV | Middle East Eye
G7 Statement G7 Leaders’ statement on recent developments between Israel and Iran | Prime Minister of Canada
Didi anybody ever doubt he was only in for the dosh...
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