【Blockchain Briefing 1120】
I. Macroeconomic Data:
1. US Dollar Index: Finally closed down 0.41%, at 106.23
2. Government Bond Prices: The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield closed at 4.4020%; the 2-year US Treasury yield, more sensitive to monetary policy, closed at 4.2910%
3. Gold Prices: Finally closed up 0.78%, at $2632.11 per ounce
4. WTI Crude Oil: WTI crude oil finally closed up 0.29%, at $69.25 per barrel
5. Stock Market: Dow Jones closed down 0.28%, S&P 500 index up 0.4%, Nasdaq up 1%
6. USDCNY: 7.24174
7. Interest Rate Hike Expectations: According to the Federal Reserve's interest rate observer, the probability of maintaining interest rates at 4.50 - 4.75 in December is 39.4%, while the probability of cutting rates to 4.25 - 4.50 is 60.6%.
8. Cryptocurrency: Overall market value rose 0.22% to $3.08T, 24-hour trading volume fell 9.33% to $180.8B, and stablecoin market value rose 2.9% to $175.69B
II. ETF Holdings Data:
Updated on November 19:
10 #Bitcoin ETF
Net Flow: +918 $BTC (+$84.74 million)
#Blackrock inflow 978 $BTC ($90.28 million) and currently holds 472,307 $BTC ($4.358 billion).
9 #Ethereum ETF
Net Flow: -20,121 $ETH ($62.56 million)
#Grayscale (ETHE) outflow 13,353 $ETH ($41.51 million) and currently holds 1,533,464 $ETH ($4.77 billion).
III. Major Macroeconomic News Yesterday:
1. Federal Reserve's Schmidt: A large fiscal deficit will not trigger inflation, as the Federal Reserve will guard against it, although this may mean higher interest rates.
2. The Bank of Japan will defend interest rate hikes in next month's policy assessment.
3. Equinor: Norway's largest oil field, Johan Sverdrup, has resumed production. The output of Johan Sverdrup is expected to reach two-thirds of its normal capacity by Tuesday morning.
4. Putin signs a decree allowing for broader use of nuclear weapons; Ukrainian forces first use the U.S. Army tactical missile system to strike Russian territory; Russia: The stance is that nuclear war will not occur; the U.S.: There is no reason to adjust nuclear posture due to Russia's decision.
5. International Atomic Energy Agency: Iran has agreed to stop producing near-weapons-grade enriched uranium.
6. The Russian Ruble exchange rate fell below 100.
7. Air pollution in New Delhi, India reached 'dangerous' levels.
