Brent crude and WTI opened lower this morning, and Brent hit a low of US$83/barrel. Regional equity indices in Asia-Pacific have surged higher, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 refreshing a record high of 69,682. European and US equity index futures indicate an optimistic start to the week. The week ahead is packed with central bank updates, including the BoJ and the RBA tomorrow, the Fed on Wednesday and the SNB and the BoE on Thursday.
The announcement of a deal between the U.S. and Iran has pushed oil prices lower, lifted stock futures and helped Bitcoin rebound. The data suggests that Bitcoin's rally lacks demand support. Coinometrics delivers professional-grade crypto and macro analysis to help institutional investors make data-driven decisions.
According to a report published by the European Central Bank, Gold has overtaken U.S. government bonds to become the world’s leading reserve asset, accounting for 27% of all global central bank reserve assets with a value of more than $4 trillion. CME Lithium Futures are up 86% year-to-date and trading above $20,000 per metric ton. Rare Earths have gained more than 17%, Copper is up 28%, Aluminium has surged over 41%, and Uranium has advanced 22%.
On Sunday, President Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran was “complete” and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday morning, Bitcoin reached $66,800. Strategy bought 1,587 BTC between June 8 and June 14 for approximately $100 million at an average price of $63,024 per coin.
The world is watching the potential signing of the peace "MOU" between the Iranians and Americans. The headlines continue to suggest that it is still a "moving target" and that it's not a done deal yet. i.e. it's still a possibility.
Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, wrote that Bitcoin's slide to roughly $59,000 on June 5 marked the cycle low. The bank is holding a $100,000 year-end target and expects Ether to outperform Bitcoin on the way up. The three overhangs that had been grinding crypto lower for weeks are all starting to lift at once.