> TAIWAN WEIGHS AI CHIP EXPORT CURBS ON CHINA TO ALIGN WITH US RULES, TARGETING ADVANCED CHIPS AND AI SERVERS ROUTED THROUGH THIRD‑COUNTRY SUPPLY CHAINS
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> NO TRUMP-PUTIN CALL ON THE HORIZON
THE KREMLIN SAID TUESDAY THAT NO CALL IS CURRENTLY PLANNED BETWEEN U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV SAID U.S. NEGOTIATORS STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS, BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THEIR NEXT VISIT TO RUSSIA.
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THE KREMLIN SAID TUESDAY THAT NO CALL IS CURRENTLY PLANNED BETWEEN U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN. SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV SAID U.S. NEGOTIATORS STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS, BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR THEIR NEXT VISIT TO RUSSIA.
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> U.S. HELICOPTER CREW WERE RESCUED BY A NAVY DRONE, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND TELLS REUTERS
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> CITI: STOCK POSITIONING IMPROVES, RISKS REMAIN
CITI SAYS LAST WEEK’S MARKET SELLOFF HAS REDUCED CROWDED POSITIONING IN U.S. EQUITIES, CREATING A HEALTHIER NEAR-TERM SETUP. HOWEVER, NASDAQ BULLISH BETS REMAIN ELEVATED, LEAVING MARKETS VULNERABLE TO FURTHER DECLINES IF UPCOMING TECH-RELATED CATALYSTS DISAPPOINT. IN EUROPE, POSITIONING IS IMPROVING, WHILE SOUTH KOREA’S KOSPI REMAINS HIGHLY EXPOSED TO ANY SETBACK IN THE AI-DRIVEN MARKET NARRATIVE.
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CITI SAYS LAST WEEK’S MARKET SELLOFF HAS REDUCED CROWDED POSITIONING IN U.S. EQUITIES, CREATING A HEALTHIER NEAR-TERM SETUP. HOWEVER, NASDAQ BULLISH BETS REMAIN ELEVATED, LEAVING MARKETS VULNERABLE TO FURTHER DECLINES IF UPCOMING TECH-RELATED CATALYSTS DISAPPOINT. IN EUROPE, POSITIONING IS IMPROVING, WHILE SOUTH KOREA’S KOSPI REMAINS HIGHLY EXPOSED TO ANY SETBACK IN THE AI-DRIVEN MARKET NARRATIVE.
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> *REUTERS POLL EXPECTS FED TO HOLD RATES AT 3.50%-3.75% JUNE MEETING
*REUTERS POLL SHOWS 72/102 ECONOMISTS SEE FED HOLD THROUGH 2026
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*REUTERS POLL SHOWS 72/102 ECONOMISTS SEE FED HOLD THROUGH 2026
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> VON DER LEYEN SAYS EU WILL DOUBLE DOWN WITH 21ST RUSSIA SANCTIONS PACKAGE, INCLUDING POWERS FOR FULL THIRD-COUNTRY BANS ON CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICES
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> US EQUITIES SEE ETF INFLOWS OFFSET FUTURES SELLING
JPMORGAN SAYS US EQUITY FUTURES SAW $21B IN NET SELLING LAST WEEK, WITH MOST PRESSURE ON FRIDAY IN S&P 500 AND NASDAQ 100 CONTRACTS. HOWEVER, ETF INFLOWS OF $26.8B MORE THAN OFFSET THE OUTFLOWS. FIXED INCOME ETFS ALSO DREW STRONG DEMAND, WHILE COMMODITIES AND SOME EM FUNDS SAW REDEMPTIONS. INVESTORS ROTATED ACROSS SECTORS, WITH CONTINUED LONG POSITIONING IN EQUITIES DESPITE VOLATILITY.
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JPMORGAN SAYS US EQUITY FUTURES SAW $21B IN NET SELLING LAST WEEK, WITH MOST PRESSURE ON FRIDAY IN S&P 500 AND NASDAQ 100 CONTRACTS. HOWEVER, ETF INFLOWS OF $26.8B MORE THAN OFFSET THE OUTFLOWS. FIXED INCOME ETFS ALSO DREW STRONG DEMAND, WHILE COMMODITIES AND SOME EM FUNDS SAW REDEMPTIONS. INVESTORS ROTATED ACROSS SECTORS, WITH CONTINUED LONG POSITIONING IN EQUITIES DESPITE VOLATILITY.
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> MORPHO RAISES $175M AT $2B VALUATION IN ROUND LED BY PARADIGM, A16Z CRYPTO AND RIBBIT
ACCORDING TO FORTUNE, DEFI LENDING PROTOCOL MORPHO RAISED $175 MILLION IN A FUNDING ROUND LED BY PARADIGM, A16Z CRYPTO AND RIBBIT CAPITAL, WITH PARTICIPATION FROM APOLLO FUNDS, CIRCLE VENTURES AND VANECK. THE DEAL VALUES MORPHO AT ROUGHLY $2 BILLION AND COMES AS THE PROTOCOL EXPANDS FROM CRYPTO-NATIVE MARKETS TOWARD INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION. MORPHO CURRENTLY HAS $6.6 BILLION IN TVL AND IS USED BY FIRMS INCLUDING COINBASE, KRAKEN, ANCHORAGE DIGITAL AND GALAXY DIGITAL. — LINK
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ACCORDING TO FORTUNE, DEFI LENDING PROTOCOL MORPHO RAISED $175 MILLION IN A FUNDING ROUND LED BY PARADIGM, A16Z CRYPTO AND RIBBIT CAPITAL, WITH PARTICIPATION FROM APOLLO FUNDS, CIRCLE VENTURES AND VANECK. THE DEAL VALUES MORPHO AT ROUGHLY $2 BILLION AND COMES AS THE PROTOCOL EXPANDS FROM CRYPTO-NATIVE MARKETS TOWARD INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION. MORPHO CURRENTLY HAS $6.6 BILLION IN TVL AND IS USED BY FIRMS INCLUDING COINBASE, KRAKEN, ANCHORAGE DIGITAL AND GALAXY DIGITAL. — LINK
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> MARKET DESKS WARN OF SHARPER EQUITY UNWINDS AFTER FRIDAY ROUT
GOLDMAN SACHS AND BARCLAYS TRADERS WARN FRIDAY’S SELLOFF MAY SIGNAL DEEPER FRAGILITY, NOT A ONE-OFF MOVE. THEY CITE CROWDED MOMENTUM POSITIONING, WEAK MARKET BREADTH, AND HIGHER-FOR-LONGER RATES AS FACTORS INCREASING THE RISK OF ABRUPT FACTOR UNWINDS. GOLDMAN SAYS SUCH POSITIONING CAN AMPLIFY VOLATILITY BEYOND INDEX MOVES, WHILE BARCLAYS WARNS VOLATILITY-CONTROL FUNDS MAY NEED TO CUT US EQUITY EXPOSURE AFTER THE ROUT. SYSTEMATIC STRATEGIES REMAIN VULNERABLE, WITH AI, RATES, AND INFLATION RISKS SEEN AS KEY TRIGGERS FOR FURTHER DOWNSIDE.
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GOLDMAN SACHS AND BARCLAYS TRADERS WARN FRIDAY’S SELLOFF MAY SIGNAL DEEPER FRAGILITY, NOT A ONE-OFF MOVE. THEY CITE CROWDED MOMENTUM POSITIONING, WEAK MARKET BREADTH, AND HIGHER-FOR-LONGER RATES AS FACTORS INCREASING THE RISK OF ABRUPT FACTOR UNWINDS. GOLDMAN SAYS SUCH POSITIONING CAN AMPLIFY VOLATILITY BEYOND INDEX MOVES, WHILE BARCLAYS WARNS VOLATILITY-CONTROL FUNDS MAY NEED TO CUT US EQUITY EXPOSURE AFTER THE ROUT. SYSTEMATIC STRATEGIES REMAIN VULNERABLE, WITH AI, RATES, AND INFLATION RISKS SEEN AS KEY TRIGGERS FOR FURTHER DOWNSIDE.
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> WINTERMUTE SAYS NO CLEAR SIGNS OF CAPITAL RETURNING, MARKET BOTTOM YET TO BE CONFIRMED
WINTERMUTE SAID THE RECENT BTC DECLINE WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY U.S. INSTITUTIONAL SELLING AND ETF OUTFLOWS RATHER THAN STRATEGY’S SALE OF 32 BTC. THE FIRM ADDED THAT CAPITAL INFLOWS HAVE YET TO RETURN, MAKING IT TOO EARLY TO CALL A MARKET BOTTOM, THOUGH SOME LONG-TERM INVESTORS HAVE STARTED ACCUMULATING AT CURRENT LEVELS. — LINK
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WINTERMUTE SAID THE RECENT BTC DECLINE WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY U.S. INSTITUTIONAL SELLING AND ETF OUTFLOWS RATHER THAN STRATEGY’S SALE OF 32 BTC. THE FIRM ADDED THAT CAPITAL INFLOWS HAVE YET TO RETURN, MAKING IT TOO EARLY TO CALL A MARKET BOTTOM, THOUGH SOME LONG-TERM INVESTORS HAVE STARTED ACCUMULATING AT CURRENT LEVELS. — LINK
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> JAPAN’S THREE MEGABANKS TARGET JOINT STABLECOIN LAUNCH IN FY2026
ACCORDING TO NIKKEI, MITSUBISHI UFJ, SUMITOMO MITSUI, AND MIZUHO PLAN TO JOINTLY ISSUE A FIAT-BACKED STABLECOIN BY FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE BANKS WILL ESTABLISH A CONSORTIUM TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS FOLLOWING A PILOT CONDUCTED WITH JAPAN’S FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. — LINK
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ACCORDING TO NIKKEI, MITSUBISHI UFJ, SUMITOMO MITSUI, AND MIZUHO PLAN TO JOINTLY ISSUE A FIAT-BACKED STABLECOIN BY FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE BANKS WILL ESTABLISH A CONSORTIUM TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS FOLLOWING A PILOT CONDUCTED WITH JAPAN’S FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. — LINK
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> WELLS FARGO'S SANTOMASSIMO SAYS CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING PROBABLY 45%-50% MORE ON GAS THAN THEY WERE
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> ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS REPORT RECEIVED ABOUT GUNFIRE DIRECTED AT IDF FORCES OPERATING IN RAMIM RIDGE AREA IN NORTHERN ISRAEL
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> ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS SOLDIERS RETURNED FIRE AND 'ELIMINATED A TERRORIST IN THE AREA'
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> EMIRATES FIRST-CLASS OCCUPANCY ABOUT HALF NORMAL LEVELS BEFORE IRAN WAR, CLARK SAYS
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> EMIRATES WON'T BE ABLE TO DROP TICKET PRICES WHICH ARE CLOSELY LINKED TO FUEL COSTS, CLARK SAYS
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> $TSLA - SPACEX IPO FUELS TESLA MERGER SPECULATION
WOLFE RESEARCH SAYS SPACEX’S IPO IS INTENSIFYING SPECULATION ABOUT A FUTURE MERGER WITH TESLA, WITH SOME INVESTORS NOW VIEWING IT AS A CORE TSLA THESIS. ANALYST EMMANUEL ROSNER CITES POTENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDING STRONGER AI CAPABILITIES, EXPANDED CAPITAL ACCESS, AND INCREASED MUSK VOTING CONTROL. HOWEVER, HE FLAGS MAJOR HURDLES SUCH AS SHAREHOLDER OPPOSITION, REGULATORY ISSUES, AND TIMING LIKELY BEYOND 2027. NEAR TERM, MERGER TALK MAY SUPPORT TESLA SHARES, BUT EXECUTION ON ROBOTAXI AND OPTIMUS REMAINS CRITICAL FOR UPSIDE MOMENTUM.
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WOLFE RESEARCH SAYS SPACEX’S IPO IS INTENSIFYING SPECULATION ABOUT A FUTURE MERGER WITH TESLA, WITH SOME INVESTORS NOW VIEWING IT AS A CORE TSLA THESIS. ANALYST EMMANUEL ROSNER CITES POTENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDING STRONGER AI CAPABILITIES, EXPANDED CAPITAL ACCESS, AND INCREASED MUSK VOTING CONTROL. HOWEVER, HE FLAGS MAJOR HURDLES SUCH AS SHAREHOLDER OPPOSITION, REGULATORY ISSUES, AND TIMING LIKELY BEYOND 2027. NEAR TERM, MERGER TALK MAY SUPPORT TESLA SHARES, BUT EXECUTION ON ROBOTAXI AND OPTIMUS REMAINS CRITICAL FOR UPSIDE MOMENTUM.
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> TREASURIES SIGNAL FED MAY NEED HIGHER RATES
US TREASURY MARKETS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST EXPECTATIONS OF LOWER RATES, WITH 2-YEAR YIELDS RISING ABOVE 4.1% AND PRICING IN POTENTIAL HIKES AS SOON AS OCTOBER. TRADERS SAY STRONG ECONOMIC DATA AND PERSISTENT INFLATION RISKS SUGGEST POLICY MAY NO LONGER BE RESTRICTIVE. THE MOVE HAS STEEPENED CONCERNS THAT THE FED, UNDER INCOMING CHAIR KEVIN WARSH, IS BEHIND THE CURVE, WITH SOME INVESTORS ARGUING THE “NEUTRAL RATE” MAY NEED TO BE REVISED HIGHER ACROSS THE YIELD CURVE.
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US TREASURY MARKETS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST EXPECTATIONS OF LOWER RATES, WITH 2-YEAR YIELDS RISING ABOVE 4.1% AND PRICING IN POTENTIAL HIKES AS SOON AS OCTOBER. TRADERS SAY STRONG ECONOMIC DATA AND PERSISTENT INFLATION RISKS SUGGEST POLICY MAY NO LONGER BE RESTRICTIVE. THE MOVE HAS STEEPENED CONCERNS THAT THE FED, UNDER INCOMING CHAIR KEVIN WARSH, IS BEHIND THE CURVE, WITH SOME INVESTORS ARGUING THE “NEUTRAL RATE” MAY NEED TO BE REVISED HIGHER ACROSS THE YIELD CURVE.
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