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Too cute to be scary 😻

From a Tier-1/state perspective, that control is non-negotiable if these instruments are going to scale as part of the official financial system. Create structural demand for short-term Treasuries as reserves, and give policymakers tools for compliance, sanctions & oversight.

The US now would like the world to use USD stablecoins. They would also like to freeze them at will. Not a great product market fit.

VIX futures are still predicting a collapse in volatility post midterm elections, at least until the beginning of December (matching the October 2018 pattern. Food for thought.

2026, day 305 Good morning from Asia - and the lingering question remains if it is going to be Middle East peace before Tuesday or Middle East war by Wednesday? GEOPOLITICS: 🌍🔥 ‘Iranian navy says tanker caught fire after striking mines near Strait of Hormuz’ (Reuters); ‘Rubio says US yet to decide on new Iran strikes’ (AFP); ‘Israel prepares for possible Iran war as Trump and Netanyahu reportedly speak ahead of US midterms’ (Ynet); ‘Iran warns of unfettered retaliation if attacked as mediators try for peace’ (AJ); ‘Iran debating whether to maintain ban on nuclear weapons, regime's security chief Rezaei says’ (JPost); ‘Araghchi says talks under way on 2-day plan to reopen Hormuz’ (AJ); ‘New Yemen fighting displaces 290,000, says UN, with pregnant women at risk’ (AJ); ‘Ethiopia raises the stakes with latest Red Sea gamble’ (Arab News); ‘Russia’s Shadow Fleet Turns to Nets and Rubber Tires for Makeshift Drone Armor’ (WSJ); ‘Former Mossad agent assisted Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil via Argentina’ (CNN Brazil); ‘Trump not planning to back Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's leader, sources say’ (Reuters); ‘How the Zhuhai air show charted China’s path from catching up to flying high’ (SCMP); GEOECONOMICS: 🌍✈️⛴️ 🚛 ‘G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues’ (SCMP); ‘South Korea’s Chip-Led Exports Accelerate, Bringing $1 Trln Annual Target Closer’ (WSJ); ‘China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for citizens graduating overseas’ (SCMP); ‘Italy Budget Bill Proposes 26% Exit Tax on Residents Leaving With €800,000 or More’ (IMI); ‘France Approves Proposal for €0.055 Tax per GB of Internet Traffic: RIP Gaming and Streaming’ (Yahoo Finance) - “a 218 GB file generates approximately €12 in potential tax exposure for the distributor”; POLITICS: 🗳️ ‘Eisenkot vows to swiftly utilize Knesset majority ‘against Oct. 7 government’’ (ToI); ‘Opposition bloc said weighing direct elections for prime minister to break political deadlock’ (ToI); ‘Fresh anti-government protest flares in Albania’s capital’ (AFP); ‘Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal crisis explained: a decade-long dispute over legitimacy of the justice’ (Euronews); ‘Protesters firebomb French police as Hallowe’en riots erupt across Europe’ (Telegraph); ‘Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt as Gen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent’ (Reuters); ‘Thousands return to Lisbon square, press government to scrap rental bill’ (Reuters); ‘Hegseth bets on defense industry to influence midterms’ (Politico); ‘Voters Usually Ignore Corruption as an Issue. It Now Has Their Attention’ (NYT); ‘Trump administration retools its battle over elections to keep fights alive after Election Day’ (WaPo); ‘Firm run by close friend of Burnham to benefit from multi million-pound grant’ (Telegraph); ‘Liz Truss: ‘I could have a cushy City job but I want to tell the truth’’ (The Times); MARKETS: 📈 ‘Rating agency Fitch hits France with unscheduled outlook downgrade’ (FT)

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I’ve had enough guys