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DAILY FINANCIAL BULLETIN

Global Macro & Crypto Market Intelligence

Mon, Sep 7 2026

NEUTRAL Mixed macro signals, rising geopolitical risk and cautious crypto flows are keeping markets in a neutral balance.

The market backdrop remains neutral as supportive and defensive signals offset one another. The VIX rose 3.44% to 15.03, while the DXY fell 0.22%, limiting the tightening pressure from the dollar; U.S. 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields were unavailable, so the curve cannot be assessed. Total crypto market capitalization fell 3.12% over 24 hours to $2.69 trillion, while BTC declined 0.72%; nevertheless, BTC remains up 1.10% over seven days and 22.10% over 30 days. The Fear & Greed index stayed in the Greed zone at 71, while the Coinbase premium fell to -0.0414%, pointing to cautious near-term U.S. spot demand. U.S. PPI is due on September 10 and CPI on September 11; with headline CPI expectations at 0.4% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year, and core CPI at 2.4% year-on-year, energy costs and diesel prices are key inflation risks. The next FOMC decision is scheduled for September 16, with the current 2026 Fed dots median at 3.8%.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOCUS

COMMODITIES

Repricing the Gulf’s energy routes

Iran’s plan to announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf and the UAE’s effort to build alternative trade and energy routes make it necessary to investigate whether physical supply risk is becoming persistent. The key signal is whether the zone’s scope and the real capacity of alternative routes feed into diesel and crude prices, especially US inflation expectations.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Reuters — UAE builds alternative trade, energy routes after Iran attacks - reuters.com — Examine which alternative trade and energy routes the UAE is developing, including their capacity and timing.
Reuters — Iran says to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days - reuters.com — Track the restricted zone’s geographic scope, effective timing and operational constraints on maritime transport.
EIA — Weekly Petroleum Status Report — Check weekly US crude, refinery utilization and distillate/diesel inventory changes.

MACRO

Can a diesel shock disrupt Fed pricing ahead of PPI and CPI?

Diesel’s role in the US inflation outlook requires investigating how sensitive rate-cut expectations are to a supply shock ahead of PPI on September 10 and CPI on September 11. The concrete threshold is whether PPI exceeds its 0.4% monthly forecast and headline CPI exceeds its 0.4% monthly forecast, alongside Treasury and dollar reactions and CME FedWatch pricing before the September 16 FOMC meeting.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Reuters — Morning Bid: Diesel the real spoiler for US inflation doves - reuters.com — Examine diesel’s transmission channels into the US inflation basket and the risks to rate-cut expectations.
BLS — Consumer Price Index (CPI) — Check whether September 11 headline CPI deviates from the 0.4% monthly and 3.4% annual forecasts, and whether core CPI deviates from the 0.2% monthly and 2.4% annual forecasts.
CME FedWatch Tool — Track changes in futures-implied rate probabilities for the September 16 FOMC meeting after the PPI and CPI releases.

CRYPTO

Are ETF inflows accumulating alongside derivatives fragility?

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $174.6 million and $25.9 million respectively on September 4, while total crypto market capitalization fell 3.12% over 24 hours; BTC and ETH funding was negative while SOL funding remained positive. The research question is whether spot demand can absorb leveraged-position unwinding; key levels are BTC support at $77,851, resistance at $80,869, and the direction of the Coinbase premium from its current negative 0.0414% reading.

Primary Sources / Reports:

Farside — Bitcoin ETF Flows (All Data) — Check whether daily Bitcoin ETF inflows from IBIT, FBTC and the total remain consistent with the $174.6 million net inflow.
Farside — Ethereum ETF Flows — Examine how the $25.9 million total Ethereum ETF inflow was distributed across funds and whether the flow persists.
Coinglass — Derivatives Data — Monitor BTC, ETH and SOL funding rates and open interest to determine whether negative BTC/ETH funding and positive SOL funding are turning into leveraged unwinding.

NASDAQ 100

29,565

● 0.00%

DXY

98.9460

▼ -0.22%

GOLD

$4,477

▲ +1.06%

10Y UST

N/A

—

VIX

15.0

▲ +3.44%

BTC

$79,421

▼ -0.72%

BTC.D

59.1%

—

F&G INDEX

Greed

TODAY'S CALENDAR

Next FOMC

Wed (9 days away)

Median Dot (2026)

3.80%

Date	Time (TRT)	Event	Country	Prev	Cons
10 Sep Thu	15:15	Main Refinancing Rate	EUR	2.40%	2.65%
10 Sep Thu	15:15	Monetary Policy Statement	EUR	N/A	N/A
10 Sep Thu	15:30	Core PPI MoM	USD	0.2%	0.3%
10 Sep Thu	15:30	PPI MoM	USD	0.0%	0.4%
10 Sep Thu	15:30	Unemployment Claims	USD	206K	205K
11 Sep Fri	15:30	Core CPI MoM	USD	0.2%	0.2%
11 Sep Fri	15:30	Core CPI YoY	USD	2.5%	2.4%
11 Sep Fri	15:30	CPI MoM	USD	0.1%	0.4%
11 Sep Fri	15:30	CPI YoY	USD	3.4%	3.4%
11 Sep Fri	17:00	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment	USD	51.0	51.0
11 Sep Fri	17:00	Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations	USD	4.3%	N/A

EQUITIES & COMMODITIES

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
AAPL Apple	319.97	▼ -2.51%	▲ +0.08%	▲ +2.51%
MSFT Microsoft	499.70	▼ -2.04%	▼ -2.69%	▲ +0.16%
GOOGL Alphabet (Google)	338.46	▼ -1.11%	▼ -2.28%	▼ -5.33%
AMZN Amazon	258.51	▼ -0.15%	▼ -2.97%	▼ -5.05%
NVDA NVIDIA	230.36	▲ +0.84%	▲ +5.89%	▲ +5.19%
META Meta	616.77	▲ +1.00%	▲ +6.70%	▲ +4.56%
TSLA Tesla	354.08	▼ -5.92%	▲ +1.53%	▲ +10.81%

Asset	Price	24H	7D	30D
XAU Gold	$4,476.60	▲ +1.06%	▲ +1.03%	▲ +3.13%
XAG Silver	$66.75	▲ +1.06%	▲ +0.80%	▲ +5.39%
HG Copper	$6.68	▲ +1.30%	▲ +1.35%	▲ +1.70%
BZ Brent Oil	$96.28	● 0.00%	▲ +6.40%	▲ +15.24%

S&P 500 Sectors

Technology

XLK

▲ +0.70%

Industrials

XLI

▲ +0.41%

Utilities

XLU

▲ +0.12%

Materials

XLB

▼ -0.34%

Real Estate

XLRE

▼ -0.72%

Financials

XLF

▼ -0.79%

Consumer Staples

XLP

▼ -0.80%

Energy

XLE

▼ -0.87%

Health Care

XLV

▼ -1.04%

Communication

XLC

▼ -1.19%

Consumer Discret.

XLY

▼ -1.33%

LIQUIDITY

FED BALANCE SHEET

$6.74T

▲ +0.09% w/w

STABLECOIN SUPPLY

$257.9B

▼ -0.02% 24H

CRYPTO DESK

TOTAL MARKET CAP

$2.69T

▼ -3.12%

BTC DOMINANCE

59.1%

24H TOTAL VOLUME

$73.0B

TOTAL3 (EX BTC & ETH)

$0.80T

Analyst Note: Combined stablecoin market capitalization slipped to $257.89 billion, down 0.0193% over 24 hours, indicating no meaningful expansion in crypto liquidity. SMH rose 2.61% although its price level was unavailable, while the 2-year/10-year spread was not reported; the 0.32% rise in the copper/gold ratio provides limited support for growth-sensitive risk appetite.

DERIVATIVES DESK

$79,421

▼ -0.72%

Support Level

$77,851

Resistance Level

$80,869

Price at $79,421 is holding above support ($77,851), with resistance at $80,869.

COINBASE PREMIUM INDEX — 7D

BTC/USD · Coinbase vs Global Spread (1H Bars)

-0.0414%

▼ US selling pressure

+0.005%

24h High

-0.041%

24h Low

Reading Guide: Positive values indicate US institutional buying pressure. Sustained positive premium is a bullish signal for BTC.

FEAR & GREED

Futures Term Structure & Positioning

Neutral

BTC Basis

—

ETH Basis

—

BTC and ETH funding rates were mildly negative at -0.0020% and -0.0024%, respectively, while SOL funding was notably positive at 0.4169%. Futures basis data was unavailable, so the overall picture suggests no crowded long positioning in the majors, but increasing leveraged optimism in SOL.

BTC Max Pain (Quarterly)

$72,000

Deribit DVOL Index

38.18 ▼ -0.52

Options Put/Call Ratio

0.55

Funding Rates (8h Eq.)

BTC	▼ -0.0020%
ETH	▼ -0.0024%
SOL	▲ +0.4169%

Open Interest (OI)

BTC	160.11M
ETH	74.58M
SOL	30.45M

SPOT BITCOIN ETF FLOWS

ETF Daily Net Flows

04 Sep 2026

Moderate Inflow

Total Flow

+174.6M

IBIT (BlackRock)

+117.4M

FBTC (Fidelity)

+57.2M

Spot ETF Flows History (Last 10 Days)

Analyst Note: On September 4, IBIT received $117.4 million and FBTC $57.2 million, producing total spot Bitcoin ETF inflows of $174.6 million and supporting underlying buying pressure. ETF flows are not a standalone price signal: positive flows indicate demand and negative flows indicate selling pressure, and should be read alongside the Coinbase premium and price trend.

ETH Spot ETF Daily Net Flows

04 Sep 2026

Moderate Inflow

Total Flow

+25.9M

ETHA (BlackRock)

+57.8M

FETH (Fidelity)

-48.3M

CRYPTO WATCHLIST

Asset	Price	1H	24H	7D
BTC	$79,421.00	▼ -0.10%	▼ -0.72%	▲ +1.10%
ETH	$2,490.24	▼ -0.20%	▼ -0.38%	▲ +1.60%
XRP	$1.4000	▼ -0.50%	▼ -1.37%	▲ +1.70%
SOL	$105.00	▼ -0.10%	▼ -1.50%	▲ +1.40%
TRX	$0.336747	● 0.00%	▲ +0.76%	▲ +0.10%
HYPE	$87.6000	▲ +0.50%	▼ -0.05%	▲ +7.30%
DOGE	$0.089621	▼ -0.30%	▼ -0.30%	▲ +7.80%
LINK	$13.3100	▲ +0.10%	▲ +8.44%	▲ +18.50%
UNI	$7.0400	▼ -1.00%	▲ +0.85%	▲ +35.30%
TON	$1.4200	▼ -0.40%	▲ +0.13%	▲ +5.10%

UAE builds alternative trade, energy routes after Iran attacks, official says - reuters.com

AI Insight: The UAE's effort to build alternative trade and energy routes after Iran's attacks highlights a push for greater supply-chain and energy resilience. Brent's 6.40% seven-day and 15.24% 30-day gains raise inflation risks ahead of U.S. PPI and CPI, while the negative Coinbase premium and declining crypto market cap show that risk appetite lacks full confirmation.

Reuters · 06:57

Iran says to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days - reuters.com

AI Insight: Iran's plan to announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf could increase supply risks through higher energy transport and insurance costs. The 3.44% rise in the VIX and 1.06% gain in gold reflect demand for geopolitical hedges, while $174.6 million of ETF inflows suggests that risk assets have not experienced a full-scale liquidation.

Reuters · 06:48

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 11, state news agency says - reuters.com

AI Insight: The deaths of 11 people in southern Lebanon keep the risk of regional conflict escalation elevated. Gold and oil's strong medium-term performance reflect this risk, while negative BTC funding and a -0.0414% Coinbase premium suggest that crypto is not yet attracting sustained safe-haven demand.

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