Morning brief — Sep 1: Bitcoin defies oil price spike and rising Fed hike bets after best August since 2017
Bitcoin has held up despite higher oil prices and growing expectations for a September Fed rate hike, with Friday's jobs report next in focus. Also in focus: News-driven moves.
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- Bitcoin defies oil price spike and rising Fed hike bets after best August since 2017NEUTRAL · BTC, USO
Bitcoin has held up despite higher oil prices and growing expectations for a September Fed rate hike, with Friday's jobs report next in focus.
- Higher Oil Hits Risk Sentiment, Nvidia CEO Exclusive | The Asia Trade 9/1/2026LONG · USO
"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
- Global Bond Yields Climb Back to Highest Since 2008SHORT · USO
A selloff in global bonds sent yields back to the highest level in almost two decades as rising oil prices fueled inflation concerns and investors ramped up expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. Bloomberg's Ven Ram reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
- FTSE 100 Live: European Stocks Poised to Drop as Bond Yields, Oil RiseNEUTRAL · TLT, USO
FTSE 100 Live: European Stocks Poised to Drop as Bond Yields, Oil Rise
- As US-Venezuela Oil Deal Takes Shape, Here Are the Key PointsNEUTRAL · USO
President Donald Trump’s White House has called it the “biggest oil deal in history:” An agreement with Venezuela for the US to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of the nation’s crude reserves.
- DeFi Development Corp proposes $20 million preferred stock offering to buy more SOLNEUTRAL · GLD, SOL, TLT
The Nasdaq-listed company intends to use the proceeds to acquire more Solana and crypto-related investments.
- BlackRock drives $217M Bitcoin ETF rebound as altcoin funds continue streaksLONG · BTC, SOL, XRP
Ether ETFs extended their inflow streak to 11 trading sessions, while XRP and Solana funds each logged a 10th consecutive positive session.
- Night movers — Sep 1: Night session pivots: yesterday's winners lead tonight's lossesNEUTRAL · COP, AAPL, GILD, CVX, XOM, ORCL
ConocoPhillips led the gainers in the after-midnight session, rising about 2.79%, followed by AAPL up roughly 2.61%, GILD up about 2.45%, CVX higher by around 2.38%, and XOM up approximately 2.24%. On the downside, Oracle dropped about 5.23%, with SLB off roughly 4.91%, NIO down about 4.02%, Lam Research lower by around 3.74%, and Tesla slipping approximately 3.22%.
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