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# Hot Reads: State Street's New Digital Unit Takes On $1.5T Cryptomarket

 

 

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**[State Street Launches Digital Unit To Take On $1.5T Cryptomarket](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1s6v0617d7y4t/State-Street-Launches-New-Digital-Unit-To-Take-On-1-5-Trillion-Crypto-Market)** (Institutional Investor)

Boston-based bank is aiming to tackle the nascent currency space in a “series of firsts.”

[**New ETF Risk Disclosure: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena** ](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/10/etf-filing-highlights-investment-risk-of-unidentified-aerial-phenomena.html)(CNBC)  
 One space-themed ETF has added the unexplained events to its risk disclosures effective immediately.

**[Commodity Prices Long Term](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/06/commodity-prices-long-term-long-decline.html)** (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)

The long decline is over.

**[SEC Chairman Proposes Review Of Rules Underpinning Stock Trading](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/06/10/sec-chairman-proposes-review-of-rules-underpinning-stock-trading)** (Advisor Perspectives)

The latest evidence that the meme-stock mayhem is likely to trigger an overhaul.

**[Lofty Muni Valuations Show No Sign Of Ebbing](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/06/10/lofty-muni-valuations-show-no-sign-of-ebbing-in-demand-onslaught)** (Advisor Perspectives)

Munis have eked out a positive return in 2021, while most parts of the bond market have lost money.

**[Will WallStreetBets Crowd Come After Silver Again?](https://www.thestreet.com/etffocus/trade-ideas/will-wallstreetbets-crowd-come-after-silver)** (ETF Focus)

In the last meme stock run-up, the precious metal became a Reddit trader crowd target after GameStop and AMC.

**[How To Hedge Against Inflation](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/06/how-to-hedge-against-inflation/)** (A Wealth Of Common Sense)

Stay invested in the stock market.

**[S&amp;P 500 Hits Record Despite Hotter Inflation Data](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-june-10-2021-221618178.html)** (Yahoo Finance)

A key print on inflation showed consumer prices rose faster than expected as demand surged during the recovery.

**[Why Index Funds &amp; ETFs Are Good For Retirees](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/924906/why-index-funds-and-etfs-are-good-for-retirees)** (Morningstar)

Low costs and tax efficiency are obvious pluses, but so are ease of oversight and cash flow extraction.

**[Global Investable Assets Reach Record $250T](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1s6dsvw696kqd/Global-Investable-Assets-Reach-Record-250-Trillion)** (Institutional Investor)

Financial wealth rose significantly even amid the pandemic.

**[Seismic Shift](https://blairbellecurve.com/seismic-shift/)** (The Belle Curve)

Something has permanently changed in the way we use, interact with, view and think about financial markets and risk.



 

 

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