Liquid Alternatives / Trends
600 Hektar: Massenenteignung von Landwirten – für neue Infrastruktur
In Irland droht eine Massenenteignung von Landwirten – für den Bau neuer Infrastruktur. Insgesamt seien fast 600 Hektar betroffen. Die Bauern sollen entschädigt werden. Nach einem Report von agrarheute. 18.07.2026
Ranked: Where Households Pay the Highest Energy Bills
Sweden has the world’s highest household energy spending, at $1,926 per person in 2025. Europe accounts for 24 of the top 30 countries, highlighting the region’s unusually high household energy costs. The U.S. ranks 16th, while spending falls sharply across most emerging economies. To a report by visualcapitalist. 18.07.2026
Hedge funds ramp up bearish bets on manufacturers as supply chain risks intensify
Global hedge funds significantly increased short positions against manufacturing companies in June as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East fuelled concerns over supply chain disruption and rising input costs, according to a report by Reuters citing new securities finance data from Hazeltree. To a report by hedgeweek. 17.07.2026
Hedge funds caught in AI reversal as global technology stocks suffer sharp sell-off
Hedge funds faced another bout of volatility on Friday as a broad sell-off in artificial intelligence-linked stocks spread across global equity markets, prompting investors to unwind some of the year’s most crowded technology trades, according to a report by the Financial Times. 17.07.2026
Hedge funds monitor energy markets as Middle East conflict drives oil toward biggest weekly gain since April
Escalating conflict between the US and Iran has pushed crude prices towards their strongest weekly performance since April, creating fresh opportunities—and risks—for commodity-focused hedge funds as concerns mount over disruptions to global energy supplies, according to a report by Bloomberg. 17.07.2026
Hedge fund titans turn to smaller managers for alpha ideas
The world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds are increasingly looking beyond their own trading floors for investment ideas, creating a growing market in which smaller hedge fund managers are paid to supply alpha-generating signals, according to a report by Bloomberg. 16.07.2026
Tokenization startup Tradable plans to bring $1 billion worth of private credit assets to Stellar
Tokenization platform Tradable is launching up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, potentially tapping Stellar’s institutional user base. Stellar has become a top choice for institutional tokenization, including from the likes of Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree. To a report by theblock. 15.07.2026
America’s Largest Private Companies by Revenue
Cargill generates $154 billion in annual revenue, making it America’s largest private company. Only Cargill and Koch exceed $100 billion in annual revenue. More than half of the top 15 companies operate in food, grocery, or beverage-related industries. To a report by visualcapitalist. 16.07.2026
Soft US inflation data prompts hedge funds and bond traders to scale back July Fed hike expectations
A weaker-than-expected US inflation reading has prompted a sharp repricing across interest rate markets, with hedge funds and other fixed income investors reducing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at its July meeting, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.07.2026
Hedge funds post strong June gains as positive inflows extend to six months
Hedge funds delivered strong returns in June while continuing to attract fresh investor capital, according to the latest data from SS&C GlobeOp. To a report by hedegweek. 15.07.2026
Silver vs. Gold: Annual Returns During Downturns
Silver had an annual return of 148% versus gold’s 65% in 2025, showing how much more volatile silver can be during periods of market stress. During the 2008 downturn, gold rose 3.4% while silver fell 26.9%, but silver rebounded by 57.5% in 2009 and 80.3% in 2010 as conditions improved. To a report by visualcapitalist. […]
Renewed Hormuz tensions drive biggest crude rally since 2020
Oil prices posted their largest one-day gain in more than six years on Monday as renewed conflict in the Middle East and fresh US action against Iranian shipping prompted hedge funds and energy traders to reassess the likelihood of a prolonged disruption to global crude supplies, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. […]
Nie dagewesene Transformation: Hochrangige Warnung vor Folgen von KI für Jobs
Weit über 200 renommierte Ökonominnen und Ökonomen warnen vor den Folgen der KI-Revolution für den Arbeitsmarkt. Es müsse jetzt gehandelt werden, fordern sie. Nach einem Report von heise. 14.07.2026
In diesen Städten leben die meisten Milliardäre
Erstmals zählt die Hurun Global Rich List mehr als 4.000 Dollar-Milliardäre weltweit. Deutschland klettert auf Platz vier der Länderwertung – im globalen Städtevergleich taucht die Bundesrepublik dennoch nicht auf. Nach einem Report vom private-banking-magazin. 14.07.2026
Fed rate hike expectations climb as hedge funds brace for inflation data and Warsh testimony
Hedge funds and fixed income investors are increasingly positioning for the possibility of a US Federal Reserve interest rate increase later this month, with markets pricing in a sharply higher probability of policy tightening ahead of key inflation data and testimony from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, according to a report by Bloomberg. 14.07.2026
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