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In focus today In the US, minutes from the FOMC’s September meeting will be released, with markets closely watching for clues on the timing of the next rate cut. We revised our call yesterday and now expect the Fed to lower rates in October, followed by quarterly reductions until July 2026. In Sweden, preliminary inflation […]
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Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.1632; (P) 1.1675; (R1) 1.1701; More… EUR/USD’s fall from 1.1917 resumed by breaking through 1.1644 and intraday bias is back on the downside. Also, the break of 55 D EMA (now at 1.1679) suggests that a medium term top was already formed on bearish divergence condition D MACD. Deeper fall should be […]
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The New Zealand Dollar fell across the board after the RBNZ surprised some with a 50bps rate cut and adopted an even more dovish tone than markets anticipated. The cut itself was not a shock—markets had speculated for weeks that a half-point move was possible—but positioning in the lead-up helped amplify the reaction. Some traders […]
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That’s a heavy drop with the drag mostly stemming from a sharp decline in Germany’s largest industrial sector, that being the automotive industry. Output was seen falling by 18.5% compared to July, with reasons cited stretching from the holiday season to production changeovers. And if you exclude energy and construction output from the equation, total industrial production actually fell by 5.6% on the month. Ouch. It looks like German manufacturing is still facing some deep troubles in Q3.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
Hamilton, Bermuda, October 7th, 2025, FinanceWire
Funding round co-led by tier one global investors, Bain Capital Crypto and Haun Ventures with Pantera Capital and additional participation from Apollo, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, and Stillmark.
Meanwhile (https://meanwhile.bm/) today announced it has raised $82 million in new capital to meet growing demand from individuals seeking to protect their families and established financial institutions seeking to offer bitcoin-linked savings, retirement, and life insurance products to their customers.
Meanwhile’s innovative products combine the security and predictable benefits of traditional life insurance and annuities with Bitcoin – a scarce, inflation-resistant asset built to preserve long term value. Meanwhile’s approach provides policyholders worldwide with a powerful tool for long-term financial planning, inflation hedging, and secure wealth transfer.
The round was co-led by Haun Ventures and Bain Capital Crypto with Pantera Capital and additional participation from Apollo, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and Stillmark. With support from both crypto-native and traditional financial institutions, the financing points to Bitcoin’s growing acceptance as a foundation for mainstream financial products. This raise brings Meanwhile’s total funding in 2025 to $122 million, following a $40 million Series A earlier this year co-led by Framework Ventures and Fulgur Ventures.
Meanwhile enters its next stage grounded in breakthroughs that have reshaped insurance and Bitcoin capital markets:
“Life insurers have always provided the steady, long-term capital that keeps financial markets moving,” said Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile. “We’re bringing that same role to Bitcoin—helping families save and protect wealth in BTC, while giving institutions new ways to earn returns and launch bitcoin-indexed products that are compliant and easy to scale. This raise lets us build on what’s working and expand it with partners around the world.”
Bitcoin needs more than short-term speculation. It requires dependable, long-duration solutions backed by real economic activity. Meanwhile delivers bitcoin-denominated savings and protection that families and institutions can rely on while generating sustainable yield through conservative private credit and long-term lending to high-quality counterparties. Built for trust from day one, Meanwhile operates as a licensed, prudentially regulated carrier, meeting solvency and reserve standards on par with the world’s most established insurers.
“At Haun Ventures, our thesis is that the Bitcoin economy needs more than trading platforms and DATs—it needs the core building blocks of capital markets. Just as the U.S. economy was built on insurance, pensions, and mortgages, the Bitcoin economy will require its own long-duration financial products. Meanwhile is the first mover in this category, and we believe it will unlock a new wave of innovation across Bitcoin-denominated markets,” said Chris Ahn, Partner at Haun Ventures.“Meanwhile is building simple, compliant, and lasting products that make Bitcoin practical for both people and institutions,” said Stefan Cohen, Partner at Bain Capital Crypto. “We’re excited to back the team as they scale and work with established insurers to bring bitcoin-linked savings and retirement products to market—safely, at institutional grade, and globally.”
About Meanwhile Incorporated
Meanwhile’s mission is to enable anyone, anywhere to save, protect, and build wealth across generations. Meanwhile Incorporated is the parent company of Meanwhile Insurance Bitcoin (Bermuda) Limited, the first licensed long-term insurer denominated entirely in Bitcoin. All premiums, policy values, and claims are managed in Bitcoin (BTC). Co-founded by fintech entrepreneurs Zac Townsend and Max Gasner, with support from previous investors including Sam Altman.
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There is just one to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below.
That being for EUR/USD at the 1.1650 level. It isn’t one that ties to any technical significance, so the expiries might not factor too much into play. That especially as the euro remains heavy amid France’s political turmoil while the dollar is underpinned from bids such as the one seen with USD/JPY as well. For the pair, the 100-day moving average at 1.1628 is now at stake so that’s the key line in the sand to watch out for in the day ahead. But if we do get to see a bounce for whatever reason, the expiries above should help to limit that so long as the underlying sentiment above remains.
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As mentioned earlier this week, the correlation is not one that you’d typically see but the developments this week is making for that. Amid political uncertainties in Japan and France, adding to the selloff in their respective bond markets, it is helping to benefit the dollar as the yen and euro struggle.
But at the same time, this fresh bout of political turmoil especially in France makes for good reason for investors to chase safety. And in a time where the yen might not be able to provide that, gold is a safe bet amid the myriad of other fundamental factors that has led to the stirring rally over the past two years.
I would’ve expected some heavier profit-taking as we got to the $4,000 mark today but amid another round of risk pricing this morning, gold looks to be cruising past the key level to $4,019 now:
I still wouldn’t rule out potential for profit-taking later today or during the week. But amid the political chaos in France and Japan’s own domestic struggles, it’s a timely reminder of why gold continues to shine in this new political era. That not to mention that major central banks are also continuing to stockpile on the precious metal, as seen with China here.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
The dollar continues to find bids on the week, as the supportive flows come amid a host of headwinds for other major currencies. The Japanese yen is facing a bit of a triple whammy this week. Sanae Takaichi, a big fiscal dove, won the LDP leadership election over the weekend but now faces struggles in forming a government amid disagreements with the Komeito party. The political uncertainty isn’t helping and when you add to a technical breakout in USD/JPY, it’s all helping to give USD/JPY a good boost to the upside.
Then in Europe, you have France’s political turmoil stretching on with no real signs of it being resolved. Any prime minister if elected now will face the same impediments as Lecornu, so what’s next for the second biggest economy in the euro area? The situation is unprecedented and Macron’s head is now being called for. French bonds are under heavy pressure and things will remain tedious until lawmakers find a solution to the whole quagmire.
And today, you have the RBNZ cutting its overnight cash rate by 50 bps to 2.50%. That is more than what markets were expecting, though there were signs that the central bank could’ve gone with such a move. Still, the kiwi is being punished hard with NZD/USD down 1% to 0.5740 levels currently at the lows for the day. The pair is down to its lowest level since April now, testing waters below the September low of 0.5754.
On the week though, USD/JPY remains the standout mover in my view with the pair now coming up for air after having consolidated for the better part of the last three months.
The break above 150.00 gave buyers the right platform to build on before further yen weakness compounded things to a break to the highest since February now. There’s a lot of breathing room in stretching on towards 155.00 next for the pair.
The dollar might have its own problems amid Trump’s policy incoherence and signs of softening economic data. However, plenty of that has already been priced in while fresh risks are now arising for other major economies as seen above. So, that’s resulting in traders having to move to price in those risks this week.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.
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