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Hong Kong stocks extended their losses in the afternoon, with the Hang Seng Tech Index falling more than 3% and the Hang Seng Index down 1.7%.Both WTI and Brent crude oil prices fell by more than 1% during the day, currently trading at $73.94 per barrel and $76.91 per barrel, respectively.On June 23, the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments issued a notice on several measures to cultivate and expand the automotive aftermarket consumption. The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, will ensure the implementation of the measures outlined in this document, working in conjunction with the pilot reforms of automotive circulation and consumption, and promptly addressing difficulties and demands raised by local governments and enterprises. All regions should improve their working mechanisms, earnestly ensure the implementation of relevant measures, strengthen guidance and resource guarantees for relevant pilot cities, make good use of existing fiscal channels, support the cultivation and development of automotive aftermarket service consumption scenarios, and encourage pilot cities of new consumption formats, models, and scenarios to include eligible consumption scenarios in their support scope, ensuring the smooth progress and effectiveness of all work. Relevant pilot cities for automotive circulation and consumption reform should, in accordance with the requirements of this notice, focus on key areas, implement pilot tasks according to local conditions, and quickly develop a number of replicable and scalable best practices to continuously cultivate and expand automotive aftermarket consumption.On June 23, the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments issued a notice on several measures to cultivate and expand the automotive aftermarket consumption. Among these measures, it was proposed to support the integration and upgrading of the car rental industry. The notice calls for cultivating and strengthening operating entities, promoting the deep integration of rental companies with the automotive industry, and streamlining the industry chain through models such as centralized procurement, buybacks, used car dealerships, and used car exports. It also supports eligible car rental and battery operators in enjoying loan interest subsidies and other policies. Furthermore, it encourages car rental companies to develop in a branded, chain-store, and large-scale manner, improves the service network for small and micro-sized passenger vehicle rentals, supports diversified service model innovation such as "one-way rental" and "rent-to-own," and promotes innovation in car rental insurance products, improving insurance services and reducing car ownership costs for consumers.On June 23, the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments issued a notice on several measures to cultivate and expand the automotive aftermarket consumption. Among the measures is the construction of a multi-tiered automotive racing system. This system will be led by renowned racing events, promoted by professional racing events, and popularized through experiential racing events. The notice will leverage the advantages of the new energy vehicle industry to cultivate a number of nationally renowned new energy vehicle racing brands with core competitiveness, and strengthen intellectual property protection. It will support pilot cities for automotive circulation and consumption reform to introduce internationally renowned racing events according to local conditions, improve and streamline the import and export processes and models for racing cars, and strengthen the localization and innovation of introduced events. The notice also calls for the creation of several national-level automotive sports consumption venues, strengthening comprehensive support capabilities in areas such as venue facilities, technical services, and event operation.

Is Bitcoin Developing a Reversal Similar to Stocks?

Daniel Rogers

May 30, 2022 16:56

Bitcoin, Alternatives to Bitcoin, and Indicators 

Bitcoin has decreased by 2.5% over the past week, closing near $29,200. Ethereum lost 10.6%, while other prominent altcoins in the top ten plummeted between 1% (Polkadot) and 14.8%. (Solana). According to CoinMarketCap, the entire market capitalization for cryptocurrencies decreased by 2.4% during the past week to $1.26 trillion. The Bitcoin dominance index increased by 1.3 points to 44.9 percent over the same time period due to the first cryptocurrency's improved performance.

 

By Monday, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index had decreased to 10 points. However, this decline does not account for Monday's early-morning market performance. Bitcoin has finished lower for eight consecutive weeks, representing the longest selling streak in the history of the first cryptocurrency. However, the dips over the past two weeks have been fairly tentative.

 

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Analysis of Bitcoin Technical Data

BTCUSD again broke the $30,000 threshold on Monday morning and returned to last week's highs, breaking over the downside resistance line in a robust surge. It is premature to discuss a bullish counteroffensive until Bitcoin breaks above its horizontal resistance line since mid-May, which is $30.6K. Renewed risk appetite on the global markets fuels optimism for a comeback. The dynamics of equities and cryptocurrencies diverged significantly last week, illustrating the crypto market's weakness.

Bitcoin as a Potential Investment

As institutional players have entered the market in recent years and enhanced market liquidity, Dan Held, director of business development at crypto exchange Kraken, feels the current crypto crisis is not as bad as past ones. We would add that, due to the increased crypto market capacity, the bull cycle of 2021 has not witnessed as big of a spike as it did in 2013 and 2017, which explains the relatively low 'winter' losses. Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, stated he will always purchase bitcoin.

 

According to him, Bitcoin is the most stable asset in the current chaotic global economy. Bill Miller, the head of the investment firm Miller Value Partners, referred to bitcoin as an efficient method for gaining access to financial services regardless of military or economic conditions.

 

According to Deutsche Bank, regulation of cryptocurrencies would alleviate the turmoil on the crypto market.