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Hour in Review — 2026-08-24 09:00 UTC0 sources
Financial markets face mounting cross-asset tension as investors brace for Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole keynote debut amid declining Treasury yields and global bond freezes tied to the U.S. Treasury's impending financial pressure campaign against Iran under Scott Bessent, a dynamic that also weighed on the British pound alongside dollar policy jitters. Cryptocurrencies digest Bitcoin holding near $77,000 following a 22% weekly surge driven by ETF inflows and Treasury buybacks, while altcoins pull back and prominent market skeptics like Michael Burry warn that Nvidia's upcoming Q2 earnings feature circular revenue despite heavy hype. In broader corporate and regional developments, Alibaba launched its Wan3.0 AI video model following a $10 billion share sale, fast-fashion giant Shein reduced its Hong Kong IPO valuation to $27 billion, and Nomura analysts highlighted that financial markets remain untroubled by Europe's accelerating right-wing political shift ahead of an intensive 18-month election cycle.