Investors value green labels — but not always for the right reasons 
BOJ Seen Holding Rates at 1% While Keeping Inflation Risk Warning 
Trump Administration Imposes New Forced Labor Tariffs on 60 Trading Partners 
Iran Rejects U.S.-Backed Ceasefire as Trump Escalates Military Threats, Oil Tops $100 
U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Trump Takes Office, Corporate Earnings Awaited 
Rubio Rejects AI ‘Kill Switch’ Claims as U.S. Defends American Technology Abroad 
Japan CPI Rises in June, but Core Inflation Stays Below BOJ’s 2% Target 
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Adobe, Workday as AI Transition Raises Growth Concerns 
China’s Growth Faces Structural Challenges Amid Doubts Over Data 
Nvidia Reveals 9.3% Stake in AI Cloud Firm Nebius Following $2 Billion Investment 
South Korea Q2 GDP Beats Forecasts as AI Chip Exports Drive Growth 
Alphabet Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates as AI Spending, Google Cloud Growth Fuel Outlook 
KiwiSaver shakeup: private asset investment has risks that could outweigh the rewards 
US-Mexico USMCA Talks Advance as Auto Rules Remain Major Sticking Point 
How the UK’s rollback of banking regulations could risk another financial crisis 
Amkor Stock Surges 17% After $1.5 Billion Nvidia AI Packaging Partnership 
OpenAI Australia Data Center Switches Cooling Strategy After Recycled Water Plan Fails 
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and the World Gold Council (WGC) will jointly use enterprise blockchain to demonstrate that the gold is genuine and sustainably sourced.
Switzerland’s aXedras and Canada’s Peer Ledger will initially provide blockchain solutions for the integrity program, using the Corda and Hyperledger Fabric enterprise blockchains, respectively.
Permissioned blockchains make confidential data will only be available to those that have a right to see it.
Peer Ledger’s MIMOSI Connect solution has been used by Swiss gold refiner PAMP, and for other metals such as steel in a collaboration with Canada’s government. aXedras’ Bullion Integrity Ledger was used by SEBA Bank when it tokenized gold a year ago.
Ruth Crowell, the LBMA CEO, said that the initiative underlines the confidence that all participants in the market can have in the integrity and accountability of the gold they trade and buy.
LBMA first initiated work on its Gold Bar Integrity Programme in 2018.
Last year, Sentry published a report about the risk of buying gold in Dubai where the money funnels to armed groups that are responsible for atrocities in Africa. On top of that is the issue of child labor, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
