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BlockBeats news, on June 26, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh has appointed two senior central bank economists as advisors: Daniel Covitz, one of the three deputy directors of the Research and Statistics Department, and Eric Engstrom, senior deputy director of the Monetary Affairs Department. Both have worked at the Federal Reserve for nearly 30 years and are well-versed in its operations. Last week, Walsh also announced the establishment of five special working groups to reassess the central bank’s communication methods, data analytics, and portfolio management, stating that these groups will be formed by external experts, with support from internal subject-matter specialists. During Walsh's term as Fed Governor from 2006 to 2011, Covitz frequently provided materials for his speeches, with research focusing on financial stability and credit markets. Engstrom specializes in monetary policy and financial market analysis; last year, he developed a model to evaluate the probabilities of different economic scenarios, estimating that by mid-2025, the risk of high inflation combined with sluggish growth would have replaced a “soft landing.” In February this year, they co-authored research that explained why long-term Treasury yields rose during Fed rate cuts, attributing this to investors demanding higher compensation for increased risks of adverse supply shocks and expanding federal deficits, and found no evidence of the market losing confidence in the Fed’s ability to keep inflation near its 2% target.

According to ChainCatcher, Aave is expanding its business boundaries through Aave V4, extending from crypto asset lending to the realm of real-world assets (RWA) such as stocks, aiming to enter the approximately $4.6 trillion global securities lending market. Traditional brokers like Robinhood and Charles Schwab typically earn lending income by lending out users' stocks, retaining 50%-85% of the securities lending fees and returning only a small portion of the proceeds to users. The global securities lending market generates about $35 billion in annual revenue, mainly earned by intermediaries. Aave's proposed on-chain model allows users to deposit tokenized stocks (such as AAPL, TSLA) as collateral or loan assets, earn the full lending interest directly, realize real-time transparent pricing, dynamic rate adjustment, reduce rehypothecation, and lower intermediary fees.

CBOT Agricultural Products Evening Analysis: The market is holding its breath waiting for guidance from the USDA's major report. With corn entering a critical growth phase, sudden weather changes in the Midwest intertwine with the aftermath of geopolitical tensions. Has weather speculation in the agricultural product market already begun?