Morgan Stanley is promoting leveraged loans financing to data center developers, rather than traditional bond financing

June 22 — Standard Chartered expects the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged for the remainder of this year, arguing the market’s outlook for the central bank is overly hawkish. According to the lender’s mid-year market outlook report, Standard Chartered projects the Fed will maintain interest rates through the rest of this year and actually begin cutting rates in the second quarter of next year. The report notes the U.S. economy has performed better than anticipated, while a temporary agreement between the U.S. and Iran may lead to overall inflation peaking in the second quarter. Conditions are currently favorable for emerging markets such as India; Standard Chartered favors equity-based investments, and believes India’s future operating environment will improve and stabilize moving forward.

June 22: Onchain Lens monitoring shows a wallet linked to renowned trader Technorevenant sold 492 XAUT at $4,179 per coin, cashing out ~$2.05 million, and bought 3,457 BNB at $595 each.

On June 22nd (Monday), according to Bitget market data, Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1,103.90 points, a 1.55% increase, to 72,353.96 points, hitting a new all-time high. The South Korean KOSPI Index closed up 62.23 points, a 0.69% rise, ending at 9,114.65 points that same day.

On June 22, the CEO of a South Korean exchange said that regulators are expected to step up oversight of leveraged ETFs when necessary, FX168 reported.

June 22 – Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. today announced its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of $0.1056 per share on its 9.50% A Series Perpetual Preferred Stock. The preferred shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BMNP." The dividend will be paid in cash in line with the terms outlined in the A Series Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation. The scheduled payment date is July 10, 2026. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2026, will be eligible to receive this dividend. As previously disclosed, Bitmine’s A Series Perpetual Preferred Stock (ticker: BMNP) is structured to pay dividends on a weekly basis.

June 22 – Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that the agreement reached during the first round of Iran-U.S. negotiations held in Switzerland includes five key points.