The Conference Board says consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 2014. Gold rose after the release, as the survey exposed growing concern about both the economy and price pressures.
Coinbase has filled the missing link in its derivatives infrastructure, from routing orders to clearing trades. The approval also draws a clear boundary around the contracts it can settle directly.
The change matters to firms that earn export revenue but also need foreign currency for imported inputs. Access to the support will hinge on their liquid FX holdings and the value added they generate.
Higher energy costs have pushed Australia’s central bank to tighten again. Despite signs of an economic slowdown, the decision keeps pressure on borrowing costs.
Submitting a redemption instruction does not, by itself, put an investor outside the liquidation process. Turkey’s market regulator has clarified why the order date and completed settlement must be treated separately.
Gold ended the latest trading week under pressure from interest rates and the dollar. Wednesday’s US inflation release and Friday’s jobs report will provide fresh evidence for assessing the prospect of another Fed rate increase.
The CFTC has sued Cash FX over an alleged scheme that raised more than $950 million while promising weekly returns of up to 15%. Its complaint details Bitcoin payments, fabricated account statements and at least $406 million in participant losses.
India’s total forex reserves fell to $765.9 billion in the week ended September 18. Foreign currency assets accounted for almost all of the decline, while gold holdings edged higher in dollar terms. Reserves remain above their end-March level.
India is bringing physical bullion held for gold and silver ETFs into a common vaulting framework. Changes approved by SEBI raise vault managers’ minimum net worth by 50% and strengthen the separation of bullion held for different products and entities.
California has seized Nano Banc after it failed to meet capital requirements. Sunwest is taking over substantially all deposits, while the FDIC puts the initial cost to its Deposit Insurance Fund at $114 million.
River Financial’s lawsuit against a Canadian mining business has brought the Blockstream name back into focus. Blockstream Corp says it has had no shared ownership or management with the defendant since mid-2024.
California has enacted AB 2409 to bar public officials from issuing meme coins. A separate platform restriction targets certain tokens issued from 2027 and services provided to California residents.
Tokenized assets have a clearer place in the US futures market’s customer-fund framework. CFTC staff put investor rights, custody and access to records at the center of the guidance.