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Summary On July 13, 2026, following the President’s Executive Order on “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued guidance reminding supervised financial institutions to apply existing safe-and-sound credit risk management practices when lending to borrowers who are not legally authorized to work in the United States (non–work authorized borrowers). The guidance advises that non–work authorized borrowers may present elevated credit risk because their ability to generate income, employment continuity, and financial stability may be more uncertain. Note for Community Banks…

The US Senate is expected to vote soon on a comprehensive bill to establish market structure rules for digital assets, backed by Republican lawmakers, while some Democrats continue to push for ethics provisions.In a Tuesday press conference, Senators Chris Murphy, Jeff Merkley, and Chris Van Hollen spoke alongside representatives for Americans for Financial Reform and Indivisible and Hollywood actor Ben McKenzie in opposition to the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. The lawmakers said that the bill did not address what they called “[Donald] Trump’s crypto corruption,” referring to the US President’s ties to the industry through his memecoin, his…

The Nasdaq 100 began the week on the back foot. After E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures spent the back half of last week clawing their way back above the 30,000 mark and closing Friday at 30,032, Monday’s session opened with a gap lower and an immediate slide to 29,542 before steadying in the high-29,700s. The reclaim that looked so convincing into the weekend has, at least for now, failed — and that failure sets the tone for a pivotal five sessions. My lean is cautious: unless buyers can recover and hold the shelf they just lost, the path of least resistance…

AIQ Markets, a New York-based fintech focused on the US corporate bond market, has  partnered with electronic fixed-income trading venue MarketAxess to pilot AIQ Insight, an AI-native platform designed for traders and portfolio managers. MarketAxess is the inaugural client for the product, which AIQ Markets describes as its first major deployment. The platform allows fixed-income professionals to search bond data, compare relative value and build portfolios using natural language queries rather than conventional data terminals. MarketAxess’s version of the tool is exclusive to the firm and incorporates its proprietary CP+ pricing feed and Tradability scores, two data sets that sit…

Investor Michael Burry made hundreds of millions of dollars as the Great Financial Crisis unfolded by shorting subprime mortgages. This would lead to his eventual portrayal in the film “The Big Short,” positioning him as a famed investor. Burry’s hedge fund, Scion Asset Management, is now defunct. However, he remains a part of the investment zeitgeist, providing his takes on various assets. Notably, Burry recently made his opinion known on one of the most beaten-down corners of the stock market in 2026: online sportsbook stocks. The two most notable names in this space are and . DraftKings operates a sportsbook…

Semiconductor Index Correction Could Be Complete In our June 25 update on the semiconductor index (), we found, using the Elliott Wave Principle (EWP), that “the June 22 high is now labeled red Wave-iii [W-iii], and red Wave-iv [W-iv] is now underway, ideally targeting $10,870 – $11,765” Fast-forward to today: the index bottomed at $11,960 on July 7 (see Figure 1 below). Using the EWP, we forecast the next move days in advance with 98% accuracy. Thus, the series of updates we’ve presented for the SOX, using forward returns and the EWP since late April, remains on track. Figure 1.…

Buyout firm Francisco Partners is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in construction software maker Command Alkon Inc. for as much as $1.3 billion, a sign that investors still see value in sector-specific software.

Great Britain’s grid operator has brought in independent investigators to look into accusations that its staff were involved in a cover-up over the power system being at a greater risk of blackouts during the heatwave.The government-owned energy system operator will face the scrutiny of an external legal firm after a whistleblower claimed that control room staff were warned against leaving a paper trail relating to efforts to stabilise the power system during record high temperatures in late June.The accusations, which were raised in parliament last week by the Conservative shadow minister Claire Coutinho, include claims that senior bosses at the…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies) today issued guidance to remind supervised financial institutions of existing supervisory expectations with respect to credit risk management, particularly as it relates to borrowers who are not legally authorized to work in the United States. As the guidance discusses, lending to individuals who are not legally authorized to work in the United States may present elevated credit risk because a borrower’s ability to generate income, maintain employment, and remain financially stable may be subject to greater uncertainty. Among…

Latest developments: CEO Stephen Gregory said Binance.US is focused on growth after what he described as a two-year “hibernation” tied to regulatory issues surrounding the broader Binance brand.Gregory said Binance.US is a separate U.S.-only entity with its own governance structure, though it shares a common beneficial owner and brand name with Binance.com.He said the exchange previously held roughly 20% of the U.S. crypto exchange market and is targeting a return to that level.Gregory said Binance.US is now licensed exclusively to serve U.S. customers.What this means: Binance.US is trying to compete with exchanges such as Coinbase and Kraken by emphasizing lower…