U.S. equities rallied after positive signals emerged from high-level China-U.S. trade talks in New York, with tech stocks leading the move. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.71%, the S&P 500 gained 1.49%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.26% to a record close. AMD surged 9.95% and crossed the $1 trillion market-cap mark for the first time, while Meta climbed 11.43% as its AI agent Muse topped free app rankings in the U.S. Oil prices, meanwhile, fell for a fourth straight session, with WTI settling at $95.78 a barrel and Brent at $100.34, both the lowest since Sept. 8. The drop in crude came even as St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem struck a hawkish tone, saying inflation is already present and policy rates may still need to move higher. Treasury yields were mixed, with the 10-year yield slipping to 4.951% and the 2-year hovering near 4.75%, flattening the curve further. Bitcoin rose above $87,000 as risk appetite improved, while investors also tracked AI policy comments from Donald Trump, U.N.-related geopolitical developments, and a packed calendar of events for Sept. 22 and Sept. 23.

Anchorage Digital has chosen LayerZero as the interoperability partner for its stablecoin issuance, according to a post from LayerZero on X. The arrangement will provide omnichain cross-chain support for stablecoins issued through Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. LayerZero said institutional-grade stablecoins launched on Anchorage’s issuance platform will use its Omnichain Fungible Token, or OFT, standard for transfers across multiple networks. Those networks include Ethereum, EVM-compatible chains and Solana. LayerZero also said Tether’s USAT will be the first stablecoin from the bank to connect to LayerZero interoperability through the OFT standard. The disclosure came from LayerZero’s own social media post, and no additional details on timing or rollout terms were included in the source material.

Real-world asset markets eased slightly in the latest weekly window, but user growth kept accelerating. PANews said RWA on-chain market capitalization stood at $38.53 billion as of Sept. 18, down 0.75% from a month earlier, while the number of asset holders climbed to 4.436 million, up 85.84%. Stablecoins also stayed on an upward track, with total market capitalization reaching $303.35 billion and monthly transfer volume rising to $7.03 trillion. The week’s biggest regulatory development came from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which approved a temporary, conditional Innovation Exemption for tokenized National Market System stocks. The move allows limited trading on certain blockchain-based venues and gives the agency a way to collect market data before writing longer-term rules. Hong Kong, meanwhile, said it wants to support issuance and trading of gold and other suitable RWAs on licensed platforms, while the European Central Bank, the U.K., Thailand and India each advanced separate tokenization or digital currency initiatives. On the industry side, SWIFT launched a tokenized deposit cross-border payments pilot with 17 banks, Ondo’s broker-dealer unit joined DTCC’s Fund/SERV network, Aave prepared a dedicated RWA lending market on Avalanche, and Centrifuge rolled out a tokenized high-yield corporate bond fund with New York Life Investment Management. Funding activity also stayed focused on tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement rails, with tZERO, Velocity, dtcpay and Fin.com all announcing fresh capital.

The U.S. Pentagon said on Sept. 14 it is investing $450 million in mining and materials company Elmet Group through redeemable preferred stock with warrants, taking a stake of up to 19.9% and securing the right to appoint one independent director to the company’s board. The move is being framed as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reduce U.S. dependence on China in strategic metals. Elmet said the funding will be used to upgrade existing manufacturing and processing facilities in Maine, Michigan and Ohio; support the Springer Tungsten Complex joint venture in Nevada, which is expected to become North America’s only independent ammonium paratungstate, or APT, plant; and expand mining and processing operations in the U.S., Australia and Spain. Separately, the Defense Logistics Agency awarded Elmet an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $2 billion and a guaranteed minimum of $150 million to replenish U.S. strategic mineral stockpiles. The report said China controls about 85% of global tungsten supply and 40% of molybdenum supply. Since China imposed tungsten export controls in early 2025, tungsten prices have risen more than sevenfold. After the announcement, Elmet shares jumped more than 55% in a single day.

Yes. Official Premier League reports from 2023 named Peacock among the US platforms, while NBC Sports holds the US live rights.

Yes, but only in some markets. For 2025/26 to 2027/28, DAZN has Premier League rights in Spain and Portugal, and with CANAL+ in Andorra.

Yes, but only in some regions. For 2025/26 to 2027/28, beIN Sports has Premier League live rights in the Middle East and North Africa and Turkey.

Yes in Canada, not on the official U.S. list. Fubo is listed for Canada in 2025/26 to 2027/28, while NBC Sports is listed for the United States.