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Gold rises on a weaker dollar and policy worries. The SEC speeds up a push for semi-annual reporting, and Boeing returns to the table.

Gold has hit a new record. This morning, it is above $3,800 an ounce boosted by a weaker dollar,

as traders weigh the risk of a potential U.S. government shutdown that could delay key jobs data and cloud the

Federal Reserve's policy outlook. As of the time of this recording, gold is up 1.2% to a record

high of $3,815 an ounce, surpassing last Tuesday's peak after six consecutive weekly gains. Silver climbed to its highest

level since 2011, up 1.8 percent to 4691 in ounce. The dollar has weakened as investors are

awaiting a key meeting between congressional leaders and President Trump. A softer greenback

boost demand for precious metals

while weaker payrolls could strengthen the Fed's case for rate cuts in October.

Paul Atkins, the chair of the SEC, is fast-tracking President Trump's proposal to allow

semi-annual corporate reporting instead of the current quarterly requirement. He wrote in an op-ed

in the Financial Times that it's time for the SEC to remove its thumb from the scales and allow

the market to dictate the optimal reporting frequency based on factors such as investor expectations,

the size of the company, and the industry. He goes on to say that

giving companies the option to report semi-annually is not a retreat from transparency. Instead,

it puts a renewed focus on market-driven disclosure practices that favor the interests of

companies and their investors over prescriptive regulatory mandates.

Atkins also took a swipe at Europe's recent corporate sustainability directives,

saying these regulations require the disclosure of matters that may be socially significant,

but not financially material.

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