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一 |     JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker were abused in a case of extrajudicial violence that even the sheriff they're suing called the worst case of police brutality he had ever seen. But Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey's attorney argues Jenkins and Parker's $400 million lawsuit against Bailey should be dismissed because the sheriff is entitled to “qualified immunity,” a legal concept that often shields police officers from civil penalties for alleged abuses. Court records show that attorney Jase Dare asked to dismiss the lawsuit on Oct. 6, just one day after a settlement conference was filed with the court. A settlement conference is scheduled when the parties in a lawsuit try to settle a case before trial. On Friday, Jenkins and Parker's attorneys, Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker, called Dare's motion “meritless.”“We believe that the totality of the evidence shows the brutality of the ‘Goon Squad’ was a longstanding problem. The brutality was not just limited to these five deputies, and it’s something that has existed during the entirety of Bryan Bailey’s tenure as sheriff," Walker said. In January, five white former Rankin County deputies and a police officer from a nearby department burst into a house without a warrant after someone phoned one of the deputies and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman.The officers handcuffed and assaulted Jenkins and Parker with stun guns, a sex toy and other objects. The officers also used racial slurs over a 90-minute period that ended with former deputy Hunter Elward shooting Jenkins in the mouth during a “mock execution.” Then, the officers devised a cover-up that included planting drugs and a gun, leading to false charges that stood against the victims for months. Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover up attacks.In March, an Associated Press investigation linked some of the deputies to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. One of those men was Pierre Woods, who was shot and killed by Rankin County deputies in 2019. A family member sued Bailey over Woods' death. Court records show a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount has been reached through the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' mediation program. The settlement still must be approved by a chancery court. At least two of the deputies who shot at Woods, Elward and Brett McAlpin, went on to participate in the illegal raid in January. For months, Bailey said little about the episode. After the officers pleaded guilty to civil rights charges in August, Bailey promised to change the department. In his motion, Dare said Jenkins and Parker do not allege that Bailey personally participated in the events but failed to train the deputies adequately. He said internal department policies show the deputies underwent training that complies with the law. He also said none of the allegations are enough to overcome qualified immunity and hold Bailey liable for the illegal actions of his deputies. The law enforcement officers include former deputies McAlpin, Elward, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke, and a former Richland police Officer Joshua Hartfield, who was off-duty during the assault. They agreed to sentences recommended by prosecutors ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that. They are scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 14. ___Michael Goldberg is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow him at @mikergoldberg.。    　　上周伦敦现货黄金收于4，603美元/盎司（周环比5.2%），国内AU9999黄金收于984元/克（周环比4.9%）。　　上周黄金市场的核心主线，是美国债务困局的再度凸显，黄金作为美元信用对冲工具的长期叙事随之强化。　　8月19日，美国财政部宣布将长期国债回购操作的单次规模上限从20亿美元提高至至少40亿美元，9月9日生效。这一举措的直接背景是30年期美债收益率接连走高，一度突破5.3%，创下2007年以来新高。财政部亲自下场干预长端利率，恰恰暴露了“高利率+高债务”组合下的偿债压力已触及财政承受力边界的现实。　　然而，市场并未因此缓解对美债的担忧，反而将这次干预本身视为问题暴露的信号。虽然公告发布当日30年期美债收益率大幅跳水近10个基点，但随后两天即快速回升至5.27%，表明40亿美元的回购规模相对于40万亿美元的美债总存量而言，更多是象征性的姿态，而非实质性的解决方案。财政部被迫出手本身，恰恰印证了美债市场结构性矛盾的严峻程度。　　更为关键的是，市场的关注点正从回购操作的短期效果，转向其背后的深层含义——债务可持续性的质疑一旦被点燃，市场将开始定价另一种可能性：当财政危机与货币紧缩形成冲突时，美联储的独立性是否会让位于政府压力？加息和缩表等紧货币工具是否会在债务约束下被迫妥协？　　这也解释了近期金价的一个看似反常的现象：为何在美债收益率走高的背景下，黄金不跌反涨？因为驱动黄金定价的逻辑正在经历深刻切换。如果长端利率上行源于经济强劲或加息预期，对黄金构成压制；但如果利率上行反映的是财政债务压力、海外买盘的持续削弱以及市场对美联储独立性的质疑，则对黄金构成逻辑上的强化。

二 | 黄金作为不依赖于任何主权信用的终极价值储存手段，其本质是对冲美元信用下行的工具——这一判断在过去数年美债利率与金价同步上涨的行情中已多次得到验证。　　在加息预期回落、债务困境叙事发酵的背景下，黄金表现强势。本周重点关注8月28日杰克逊霍尔全球央行年会上美联储主席沃什的讲话——若鹰派程度不及市场预期，可能为黄金提供更多催化。

三 | 中长期看，美国财政赤字持续恶化、债务问题难以根本解决、去美元化趋势下的央行购金延续，黄金作为美元信用对冲工具的配置逻辑持续强化。　　未来一周黄金投资重点关注的信号：（1）美联储主席沃什在全球央行年会上的表态；（2）美伊局势进展。　　相关产品黄金ETF华安（518880）/联接A（000216）/联接C（000217）黄金股ETF华安（159321）　　数据来源：Wind，华安基金，截至2026/8/21　　风险提示：敬请投资人关注投资黄金主题基金的特有风险，如黄金市场波动的风险、基金投资组合回报与国内黄金现货价格回报偏离的风险、上海黄金交易所黄金现货市场投资风险等主要风险。

四 | 黄金股票ETF为股票型基金，主要投资于标的指数成份股及备选成份股，具有与标的指数相似的风险收益特征。黄金股票ETF可投资港股通标的股票，将面临汇率风险和港股通机制下因投资环境、投资标的、市场制度以及交易规则等差异带来的特有风险。

五 | 基金管理公司不保证上述基金一定盈利，也不保证最低收益，基金过往业绩不能预示未来收益。我国基金运作时间较短，不能反映股市发展的所有阶段。市场有风险，投资需谨慎，风险自担。

六 | 投资人在投资基金前应认真阅读《基金合同》和《招募说明书》等基金法律文件，全面认识基金产品的风险收益特征，在了解产品情况及听取销售机构适当性意见的基础上，根据自身的风险承受能力、投资期限和投资目标，对基金投资作出独立决策，选择合适的基金产品。责任编辑：杨红卜。

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