Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver drop as hotter CPI revives Fed-rate pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data revived concerns that energy-driven price pressure will keep the Federal Reserve’s year-end tightening path in place.

Gold price drops to session lows as U.S. CPI heats up in September - (Kitco News) - Gold prices have fallen to session lows, testing critical support as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data reinforces expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates by year-end, increasing the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding precious metal.

Metals weaken as front-end yields, Hormuz risk offset softer dollar - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were sharply lower in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as traders cut exposure ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report while front-end Treasury yields and December Federal Reserve rate-hike risk remained firm.

Silver’s industrial demand, mining dynamics and free float mean price rally might not impact supply until it overwhelms it – Sprott’s Zhu - (Kitco News) – Silver has key differentiators that insulate the impacts of the price action from the underlying supply and demand dynamics – but when investors do pile into silver, the grey metal’s constrained physical supply means the market can go parabolic in a way that gold is unlikely to ever do, according to Kenny Zhu, Director of Research and Investment Strategy at Sprott.

Silver prices could be headed back to $50 - Bloomberg’s McGlone - (Kitco News) - Silver prices could remain under pressure for years as the precious metal struggles to recover from its historic rally, and one market strategist warns that prices could fall back to $50 an ounce in the near term before finding meaningful support.

‘Single-asset portfolio’: Kazakhstan plans gold sales as holdings reach 78% of reserves - (Kitco News) –Kazakhstan's central bank has announced plans to rebalance its reserves by selling off some of its massive gold reserves, flipping one of the world’s leading buyers into a big seller for the remainder of 2026.Aliya Moldabekova, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, explained in a recent interview that the current multi-decade highs in Treasury yields make dollar asse...

Gold price holding steady as U.S. existing home sales rise 1.5% - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold its own, trading in relatively neutral territory even as positive U.S. housing market data reduces safe-haven demand for the precious metal.

Gold firms as dollar, yields and oil retreat before CPI - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are near steady in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower Treasury yields and a pullback in oil prices supported metals ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report.

Gold, silver soften as markets price in December Fed hike risk - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were lower after the close Monday as a firmer U.S. dollar, renewed oil strength and elevated Treasury-yield risk offset safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold defies multi-decade high bond yields, but Q4 headwinds remain – Invesco - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to face significant headwinds from persistent inflation, rising interest rates and higher bond yields; however, the precious metal has demonstrated remarkable resilience, ending the third quarter with solid gains even as U.S. Treasury yields climbed to multi-decade highs.

Nation's Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency As Hot Temps Collide With Maintenance Shutdowns - Nation's Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency As Hot Temps Collide With Maintenance Shutdowns A short-lived heat blast across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic overlaps with scheduled power plant shutdowns for seasonal maintenance on PJM Interconnection's grid, which serves 67 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to Chicago. PJM was forced to declare a low-level emergency for Tuesday a...

Houthi Missile On Riyadh Wounds Residents, As IMF Chief Warns Of Spillover 'For Everybody, Everywhere' - Houthi Missile On Riyadh Wounds Residents, As IMF Chief Warns Of Spillover 'For Everybody, Everywhere' Wednesday has witnessed another Houthi ballistic missile attack targeting Saudi Arabia's capital. The kingdom's civil defense spokesman has confirmed bystanders were injured when missile debris from an inbound rocket fell after it was intercepted over Riyadh. "The incident result...

Bill Gates Fearmongers "Grim" AI Cyberattack Surprises - Bill Gates Fearmongers "Grim" AI Cyberattack Surprises Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Bill Gates returned to the Sunday-show circuit this week with a fresh round of alarms about artificial intelligence, telling CNN's Jake Tapper that the technology is "more dangerous than any" cars, planes, or drugs and that "grim possibilities" await if society fails to maintain con...

$20 Billion In Suspicious Biden-Era Climate Grants Remains Frozen As Trump Administration Eyes Supreme Court Fight - $20 Billion In Suspicious Biden-Era Climate Grants Remains Frozen As Trump Administration Eyes Supreme Court Fight Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, A $20 billion Biden-era climate grant program remains frozen despite a federal appeals court ruling against the Trump administration's efforts to cancel the funding. The case could wind up at the Supreme Court in a sho...

Burning Container Ship Sinks In Strait Of Hormuz, As IRGC Proclaims '5 Or 6' Vessels Targeted Nightly - Burning Container Ship Sinks In Strait Of Hormuz, As IRGC Proclaims '5 Or 6' Vessels Targeted Nightly Iran has quite obviously been surging its attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to wreak uncertainty and economic havoc for the Trump administration ahead of the November midterm elections, undermining a recent recovery in Persian Gulf oil shipments. ...

London Police Chief: DEI Is An "Operational Necessity" - London Police Chief: DEI Is An "Operational Necessity" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has accused critics of diversity, equity and inclusion policies of fuelling "toxicity" while launching a fresh recruitment drive focused on black and Asian applicants. Writing in The Guardian, Rowley declared that the force "cannot...

"I'll Be Short Whole Year": Paul Tudor Jones Warns Of Looming Dot-Com Style Equity Supply Tsunami - "I'll Be Short Whole Year": Paul Tudor Jones Warns Of Looming Dot-Com Style Equity Supply Tsunami Paul Tudor Jones appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" earlier this morning and warned that corporate buybacks and mergers and acquisitions, which have fueled the four-year bull market, are nearing an inflection point and could reverse next year. "2027 is going to be really, really challeng...

"Flashing Red": Rate-Hike Odds, Bond Yields Explode Higher After Hotter-Than-Expected CPI - "Flashing Red": Rate-Hike Odds, Bond Yields Explode Higher After Hotter-Than-Expected CPI Tl;dr: "This inflation report is flashing red for the Fed," according to Olu Sonola, Head of US Economics at Fitch Ratings. "Energy pushed the headline number higher, as expected, but the real problem is that core inflation remains stuck above 3%. Higher energy costs are beginning to seep in...

Futures Rise Ahead Of Hot CPI As Houthis Torch Aramco HQ, ASML Beat Fails To Revive Chip Trade - Futures Rise Ahead Of Hot CPI As Houthis Torch Aramco HQ, ASML Beat Fails To Revive Chip Trade US futures are higher, with small caps leading and tech lagging, as traders brace for what is expected to be the hottest monthly CPI print since the spring, digest more escalation in the Gulf after Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi Aramco's Dhahran headquarters and vowed more strikes on Saudi air...

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Cancer As Doctors Remove Part Of His Lung - Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed With Cancer As Doctors Remove Part Of His Lung Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer following surgery to remove a section of his lung on Oct. 13, the Vatican announced. Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope's right lung during the 90-minute procedure and examined it during the operation. The p...

Charles Schwab and DoorDash ranked among bargain stocks that could lead the market higher - Third-quarter earnings growth is expected to be driven by energy and semiconductor companies, but what if the rest of the market shows up? HSBC envisages a stock market finally broadening out.

How Iran’s $2 trillion threat puts your AI stocks at risk - The Fed admits it can’t cool Big Tech’s spending spree. Tehran says it can, and it just named the targets.

Bank of America adds a profit miss to the misery of a $1.2 billion government fine - Bank of America’s stock falls as investor disappointment over the $1.2 billion government fine added to the bank’s downbeat earnings report.

Social Security’s COLA will be 3.6% in 2027 as inflation persists - The increase is aimed at helping about 68 million beneficiaries keep pace with inflation.

BlackRock now manages assets equal to half the size of the U.S. economy after 15% growth - Fund-management giant BlackRock said Wednesday that assets under management are nearly $15.5 trillion after growth of 15%.

I lost my home in the Great Recession. I still rent in my 50s. Why is that judged as failure? - ”I earn $110,000 a year.”

Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties - Fintech companies are catching on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.

Gen Z renters are the only group more likely to feel successful by investing than buying a house - “Instead of focusing on homeownership, many are prioritizing financial freedom and debt-free living.”

Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years - Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.

This one move will save $20,000 on our wedding - Plus: Where we’re cutting back to free up space in our wedding budget for the things we really want on our big day

Here's the inflation breakdown for September 2026 — in one chart - The consumer price index rose by 3.7% in September, on the back of higher gasoline and energy prices largely due to the Iran war.

Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees, or 6% of workforce - Netflix will lay off roughly 6% of its workforce, according to a memo obtained by CNBC.

Social Security Administration announces 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 - With a 3.6% COLA for 2027, Social Security retirement benefit checks will go up by $75 per month, on average, the agency said.

Bank of America shares drop 8% after third-quarter revenue miss and regulatory penalty - Bank of America shares fell Wednesday after the company posted weaker-than-expected trading revenue and the impact of a $1.2 billion Treasury fine.

Iran says it’s ‘counting the moments’ until it can attack U.S. warships; Saudi Aramco facilities attacked - Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Aramco reportedly came under fresh attack overnight.

Consumer prices rose 3.7% annually in September as gas prices skyrocket - The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.6% in September on a monthly basis and 3.6% from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.

'Godzilla El Niño' is wreaking havoc with Philippine central bank's inflation forecasts - The Philippine central bank is running policy scenarios for a severe El Niño on top of the oil shock, with inflation at a three-year high.

The latest inflation data is expected to show price increases are accelerating - Economists expect the consumer price index for September to rise 0.6% on the month and 3.6% year over year.

In charts: How one of the world's biggest economies got trapped by debt - France opens debate on its 2027 budget as high deficits, rising debt and student protests intensify pressure on lawmakers.

IMF warns bond yields could see a 'disorderly' spike as debt, inflation risks worsen  - The IMF says risks in the government bond market have worsened and that yields could jump sharply and disorderly.

CFTC staff were told to retract analysis of suspicious oil trades - By Charles Gorrivan, Lydia Beyoud, and Nicola M. WhiteBloomberg Newsvia The Japan Times, TokyoWednesday, October 14, 2026 When U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants on March 23, it sparked a frenzy of buying and selling across oil, equities and other markets.Traders had grown accustomed to prices lurching wildly on developments in the Middle East.  ...

Bank of America fined $1.2 billion for money laundering and sanctions violations - By Samantha DelouyaCNN, New YorkTuesday, October 13, 2026 The U.S. Treasury Department today announced it was imposing a more than $1.2 billion fine on Bank of America, accusing the bank of violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The bank, the second-largest in the U.S., failed to mitigate and report "priority national security risks, including Chinese money laundering networks and ...

DRCongo to demand franc payments, not dollars, to boost currency, investment - By Michael J. KavanaghBloomberg NewsMonday, October 12, 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank will soon require a range of payments to be made in francs instead of dollars -- including to mining subcontractors -- to strengthen the local currency and encourage domestic investment, Governor Andre Wameso said. Miners, who are already required to repatriate 60% of their export revenues t...

Even CNBC gets it now: How China's gold-buying spree helps the yuan go global - How a Gold-Buying Sppree Helps the Yuan Go Global By Evelyn ChengCNBC, New YorkMonday, October 12, 2026 China's decades-long push for yuan internationalization is getting a lift from the buildout of Hong Kong as a gold trading center -- denominated in the Chinese currency. "As those trading volumes grow, there would be a growing volume of the physical gold trade that is denominated in RMB and n...

The game changer in Hong Kong's gold ambition is to serve as Shenzhen's jewelry hub - By Chow Chung-yanSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, October 12, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3370195/game-changer-hong-kongs-gold-ambition-shenzhens-jewellery-hub Hong Kong's ambition to become an international gold trading centre rests not only on serving the nation's financial needs, but also on China's booming consumer market for gold. As the world's la...

The Social Security COLA for 2027 Will Be Largest since 2023 - The numbers are out for the Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income.

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Scrape along Bottom of 4-Year Dumpster, Supply at 11-Year High. Condo Sales at Record Low, Supply at Record High - Affordability crisis has softened in markets where home prices have fallen for a few years and hourly earnings have risen, but has worsened in others.

The CEO’s of Broadcom and Intel Say the Quiet Part out Loud about AI and ROI - “I think we’ve probably got everything wrong. It’s a good way, humble way to realize how little we really know about the technology we are creating.”

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

EasyA hits $1.1 billion valuation, targets 2027 public listing and tokenized shares - The blockchain and AI developer platform has completed two years of audits and wants its shares available onchain from the first day of trading.

BlackRock's crypto ETF assets surge 63% but remain far below 2025 peak - The asset manager's crypto assets surged 63% to $79.6 billion as investors returned, but holdings remain 23% below year-ago levels.

Former FTX Europe chief targets U.S. tokenized stock trading with new SEC exemption - Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U.S. tokenized stock marketplace under the SEC's new framework, following a joint venture between OKX and NYSE parent ICE.

America's growing digital economy requires power grid updates. Who will foot the bill? - Congress must decide how the U.S. can build the infrastructure its booming digital economy requires while protecting the communities that host it.

Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending - Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending.

U.S. September CPI comes in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower - The news could put multiple rate hikes by the Federal Reserve back into play.

Here's how analysts see U.S. inflation influencing bitcoin - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 14, 2026

Dutch central bank grants Qivalis e-money license for MiCA-compliant euro token - Backed by BBVA, BNP Paribas, and ING, Qivalis secured Dutch regulatory authorization to offer onchain euro settlement infrastructure.

Bitcoin holds above $83,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data as altcoins lag - Bitcoin briefly reached $84,000 before easing back, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 0.6% since midnight as traders waited for U.S. inflation data.

S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange - Hypercall, an exchange built on Hyperliquid, says most of its $640 million in volume since June has come from the index.

Evernorth to Deploy 473M XRP With Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken and Bitgo - Newly public Evernorth is preparing to deploy its 473 million XRP treasury through institutional strategies with Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitgo. Nasdaq-Listed Evernorth Activates 473M XRP Treasury Evernorth is wasting little time turning its massive XRP balance sheet into an active investment strategy. The Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury company has named Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken, and...

US Inflation Reaches 4-Month High as Bitcoin Bulls Retreat - Bitcoin’s price tumbled below $83,000 Wednesday after U.S. inflation climbed to 3.7%, its highest reading in four months. Gasoline prices jumped 9.1% in September, rattling Wall Street and complicating the Federal Reserve’s next move as another inflation report approaches. Gasoline Prices Push U.S. Inflation to 3.7% America’s inflation problem just got more expensive, and the […]

HEX Founder Richard Heart Reportedly Arrested in Istanbul Dawn Police Raid - HEX and Pulsechain founder Richard Heart, whose legal name is Richard James Schueler, was reportedly detained during an early morning raid in Istanbul on Oct. 14, 2026. Turkish media described a sprawling seizure involving dozens of luxury watches, firearms, electronics, and substantial cash holdings. The reported arrest follows an Interpol Red Notice issued at Finland’s […]

Bitcoin Price Caught Between Bullish Averages and $84K Resistance - Bitcoin’s price range traded between $83,250 to $83,790 on Oct. 14, 2026, barely higher over 24 hours despite a strong showing from its moving averages. With 12 of 15 moving average indicators signaling bullish conditions, the market’s technical foundation appears healthier than its hesitant price action suggests. Yet resistance between $83,800 and $84,250 continues to […]

Fidelity, Blackrock Lead $176M Bitcoin ETF Rebound - U.S. crypto ETF flows improved sharply on Tuesday as bitcoin funds attracted $175.62 million and ether snapped a 10-session losing streak with $24.84 million in inflows. Fidelity Pulls in $103M as Bitcoin ETFs Flip Back to Inflows Institutional buyers returned with more conviction on Tuesday, but they were selective about where they put money. Bitcoin […]

Mental Illness Doesn't Cancel Your Right to Say No - Informed consent applies to psychiatry too.

Ohio's Democrat Momentum - Plus: OpenAI arrest, Pope Leo's cancer, Guilfoyle forced out, and more...

TV Station News Managers Fired for Allegedly Anti-Gay Memo Win >$4M from Nexstar Media - The verdict came Friday; here's the backstory, from a decision in March in Fox v. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. by… The post TV Station News Managers Fired for Allegedly Anti-Gay Memo Win >$4M from Nexstar Media appeared first on Reason Magazine.

"Fortunately for Society, Plaintiff's Framework for Retrospectively Punishing News Outlets Is Not the Law" - From Tate v. Fox News Network, LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Gregory Presnell (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff has been a licensed… The post "Fortunately for Society, Plaintiff's Framework for Retrospectively Punishing News Outlets Is Not the Law" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

College Still Has a Future, but It's No Longer the Default Choice - High costs and political bias have eroded higher education’s standing.

Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911 - 10/14/1911: Justice John Marshall Harlan I dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 14, 1911 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Brickbat: Not Counting Every Penny - A California state auditor found waste, mismanagement, and misuse of taxpayer money inside several state agencies, including the office of state… The post Brickbat: Not Counting Every Penny appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Other Courts Should Heed a Federal Judge's Warning About Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance - Car-tracking cameras, like cellphones, generate vast amounts of sensitive data.

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House - "[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'"

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

As Federal Court Rules ALPRs are Mass Surveillance, EFF Gets Disappointing Ruling - In an extremely disappointing ruling, a California trial court dismissed SIREN v. San Jose, our case challenging the city of San Jose’s warrantless searches of its vast stores of automated license plate reader (ALPR) data. EFF and the ACLU of Northern California represent SIREN and CAIR California, two non-profits that serve San Jose residents, in this case. Make no mistake: We believe this rul...

Privacy's Defenders Podcast: No Privacy Without Encryption - When we communicate online today – from your personal emails and DMs to secure international commerce – we usually do so with encryption. Encryption converts readable data into unreadable gibberish to protect our privacy and security. This didn’t just happen organically. Three decades ago, the U.S government treated encryption like a weapon, and it took some unlikely heroes to set it free: a gr...

Resisting the Menace of Federal Data Consolidation - In the past two years, the federal government has unlawfully consolidated data exposing our private information.  This consolidation has been chaotic but generally came in three rolling waves: It started with DOGE, moved to agency-to-agency data sharing with ICE, and then attempted data-driven purges of state voter rolls. We all deserve to live in a world where the data we use to pay our taxes,...

Court Denies Immunity for Judge Who Personally Jailed Two Innocent Kids, Upholds Damages - ST. LOUIS, Mo.—On Tuesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a judge who personally jailed two innocent children after a 2019 custody hearing is […] The post Court Denies Immunity for Judge Who Personally Jailed Two Innocent Kids, Upholds Damages appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Texas City Hits Learning Pod with Cease-and-Desist in Violation of State Law - After working in K-12 education for nearly 30 years, including teaching special education and serving as a summer school principal, in 2025 Ruby Brock founded […] The post Texas City Hits Learning Pod with Cease-and-Desist in Violation of State Law appeared first on Institute for Justice.

New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team - ATLANTA—A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the years long lawsuit brought by an Atlanta family whose […] The post New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team appeared first on Institute for Justice.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

This Week in Gun Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

JPMorgan to livestream fraud-fighting event to 700 branches - The panel, highlighting scam methodology and the tools that banks and customers can use to fight back, comes as the cost to victims soars, according to Gallup and the Federal Trade Commission.

BofA fined $1.21B over AML - Bank of America failed to properly monitor trillions of dollars in transactions, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Citi allows Saudi-based employees to work remotely amid conflict - The bank is allowing employees there to “do what they feel comfortable doing,” CFO Gonzalo Luchetti said Tuesday, as the bank reported $23.8 billion in quarterly revenue – its best Q3 in a decade.

Fintech Upgrade applies for ILC charter - The decade-old credit-card startup named a SoFi alum and longtime regulator as CEO of its proposed bank.

JPMorgan CEO Dimon warns customers of ‘liability transfer’ with AI - As Meta’s Muse reignites fears over artificial intelligence-driven deposit flight, Jamie Dimon on Tuesday said bank customers using AI agents need to understand the risks.

Inflation uptick puts pressure on Fed to hike again - The consumer price index increased 3.7% in September, potentially dashing market hopes that the Federal Reserve might delay raising interest rates later this month.

As Treasury overhauls AML rules, banks need a new measure of success - As regulators rewrite the rules for anti-money-laundering compliance, they have an opportunity to create standards that will actually prevent financial crime rather than just documenting suspicious activity.

Crypto comes to rescue vulnerable House banking Republicans - Crypto campaign arm Fairshake is spending millions to protect lawmakers who have helped advance the industry's agenda as political headwinds threaten several key Republican lawmakers.

BofA gets $1.21B penalty for money laundering - The Treasury Department and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Tuesday announced that they had found the bank had processed over $5 billion in unreported suspicious transactions and committed hundreds of sanctions violations.

Citi doubles asset inflows, edging closer to profit goals - With rising assets and improved ROTCE — return on tangible common equity — Citi checks off goals for its wealth management unit.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families - Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity ... - Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC...

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...