Precious Metals and Market News

Rising economic fears weakening inflation’s stranglehold on gold prices - CRU - (Kitco News) - The renewed chaos in the Middle East has once again reignited inflation fears, pressuring gold as investors price in the prospect of higher interest rates. However, one precious metals analyst argues the market is approaching a tipping point where investors begin worrying less about inflation and more about the stability of the global economy—a shift that could reignite safe-have...

Gold’s long-term investment case is strong, and miners offer greatest upside - VanEck’s Casanova - (Kitco News) – Gold's recent 25% pullback reflects shifting macro conditions, but persistent inflation, geopolitical risks and lower real interest rates should support gold prices, while gold stocks have attractive cash flow, margins and valuations, according to Imaru Casanova, Portfolio Manager at VanEck.Casanova noted that the gold price saw elevated volatility in the first half of 2026 as it...

The credit cycle has turned and it eventually reaches your pension, Dowd says - (Kitco News) - The former BlackRock money manager says the credit-default cycle has already begun, that he's cautious on gold right now, and that he still sees the price reaching $10,000 on the other side of the crisis.

Gold rallies above $4,120 as buyers test resistance - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Wednesday, as buyers extended this week’s rebound while traders weighed softer recent U.S. inflation data, resilient activity readings, elevated oil prices and next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,125.10 an ounce, up 1.19%, while spot silve...

Gold rallies as buyers ignore higher yields, oil shock - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as short covering and renewed haven demand lifted metals despite rising Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and another jump in crude oil prices tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold's risk/reward has flipped in investors' favor despite rate hike fears, says Wells Fargo’s Samana - (Kitco News) - Although gold continues to struggle below $4,100 an ounce as investors brace for the possibility of higher interest rates, one market strategist says the precious metal has reached a point where the downside risks are becoming increasingly limited while the long-term upside remains compelling.

Central bank gold demand has ‘very long runway’ as East/West market split returns - Schroders - (Kitco News) – Asian investors continued to buy gold in June even as their Western counterparts exited positions, while central bank gold demand around the globe will likely rise and will support gold prices for many years to come, according to precious metals market analysts at Schroders.In their latest monthly gold outlook, Schroders analysts said the market returned to an East/West dynamic i...

Russia’s central bank sold 44 tonnes of gold in the first half of 2026 - (Kitco News) – Russia’s gold reserves have declined by 1.4 million ounces, or 43.5 tonnes, since the start of the year, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).Russia’s sovereign gold reserves stood at 73.4 million troy ounces, or 2,282 tonnes, as of the start of July, the CBR announced on Monday. The central bank estimates Russia’s gold holdings are valued at $299 bi...

Gold headed toward $3,500 and silver toward $50 before the next run, Chambers says - (Kitco News) - The veteran investor who warned in May that the metals selloff had further to run says the bottom is now close, and that he plans to start buying again this year.

Gold rebounds as $4,000 support holds, silver leads metals higher - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Tuesday, as short covering lifted precious metals after last week’s selloff while Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar and crude oil prices remained firm.

Google's Flagship Still Can't Ship - So It Launched Token Austerity And A Hacking Model Only Governments Can Use - Google's Flagship Still Can't Ship - So It Launched Token Austerity And A Hacking Model Only Governments Can Use Alphabet reports second-quarter earnings after today's close - the first hyperscaler print since cheap Chinese tokens knocked the semiconductor index into a bear market. So naturally, Google chose the eve of that report to ship three new AI models, none of which is the o...

Abandoned Navy Base Costs Taxpayers $340,000 A Year For Internet Nobody Uses - Abandoned Navy Base Costs Taxpayers $340,000 A Year For Internet Nobody Uses Authored by Matt White via TaskandPurpose.com, The mostly abandoned neighborhoods on Adak Island, Alaska, were once home to 5,000 Navy sailors and their families. But after 40 years as a supply depot, Naval Air Facility Adak closed in 1997, leaving scores of homes and buildings behind. Today, a small comm...

Can SpaceX Fire On All Cylinders? - Can SpaceX Fire On All Cylinders? Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, SpaceX’s June IPO raised $75 billion, resulting in an initial valuation of $1.77 trillion, making it the largest IPO in history. SpaceX, encompassing its launch business, Starlink, and the recently merged xAI, peaked at a $2.5 trillion market cap in its first week of trading, briefly tying...

Top Israeli Minister: 'Best For Us' If US Fights Iran While Israel Sits Out New Round of War - Top Israeli Minister: 'Best For Us' If US Fights Iran While Israel Sits Out New Round of War As four more American families grieve the deaths of soldiers killed in the war on Iran, one of the top-ranking ministers in Israel's cabinet told an Israeli audience that having America do all the fighting and dying is "the best for us." Israel had intensely lobbied President Trump to launc...

ADNOC Approves $6.2 Billion Gas Project In Abu Dhabi - ADNOC Approves $6.2 Billion Gas Project In Abu Dhabi Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Abu Dhabi’s national oil company ADNOC just announced a $6.2 billion final investment decision to develop the Umm Shaif Gas Cap project in Abu Dhabi as part of its strategy to grow its global gas portfolio. ADNOC will develop the project alongside its international partners - F...

Socialist Mamdani Concedes NYC Can't Arrest Netanyahu, Breaking Another Campaign Promise - Socialist Mamdani Concedes NYC Can't Arrest Netanyahu, Breaking Another Campaign Promise With New York City rents at record highs, bus fares still in place, and the rise of the far left spooking taxpayers and businesses, Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears increasingly focused on playing world policeman instead of properly addressing the city's affordability crisis. On Tuesday night, the ...

Fifth Circuit To Rehear Drug Trafficker's Second Amendment Challenge - Fifth Circuit To Rehear Drug Trafficker's Second Amendment Challenge Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court voted to rehear a constitutional challenge to a federal law that prevents felons from possessing guns, weeks after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he hoped a lower court would consider the law's constitutionality. Supreme Court Asso...

Oil Soars To Six-Week Highs Amid Trump Threats, US Production Dip, & 'Tank Bottoms' At Cushing - Oil Soars To Six-Week Highs Amid Trump Threats, US Production Dip, & 'Tank Bottoms' At Cushing Oil prices extended their rise this morning to six week highs as fighting between the US and Iran continued around the Persian Gulf (11th straight night of attacks) and threats of a blockade in the Red Sea added to growing uncertainty about the flow of energy from the region. Secretary o...

The Money Printers Fueling Socialism's Rise - The Money Printers Fueling Socialism's Rise Authored by David Stockman via the Brownstone Institute, Here's a graph the Keynesians, statists, and Wall Street gamblers - yes, we repeat ourselves - would prefer not to explain. At the same time, it also explains why socialism at this late date in history - and after all its abysmal failures the world over - is having some kind of dub...

UBS Warns Trump's 100% Generic Drug Tariff Puts Indian Pharma "On Notice"; Goldman Flags Reshoring Winners - UBS Warns Trump's 100% Generic Drug Tariff Puts Indian Pharma "On Notice"; Goldman Flags Reshoring Winners President Trump will impose a 100% tariff on imported generic drugs starting in August 2028, rising to 200% a year later, unless manufacturers shift production to the US. "This is done in order to RESHORE Generic Pharmaceutical Production into America, with a penalty to those...

This the best way to ask strangers on the internet for financial advice - Whether you’re emailing an expert or posting on a public forum, you need some ground rules

AMD plans to invest to up $5 billion into Anthropic as it seeks to cut into Nvidia’s dominance - The two companies also struck a chip deal.

Can you beat the market? Maybe with this strategy. - This could be the right time to buy a momentum fund

This is the ideal retirement strategy if you want to keep your healthcare costs down - Plus, more ways to lower how much you pay out of pocket for medical care in retirement.

Do I use $300,000 of my $1.2 million retirement savings so my daughter can attend her dream college? - “Our daughter is a highly ranked competitive softball pitcher with a 3.94 GPA.”

Global oil prices hold gains after topping $95 a barrel for the first time in 6 weeks as hopes dim for de-escalation of Iran war - Oil prices were holding on to their gains after climbing to a six-week high on Wednesday morning after the U.S. struck Iran for the 11th night in a row and President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. will bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if Tehran shoots at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

My second husband and I have kids from previous relationships. Should my house go to him or my children if I die first? - “We live in a house that I purchased entirely with money I had before we were married.”

I will definitely claim Social Security early. Why do so few people talk about the elephant in the room? - “The strongest argument for claiming benefits earlier goes beyond the traditional break-even analyses.”

Fed’s favorite inflation tracker is getting an overhaul — just as the central bank weighs interest-rate hikes. What’s going on? - The inflation tracker that exerts the biggest influence on the actions of the Federal Reserve is getting a makeover just as a divided central bank weighs whether to raise U.S. interest rates this fall.

I want to transfer $17,000 in credit-card debt. Why did Wells Fargo offer me only a $4,000 credit limit? - “I asked why the limit was so low, but they couldn’t give me an explanation.”

Houthis deploy missiles and drones to attack ships in southern Red Sea, naval group says - Attacks on ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb threaten to cut off millions of barrels per day of Saudi crude oil exports.

OpenAI cyber models broke out of training environment to hack Hugging Face - The incident is unique because it was "driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system," according to Hugging Face.

Senate crypto bill would ban federal officials — including presidents — from issuing digital assets - A new version of the Clarity Act would impose the first limits on federal officials sponsoring or issuing cryptocurrency.

S&P 500 ticks higher as traders monitor rising oil prices, gear up for more earnings: Live updates - Investors looked ahead to another busy day of corporate earnings, with several major technology and industrial companies set to report.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, EQT, AAR, Chubb, Pegasystems & more - These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.

Kevin Warsh has homed in on three key phrases. How Fed watchers interpret them - In five public appearances, Warsh has used the phrase "family fight" 13 times, returning to "first principles" 11 times and "inflation is a choice" for the Fed six times.

Trump plans generic drug tariffs from 2028 with two-year delay testing U.S. onshoring push - The latest tariff salvo underscored Trump's goal of reshoring low-cost drug production, but displacing established suppliers like India won't be easy.

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008 - Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.

World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says - The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.3% in June on big drop in gasoline - As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

The U.S. has collected about $13 billion of Venezuela's oil money, but where is it? - By Geoff Dyer, Chris Cook, and Ana Rodríguez BrazonFinancial Times, LondonWednesday, July 22, 2026 The Trump administration has collected more than $13 billion in revenues from Venezuelan oil sales this year, according to FT calculations, but has said almost nothing about what has happened to the money. The U.S. took control of Venezuela's oil exports and suspended some sanctions after capturin...

NovaGold to buy billionaire Paulson's stake in Alaska mine - By Jacob LorincBloomberg NewsWednesday, July 22, 2026 NovaGold Resources Inc. agreed to acquire billionaire investor John Paulson’s 40% stake in the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, giving the company full ownership of a giant undeveloped bullion mine. The all-share transaction will create a new Delaware-based parent company expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press re...

Russia is reported to have sold gold for six months to help cover budget deficit - From Priamyi, KievTuesday, July 21, 2026 Russia's central bank has been reducing its gold reserves for six straight months, selling the precious metal to cover a growing federal budget deficit. According to media estimates, the current sell-off is the largest in at least 25 years. This is reported by The Moscow Times, citing data from the World Gold Council. ... Dispatch continues below ... .....

U.S. govt. isn't the only one to manipulate markets - China's 'National Team' Buys Shares Worth $9 Billion to Prop Up Market By William SandlundFinancial Times, LondonMonday, July 20, 2026 China's "national team" of funds has bought close to $9 billion in equities as Beijing seeks to support the stock market following a bruising sell-off on Friday. Funds associated with the central government announced they had purchased nearly Rmb60 billion ($8.9...

China buys the dip as gold is 'technically oversold' - 11:59a ET Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: If you're looking for encouraging signs, MarketWatch today quotes some analysis showing that China has been buying the recent fall in gold prices and an upward reversal is coming: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-has-been-buying-the-gold-dip-and-these-analysts-say-a-comeback-is-brewing-6b0400d3 And Money Metals Exchange analy...

Single-Family & Multifamily Rents in Face of an Onslaught of New Supply & Fading Population Growth - The gap between single-family rents and multifamily rents has widened massively. A look at 14 big markets.

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Fell by 15% to 33% in 30 Bigger Cities Already. Some Dropped Back to 2006 Levels - In another 39 bigger cities, condo prices fell by 8% to 14%. A massive hangover after a historic Condo Bubble.

30-Year Treasury Yield still 5.06%, 30-Year TIPS Yield Highest since 2010 Reintroduction, Yield Curve Prepped for Rate Hike - Unabated fears of inflation and worries about the onslaught of new debt keep pushing up long-term yields.

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, ...

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 ...

Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash? - Answer lies in common law's approach to concept of legal tender When a tourist tried to pay for a burger in cash at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant in 2023, staff refused. The outlet accepted only cards ...

New Clarity Act emerges that's a start on the final draft, makes ethics rule temporary - Lawmakers have circulated text of the latest draft that will be pushed toward a Senate finish line, but they're still debating a core government-ethics piece.

Revolut hits $115 billion valuation in employee share sale: WSJ - The company reported strong 2025 performance, with a $2.3 billion pre-tax profit, $6 billion in revenue, and over 75 million customers.

SEC's Peirce warns some DeFi vaults, onchain lending may fall under securities laws - The commissioner said onchain vaults and lending strategies could resemble investment funds or advisers, depending on how they are structured.

UK digital bond plans hinge on one missing piece: onchain cash - Experts say Britain's digital gilt pilot can unlock trapped liquidity in financial markets only if regulators approve an onchain stablecoin.

Crypto Long & Short: The crypto question isn't what to own — it's what you can survive holding - In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Lionsoul Global’s Gregory Mall writes that the primary crypto allocation decision is size, not selection.

U.S. seeks forfeiture of $25 million in crypto tied to romance and investment scams - The cases add to more than $800 million that authorities say a dedicated federal scam task force has recovered.

Forget Nvidia: The next big AI trade could be crypto and blockchain - Franklin Templeton’s Sandy Kaul and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire argue that as autonomous AI agents start spending money on their own, blockchain networks will power the next big AI trade.

Kalshi rolls out Midterm Hubs ahead of the November elections in the U.S. - The prediction markets platform seeks to position itself as the primary source for election odds ahead of the midterm elections this year.

Midnight token rebounds 19% after Wanchain bridge hack, Hoskinson calls for ZK revamp - Charles Hoskinson says the exploit, which briefly sent NIGHT to an all-time low, underscores why the industry needs to move beyond legacy bridge infrastructure.

Here's why bitcoin bulls should take a closer look at interest rates - Your day-ahead look for July 22, 2026

Bitcoin Options Scream Bullish as Traders Pile Into $72K and $80K Calls - Bitcoin traders piled $49.82 billion into open futures contracts this week, betting hard on where the world’s largest cryptocurrency heads next. The action stretched from the regulated pits of CME to the crowded order books of Binance, and the numbers tell a story of institutions leaning bullish while retail exchanges quietly bleed positions. Bitcoin traded […]

House Flip? Senate Hold? Prediction Markets Unleash Wild 2026 Midterm Election Bets - Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms while giving Republicans the edge to hold the Senate, with tens of millions of dollars wagered across hundreds of individual races and primary markets. On Polymarket, bettors give Democrats an 86% probability of winning […]

A 1,900% Surge May Be Sending a Bigger Warning Than Oil Prices - A hidden cost of moving the world’s oil has exploded nearly 1,900%, Devere Group analysis shows, signaling a level of risk that some analysts say could prove far more important than oil’s latest rally as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz intensify. A 1,900% Move Overshadows Oil’s Rally Oil prices jumped on July 22 after […]

BIS Warns Stablecoins Are Breaking Capital Controls as Dollarization Accelerates - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins are repeating a pattern central banks have watched for decades, and the regulatory tools that used to work no longer apply. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper published in July 2026 by BIS economists Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, and Jan Paulick compares the […]

The Digital Chamber Sues the State of Illinois Over First-Ever 0.2% Crypto Tax - The Digital Chamber, a crypto trade association led by CEO Cody Carbone, sued the state of Illinois over its new Digital Asset Tax Act, becoming the first industry group to challenge the nation’s first state-level tax targeting crypto business activity. A 0.2% Tax on Every Transfer The Digital Chamber filed its complaint in Sangamon County […]

Trump's New DOJ Nominee Wants To Ban Online Porn and Prosecute Big Tech - Adam Candeub has been nominated to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.

U Tennessee Track & Field Head Coach Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against "Untruthful, Derogatory and Offensive Statements" Plus More Commentary - A Magistrate Judge recommended today that the injunction be denied on First Amendment prior restraint grounds.

American Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students Since COVID. Their Budgets Grew by 34 Percent Anyway. - Enrollment is down and so are achievement levels, yet spending is up 34 percent.

Capitol Police Anticipated Drone Plot Against UFC a Month Before It Was Uncovered - Newly uncovered documents show that the government didn’t need extensive surveillance or expensive fortifications to protect the White House.

We've Been Wrong About Nuclear Power - Zion Lights discusses what environmentalists get wrong about nuclear power and why abundant energy is key to human prosperity.

Jailing Netanyahu - Plus: Explaining the commie corridor, OpenAI goes rogue, "Big Boy" the train, and more...

Deliberately Arming Oneself to Answer Door to Police May Be "Privileged" Against "Obstructing Official Business" Prosecution - But I wouldn't recommend it.

How Did Support for International Humanitarian Law and Norms Morph into Support for Hamas and its Goals? - At his Substack, Shany Mor reflects on the revealed preferences since 10/7 of the Western NGOS, individuals, and governmental institutions… The post How Did Support for International Humanitarian Law and Norms Morph into Support for Hamas and its Goals? appeared first on Reason.com.

Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's Report from Another Case, to File It in Your Case, May Infringe Copyright - From Olson v. McBride Law Firm, PLLC, decided yesterday by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald (S.D.N.Y.); seems correct to me: In… The post Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's Report from Another Case, to File It in Your Case, May Infringe Copyright appeared first on Reason.com.

Today in Supreme Court History: July 22, 1937 - 7/22/1937: The Senate voted down President Roosevelt's Court-Packing plan, 70-20. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 22, 1937 appeared first on Reason.com.

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists. - The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other words, when government determines the extent of its own power. On this episode, how lessons learned in the American Revolution gave birth to the written constitution. And more importantly, the real reasons it exists - that the government-...

The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution - Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. - The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode - what they use against us and what’s self-inflicted. The post Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression - Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access information, communicate with others and participate in public debate, and foster innovation online. These laws generally shield platforms, to varying degrees, from legal liability for user cont...

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool - Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.  It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your i...

An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over $1 Billion - A new report from the Government Accounting Office reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to nearly triple the number of surveillance towers along U.S. borders, from the current 830 to 2,300 by 2034. DHS expects to expend $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for this dangerous expansion of a surveillance network indiscriminately trained on towns, school playgrounds, backyards, a...

Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, in a landmark decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously 7-0 in favor of the Punxsutawney and Pitch Pine hunting clubs in their […] The post Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services - BOSTON—Can the government withhold aid from children because of their parents’ exercise of a constitutional right? That’s the question two Massachusetts families are asking the […] The post Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer - For more than a decade, the state of Alaska has been trying to permanently forfeit Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane after he transported a passenger carrying […] The post Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer 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 ...

Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms - Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 20, 2026  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ prohibition on nonresidents exercising their Second Amendment rights.  The lawsuit argues the USVI ...

WY: Which Candidates Will Defend Your Gun Rights? - The Wyoming Primary Election is quickly approaching, and your vote will help determine who will defend your Second Amendment rights in the years ahead. Gun Owners of America has completed our candidate evaluations and issued letter grades for a number of candidates across Wyoming based on their records, voting histories, responses to GOA’s candidate survey, and demonstrated commitment to protec...

DOJ Fights Us on NFA and GOA Files PA Lawsuit - From the ATF issuing a new rule, strengthening the definition of “willfully” to protect FFLs and gun owners, to the Department of Justice fighting us on our lawsuit against the NFA’s registration requirements, and filing our latest lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania… GOA has been busy. You deserve an update. Recently, the ATF issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating they are...

CBA banking school offers ‘immersive’ education for would-be execs - How one executive education program became a proving ground for the banking industry's future leaders, like Eastern Bank President Quincy Miller.

Washington credit union to buy Oregon bank - Acquiring Willamette Valley Bank will push Gesa Credit Union’s assets past $7 billion and give the institution its first presence in the Beaver State.

Cincinnati’s First Financial expands Chicago footprint in $208M deal - Acquiring northwest Indiana’s Finward Bancorp would give First Financial an extra $2 billion in assets and 24 added branches around the nation’s third-largest market.

How Bank of America’s rewards program courts Gen Z - The bank’s redesigned loyalty program, which made it easier to become a member, added more than 3 million customers in the seven weeks since launch.

Bank of America upgrades customer service employee tool - Generative AI capabilities added to EricaAssist will allow customer service employees to handle client inquiries more quickly, the lender said.

Three ways banks can defend themselves against the fintech charter boom - A surge in bank charter approvals for fintechs and crypto firms creates new risks for sponsor banks.

Senate Republicans release latest crypto bill language - Draft cryptocurrency market structure legislation published Wednesday includes an ethics agreement that falls short of what Senate Democrats want and stablecoin yield language that banks have already disavowed.

JPMorgan owns AI answers. Here's how rivals can compete. - A study of consumer-banking queries fielded by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, found the nation's largest bank has nearly a third of the models' mindshare.

Bank deregulatory bill passes House, goes to Senate - The package of banking measures will need 60 votes — including a number of Democrats — to pass the Senate on a tight time frame ahead of November's elections. But the bipartisan House vote signals that future work on the issues is possible.

The biggest risk facing digital assets is infrastructure concentration - As the regulatory landscape for digital assets becomes clearer, it is vital that stablecoin reserves, custody and settlement services, and the provision of liquidity not be concentrated within a small number of companies.

What drives exchange rate pass-throughs? Evidence from a non-parametric method - by Emanuel Kohlscheen, Aaron MehrotraWe provide new evidence on the drivers of the pass-through of exchange rate movements into consumer prices across four decades and close to a hundred countries, combining econometrics and random forests. Random forests are particularly useful for modelling highly non-linear relationships, as well as for identifying the relative importance of the different th...

Dollarisation and monetary control: what lessons for the rise of stablecoins? - by Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, Jan PaulickThe emergence of stablecoins has created a new channel to access US dollar liquidity in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), similar to the historical role of foreign currency deposits, or "deposit dollarisation". This has raised concerns about the possible implications for monetary control in EMDEs. Drawing on data on foreign currency d...

A Mythos moment? Frontier AI and cyber risk - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Raphael Auer, Jon Frost, Fernando Perez-CruzFrontier artificial intelligence (AI) models increase the speed, scale and complexity of cyber attacks, and they also strengthen cyber defence. But the costs are asymmetric and may favour attackers. The medium-term impact on systemic cyber risk depends on the various actors' access to the most advanced tools, on compute power to run...

Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations - Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Press Release: The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 17, 2026 The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas WASHINGTON — ...

Press Release: Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 16, 2026 Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations WASHINGTON — T...