Precious Metals and Market News

Don’t give up your gold: disciplined monetary policy can’t fix fiscal risk - Axel Merk - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve has embarked on a new tightening cycle; however, gold investors may have less to fear from a more disciplined central bank than they think, as improving monetary policy cannot fix Washington’s deteriorating fiscal position, according to one prominent fund manager.

AI borrowed $400 billion this year, and Mark Thornton says every paper-dollar asset is at risk - (Kitco News) - The debt paying for the artificial intelligence buildout is being written with 30-year maturities. The equipment it buys has a working life closer to three.

Higher rates aren’t breaking gold as structural forces provide a solid floor - Standard Chartered - (Kitco News) - Gold’s traditional relationship with real interest rates is weakening, and while higher U.S. rates and a potentially stronger U.S. dollar could keep prices volatile in the near term, Standard Chartered sees structural forces providing a solid floor under the precious metal.

Gold steadies above $4,300 as oil eases and yields stay high - Kitco AM Report - Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly lower and spot silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Monday, as elevated Treasury yields and a firmer dollar offset safe-haven demand tied to U.S.-Iran tensions and constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Fed raised rates and gold didn’t break: Here’s why - (Kitco News) - Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.

Wall Street goes full bull on gold price after post-hike gains, Main Street bolsters bullish majority as gold holds $4,300 - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold’s post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold’s solid weekly performance.

Gold, silver prices hold weekly gains as oil drops, yields return to 5% - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar.

Gold shrugs off Fed rate hike as deeper forces drive safe-haven demand - (Kitco News) - A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening by year-end.

Socgen remains bullish on gold price in Q4 as central banks won’t get ahead of inflation - (Kitco News) - Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid reason to own gold, according to one international investment bank.

India’s festive season starts cautiously amid price volatility, gold ETFs and futures stay strong in August – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – Indian jewelry buying was resilient and physical investment demand remained steady despite August’s gold price volatility, while ETF demand remained positive and gold futures volumes hit a five-month high, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update, Chacko wrote that both international and domestic gold price...

Diesel Hits New Record Above $6.50 As Export Ban Fears Mount, Gasoline Squeeze Looms - Diesel Hits New Record Above $6.50 As Export Ban Fears Mount, Gasoline Squeeze Looms UBS analysts warned that the global diesel squeeze could get worse as two major suppliers potentially pull barrels from an already strained petroleum products market. Russia may extend diesel export restrictions through October, while chatter in Washington about a US fuel export ban continues to gr...

DOJ Charges 16 Individuals For Election Crimes - DOJ Charges 16 Individuals For Election Crimes Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sept. 18 announced charges against 16 people across seven states, alleging various election-related crimes. A voter at a polling site during the redistricting referendum in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The ind...

12 People Arrested After Stealing $250,000 Truckload Of Frozen Chicken - 12 People Arrested After Stealing $250,000 Truckload Of Frozen Chicken Stolen chicken used to pay off a drug debt?  It's a true barter market in action.  Memphis police serving a warrant at an Economy Inn discovered 12 people (some reports cite 13 people) behind the hotel unloading pallets of frozen chicken from a hijacked Koch Foods 18-wheeler.  The suspects fled the scene but wer...

Kunstler: Suburban Sprawl Is A 'Death Trap' For America's National Spirit - Kunstler: Suburban Sprawl Is A 'Death Trap' For America's National Spirit Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, The Late, Great Debate About Suburbia, An Apologia "It is difficult to design a place that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished." - William H Whyte Greenland, yes, yes, okay ! Smooth move. . . ! But...

Judge Rules EPA Must Reinstate $7 Billion Biden-Era Subsidies For Solar Promotion - Judge Rules EPA Must Reinstate $7 Billion Biden-Era Subsidies For Solar Promotion Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, A $7 billion federal government grant program for solar promotion, authorized during the Biden administration, was reinstated by a federal judge on Sept. 18 in a ruling that rebuffed the Trump administration's efforts to cancel it. Solar panel array at a s...

Verizon Says Cut Cable Behind FAA Ground-Stops East Coast Airports, Not Their Fault - Verizon Says Cut Cable Behind FAA Ground-Stops East Coast Airports, Not Their Fault (Update 1540ET): Verizon confirmed the "unknown equipment issue" behind the massive ground stop in the tri-state area was a cut fiber cable in New Jersey. The company says construction contractors working near an Amtrak rail line dug it up, that Verizon's facilities were fully functional until that ...

Bessent Declares All Iran Airlines To Be 'Shut Down Around The World' Wednesday - Bessent Declares All Iran Airlines To Be 'Shut Down Around The World' Wednesday Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared on Monday that by Wednesday Sept. 23, "all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world." "If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with landing services, you cannot sell them tickets, or you will be knocked out of the...

US Opens Foreign Funding Investigations Into Duke, University Of North Dakota - US Opens Foreign Funding Investigations Into Duke, University Of North Dakota Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The State Department and the Department of Education are investigating Duke University and the University of North Dakota over allegedly violating foreign funding disclosure rules. The statue of Washington Duke on Duke University's East Campus with Bald...

Big Tech's Next AI Battleground Is Your Face, Loop Capital Says - Big Tech's Next AI Battleground Is Your Face, Loop Capital Says Smartglasses are set to be the "next major computing platform," according to Loop Capital analysts, as Meta currently leads the space, with Google, Samsung, Apple, and SNAP preparing their own AI-powered eyewear. Loop Capital analyst Rob Sanderson wrote in a note on Sunday that an "inflection point" has arrived for sm...

Trump's 48-Hour Houthi Strike Whiplash Was Triggered By Desire To 'Help His Friend' MbS - Trump's 48-Hour Houthi Strike Whiplash Was Triggered By Desire To 'Help His Friend' MbS President Trump's abrupt Saturday return to the White House from Camp David, where he had been slated to spend the whole weekend, had set off an avalanche of speculation on potential military escalation in the Middle East. The NY Times and Axios are reporting that the Commander-in-Chief was clo...

As the S&P 500 nears a new record high, there are signs of weakness below the surface - About 60% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are down more than 20% from their all-time highs.

These beaten-down stocks could bounce back in January, if history is any guide - Tax-loss selling is likely to lead these 20 stocks to become artificially depressed in the fourth quarter — and therefore good bets to bounce back in the new year

‘She says it’s just money’: My friend pays for everything. I should be grateful, but I can’t stand her anymore. - “On each of these weekends away, she’s probably spending $500.”

Novo Nordisk’s stock tumbles as doubts persist about Ozempic maker’s strategy - The drugmaker, best known for developing weight-loss and diabetes drugs, failed to excite investors hoping for a turnaround.

Amazon and Shopify make starkly different moves in the brewing battle over AI shopping - While Amazon is shutting out Meta’s Muse, Shopify is partnering on payment technology with the buzzy AI assistant.

AMD hits a major milestone as AI stocks blaze higher - On an intraday basis, AMD became the 14th U.S. company to see its market capitalization top $1 trillion.

Moderna will reveal the data for its mRNA cancer vaccine next month. Here’s why it matters. - One reason that analysts and doctors want to see the data is to better understand how well the personalized treatment works.

America’s power grid is running out of juice — and these stocks stand to gain - SpaceX is one of a host of potential beneficiaries identified by Morgan Stanley as ways to play the intensifying AI power shortage.

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Tim Cook are set to dine with Xi this week. Here’s what their companies want from China. - The Trump White House’s guest list reads like a map of corporate America’s exposure to China — from Tesla’s Shanghai factory, to Nvidia’s blocked AI chips, to Citi’s long-awaited brokerage license.

‘My total balance should be $20 million’: I invested $1.1 million in a crypto platform. Have I lost it all? - “I invested on the recommendation of an executive vice president of a major New York investment bank.”

Much of Trump’s promised midterm election spending has yet to surface, new filing shows - MAGA Inc. entered September with $415.8 million as much of Trump’s promised midterm spending had yet to surface publicly.

Hundreds of flights into Newark, New York, Philadelphia disrupted after Verizon fiber line cut - An FAA equipment problem snarled air travel at Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport Monday.

Stocks had a great day on the surface. But something alarming occurred not seen since 1999 - The market just posted major gains, but the latest performance is not as strong as it may seem.

OpenAI proposes development of global AI standards to guide alignment, RSI - Jacob Coxon's post nearly two weeks ago that Anthropic and OpenAI were "gambling with our lives" set off a global debate about AI safety.

Nasdaq jumps 2% to close at a record, buoyed by surge in AI stocks, as well as cooling oil and yields - The Nasdaq Composite posted its first record close since June.

France’s wine production nears a 70-year low, leaving winemakers with tough choices - As the French wine industry reaches a crisis point, key players are considering new markets, products and generations.

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames 'lower happiness' - Goldman economist Joseph Briggs said broader pessimism in society may be contributing to struggling consumer sentiment even as the economy chugs along.

Why Japan’s markets flipped the usual script after central bank rate hike - The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

Bank of England defies Fed’s rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged - The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K. inflation rose to 3.1% and energy costs put pressure on prices.

'Science fiction': Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices - Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.

Will this review of GATA's work persuade you to help? - 1:46p ET Monday, September 21, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): Last week Mark Maharrey and GATA's other friends at Money Metals Exchange generously gave your secretary/treasurer a half hour on their weekly podcast to review GATA's work over the last 26 years and to remark on recent developments in the monetary metals. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... A...

Saudi Arabia quits China-led cross-border currency platform - From the Financial Times, LondonSunday, September 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from a Beijing-led digital currency program that is part of China's efforts to develop an alternative cross-border payments system to the dollar. The mBridge platform has attracted controversy in the US amid concerns that participants could use it to bypass dollar-dominated conventional payment systems such as...

Hong Kong's metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub - By Matthew ChengSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongFriday, September 18, 2026 Hong Kong's push to develop into a premier gold and commodity trading hub has gained momentum, with local metal storage surpassing 30,000 tonnes, a minister has said, as the administration positions the city as the destination of choice for global capital. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher ...

Commodity Culture's Jesse Day talks with GATA's Ed Steer about market rigging - 11a ET Saturday, September 19, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, was interviewed this week by Jesse Day of the Commodity Culture channel at YouTube, discussing, among other things, how official-sector intervention against the monetary metals continues, how it targets mining share prices as well, how the me...

India may require digital gold to be backed by ... actual gold - From The Times of India, MumbaiFriday, September 18, 2026 Have you bought digital gold or are planning to?  The Securities and Exchange Board of India had cautioned investors about digital gold in 2025. In a circular, SEBI said these products were distinct from gold products regulated by it because they were neither notified as securities nor classified as commodity derivatives.  "They operate ...

Treasury Yields of 2 Years & 3 Years Spike toward 5%, but 10-Year Holds at 5%, Yield Curve Bulges: Some Thoughts on What’s Brewing - The 2-year and 3-year yields indicate that the 10-year yield could go way higher over the next few months.

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Dropped by 15% to 34% in 34 Bigger Markets. 6 Plunged Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago - In another 35 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 8-14%. Mind-blowing Condo Bubbles deflate in 34 charts.

Treasuries Have Become Badly Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks & Governments - But opaque foreign financial centers pile on Treasuries, often held by US companies and hedge funds.

Bitcoin could test $90,000 after shorts get squeezed, but traders warn leverage is building - Bitcoin has broken out to $86,000, but analysts say the next leg depends on whether spot buyers continue to show up as leverage builds.

Why this investment bank expects little demand for tokenized stocks despite SEC’s new trading rules - TD Cowen expects limited demand for tokenized stocks despite new SEC rules opening a path for trading outside traditional markets.

Crypto political group plans to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown's Senate bid - It's the biggest spending from the industry's campaign arm in 2026, much like Fairshake's $40 million against Brown two years ago was its largest-ever outlay.

ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds - The European Central Bank rolled out a new system to link its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets.

Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act - One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes overseas jurisdictions benefit.

Bitmine bought $75 million ether as Tom Lee says institutions are still underweight crypto - The largest Ethereum-centric treasury firm kept buying, while its chairman argued ETH’s strong third quarter could push institutions to increase crypto exposure.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins - Bessent pushed back against a bearish assessment of the U.S. economy highlighting strong growth, foreign demand for American assets and continued dollar dominance.

Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails - The tech giants’ job listings could indicate that they are separately pursuing experts in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for future projects.

Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $75 million of BTC last week - It's the first week of bitcoin purchases for Strategy in about three weeks.

Bitcoin's 44% gain in third quarter teases full-blown crypto bull run - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 21, 2026

Kraken Boss Blasts Hostile US Political Stance on Crypto Rules - David Ripley, co-head of Kraken, a leading U.S. crypto exchange, commented that Europe has taken a more pragmatic approach to crypto regulation, adopting a less belligerent stance when delivering market rules like MiCA, which bring clarity to the industry. Kraken CO-CEO David Ripley Praises Europe’s Crypto Regulation Industry figureheads are still examining the landscape of […]

Fairshake PAC Targets Sherrod Brown With $30M War Chest - Fairshake, the largest cryptocurrency PAC, is reportedly spending $30 million to spoof the odds of Democrat Sherrod Brown returning to the Senate this year. The move is being taken as payback, as Democrats bombed the CLARITY Act in the Senate. Fairshake Crypto PAC Moves $30 Million Against Sherrod Brown’s Campaign The cryptocurrency industry, left without […]

Slowmist Warns Darksword iOS Exploit Targets Crypto Wallet Keys - 23pds, Chief Information Security Officer at Slowmist, reported the evolution of this exploit, which, due to the combination of several techniques, allows threat actors to steal wallet private keys and other data. Users must update their phones to the latest software version to avoid being targeted. iPhone Face One Click Full Wallet Control Hack Exploit […]

Smaller Bitcoin Holders Sold Before $85K Rally as 69,494 Wallets Exit - Bitcoin climbed above $85,000 after 69,494 wallets disappeared from two smaller-holder balance groups during the July-August downturn. Santiment argues that the earlier capitulation reduced reactive supply before the latest rally. Smaller Bitcoin Wallet Groups Contract Before Breakout Smaller bitcoin holders appear to have reduced their exposure before the cryptocurrency recovered above $85,000...

Massive Short Squeeze Sends Bitcoin Price Above $86,000 - Bitcoin’s price rallied past $86,000, achieving a 6% daily gain and pushing its market capitalization to $1.72 trillion. The move brought the asset near its Jan. 1 opening price of $87,575, narrowing year-to-date losses to under 2%. Two Waves of Price Action Lead to $1.72T Market Cap Bitcoin’s price tapped $86,000 shortly after midmorning as […]

Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times - Being on a construction site "does not open the floodgates to warrantless government intrusion," a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a construction worker who has been detained three times by ICE.

MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent - From today's decision by Judge Loren AliKhan (D.D.C.) in Passantino v. Weissmann (for an earlier decision in the case, see… The post MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Trump Takes Page From Leftist Playbook With $5,000 Dividend Proposal - The Trump administration is willing to use public money for campaigning and gamble the country’s fiscal future, just like the leftists in Argentina who ran against Milei.

FA with "FAFO" and FO - A short excerpt from the long opinion in Barlow v. Dep't of Navy, decided Sept. 11 by Merit Systems Protection… The post FA with "FAFO" and FO appeared first on Reason Magazine.

No Warrant, No Suspicion, No Problem: Flock and Border Cellphone Searches Excluded From 4th Amendment Rules - Cops keep carving out tech exceptions to the Fourth Amendment—and courts are giving them their blessing.

4chan & Kiwi Farms Can't Sue U.K. Internet Regulator in American Court - "laintiffs' suit fails because they seek to use American courts as a sword against Ofcom rather than as a shield to protect themselves."

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Just a 10% Gender Gap in Attitudes on Lindsay Clancy Verdict - From a YouGov Sept. 4-8 survey: Thus, there's a 10-point gender gap, with women being less likely to vote guilty;… The post Just a 10% Gender Gap in Attitudes on Lindsay Clancy Verdict appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The 1950s: The Repudiation of Hate Speech Laws - In the 1950s, Americans confronted the precipitous rise of hate speech and hate groups, yet very few turned to hate speech laws as a solution.

Careful with Those Redactions - In Magistrate Judge Lara Eshkenazi's opinion Monday in Mercante v. Tarzia (E.D.N.Y.), defendant's counsel (Coleman) filed an exhibit containing "wire… The post Careful with Those Redactions appeared first on Reason Magazine.

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning - Every generation faces a temptation to exchange freedom for security. Every generation is told that normal rules cannot apply because a crisis is too serious, an enemy too dangerous and a moment too urgent. The post When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards. - Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin - or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check - what needs to be done if we ever want to live in a REAL “land of the free.” The post They’re not Patriots. They’r...

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy - The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will put online services behind age gates, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users.  The EU Kids Act aims to protect children from risks associated with social media, video games, and AI systems by introducing age-bas...

EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technology empowers people, EFF welcomes this order as a way for the state of California to lead a much-...

How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27 - Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more than the often derided voice assistant you might be used to. It has even evolved from a blob you invoke with a verbal command or a button press to a whole app. This update comes with a slew of privac...

Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law - The city of Danville is threatening to uproot an award-winning neighborhood garden, in violation of state law. The post Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Federal Court Orders DHS to Stop Detaining People with Valid Identification and Halts Warrantless Construction Site Raids - MOBILE, Ala.—A federal judge in Alabama ordered immigration officers to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining construction workers without a reason to […] The post Federal Court Orders DHS to Stop Detaining People with Valid Identification and Halts Warrantless Construction Site Raids appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit - Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, […] The post Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit 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 ...

Take Action: Stop State Gun Taxes & Fix the SHOT Act - LET’S PASS THESE BILLS! These two bills are marked up tomorrow, we need your help to pass them…. If you’re receiving this email, your Representative in Congress is on the House Judiciary Committee. That means we’ve got an important request for you. Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will be voting on two bills that matter to your Second Amendment rights: … Read more

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

Dive Deposits: Barclays employees, union push back on RTO clampdown - A workers union wants exemptions and/or a one-off payment for employees with long commutes and those who provide long-term care. The bank is requiring U.K.-based staff to come in three days a week.

New Orleans de novo aims to challenge bigger-bank dominance - Nola Bank is the state’s first new lender since 2010 and is pursuing minority depository institution status, executives said.

Cross-border payments market heats up - Technological innovation has enabled fintechs to carve out a beachhead in cross-border payments, but banks still have cards to play.

3 takeaways from stress test changes and a new SVB review - Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined three potential changes to stress-test calculations and an assessment of the central bank’s performance amid the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

FDIC’s Hill pushes faster merger review process - One element of the proposal would allow some acquisitions to be processed in as few as five days. The agency also proposed a rule intended to reinforce parity between state-chartered and national banks.

Overheated data center knocked 23 credit unions offline - Nine months before the outage, the NCUA told a federal council it may no longer need the authority to examine vendors like the one that failed.

Claude has entered the chat. Will tens of thousands of RIAs reply? - Anthropic lined up some of the biggest names in the industry for the rollout of Claude for Financial Advisors. But whether the tool is "revolutionary" or "just another integration," the hard work is just beginning for the AI firm and for its sole custody partner, Schwab Advisor Services.

The estate-tax trap that lurks below the federal exemption - State-level estate taxes can be imposed at much lower thresholds. From domiciles to the timing of moves, here's what financial advisors should keep in mind.

As fintechs nab bank charters, what's happening to BaaS? - The banking-as-a-service business model has for more than a decade counted fintechs as its bread-and-butter clients, but as those same fintechs secure their own banking charters, some sponsor banks are narrowing their focus.

One year after formation, Beacon Financial names new CEO - The Boston-based bank, created last year through a merger of equals, appointed Sean Gray as its next CEO. Gray's predecessor informed the company last week of his plans to retire.

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.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Press Release: FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporati...

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in o...