Precious Metals and Market News

Fed’s hawkishness will drive gold price toward $4,200/oz this year, but $5,350 by Q3 2027 still in play – TD Securities’ Melek - (Kitco News) – Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh leaned hawkish in his speech from Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday, reiterating the central bank’s commitment to keeping inflation under control, and this stance could be a significant headwind for gold in the near term, according to Bart Melek, Head of Commodity Research at TD Securities.

Gold and silver see renewed ETF demand, but investor sentiment still lags price action – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver ETFs have risen well off last month’s lows, and while investor sentiment has yet to match the recent price action, the Iran conflict, sticky inflation and U.S. debt concerns will likely drive investors back to bullion, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that following the rally to $5,595/oz in late January, ...

Gold slips as Warsh repricing, Hormuz oil spike lift rate risk - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Monday, as traders weighed higher September Fed-hike odds and a renewed Strait of Hormuz oil shock against defensive demand tied to fresh U.S.-Iran escalation.

Wall Street holds out hope for gold despite fall to $4,445/oz, Main Street pares bullish majority with payrolls now in focus - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed half of Wall Street still bullish even after gold’s dramatic Friday slide, while Main Street sentiment pulled back from last week’s high-water mark.

Gold, silver sink as Warsh revives September Fed-hike trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole speech to reinforce the central bank’s inflation fight, lifting short-end yields, firming the U.S. dollar and forcing a heavy unwind in precious metals.

Gold is 'on the radar screen' and the Fed is split 'down the middle,' former Fed president says - (Kitco News) - Jim Bullard says a hold next month could still be hawkish, foreign central banks found physical gold more desirable than Bitcoin this year, and gold’s run-up may signal eroding faith in the Fed, something he says is "on the radar screen."

Gold’s rally hits a speed bump, but analysts see 40 trillion reasons to stay bullish - (Kitco News) - The gold market may have 40 trillion reasons to go higher through the rest of the year, but analysts say that renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve still needs to fight inflation could add some volatility to the market next week.

Gold's renewed momentum is sending a warning about America’s $40 trillion debt - (Kitco News) - Gold has seen a sharp pullback ahead of the weekend, but its impressive gains this past month should be a wake-up call for investors.

Gold prices drop 1% as Warsh says inflation a bigger concern than slowing labor market - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing significant selling pressure as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterates his commitment to bringing inflationary pressures back in line with the central bank’s 2% target.

Gold price falls to $4,543/oz after payrolls revisions show -79,000 jobs in 12 months to March 2026 - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are lower after the latest U.S. employment data showed a relatively small downward revision to the nonfarm payrolls numbers over the last year.

PG&E, California Utilities Crash As Wildfire Bill Spark Downgrade Wave - PG&E, California Utilities Crash As Wildfire Bill Spark Downgrade Wave Shares of California's largest publicly traded utilities crashed on Monday morning after state lawmakers unveiled wildfire legislation that failed to provide the liability protections Wall Street analysts had hoped for. PG&E plunged as much as 21%, its sharpest decline since 2020, while Edison International cras...

"Prepare For More Severe Scenarios": Bank Of England Chief Warns Of AI Threat To Global Financial System - "Prepare For More Severe Scenarios": Bank Of England Chief Warns Of AI Threat To Global Financial System As the world marches towards open-weight, efficient, unrestricted frontier AI models out of China, Western leaders are starting to panic over the lack of guardrails. Most recently, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey suggested that the threat posed by AI could lead to a chaot...

The 'Daejon Love' Stock Market - The 'Daejon Love' Stock Market Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Words cannot do justice to the sheer idiocy of the story that broke this past week. It is hilarious, depressing, fascinating and deeply embarrassing for the human race all at once…a story that is proof that we may collectively be both far more gullible and far more comfortable with deception than even the most cynica...

Key Events This Week: Jobs, JOLTS, Beige Book And ISM - Key Events This Week: Jobs, JOLTS, Beige Book And ISM Following on the heels of Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole last Friday, which was hawkish yet which also sent yields to multi-year highs thus refuting claims the Fed Chair regained some credibility, the data docket picks up this week with the main event being Friday’s August employment report. Regarding Warsh, he delivered a crisp...

Bessent To Unveil Weekly Iran-Related Secondary Sanctions, After 1st Round Falls Flat - Bessent To Unveil Weekly Iran-Related Secondary Sanctions, After 1st Round Falls Flat The US Treasury Department plans to roll out new secondary sanctions every week to intensify economic pressure on Iran, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Sunday. "You're going to see a lot more of these every week," Bessent said ahead of a meeting of Group of 20 (G20) financial leaders...

Something Big? - Something Big? By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank Icelanders voted “no” to reopening EU membership talks in a referendum over the weekend, albeit by the fairly narrow margin of 2.8 percentage points. Against a backdrop of uncertainty over global trade and geopolitical ructions – including the Greenland crisis at the turn of the year – one intriguing conclusion i...

Trump Says NBC's Kristen Welker Will Be Reported To FCC Over Endorsement Comments - Trump Says NBC's Kristen Welker Will Be Reported To FCC Over Endorsement Comments Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Sunday that NBC News's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker will be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Welker had "just stated that Donald Trump has 'mixed results' on his Endorsements of Candidates...

One Dead, 15 Missing After "Significant" Flash Flood Rips Through Grand Canyon - One Dead, 15 Missing After "Significant" Flash Flood Rips Through Grand Canyon The National Park Service said flash floods swept through a section of Arizona's Grand Canyon, leaving one person dead and 15 others unaccounted for. ⚠️ UPDATE: Significant flash flooding in Bright Angel Canyon has closed Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel Campground, the entire North Kaibab Trail to Phantom ...

Strategy Buys $370M Of Bitcoin In First Purchase Since June - Strategy Buys $370M Of Bitcoin In First Purchase Since June Via Decrypt.co, Strategy has started buying Bitcoin again after a summer spent selling it. The Bitcoin treasury company picked up 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million in the week to August 30, at an average of $80,318 apiece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That takes its stack to 845,050 BT...

Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Apologizes For Comments After Synagogue Attack - Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Apologizes For Comments After Synagogue Attack Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, Progressive Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on Aug. 29 for comments he made in March after an armed assailant drove into a Detroit-area synagogue and opened fire. El-Sayed, who edged out establishment cand...

Should bond investors worry with Warsh running the Fed? - The formerly drama-free investment vehicle, U.S. government debt, is now causing some concern.

‘Her life was very challenging before we got custody’: At 62, how can we afford to put our granddaughter through college? - “Neither of us attended college, even though we have done well for ourselves, so we have no experience with this process.”

Trump to meet with oil execs about cutting gas prices, as his Venezuelan SPR plan faces skepticism - The president and his fellow Republicans look set to focus on affordability as the midterms near.

The collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks helped the American aluminum industry. Here’s what Trump should do next. - Some in Washington see aluminum policy as a fight over smelters — the plants that actually make raw aluminum. But the numbers say otherwise.

22 best-performing stocks of August, as the software industry continues its recovery - The energy and technology sectors did well in August, while Moderna’s stock was the best performer by a wide margin.

Sam Altman once called ads a ‘last resort.’ Now OpenAI is on track for $1 billion in revenue from them. - The company is making it easier for businesses across the world to take out ads on ChatGPT.

‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth IRA. Does that give him the right to say how I invest it? - “His argument is essentially that, since my parents provided the money for the Roth, they have a say in how I invest it.”

Wall Street banks keep astronomical price targets on SpaceX’s stock as it tries to blast off again - The AI boom features Citigroup’s $12 trillion market-capitalization projection for SpaceX. Here’s what investors need to know about investment-bank research.

How to trade a well-paying job for more work-life balance — without going broke - As caregiving demands rise, many professionals are rethinking what success means to them.

Nvidia just made a $3.5 billion move that could expand its AI empire - An expanded partnership with MediaTek shows that Nvidia is interested in making its AI ecosystem compatible with the world of custom chips, a portfolio manager says.

G20 meeting live updates: Bessent, Warsh kick off summit with growth-focused remarks - This is CNBC's live blog of the U.S. G20 finance ministerial in Asheville, North Carolina. Please check back for updates.

OpenAI's ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate - OpenAI's move to serve ads in ChatGPT earlier this year drew ridicule from its chief rival, Anthropic, in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.

Trump warns 'we're going to hit them hard' after Iran targets U.S. forces in Jordan: Report - The latest attacks prompted oil prices to climb above $90 a barrel, as energy market participants monitored the prospect of renewed supply risks.

Santoli: Why investors should be on high alert heading into September - Investors should be on high alert because various key market metrics are coiling near consequential thresholds.

Kalshi permanently bans former GOP Rep. George Santos over illegal trading - Former GOP Rep. George Santos, of New York, has drawn fire for allegedly trading on whether he would attend this year's State of the Union address.

India’s economy expands 7.8% in fiscal first quarter, beating estimates - The economy was driven by a strong performance in the financial, real estate, information technology and professional services sectors.

Bank of England chief warns new AI models threaten global financial stability - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could materially increase cyber risks to the global financial system.

China's factory activity shrinks for second straight month, contracting less than expected - China's manufacturing activity shrank for a second straight month, keeping pressure on Beijing to support the economy as growth loses momentum.

Singapore tackles finances and culture to avert a demographic crisis - One challenge for policy makers is that success on many measures won't show up immediately.

K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy - Economists have long viewed the post-pandemic economy as "K"-shaped. That consensus has now evaporated.

Stuart Englert: The fiat dollar's inflationary decline prophesizes its demise - By Stuart EnglertStuart Englert's SubstackFriday, August 28, 2026 ... Last week I was pressed to provide a mechanism and timeline for failure of the fiat U.S. dollar. Coincidentally, the online individual who insisted I provide answers was wise enough not to offer his own estimate -- or timetable -- hen the unbacked dollar would cease to function as a viable currency. His prodding, however, got...

Thailand plans closer gold market supervision to curb misuse - By Anuchit NguyenBloomberg NewsSunday, August 30, 2026 Thailand plans to tighten oversight of the gold-trading industry, including online transactions and physical bullion, as the government seeks to curb money laundering, scams, and other financial crimes. The Finance Ministry is working with the Bank of Thailand on legislation that would strengthen supervision of the industry and increase tra...

Thai central bank says gold curbs are working and may be tightened - By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-KnightBloomberg NewsThursday, August 27, 2026 Thailand's central bank governor said restrictions on gold trading have weakened the metal's influence on the baht and could be tightened further, as authorities step up scrutiny of the market for signs of illicit money flows. In March the Bank of Thailand imposed a 50 million-baht ($1.5 million) d...

Singapore removes 5% cap on gold held by investment funds - By Benicia Tan and Jean LowThe Straits Times, SingaporeTuesday, August 25, 2026 When gold prices hit a record high of around US$5,500 an ounce in January, certain family offices and fund managers were forced to reduce their holdings in order to continue enjoying tax incentives.  Since Aug. 1 they have no longer faced such a constraint. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... B...

Alasdair Macleod: The silver squeeze is back - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, August 28, 2026 A week of consolidation for gold and silver ends with a strong performance for silver. Driving silver's price are factors common to gold, plus the gradual reopening of Indian demand. Silver volumes on Comex have been high for the last seven trading sessions, while open interest has climbed from ultra-low levels, but it is still in dee...

US Government Sold $797 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 4.73%, 30-Year Yield 5.22% - Warsh moved the needle on Friday, while Bessent’s Hocus-Pocus Shows 1-3 fizzled.

Warsh Speaks, Treasury Yields Jump, 6-Month to 3-Year Treasury Yields Spike - He stated what's has been clear to everyone but the Fed: amid too-high inflation, Financial Conditions are not “restrictive.”

Quarterly Update on the Ugly Fiscal Condition of the US in Q2 2026 - US government interest payments, tax receipts, average interest rate on the $40 trillion Treasury debt, Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Deficit-to-GDP Ratio...

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, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

Idaho Reaffirms Gold and Silver As Legal Tender - BOISE, IDAHO / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / For the second time this month, new sound money legislation has become law in Idaho. Faced with the overwhelming likelihood of a veto override from ...

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, ...

Kalshi lays down first lifetime ban for ex-member of Congress George Santos - The prediction market platform banned Santos for manipulation as part of the industry's ongoing efforts to show it's dealing with bad behavior.

NYSE owner ICE taps tZERO for tokenized securities push, takes stake in firm - The deal adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE's plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks, tZERO said.

Ireland bars crypto from new tax-advantaged investment accounts - Eligible assets for the new accounts include listed stocks, bonds, and ETFs, with providers handling tax reporting to simplify investor compliance.

Bitmine makes largest ether purchase since June as Tom Lee points to crypto's strong Q3 - Company Chairman Lee said crypto’s recent outperformance could draw more institutional investors.

Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $370 million of BTC last week - It's the first week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company in about two months.

Robinhood Chain beats Ethereum in daily revenue as memecoin trading takes over - The two-month-old network processed a record 5.52 million transactions on Aug. 30 as users launched 22,600 tokens and memecoin trading tools drove most of the $2.66 million in revenue.

Sberbank plans to add ether and USDT as collateral for crypto-backed loans: Report - The Bank of Russia recently included ETH and USDT in a draft list of cryptocurrencies approved for public trading on Russian exchanges.

Here's 1 metric on U.S. debt that makes bitcoin's bull case look stronger than ever - Your day-ahead look for Aug. 31, 2026

U.S. strikes on Iran fail to stir bitcoin, on track for best month since November 2024 - Bitcoin held steady despite a broader risk-off move after the first U.S. strikes against Iran for weeks sent oil higher and stocks lower. The cryptocurrency has gained 24% this month.

U.S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 31.

Crypto ETFs Pull in $2.07 Billion as Bitcoin and Ether Lead the Week - U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $924.48 million during the week of Aug. 24 to Aug. 28, while ether funds added $824.42 million. Solana, XRP and HYPE exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted their strongest broad-based showing yet, lifting combined inflows across the five categories to roughly $2.07 billion. Bitcoin ETFs Add $924.48M as Ether Funds Draw $824.42M […]

Blackrock’s BUIDL Hits $2.8B, Reclaims Treasury Crown - Blackrock’s BUIDL fund has climbed back to roughly $2.8 billion in assets, reclaiming its spot as the largest tokenized U.S. Treasury product after briefly ceding the title to Circle’s USYC earlier this year. Back on Top, Barely The largest tokenized Treasury fund in the world changed hands twice in six months, and Blackrock just won […]

Balancer V1 Pool Hacked for $234K in Same Bug Family - A Balancer V1-style liquidity pool lost roughly $234,000 to a rounding-error exploit on August 31, according to Slowmist, the same category of bug that drained $116 million from Balancer’s V2 pools last November. A Small Hack With a Familiar Signature Even though Balancer has seen a similar scenario play out before, history once again repeated […]

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys 53,501 ETH as Ethereum’s Price Fights for $2,500 - On Monday, the publicly traded firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced that it has pushed its ethereum treasury holdings to 5.90 million ETH, putting Tom Lee’s digital asset treasury (DAT) heavyweight within striking distance of controlling 5% of the network’s circulating supply just as ETH prices close out a blistering August comeback. The Connecticut-based company disclosed […]

Cronos Halts Chain After $75M Tectonic Exploit - The Cronos network remains frozen following a massive price manipulation exploit targeting the Tectonic money market protocol. The Validator Dilemma: Restart or Roll Back The Cronos network, an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, confirmed Monday that the network remains paused pending an investigation into an exploit of Tectonic, a money market protocol on the […]

What Craigslist and Backpage Can Tell Us About the Meta Settlement - It doesn't matter if you're right. If you don't cave, the government might stop at nothing to destroy you.

Startpage Search Engine Output Omitting Certain Search Results? - Startpage is a search engine that promotes itself as protecting user privacy; it gathers results via Google and Bing, but:… The post Startpage Search Engine Output Omitting Certain Search Results? appeared first on Reason.com.

Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny - American consumers and businesses are being taken advantage of by Canadians who are…offering to sell us aluminum, oil, and wood? How?

Rebuke or Punishment - Plus: Gustavo Gordillo's lies, measles among the Amish, Milo Yiannopoulos deported, and more...

Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply to Foreign Speech by Foreigners - The case is a decision by Judge Susan Illston (N.D. Cal.) Friday in Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG (see also… The post Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply to Foreign Speech by Foreigners appeared first on Reason.com.

Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudi Residents by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can Proceed - [1.] First, the facts from an earlier decision in Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa AG: John Doe and Robert Roe are… The post Lawsuit Over Outing of Gay Saudi Residents by Lufthansa in Saudi Arabia Can Proceed appeared first on Reason.com.

Anthropic Win Reaffirms Private Sector's Right To Put Conditions on Government Dealings - Trump administration officials didn’t try to hide that they were punishing the company for its views.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 31, 1995 - 8/31/1995: Students at Santa Fe Independent School District voted to allow a student to say a prayer at football games.… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 31, 1995 appeared first on Reason.com.

The Belated Backlash Against Flock Cameras - Americans are starting to recognize the dangers of pervasive surveillance by automated license plate readers.

Brickbat: Burning Rubber - The California Energy Commission (CEC) unanimously approved new tire-efficiency rules that are expected to ban about 70 percent of the replacement… The post Brickbat: Burning Rubber appeared first on Reason.com.

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning - Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary - and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get - government welfare programs make things worse. The post The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data Protections - Regulating commercial location tracking has reached a turning point. Last year, we published our rubric for what comprehensive and protective location privacy laws should look like, outlining the baseline standards states should meet to shield individuals from pervasive location surveillance. Since then, state lawmakers across the country have begun responding to calls like these, with Connecti...

LGBT Q&A: What’s One Thing I Can Do Today to Improve My Safety and Security Online as an LGBTQ+ Person? - This post is adapted from a video recorded by EFF and the Trevor Project. Head over to our TikTok or Instagram to watch!  EFF answers all the queer digital rights questions you submit to us through our LGBT Q&A. You asked us: What’s one thing I can do today to improve my safety and security online as an LGBTQ+ person?  And for this question, we’ve brought in our friends from the Trevor Project ...

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity - EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are putting forward recommendations to strengthen robust privacy and data protection safeguards in the context of Brazil's elections. The recommendations stress the close relationship between violations of personal data protection and challenges to the integrity of electoral processes. They underscore how privacy and data protection guarantees are a cruc...

Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance - IJ is warning residents of Smithtown, New York, that the town appears to have virtually no safeguards governing its new 250-camera surveillance network.   The post Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property - ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, a Roxbury family demanded that the town stop using its zoning code to prevent them from opening their sprawling, rural property to hikers […] The post Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power - ARLINGTON, Va.—With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to consider a case with massive implications for property owners across the country, support poured in for a […] The post Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power 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 ...

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

ATF MUST PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO GUN DEALERS! - We won our case, but ATF is stalling, so let’s turn up the heat and make them clear things up for dealers and gun owners nationwide… On August 5th, GOA won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA. But, in the weeks following the decision, many GOA members have found that their dealer will not transfer … Read more

NFA Victory FAQ: What Gun Owners Need to Know - On August 5, 2026, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements are unconstitutional for certain firearms whose NFA tax has been reduced to $0. This ruling was thanks to GOA’s historic “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit.”  Since then, we’ve received thousands of questions about what the ruling means for gun owners. Here are the answers we have right now to s...

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading business - The transaction allows NYDIG to focus on power generation, bitcoin mining and data center development, the company said.

SVB parent not entitled to $1.7B from FDIC - Silicon Valley Bank’s former parent company will not get $1.7 billion from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a federal judge ruled, because some executives made decisions that led to SVB’s bankruptcy.

U.S. Bank expands business banking roster - The super-regional lender is adding bankers to serve business clients in Florida and Georgia, where it already has wealth and middle market bankers, an executive said.

Warsh furthers his push toward a ‘quieter Fed’ - In his first Jackson Hole address, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh doubled down on a promise to cut “forward guidance” and a commitment to 2% inflation.

VALT Bank gets FDIC’s nod - The proposed Eagle, Idaho-based digital business bank, which received its conditional OCC charter in March, plans to open in the fourth quarter, proposed CEO Matt Gediman said.

Banks are derisking balance sheets, cutting crypto, exclusive survey finds - As institutions look to ease exposure, digital assets are the largest area of concern, according to American Banker Market Intelligence research

Judge approves BofA's $72.5 million deal with Epstein victims - U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff called the agreement "fair, reasonable and adequate," clearing the way for lawyers to begin distributing money to about 90 women who were sexually abused or trafficked by Epstein and the people around him.

Behind the shiny new technology, you always need a human banker - Banks are investing in ever-more capable technology, from new banking apps to AI-enabled back-office systems. But what keeps customers coming back continues to be their relationships with real bankers.

The banker's guide to back-to-school 2026 - As summer comes to an end, there are a surprising number of things to keep an eye on. Here is American Banker's handy cheat sheet for the rest of the year.

Here's what a CLARITY-free crypto market structure looks like - As prospects for the CLARITY Act dim, some agencies are moving to develop their own crypto-related frameworks, but questions remain about how those rules will affect the banking sector and how durable they will be.

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 issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 WASHINGTON—The Federal Depo...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today...