Precious Metals and Market News

The next trillion matters more for gold than the next Fed rate hike - (Kitco News) - Something incredible happened this week, and even if you weren’t paying attention, the gold market certainly was.

Wall Street turns bullish on gold price ahead of the Fed, Main Street clings to slim bullish majority despite weekly slide - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street returning to its bullish bias after gold’s late-week rebound, while Main Street further pared back its bullish majority following another weekly decline.

Gold price holds $4,300 support as CPI lifts Fed-hike odds - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as a pullback in crude oil and a softer U.S. dollar helped precious metals recover from Thursday’s inflation-driven selloff, even as markets priced a higher probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.

The Fed can hike, but it won’t derail gold’s long-term bull market – analysts - (Kitco News) - The gold market is ending another week in negative territory as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week.

Gold price holds near high after preliminary Consumer Sentiment falls to 47.8, inflation expectations spike - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with inflation expectations shooting higher.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for September was 47.8. The data was far worse than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists c...

Gold, silver prices whipsaw as core CPI keeps Fed hike in play - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher with extreme volatility in early U.S. trading Friday, after August core CPI rose more than expected and kept the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 15-16 rate decision tilted toward another hike.

Gold prices holding its ground following muted U.S. CPI data - (Kitco News) - The gold market is struggling to find any solid direction on Friday as U.S. inflation pressures remain elevated but have not accelerated.

Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI, oil shock lift yields - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as hotter wholesale inflation, a crude-oil surge and a jump in Treasury yields overwhelmed safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran war.

If these key gold price levels fail, expect accelerated near-term selling – TD Securities - (Kitco News) – Gold is outperforming other precious metals despite the headwinds of higher energy prices and rising Fed hike expectations, but Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and major funds could become sellers if gold breaks key support levels, according to commodity analysts at TD Securities.In a Thursday note, TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek wrote that while gold has given up some...

Gold’s record prices are reshaping demand as investors replace jewelry buyers - Metals Focus - (Kitco News) - Investment demand has been a critical pillar of support for gold in recent years and, while the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt remains a key driver in the precious metal’s long-term uptrend, one research firm is warning investors to keep an eye on another pillar that has weakened.

What Critics Keep Getting Wrong About Capitalism - What Critics Keep Getting Wrong About Capitalism Authored by Vincent Geloso via FEE, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is not a publication most would be familiar with. It is meant as a repository of overviews of big topics in philosophy broadly defined, inclusive of political theory. As such, entries added to it are unlikely to generate strong responses by the experts deepl...

Bill Maher Delivers A Brutal 9/11 Reality Check To The Left - Bill Maher Delivers A Brutal 9/11 Reality Check To The Left Bill Maher used the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks to say something that once required no courage at all: terrorists are terrorists. That the observation now counts as provocative says something about how far we've come since 2001. On Real Time with Bill Maher, in a segment titled "Clash of Civilizations,"...

Trump: Houthis 'Don't Want' US In Yemen - So They're Letting Most Red Sea Shipping Through - Trump: Houthis 'Don't Want' US In Yemen - So They're Letting Most Red Sea Shipping Through After it was widely reported this week that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urgently sought military assistance from President Donald Trump amid the rapid Houthi takeover of Yemen's Red Sea coast from the forces of the internationally recognized Sanaa government, Trump has said the Hou...

'Pace The Frontier': Amodei, Altman & Musk Team Up Against The AI Singularity While China Goes Full Send - 'Pace The Frontier': Amodei, Altman & Musk Team Up Against The AI Singularity While China Goes Full Send <p>***SPECIAL BULLETIN*** Ladies and gentlemen of the listening public - the American machine was winning the AI race until the dastardly forces of China's open-weight juggernaut began delivering decisive blows to US ingenuity - jeopardizing the AI Buildout thesis and threate...

'I Have To Sit With That': Gayle King's Brain Divides By Zero After Holdout Clancy Juror Revealed As Black Man - 'I Have To Sit With That': Gayle King's Brain Divides By Zero After Holdout Clancy Juror Revealed As Black Man After the media spent the last two weeks casting pent up handmaiden feminist energy at the 'male holdout' juror who caused a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, "CBS Mornings" anchor Gayle King had a visible record scratch after one of the karen jurors revealed that the h...

DHS Proposes Quickly Removing Visa Holders After Job Loss - DHS Proposes Quickly Removing Visa Holders After Job Loss Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is floating the end of a 60-day grace period that currently allows some immigrants to remain in the United States after they lose their jobs. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference in the ...

Trump & Hegseth Try To Tie Iran To 9/11 At Pentagon Ceremony - Trump & Hegseth Try To Tie Iran To 9/11 At Pentagon Ceremony The two main 9/11 ceremonies on Friday marking 25 years since the terror attacks were held at Ground Zero in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC. President Trump attended the latter while VP JD Vance was present at the former. War Secretary Pete Hegseth also helped lead remembrance events at the Pentagon, but...

Sweden Discovers That Deporting Immigrant Gangsters Reduces Crime... - Sweden Discovers That Deporting Immigrant Gangsters Reduces Crime... Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, Among the things a police career taught me is that a small number—usually single digits—of felons commit most felonies. They’ll draw in other criminals, involve them in their crimes, and when convenient, abandon them to arrest. There is no honor among thieves. An...

Watch: 9/11 Widow Goes Off Script, Blasts Saudi Arabia For Complicity During Ground Zero Ceremony - Watch: 9/11 Widow Goes Off Script, Blasts Saudi Arabia For Complicity During Ground Zero Ceremony We have for many years carefully followed and documented what has emerged in the over two decades since the 9/11 attacks concerning Saudi state complicity. Families of 9/11 victims have long had a lawsuit pending against Saudi government. The kingdom's intel officials show up in all ki...

This Time Is Different? Earnings & Price Break 90-Year Trends - This Time Is Different? Earnings & Price Break 90-Year Trends Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, September, so far, is living up to its reputation. The market slipped to the 50-day moving average, with the tape taking orders from crude oil. For the week, crude rose about 9% over four sessions, which pulled the 10-year Treasury yield higher right along with it,...

Why OpenAI’s Sam Altman says an IPO isn’t in the cards this year - Concerns about AI safety have ramped up, and OpenAI’s CEO says now would be an ‘ill-advised’ time for the ChatGPT creator to go public

Elon Musk backs Anthropic’s call to slow down AI progress before rogue bots take over the entire internet - Leaders of major AI companies say they agree with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who just called for the tech industry to move more slowly with model development.

‘I still don’t have my MRI’: My health insurer canceled my plan without warning. Is that legal? - “It wasn’t an ACA plan, but it was meaningfully cheaper than anything I could find on the ACA exchange.”

‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out? - “Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”

My 87-year-old mother wants to pay for my brother’s kids’ education. I don’t have children. How is that fair? - “Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”

I want to pay for every customer at my late husband’s favorite restaurant on his birthday. Could this backfire? - “I’m concerned that my card issuers might freeze or flag the cards when they suddenly see an extraordinary number of transactions.”

The Fed could raise interest rates three times. Here’s where the market could face the stiffest test. - Economists note that the Fed historically has not been content to raise rates only once.

This investment is safe from both Trump and the Democrats — and it pays 4.7% - There’s a safe haven hiding in plain sight.

Marvell is sitting on an incredibly ‘sticky’ business that could help it unlock a $30 billion opportunity - Marvell is best known for making custom chips — but an analyst notes there’s arguably more potential in supporting components and optical networking.

Tesla could transform the trucking business — and capitalize on high diesel prices - The EV maker aims to finally kick its long-awaited Semi truck into high gear — unlocking a potentially huge opportunity, according to Morgan Stanley.

OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast - Altman's IPO comments and Amodei's public call for more careful pacing of AI development cap a week of loud AI warnings.

Larry Ellison nixes plan to offload up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock - Oracle founder Larry Ellison has canceled his plan to sell up to $7.5 billion worth of stock in the software company.

Oil's roundtrip back to $100. Why China could determine what happens next - The U.S. crude oil price on Thursday topped $102 per barrel for its highest close since May.

Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks - In August, consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased just 3.1%.

Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace - On his first visit to India, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he will not surrender to the U.S. and Israel, as New Delhi renewed its appeal for peace.

Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks - In August, consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased just 3.1%.

Consumer outlook plunges in September as inflation outlook worsens - The survey's headline index hit a level of 47.8, down 7.5% from the August reading and off 13.2% from a year ago.

Record U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak is over, CDC says - The largest outbreak, linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, sickened more than 12,000 people.

Inflation persisted in August, potentially locking in a Fed interest rate hike - The all-items consumer price index was expected to rise 0.4% in August, with core, excluding food and energy, showing a 0.2% gain, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Friday's CPI inflation report is even more important than usual. Here's what to expect - The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the August consumer price index report at 8:30 a.m.

Alasdair Macleod: A credit crisis is unfolding - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, September 11, 2026 Usually, credit crises are in the private sector. Today it's a global government funding crisis from which there's no rescue. Gold and silver are the escape route. This week brought the beginning of a government financing train wreck to public attention, affecting all G7 nations. That it is only the start of a crisis is the key poi...

More gold and silver investment money is diverted from metal to the imaginary - Kalshi Launches 'Perps' for Gold and Silver Following CFTC Approval, Expanding Futures Offerings By Davis GiangiulioCNBC, New YorkThursday, September 10, 2026 Kalshi has won approval to list perpetual futures tied to precious metals gold and silver in the U.S., in the latest development as the company seeks to grow its trading offerings beyond prediction markets.  The listing was originally fil...

Chinese miner takes Belt and Road to Papua New Guinea with $453 million gold deal - By Peter KerAustralian Financial Review, SydneyThursday, September 10, 2026 A Chinese state-backed resources group has cited Beijing's flagship Belt and Road infrastructure and influence initiative as the reason it is spending more than $1 billion acquiring mines and port projects across three islands in Papua New Guinea, largely from Australian companies. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ...

Jim Rickards: China prepares for currency wars - By James RickardsThe Daily Reckoning, BaltimoreThursday, September 10, 2026 That China has a large quantity of gold in its official reserve position is not news. China's gold reserves have been rising substantially since 2009. At that time, Chinas official gold reserves were 1,054 metric tonnes (mt). Today those reserves stand at approximately 2,366 mt, an increase of about 124%. But that does ...

Brien Lundin: Gold and bonds are warning us - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesMetairie, LouisianaWednesday, September 9, 2026 It might seem like everyone believes Kevin Warsh when he says he won't hesitate to raise rates. Well, everyone except one subset of investors: Those who keep buying gold. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Power Metallic Defines High-Grade Maiden Resource at Lion Zone Aver...

Inflation Not Going Back into the Bottle: CPI, Core CPI, and Core Services CPI Bounce Back - Core services CPI +4.0% annualized, Core CPI +3.5% annualized, all-items CPI +4.9% annualized in August from July.

Bond Market Has a Cow, Treasury Yields Spike across the Board, 10-Year Yield near 5%, 30-Year Yield at 5.37% - Lots of Bad Stuff all at once, topped off by Trump’s $1.35 Trillion Free-Money Promise, $5,000 for every adult American, at the worst possible time.

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Sag Further, Supply Spikes to Decade High. Condo Sales Drop to Data-Low, Supply Spikes to 14-Year High - The average weekly mortgage rate, at 6.76%, is not high historically. Inflation is high. And home prices are high.

OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, says Sam Altman - "Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.

Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad - The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours - The combined haul equals the largest individual political donations in U.K. history, sharply scaling up crypto industry backing.

Anthropic CEO calls for AI race to slow down citing safety. Musk and OpenAI's Altman agrees - Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed on an unusual position: frontier AI development may need to slow as systems become capable of helping build their own successors.

Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD - Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.

Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma - Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.

Staked ether should be seen as the benchmark of the decentralized economy - The yield-generating asset has a special place in the digital asset investor’s portfolio, argues GlobalStake’s Ryan Haczynski.

Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request - Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost.

Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud - In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.

The legal drama of imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried is waiting on its last act - The fallen leader of the former top exchange FTX is looking for answers from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Zcash Mining Highly Profitable: Grayscale Says Rewards Beat Bitcoin 2x - Zcash mining rewards are roughly twice Bitcoin’s per machine and four times higher per unit of electricity, Grayscale estimates. Strong token prices are encouraging more mining activity, with the firm linking that expansion to stronger network security. Grayscale Details Zcash’s Mining Advantage Zcash miners can earn roughly twice the daily rewards per machine compared with […]

An IVF Company Bought 146,432 XRP Last Year, Then Sold It All - Newgenivf Group’s latest Nasdaq registration statement shows the fertility provider bought 146,432 XRP during 2025, disposed of all of it before Dec. 31, and cleared $10,849 on the round trip. What The SEC Filings Actually Say Buried in an amended registration statement from a fertility clinic operator with units in Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan is one […]

Polymarket Gives Bitcoin Price a 64% Chance of Reaching $80K This Month - Traders on Polymarket put a September dip to $75,000 at 68.5% and a touch of $80,000 at 64%, pricing the downside as the likelier of the two with 18 days left on the clock. What the $80,000 Market Actually Asks Polymarket’s “Will Bitcoin reach $80,000 in September?” market resolves yes if even a single one-minute […]

Inside Solana’s Staking Giants and the Mystery Whales With Billions - Solana has been trading above the $100 mark since the end of August, but the more interesting action may be happening far away from the price chart. Tens of millions of SOL are sitting in enormous staking positions controlled by exchanges, institutional operators, liquid staking pools and, further down the list, a handful of entities […]

Goldman Sachs Flips to a Rate Hike as Bitcoin’s Price Stalls Under $80,000 - Goldman Sachs abandoned its forecast that the Federal Reserve would hold rates through 2026 and now expects a 25-basis-point increase next week, days after a hotter-than-expected inflation print pushed hike odds above 86%. The Reversal As recently as July 31, Goldman Sachs was the loudest institutional voice arguing the Fed would sit still. The bank […]

Judge Sutton on "The Three Faces of American Constitutional Law" - This year's Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Can the Feds Ban You From Making Liquor in Your Own Home? - A challenge to the federal prohibition on home distilling could give the Supreme Court a chance to rein in Congress’ Commerce Clause power.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958 - 9/12/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead. - This is what happens when you give the government control over artistic institutions.

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Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine - An excerpt from the long opinion today in Lewis-Williams v. S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., decided by Judge Ryan… The post Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight - The decision ends a yearlong legal war spanning multiple lawsuits, contradictory state and federal court orders, and repeated appeals to the Supreme Court.

This California Social Media Law is a Privacy and Free Speech 'Nightmare' - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen online safety and tech regulation bills into law this week.

How a Street Brawl Led to a 5th Circuit Case That Casts Doubt on the Constitutionality of Many Federal Laws - Challenging his conviction for illegal gun possession, Curtis Squire argues that the Commerce Clause cannot justify bans on intrastate, noncommercial conduct.

Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats - For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.

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.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

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...

Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans - Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF supported two of the bills signed into law, AB 2071 and AB 2298, which require that children learn critical digital literacy and cybersecurity...

Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy - Amazon recently debuted a new feature for its Ring cameras that the company is calling Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE). The idea is to cut back on the amount of video content available to the company, and thus potentially available to law enforcement. But while it might technically add a speed bump to accessing full video content, it doesn’t deliver nearly the level of privacy we should be...

We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One - Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO - Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 - signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom - falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies.    Using technology is how we learn and build community in today’s...

Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch - CHICAGO—Public input determines one of the lucky finalists for this year’s South Side Pitch. For the 13th year in a row, South Side entrepreneurs will […] The post Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center - PITTSBURGH—Katy Duckstein created Roots Academy to work with other homeschool parents to provide instruction and socialization. Operating in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs, Roots is an innovative […] The post Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center appeared first on Institute for Justice.

South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services - GREENVILLE, S.C.—Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. […] The post South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services 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 ...

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

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...

Fed, Bowman sued over capital-requirements process - The advocacy group Better Markets alleged the central bank’s supervision chief met with bank CEOs to guide public comments in a way that would emphasize support for the proposals.

Banks keep cannabis at arm’s length over perceived risk: GAO - Financial institutions cite an evolving regulatory landscape among reasons for their uncertainty in serving the space, according to a wide-ranging report.

How Navy Federal harnesses AI to confront scam activity - A top anti-fraud executive at the credit union says thwarting scams requires “totally different” tools than fraud, and AI is providing both new threats and novel solutions.

HSBC CFO Pam Kaur to step down - The first woman to serve as finance chief at Britain’s largest bank will leave before next year’s annual general meeting and will not stand for re-election to the lender’s board.

Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says - “There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Wednesday. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”

Citizens sues SoFi as fights over talent, pipelines persist - The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.

Maine bank hopes branch makeovers will attract deposits - Mirroring the efforts of a number of larger institutions, Portland-based Northeast Bank plans to open a de novo branch in Bangor and renovate its seven existing branches.

Nubank launches in the U.S. through a sponsor bank - The Brazilian digital bank is bringing its services to U.S. consumers through a partnership with Lead Bank as it awaits its own final charter approval.

AI fuels some RIA hiring plans, dampens others: Cerulli - Research from Cerulli Associates suggests that many RIAs have a long way to go with AI adoption while already finding possible ramifications for back-office staff.

New York tells banks to find their single points of failure - Regulators want firms to spot where several critical functions ride on one provider, a question the department's earlier vendor guidance did not ask.

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.

Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers - Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers

Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle - Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

Press Release: Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution WAS...

Press Release: Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issue Statement on Community Bank Engagement with Core Service Providers - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issue Statement on Community Bank Engagement with Core Service Providers ...