Precious Metals and Market News

Gold holds near two-month high as equities slip, oil rallies - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Gold and silver prices are modestly higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz standoff offset a firmer U.S. dollar and a still-elevated rate backdrop.

China’s gold consumption rises 1.23% in H1, jewelry sales slump while investment demand soars - China Gold Association - (Kitco News) – China’s total gold consumption rose 1.23% in the first half of 2026, according to the latest data from the China Gold Association (CGA).Gold consumption in China came in at 511.41 tonnes in the first six months of the year, the CGA said, compared to 505.21 tonnes in H1 2025, with strong investment demand offsetting the still-sluggish jewelry sector.

Spot gold at $4,385/oz after U.S. existing-home sales fall -1.7% to 4.06 million in July - (Kitco News) - Spot gold is dropping back into the red on the session this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market pulling back but still beating expectations last month.Total existing-home sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, fell -1.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million in July, the National Association of Realtors (...

Gold and silver ease as CPI risk steadies yields and the dollar - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are weaker in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as traders took profits after gold hit a two-month high overnight and markets moved back into inflation-watch mode ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. CPI report.

Gold and silver rise as oil jump revives inflation-risk trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Monday, as the market balanced last week’s weak labor data against a rebound in oil prices, Treasury yields and Fed rate-hike expectations.

Price correction ‘improved the long-term risk-reward profile’ for both gold and silver – Sprott’s Smirnova - (Kitco News) – Gold’s months-long price decline was a not a trend reversal but only a correction, with rising debt, high deficits, central bank buying and geopolitical fragmentation reinforcing gold's strategic role, while silver's outlook remains compelling due to constrained supply and growing demand, according to Maria Smirnova, Managing Partner at Sprott Inc. and Senior Portfolio Manager an...

Five catalysts combine to create ‘one of the more compelling upside setups we have seen in precious metals’ – Citadel Securities’ Rubner - (Kitco News) – The current market environment offers precious metals investors “one of the more compelling upside setups we have seen in precious metals in months,” according to Scott Rubner, Head of Equity and Equity Derivatives Strategy at Citadel Securities.Citadel Securities, the largest retail market maker in the United States, is now calling for structural exposure to gold for the first t...

Gold could reclaim $5,000/oz in two years, prices could gain 9% in 2026 - Catalyst Funds’ Miller - (Kitco News) – Gold’s nearly $300 breakout rally last week is generating renewed momentum in the market, and even if prices need more time to digest this latest move, one fund manager said the precious metal has a clear path back to $5,000 an ounce. 

Gold prices soar on rate optimism and sovereign buying, India’s import controls sap silver demand – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are benefiting from renewed momentum on lower rate hike expectations and strong central bank demand, while India’s new import controls drive domestic demand even lower, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices posted their best week since January on hopes for a deal to reopen Hormuz. 

Gold softens, silver firms as CPI week tests Fed repricing - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly lower and spot silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Monday, as the market consolidates Friday’s payroll-led precious-metals rally ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation data.

CNN Panel Melts Down As Democrats Blast GOP Over El-Sayed Ad For Using His Full Name - CNN Panel Melts Down As Democrats Blast GOP Over El-Sayed Ad For Using His Full Name Following his Michigan Senate primary win, Republicans launched attack ads against Abdul El-Sayed. The ad opens with a narrator branding him "the most radical Senate candidate in America," shows him standing alongside left-wing streamer Hasan Piker - who once said Americans deserved 9/11 - and cuts...

No Fourth Amendment In American Airports? - No Fourth Amendment In American Airports? Authored by M. Walter via AmericanThinker.com, Do you, as an American citizen, have to hand over your cell phone — along with the access code to open it — upon a (warrantless) demand by a border agent at the airport? There’s a case grinding through the courts about that right now because one man, a Mr. Sam Tunick, refused.   Not only d...

Russia Agrees To Repurpose Strategic Military Bases In Post-Assad Syria - Russia Agrees To Repurpose Strategic Military Bases In Post-Assad Syria Some 20 months after Syria's Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus and went to Moscow, amid jihadist groups taking over the capital city in December of 2024, Russia has finally reached a negotiated settlement over the fate of its Syrian bases with the new Sharaa government. Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that ...

Fauci Privately Flagged Miscarriage Risk Before Telling Pregnant Women There Were 'No Red Flags' - Fauci Privately Flagged Miscarriage Risk Before Telling Pregnant Women There Were 'No Red Flags' Newly disclosed text messages show Dr. Anthony Fauci privately entertained the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine could trigger first-trimester miscarriages, months before he told the public there was no risk. The messages come from a trove that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ron...

Massachusetts Legalizes Abortion Up To Birth As Liberals Cheer - Massachusetts Legalizes Abortion Up To Birth As Liberals Cheer Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey has signed into law a measure that effectively permits abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, right up to the point of birth. Liberal women packed the room and gleefully cheered as she put pen to paper. The previous s...

Bank Of America: The US Unemployment Rate Is Falling Because Americans Are Too Rich - Bank Of America: The US Unemployment Rate Is Falling Because Americans Are Too Rich Last Friday's dismal jobs report (where 23K jobs were lost) had a silver lining: the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, the lowest since June 2025, dinging expectations that the AI revolution would lead to a spike in unemployment. There was just one problem: unemployment dropped not because more peo...

Florida Seeks NY Times Internal Documents Over Errors In Israel-Hamas War Coverage - Florida Seeks NY Times Internal Documents Over Errors In Israel-Hamas War Coverage Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sought to inspect records from The New York Times on Aug. 10, claiming the newspaper's pattern of admitted mistakes covering the Israel-Hamas war threatens the state's pension fund. The New York Times building i...

Mysterious Drone Threat Emerges At America's "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," Prompting Curfews - Mysterious Drone Threat Emerges At America's "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," Prompting Curfews One of the most strategically important US military bases outside the continental U.S., often described as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the central Indian Ocean, faces a mysterious drone threat, according to a new report. TWZ cited the UK Ministry of Defense, which said it was awar...

Looking Back At The Uranium One Scandal - Looking Back At The Uranium One Scandal Authored by Stu Cvrk via American Greatness, The Uranium One scandal was a 2010 controversy in which the Obama administration approved the takeover of Uranium One - a Canadian company with significant uranium mining assets in the United States - by Russia's state-owned Rosatom corporation. Critics alleged a pay-to-play scheme, pointing to la...

Woman Who Defrauded USAID-Funded Nonprofit Avoids Prison, Settles Civil Claims For $160,000 - Woman Who Defrauded USAID-Funded Nonprofit Avoids Prison, Settles Civil Claims For $160,000 A Maryland woman has agreed to pay the U.S. government $160,000 to resolve civil allegations that she submitted false claims for payment, following her earlier criminal conviction for defrauding a nonprofit that received USAID funding. Carleena Graham, 59, formerly served as vice presiden...

CoreWeave’s stock soars as earnings show major AI momentum - The AI cloud provider topped revenue and earnings expectations, with its CEO cheering “an important inflection point.”

Super Micro’s earnings report brings more good news, and the stock is climbing - The company impressed Wall Street several weeks ago by teasing an improved profitability trajectory. Super Micro’s latest forecast has exceeded expectations as well.

Lumentum sees sales more than double as AI demand swells - Though Lumentum posted blowout earnings and an upbeat forecast, its stock was largely flat after hours.

‘I unexpectedly came into some money’: Is putting $20,000 into CDs a smart move? - “I want to make the process as straightforward as possible for my beneficiaries to access the funds.”

Is $1 million enough for a household to retire? The answer keeps changing. - “Some readers — and couples — would be grateful to retire on half that amount.”

I found a $100 bill in the communal washer at my Airbnb. What should I do? - “The landlord has not been here in months, so I assume it was a previous tenant.”

‘The market is obviously on fire’: Should I take $1,000 from my brokerage account to pay off my car loan? - “I’m curious whether there’s a downside.”

We live on a farm and have $2.2 million saved for retirement. We’re ready to retire abroad. Can we afford it? - ”We don’t live lavishly, and sometimes we both think maybe we could upgrade a few things.”

Cava’s sales surge as diners swap lettuce for grain bowls and pitas amid food-safety scare - Cava Group says some diners have switched up their orders to avoid lettuce, but the fast-casual chain has still been able to sport sales growth despite a summer of food-safety scares impacting the restaurant industry writ large.

Oracle’s stock has taken a hit as AI spending concerns resurface - A lack of clarity around Oracle’s future AI spending plans is keeping investors on the sidelines, one analyst believes.

CoreWeave stock pops 14% as revenue doubles on accelerating AI infrastructure demand - CoreWeave's revenue is surging as the AI boom continues, but the company is also sitting on $35 billion in debt.

Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shake-up at AI lab continues - Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced his departure on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent leadership shake-ups at the company.

U.S. oil rises above $83 a barrel as Iran says Strait of Hormuz won't open until conditions are met - U.S. oil had risen as much as 3% earlier in the day after President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay reparations to the U.S.

EVs dominate China’s car market: 5 takeaways from the country's latest auto sales data - The China Passenger Car Association released data Tuesday showing penetration of new energy vehicles rose in July. Tesla's Model Y remained popular.

Sen. Darline Graham advances to Republican special primary runoff in South Carolina - Progressive Democrats hope to keep their winning streak rolling in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

An inflation report Wednesday should be a big deal for the Fed. Here's what to expect - The consumer price index is expected to show only a modest increase for July.

Here are three key takeaways from the disappointing July jobs report - Nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.

U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July - Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The July jobs numbers are due out Friday. Here's what to expect - Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post a gain of just 83,000 with an unchanged unemployment rate at 4.2%.

Private companies added just 44,000 workers in July, below expectations, ADP reports - Hiring at private companies slowed considerably in July, with most of the job growth coming health care.

Mike Maharrey: Sen. Rand Paul becomes a pawn in Fort Knox debate - By Mike MaharreyMoney Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoTuesday, August 11, 2026 Sen. Rand Paul has become Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pawn. A few weeks ago Bessent insisted all the gold is in the vaults at Fort Knox. "I haven't" seen it, Bessent said, but "people on my staff have. The treasurer has been to Fort Knox, and I'm happy to say all gold is present and accounted for." ... Dispatch c...

Jacob Childress: China cannot afford to use its alternative to the dollar - By Jacob ChildressReal Clear World, WashingtonMonday, August 10, 2026 Over the past 18 months, nearly every condition analysts have long said would erode the dollar's dominance arrived at once.  War broke out in the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz has closed, reopened, and closed again, and remains shut as this is written. Iran began charging transit tolls denominated in yuan.  ... Dispatch ...

Timothy Noah: Why does the world put up with the dollar? - By Timothy NoahThe New Republic, New YorkMonday, August 10, 2026 The most powerful tool of the American imperium is not, as is generally supposed, its military, but rather its currency.  Other nations (China, India) possess more troops, but none possesses more legal tender. There were 57,000,000,000 dollar-denominated bills in circulation last year. By comparison, euro-denominated bills -- the ...

UK regulator prepares framework for tokenised gold - By Nikou Asgari and Martin ArnoldFinancial Times, LondonMonday, August 10, 2026 UK regulators are preparing a framework for tokenised gold as part of plans to encourage the digitisation of financial markets and to protect the dominance of London in global bullion trading. The Financial Conduct Authority has talked to industry members, including big banks, about ways it could regulate tokenised ...

Truce between gold miners Barrick and Newmont clears way for IPO - By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonMonday, August 10, 2026 Two of the largest gold mining companies, Barrick and Newmont, have agreed to combine some of their biggest mines -- a truce that paves the way for one of the biggest mining IPOs of the year. The two rivals, which already partner on the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture, had been locked in a dispute as Newmont tried to block Barrick's p...

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Sink Deeper into Mud, Supply Jumps to 10-Year High, Condo Supply at 14-Year High - Mortgage rates at 6.69% are not high. Inflation is high.

Buy Low, Sell High: Intel Boosts its Massive Sale of Shares - Big Tech, after years of incinerating vast amounts of cash with share buybacks, is now raking the cash back in with share sales at sky-high prices.

Intel Joins Race to Sell Shares at Sky-High Prices after Spike. Big Tech Figured it out, the Economy Benefits, Maybe Not Investors - Vast amounts of cash get moved from Investors to Big Tech via equity and debt sales to be spent in the real economy.

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 ...

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, ...

The Conundrum Of Bitcoin Legal Tender Laws - Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s laser-eyed President, shocked the world at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami when he announced that bitcoin would become legal tender in his country. A few days later, ...

Bitcoin stuck as ETF inflows offset selling, but inflation data could spark a move - Weeks of sideways trading have crushed volatility, leaving Wednesday’s inflation report as the next potential catalyst, analysts said.

CFTC orders Kalshi to continue offering prediction markets in New York after state lawsuit - New York sued Kalshi last month in a bid to block it from operating sports-related prediction markets.

Brazil's largest lender Itaú is stepping deeper into the tokenization - Itaú Unibanco said it teamed up with tokenization specialist OpenAssets to test tokenized bonds and funds in a pilot run by Brazil's financial watchdog ANBIMA.

EToro reports second quarter crypto loss even as total profit beats estimates - The trading platform’s gross crypto revenue fell to $1.35 billion in the second quarter. It also agreed to buy U.S. brokerage TradeZero for up to $231 million.

If crypto goes back to the congressional drawing board, 3 Democrat women loom large - The Democrats who may get a bigger say in future crypto legislative efforts are familiar figures, and they generally look at digital assets with distrust.

Crypto-friendly bank Erebor in talks to raise $1.5 billion at $9.5 billion valuation: FT - Total deposits grew from $1.1 billion in March to $4.6 billion by July, driven by clients in crypto, AI and defense.

Pokémon cards are becoming multibillion dollar market. Crypto wants to fix how they trade - Collectors are spending millions on trading cards, while blockchain startups are turning physical Pokémon cards into digital assets. The harder task is creating enough liquidity to compete with established marketplaces.

MoneyGram expands on Solana with global crypto-to-cash service - Wallets and apps on Solana can now tap MoneyGram's global network to move between digital assets and local currencies.

Australian watchdog suspends Cryptolink, forcing 96 ATMs offline - The regulator cited missing transaction reports and the company’s failure to respond to an information request.

Ravencoin, a blockchain built from Bitcoin’s code, could roll back four days of transactions - Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hashpower are building a replacement chain from before Friday’s first invalid block, putting deposits, withdrawals and payments made since then at risk of reversal.

AUSTRAC Halts 96 Cryptolink Crypto ATMs Over Compliance Risks - Australia’s financial crime regulator has forced 96 Cryptolink crypto ATMs offline for three months after identifying renewed compliance failures. The suspension follows earlier enforcement over transaction reporting and anti-money laundering controls. Why Did AUSTRAC Shut Down Cryptolink’s 96 Crypto ATMs? Cryptolink’s 96 cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (CATMs), which allow customers t...

SEC, CFTC Forge Their Own Crypto Paths as CLARITY Act Stalls Out - As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. According to a […]

Connecticut Judge Says Kalshi Sports Contracts Were Never Swaps - A federal judge denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Connecticut regulators, holding that its sports-event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, so the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction never attached. Coinbase Financial Markets lost a companion motion on the same reasoning despite never having received a cease-and-desist. Not Swaps, and Not Preempted […]

Sui Co-Founder Is Building Quantum-Safe Hardware Wallets For $10 - Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias says he has quietly leased a factory to mass-produce quantum-resistant hardware wallet cards for Sui, aiming to keep users safe from a threat that just cost bitcoin holders roughly $130 million. A Personal Mission Kostas “Kryptos” Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, the company behind […]

Empery Sells 1,635 BTC for $102.2M as Liquidity Tightens - Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million after the second quarter, cutting its bitcoin holdings to 1,279 BTC. With most of the remaining BTC pledged against debt and a potential $62.1 million property commitment ahead, the company’s liquidity flexibility has tightened. Empery Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to 1,279 BTC Empery Digital is drawing down its […]

NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children - No, that didn't actually happen, but it is ripe for the Babylon Bee. In reality, the ACLU has filed a… The post NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children appeared first on Reason.com.

Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sewell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson - In this episode of The Sowell Legacy, Justice Clarence Thomas joins Peter Robinson for a wide-ranging conversation about the thinker… The post Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sewell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson appeared first on Reason.com.

The War on Drugs Has Come to the Maternity Ward - Doctors are drug testing pregnant women without their consent, then handing their results over to the state.

"In Its 870 Paragraphs, 269 Pages, and 63 Causes of Action," the Complaint - "is just too damned long"—no, actually, it "includes the kind of extraordinary level of extraneous detail that necessitates repleader."

How Flock Camera Defenders Are Missing the Point - Robby Soave and Amber Duke attack The Free Press' latest attempt to defend Flock cameras.

AOC Admits Woke Is Over. Does Anyone Believe Her? - Soave and Duke argue that it is a bit rich for Ocasio-Cortez to laugh off the excesses of a cultural movement that caused real harm—and that many progressives once helped mainstream.

The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal - Plus: a win for "housing first" funding in court, zoning reform passes in North Carolina, and Harry Potter NIMBYism.

Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Libel You? The Robby Starbuck Case - Jane and I examine the Robby Starbuck v. Google decision, one of the first major court opinions arising from generative AI "hallucinations."

Klein and Thompson's Abudance Shows Abundant Lack of Introspection - The authors recognize the need to reconsider policies that make it hard to innovate and build, but do not ask why they and their allies were blind to such concerns for so long.

New In SCOTUSBlog: The court should hold oral argument outside of the capital - "I am confident there would be a bipartisan groundswell of support to get the justices out of the beltway."

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

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

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

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

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

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Buck Stops Nowhere - Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected to run dry within weeks. Training, maintenance and other military priorities are reportedly being […]...

Constitution Enforcement: 6 Ignored Steps That Actually Work - The founders knew exactly what it takes to deal with unconstitutional power. How that gets done? It’s built on their experience and tactics against the British empire. On this Episode - it’s 6 steps that actually work as the real enforcement mechanism for the constitution. They come right from the American Revolution, backed by the ultimate check - the duty of self preservation The post Constit...

Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF? - We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been created with AI image generators. We’d like to answer these questions and clarify our internal policy regarding image creation.  EFF images are all made by human beings, not by automated image generators, with very rare exceptions. This is an interna...

Dismiss Church’s Trademark Lawsuit Against “Mormon Stories” Podcast, EFF Urges Court - Imagine if McDonald’s could use trademark law to control how you use the term “fast food.” Or if the Canadian government could stop you from using the word “Canada” in the title of a book about the country and its people. That wouldn’t just be absurd; it would be an unacceptable obstacle to criticism of and commentary about those institutions. Yet the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Meta Must Stop Silencing Reproductive Health Information - Access to accurate information about reproductive and maternal health can be critical. But on Meta's platforms, simply talking about prescription medication, abortion care, or one's own medical experiences can be enough to trigger content removals and account restrictions. That's why EFF recently submitted a public comment to the Meta Oversight Board in its consideration of a case involving an ...

Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home - WILMINGTON, N.C.—On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied qualified immunity for officers who raided an innocent family’s Pender County home in […] The post Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case - ARLINGTON, Va.—In its fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Labor’s agency court system. New […] The post Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA - ARLINGTON, Va.—A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment lawsuit from a customer and small business owner seeking to provide true information on food labels. The United States […] The post Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA 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 ...

Tell The White House: Do Not Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL THE WHITE HOUSE: DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and make the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful … Read more

Don’t Let DOJ Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL YOUR SENATORS, DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and tell the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice to walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory … Read more

WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! - WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! Thanks to GOA’s “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” a federal judge has struck down the registration requirements on certain NFA items… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory against the National Firearms … Read more

Louisiana bank agrees to FDIC consent order over credit quality - Regulators restricted First Guaranty Bank’s ability to extend credit to borrowers whose transactions were labeled a “loss” in a September 2025 exam. The bank also must boost its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio.

Illinois’ HBT to buy in-state Tri-County Financial for $204.6M - The deal, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would boost HBT’s footprint to more than 100 branches and its assets past $8 billion.

U.S. Bank flags potential blowback from debanking inquiries - At least three other lenders have warned investors of consequences over the past year, but unlike U.S. Bank, those institutions have either been sued or called out publicly by President Trump.

Bunq rejected for OCC bank charter - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency argued the Dutch fintech’s U.S. operations would be inadequately capitalized, its management inexperienced and its road to profit “unrealistic.”

FedNow extension wins support - Stripe, Visa, Wise and industry trade groups back the Federal Reserve’s plan to expand its instant payment system for cross-border use.

2 AI platforms tackle the headaches of client, advisor moves - Dispatch and NetLaw target two different kinds of relocation friction. One for advisors switching firms, one for clients crossing state lines.

An impact investor's case against 'zero-sum thinking' - Roy Swan of the Ford Foundation said the simplest implication of his new book may be a nudge toward donor-advised funds. But he argues for a deeper examination of popular assumptions around figures like Adam Smith and Milton Friedman.

States sue OCC over mortgage escrow interest pre-emption - A 10-state coalition is asking a federal court to put a halt to the OCC's rules which pre-empt laws on banks paying interest on mortgage escrow deposits.

Despite private market concerns, advisors and clients are undeterred - A survey from the investment marketplace iCapital suggests that concerns about private credit have not derailed advisors' growing desires to place more clients in alternative investments.

Fed analysis shows return to stock-bond correlation of 1990s - After nearly two decades of positive correlation, the relationship between equities prices and bond yields has turned negative, the analysis finds, revealing a tricky dynamic for monetary policy.

Africa's public debt amid global headwinds: balancing resilience and vulnerabilities - by Michael Chui, Leonardo GambacortaThe conflict in the Middle East has raised energy and fertiliser prices, weakened growth and intensified fiscal pressures across Africa at a time when public debt and debt service burdens remain elevated. The shift towards domestic currency debt has reduced exchange rate risk for issuers and preserved market access, but higher interest rates and shorter matu...

Mary-Elizabeth McMunn: Reinforcing the foundations - openness through resilience in the face of change - Speech by Ms Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at PWC, Dublin, 23 July 2026.

Joachim Nagel: Acting together for a sovereign and competitive Europe - Speech by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the meeting with the European ambassadors' delegation on the occasion of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Frankfurt am Main, 21 July 2026.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

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