Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver prices settle lower as Fed hike looks locked in - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices settled lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as elevated crude oil prices, a firmer U.S. dollar and a 10-year Treasury yield near 5% kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision.

Gold prices could rally a little on a Fed hike, but a lot on a hold, with $5,000/oz back on the table – Jesse Columbo - (Kitco News) – If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday afternoon, gold could still see a mild relief rally on the removal of lingering uncertainty. But if the central bank ignores market expectations and votes to hold rates steady, gold prices could surge higher as they begin a march back to $5000, according to Jesse Colombo, independent precious ...

Gold could do well as Trump admin and Fed face a reckoning over interest rates - Commerzbank - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to see solid selling as U.S. bond yields push to their highest levels in nearly two decades, driven in part by expectations that persistent inflation pressures are forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Rosenberg says one Fed hike isn't the mistake, five would be - (Kitco News) - At a level not seen since before the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has broken above 5% as markets prepare for higher interest rates. Looking ahead, famed economist David Rosenberg says the bigger risk isn't Wednesday's expected Federal Reserve rate hike; it's the series of hikes the market has started pricing in beyond it.

Tomorrow’s Fed hike could be ‘one-and-done’ if inflation data moderates this fall – Natixis - (Kitco News) – While the Federal Reserve is likely to deliver the first rate hike of the Warsh era at the conclusion of tomorrow’s FOMC meeting, it may also be the only hike of this cycle if price pressures moderate through the final quarter of 2026, according to Natixis.Economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker wrote in Natixis’ FOMC preview that they believe Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will annou...

Silver price steadies, gold price falls as oil shock lifts rate pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold  prices are lower and spot silver prices are modestly higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting with oil prices elevated, Treasury yields near multiyear highs and markets heavily positioned for a 25-basis-point rate hike.

Gold price struggling to catch a bid as New York Fed's Empire State survey drops to 7.6 - (Kitco News) - Although gold prices are off their session lows, the market is struggling to attract safe-haven interest even as the U.S. manufacturing sector continues to struggle, according to the latest report from the New York Federal Reserve.

CME’s 24/7 silver futures debut with $15 million traded in first weekend - (Kitco News) - In a world of heightened economic uncertainty, investors continue to embrace the ability to own and trade safe-haven assets 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as CME Group announces the successful launch of its 24/7 silver contract.

Gold is the 'North Star' in a world drowning in debt - Sprott’s Ryan McIntyre - (Kitco News) - The gold market is starting the new trading week at a one-month low with prices dropping below $4,300 an ounce and the precious metal faces further downside risks as the Federal Reserve rate hike this week, but according to one fund manager, investors focused on the next 25-basis-point move are missing the much bigger picture.

Gold faces rising yield threat as 10-year Treasury approaches 5%, but debasement demand provides support - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are facing growing near-term headwinds as surging U.S. bond yields and increasingly hawkish monetary policy expectations raise the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset.

Amazon Says Cloud Infrastructure In Bahrain, UAE 'Beyond Saving' - Amazon Says Cloud Infrastructure In Bahrain, UAE 'Beyond Saving' Via The Cradle Amazon Web Services (AWS) says it cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain or one of three data-hosting zones in the UAE due to the extensive damage caused by Iranian retaliatory strikes, Reuters reported on 15 September. "The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Avail...

Syrian Protests Spread To Aleppo, Raqqa While Jolani Enjoys Red Carpet At Dubai Media Event - Syrian Protests Spread To Aleppo, Raqqa While Jolani Enjoys Red Carpet At Dubai Media Event Syria's fuel price hike protests have persisted from Sunday into the heart of this week, and increasingly they are becoming full on anti-Sharaa regime demonstrations. Of course Sharaa - whose al Qaeda/ISIS name is Jolani - was never elected in the first place. Monday into Tuesday the protes...

US Energy Secretary: Saudi Pipeline Could Be Back In Service Within Days - US Energy Secretary: Saudi Pipeline Could Be Back In Service Within Days By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline could be back in service within days, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday, offering the first relatively concrete timeline for restoring a route that had been moving 4 million to 5 million barrels per day around the largely c...

Saudi Coalition Intercepts Drone Headed Toward Mecca - Saudi Coalition Intercepts Drone Headed Toward Mecca Update(2145ET): Drone attack on Mecca from unknown location being reported overnight, though the Saudi coalition has been prompted to blame Yemen's Shia Houthis: Saudi Arabia and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation have condemned what they described as a “heinous” Houthi attack targeting Mecca. A Houthi official, however, r...

Tucker Carlson Sounds Alarm Over Trump's Planned 'Largest Transfer Of Ordinance In Modern History' - Tucker Carlson Sounds Alarm Over Trump's Planned 'Largest Transfer Of Ordinance In Modern History' After the US was essentially forced to conduct a major and rapid draw down of forces from the Gulf and Mideast region in the wake of Iran's 'unexpectedly' large retaliation for Operation Epic Fury, it seems all that Washington is left to do is arm regional allies to the teeth and wish...

US Troops Leak New Iran War Photos Of Gulf Bases: 'Major Damage Hidden From American Public' - US Troops Leak New Iran War Photos Of Gulf Bases: 'Major Damage Hidden From American Public' As we've been documenting, it is clear that major damage has yet to be communicated to the American public regarding Iran's major retaliation on US bases in the Gulf and Mideast since the start of Trump's Operation Epic Fury.  During the same week that a long awaited Pentagon/Department of...

"I Like Them": Trump Weighs In On Flock Surveillance Cameras - "I Like Them": Trump Weighs In On Flock Surveillance Cameras You know those Flock surveillance cameras everyone hates? Trump just came out in favor of them.  A Flock camera monitors traffic in Quincy, Massachusetts. (Greg Derr/Patriot Ledger/USA Today Network/Reuters Connect) Speaking with reporters on Sunday on Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Trump endorsed the AI-p...

Libya Threatens Force Majeure As Oil Guards Shut Fields - Libya Threatens Force Majeure As Oil Guards Shut Fields By Julianne Geiger, of OilPrice.com Libya’s National Oil Corporation is threatening to declare force majeure after members of the security force assigned to protect the country’s oil infrastructure shut a pipeline valve and halted production at two fields. Production has stopped completely at the Hamada and Tahara oilfield...

Stay-At-Home Subsidies Won't Produce A Baby Boom - Stay-At-Home Subsidies Won't Produce A Baby Boom Authored by Thomas Savidge via The Daily Economy, Over Labor Day weekend, amidst Americans' attempts to enjoy the waning days of summer, The New York Times published an article titled "Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones." Per the story, the administration's proposal would use funds from t...

Largest US Power Grid Faces Dire Crisis By 2030 If Data Center Load Growth Continues - Largest US Power Grid Faces Dire Crisis By 2030 If Data Center Load Growth Continues By 2030, the PJM Interconnection, the largest US electrical grid in the US serving 67 million people in 13 northeast states, is likely to face a “loss of load expectation,” or LOLE -  a key reliability metric used by power system planners to measure the expected number of hours or days per year tha...

Medicare is using AI to approve claims. The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’ - A pilot program using artificial intelligence to approve care for Medicare beneficiaries has resulted in high levels of denials and delayed decisions and prompted warnings from a vendor about a lack of readiness, according to a lawsuit seeking information about the program.

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

‘There might be a silver lining’: My friend’s wife died at 60 after a high-earning career. Can he claim her Social Security? - “They had been married for over 30 years when she passed.”

These 4 stocks could benefit most from a $3.2 trillion semiconductor opportunity - A BofA analyst expects the semiconductor market to reach $3.2 trillion by the end of the decade, shrugging off fears of an AI slowdown.

How the Iran war is transforming the relationship between stocks, bonds and oil - Oil is increasingly calling the tune in global markets as rising energy prices make investors nervous.

AI stocks are rebounding. One analyst says there’s no spending slowdown in sight. - Customers are signing multiyear deals for chips and more: “That’s not what the front end of a downturn looks like.”

Inflation killed the penny. Now it’s coming for your dollar. - Congress congratulated itself for solving the penny problem, but what about the source of the problem — inflation?

Why a Federal Reserve rate hike could be a ‘rare win’ for your retirement money - There may be better savings yields, but beware rising credit-card rates

Top Senate Republican floats a diesel export ban as prices soar. It might not work. - With diesel prices hitting a record $6.27 a gallon, Washington is talking about a maneuver that could ultimately make matters worse.

Oracle’s stock falls for the fifth day in a row — missing out on the AI bounce - Chip stocks linked to OpenAI rebounded a bit on Tuesday, but Oracle shares extended their losses.

Nvidia's Huang diverges with CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI on AI safety at Dreamforce - Comments from the two tech leaders landed days after Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development.

Iran war has cost on average $246 million per day in its first five months, CBO finds - CBO estimates the Iran war cost the Pentagon $38.1 billion through Aug. 1 and could cost another $2 billion to $3 billion each additional month.

BOJ expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to fresh three-decade high: CNBC survey - The BOJ is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to a fresh three-decade high, a CNBC survey shows.

Stock futures are little changed ahead of pivotal Fed rate decision: Live updates - Traders brace for the possibility of a new rate hiking cycle from the Federal Reserve.

Nvidia CEO Huang attending Trump's state dinner for China's Xi: Source - Jensen Huang appeared to side with Trump as the president pushed back on tech CEOs' warnings about the risks of rapid AI advancement.

Indonesia's new finance minister faces an uphill battle on fiscal credibility - Nazara, sworn in hours after Purbaya's dismissal, spent seven years as deputy finance minister and led the ministry's fiscal policy agency from 2015 to 2019.

Why de-dollarization discussions are more talk, less action - BRICS leaders have asserted the need to use local currencies in intra-BRICS trade to cut dependency on dollar.

Counting the votes: Warsh faces a tough battle as the Fed girds for expected interest rate hike - Traders were pricing in a better than 92% probability of a rate increase, as well as a more than 75% chance for another one in December.

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.

Foreign investors prefer U.S. stocks to Treasuries as debt worries grow - By Emily Herbert and Ian SmithFinancial Times, LondonTuesday, September 15, 2026 Foreign investors are now buying more US stocks than government bonds, in a rare move that comes amid fears that inflation and America's fast-growing debt pile are undermining the "risk-free” status of Treasuries. International flows into US stocks reached 2.8% of US GDP on average in the year to June, overtaking T...

BRICs leaders act to hedge -- not revolt -- against U.S. dollar dominance - By Khushboo Razdan and Cao JiaxuaniSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, September 14, 2026 The family photograph did the political work the summit's final declaration could not. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood shoulder to shoulder as the Brics summit closed in New Delhi on Sunday...

Ralph Benko: Stop blaming corporate greed; fake money is why you can't afford anything - By Ralph BenkoWashington ExaminerSaturday, September 12, 2026 Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, recently and uniquely nailed the true cause of the affordability issue.  It isn't corporate price gouging or other standard, conventional scapegoats -- such as greedy corporations, deregulation, heavy regulation, or environmental restrictions on "drill, baby, drill." It's about the money. ... Dispatch cont...

In LFTV, Maguire and Hemke scoff at intervention and manipulation - 7:38p ET Monday, September 14, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire and Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report scoff at U.S. government intervention against rising interest rates, real interest rates that are actually negative, the continuing struggle between "paper" pricing and physical mark...

Sound money groups publish annual review - From the Sound Money Defense League, Eagle, IdahoMonday, September 14, 2026 Three pro-gold and silver groups have teamed up to present the second edition of the Sound Money Review, a scholarly journal dedicated to advancing principles of sound money. The Sound Money Review, presented by Money Metals, Sound Money Defense League, and Sound Money Foundation, showcases compelling and relevant resea...

Some Thoughts on the 5.42% Yield at the 20-Year Treasury Auction: Bond Market Bloodbath Continues - The function of yield is to create demand. And it did.

Money-Market Funds & CDs: Americans Pile on Low-Risk Investments despite so-so Yields & Higher Inflation - The interplay of risk and inflation.

The 10-Year Treasury Yield Briefly Makes it over 5%. Last Time, 5% Instantly Opened the Floodgates of Demand - But 5% was considered normal to low in the decades before the Fed’s financial repression kicked off in 2008.

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, ...

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky - The U.S. Mint began selling $1 Trump coins Wednesday. Why it matters: The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

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, ...

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 ...

XRP sinks 10% as the Clarity Act fails and bitcoin slides toward $76,000 - The Senate's 49-50 procedural vote left the crypto market structure bill 11 short of what it needed, and every major token fell.

Inside the last-minute political breakdown that doomed the Clarity Act vote - Last minute, behind-the-scenes disputes locked in a dismal showing for the market structure legislation the industry pinned its greatest hopes on.

Crypto stocks sink after Senate rejects Clarity Act - Coinbase, Circle and Galaxy lead a broad crypto stock selloff after the U.S. Senate failed to advance a long-awaited market structure bill.

Crypto industry reacts after Clarity Act fails Senate vote - One of the most crucial U.S. regulations for crypto markets couldn't secure enough support to clear the Senate's final 60-vote hurdle.

Crypto Clarity Act flames out in failed U.S. Senate vote - The years-long effort to set U.S. regulations for crypto markets couldn't muster enough support to make the leap over the Senate's final 60-vote hurdle.

Solana lender Kamino taps fintech veteran Michael Weisz as CEO for massive U.S. expansion - Michael Weisz will lead Kamino from a new New York headquarters as the DeFi lender is expanding into tokenized assets.

Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround - As the parties dig in their heels, the market structure bill hasn't yet amassed the votes it would need to clear the first Senate hurdle scheduled for Tuesday.

European Central Bank calls for merchants to participate in digital euro pilot - The 12-month test will put a beta version of the central bank currency through online, mobile, in-store and peer-to-peer payments.

Clarity Act's odds of passing plunge as Republicans reject Democrats' counter-proposal - Prediction markets sharply marked down the crypto market structure bill’s near-term prospects as negotiations remained stuck hours before a key Senate vote.

A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge - Two software bugs allowed the attacker to create more than 2,000 times Bitcoin’s maximum supply in unbacked syBTC. Symbiosis puts preliminary losses at 9.97 BTC.

US Moves to Forfeit $61M in Crypto Linked to Iran’s Oil Sales - U.S. prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of roughly $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly generated through sanctioned Iranian oil sales. The assets are tied to a wider network accused of moving more than $1.5 billion in illicit oil proceeds. US Targets $61M in Tether From Alleged Iranian Oil Network More than $61 million in cryptocurrency could be […]

Grayscale Makes XRP a Core Holding in New Crypto Model Portfolios - Grayscale has made its XRP ETF one of the largest allocations across its new crypto model portfolios for financial advisors. The XRP fund ranks second only to Grayscale’s ether ETF in the bitcoin-excluding Next Gen strategy and third behind its bitcoin and ether funds in the broader Leaders model. XRP Takes Top-Three Position in Grayscale’s […]

SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Self-Custody in New Regulatory Framework - SEC Chair Paul Atkins has asked staff to develop a proposal allowing investment advisers to self-custody crypto assets under certain conditions. The plan would also permit state trust companies to serve as custodians for advisers and regulated funds. Atkins Wants Advisers to Self-Custody Crypto Assets Investment advisers could gain a clearer path to holding crypto […]

XRP Branding Comes to Louisville Basketball in New Ripple Deal - Ripple has signed a multi-year partnership with the University of Louisville athletics program that will place XRP branding on the school’s basketball court. The XRP logo will appear permanently on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center, where Louisville’s men’s and women’s basketball teams play home games. XRP Logo Gets Permanent Place on Denny […]

Grayscale Sees US Crypto Policy Maturing Despite CLARITY Setback - Grayscale says the crypto industry is still making progress despite the Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act to formal debate. The asset manager pointed to ongoing work at the SEC and CFTC while reaffirming its support for comprehensive digital asset rules. Grayscale Points to Regulatory Progress After Senate Vote Grayscale is looking beyond Congress […]

Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail to ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment - An excerpt from the longish opinion today by Judge Rudolph Contreras (D.D.C.) in Streever v. Mullin: Americans have long voiced… The post Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail to ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Doctor/Political Candidate Has Standing to Sue Over Medical Board Investigations Related to His Public Comments about the COVID Pandemic - From today's decision in Jensen v. Minn. Bd. of Med. Practice, written by Eighth Circuit Judge David Stras and joined… The post Doctor/Political Candidate Has Standing to Sue Over Medical Board Investigations Related to His Public Comments about the COVID Pandemic appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Trump Again Condemns His Supreme Court Nominees As Too Cowardly To Agree With Him - The president's latest tirade against recalcitrant justices reflects his open contempt for judicial review.

Rent Control's Revenge - While San Francisco's mayor calls for more rent control, Providence's mayor loses his primary for opposing the policy.

The Trump Administration Shut Down a Police Misconduct Database. Now It's Facing a FOIA Lawsuit - The White House said the database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement officers was "full of woke, anti-police concepts."

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Gags and Grievance: The Labor Origins of Whistleblowing," by Sarah Milov - Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.

Distortion by Omission: The New York Times and "Pro-Palestine" Demonstrations - If you are someone who gets their news primarily from the New York Times and NPR, as many liberal-leaning Americans… The post Distortion by Omission: The New York Times and "Pro-Palestine" Demonstrations appeared first on Reason Magazine.

How To Get Your Government File - The Freedom of Information Act gives Americans the right to see what records the government has on any subject—including you.

UAE, the Muslim Brotherhood, RICO, and Defamation - From Nada v. United Arab Emirates, decided by Judge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.) today: Plaintiffs Hazim Nada and his privately… The post UAE, the Muslim Brotherhood, RICO, and Defamation appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth - The Kentucky congressman says he will force a vote on removing Hegseth, who is accused of "abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of the Trump administration."

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...

California: Tell the Governor to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Affordability, and Public Safety - The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability laws, and public safety protections. Doing so would be a huge step back for California, and would actually end up being more expensive for Californians in the long run. Tell the governor to reject this pr...

The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke - Here's a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on May 7, 2025?  If your answer is "I don't know," it turns out you're 100% correct. The officer left the letters "idk" in the search field where cops are supposed to document the reason for the search. When law enforcement and tech sale...

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...

New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police - ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United […] The post New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

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

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

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

Treasury slaps Russia’s VTB with more sanctions - The restriction is meant to curb correspondent banking relationships Russia’s second-largest lender has with sanctioned Iranian banks. VTB has preexisting sanctions from 2022’s Ukraine invasion.

Enova scraps Grasshopper deal - The Chicago-based fintech withdrew its applications from the OCC and Fed, and its CEO decried the absence of “clear standards” for bank licensing, in addition to “political pressure.”

Truist to exit near-prime auto lending, sell $5.5B in loans - New CEO Mike Lyons has added “a lot of urgency and intensity” around a strategic review the bank is conducting, CFO Mike Maguire said Tuesday.

Citizens Bank accuses SoFi of poaching 30 mortgage employees - Six Connecticut-based Citizens employees resigned in a 49-minute span after their manager signaled his exit, the bank said. An additional talent migration in Texas shows a “pattern of racketeering,” Citizens said.

SMBC revs up recruiting in Charlotte - To add 2,000 jobs over the next six years, the Japanese bank is visiting college campuses near the North Carolina city to build its talent pipeline and offering experienced workers the chance to put their stamp on something new.

New Kitces research pegs the winners and losers in marketing ROI - A new study based on a survey of more than 500 advisory practices by The Kitces Report sheds light on how the fastest-growing firms are spending their marketing dollars.

Under new CEO, Truist is exiting near-prime auto lending - As Truist Financial implements the strategy of Chief Executive Michael Lyons, the bank is dropping near-prime auto lending, a business that it says doesn't play to its strengths.

Fannie servicers can contact consumers about MI cancellations - Bill Pulte, FHFA director, has ordered Fannie Mae to update its servicer guide to mirror Freddie Mac policy regarding notifying borrowers about dropping MI.

Amex accelerates its encroachment on business banking - A high-yield savings account, incentive marketing and artificial intelligence-powered payroll are new additions to a long-standing strategy to lure clients away from fintechs and banks.

Wyoming bank has been offline a week due to cyber incident - Seven of eight offices are open; debit cards are capped at $1,000 a day; and the bank's website is down. The bank has given no restoration date.

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.

Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE  The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in an open session: Date and Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. E...

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...