Precious Metals and Market News

Gold holds above $4,000 as Hormuz diplomacy cools crude ahead of Fed decision - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and  silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Monday, recovering some of last week's steep losses as declining crude oil prices eased inflation concerns and encouraged renewed buying interest in precious metals ahead of this week's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.

The Iran war needs to end for gold to have a chance to rally - UBWM’s Haworth - (Kitco News) - Gold became a major investment theme at the start of the year as central bank demand helped drive prices to record highs above $5,600 an ounce; however, sentiment has turned significantly more cautious in the second half of 2026 as the conflict in the Middle East remains far from over.

Gold prices are oversold below $4,000, but a potential rally could still be out of reach in the near term - BCA’s Ibrahim - (Kitco News) - Gold is struggling to hold support at $4,000 an ounce, which has become a critical pivot point for the precious metal. The disappointing price action comes as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields start the week below 5.0%, providing little relief for the beleaguered market.

Gold prices squeezed between rising oil and falling yields, Fresnillo silver output declines in 2026 – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are being stymied by rising oil prices even as they gain support from falling real yields, while the world’s largest primary silver producer saw output slide over the first three quarters of 2026, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices are trapped between rising oil prices and falling Treasury yield...

Gold rebounds above $4,000 as lower oil prices ease Fed tightening concerns - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices were higher in early U.S. trading Monday, as declining crude oil prices eased some inflation concerns and reduced pressure on precious metals ahead of this week's Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. Spot gold was trading near $4,014.49 an ounce, up 0.50%, while spot silver was trading near $53.990, up 0.20%.

Gold's next evolution - (Kitco News) - Gold has been a store of wealth for thousands of years, but what will the next thousand years look like as investors continue to embrace digital assets?

Wall Street doubts gold’s near-term strength, Main Street maintains bullish minority as central banks take center stage - (Kitco News) – Gold prices suffered another sharp weekly decline as rising oil prices, persistent inflation fears, and expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening overwhelmed safe-haven demand, while Thursday's technology-led equity selloff triggered another wave of liquidations that pushed the precious metal back below $4,000 per ounce.

Gold, silver extend weekly losses as Hormuz tensions push crude above $116 - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and  silver prices were lower in late U.S. trading Friday, extending a week of heavy selling as renewed concerns about military escalation involving Iran pushed crude oil prices to multiyear highs and reinforced expectations for restrictive Federal Reserve monetary policy.

Gold's $4,000 support breaks, but is the selloff overdone? - (Kitco News) - The gold market can’t catch a break as prices have fallen below a key pivot level ahead of the weekend, even as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields have dropped below 5%.

Gold struggles as S&P PMI shows health activity in Manufacturing Services sectors - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold support around $4,000 an ounce, but it could face further headwinds as relatively stable activity in both the manufacturing and services sectors reduces safe-haven demand for the precious metal.

This Is Easily The Most Stupid Thing Ever... - This Is Easily The Most Stupid Thing Ever... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, A Council official turned up at the home of YouTube pianist Brendan Kavanagh - better known as Dr K - to investigate his 12-year-old daughter Zoe's pretend teddy bear cafe for illegal trading. Yes, really. Stuffed animals, toy tea sets, play money, and a handwritten "prices" sign in a family p...

MAGA At UN? Trump Admin Floats Viktor Orban For Secretary-General - MAGA At UN? Trump Admin Floats Viktor Orban For Secretary-General Viktor Orbán as Secretary-General of the United Nations?  The proposal was featured in an unexpected weekend Wall Street Journal headline. The publication reports that Trump administration officials are floating the former Hungarian prime minister as UN chief. via Associated Press The WSJ cites some degree of e...

Will Germany See Mass Riots On Halloween Night? 'France-Style' Protests Promoted Across Social Media - Will Germany See Mass Riots On Halloween Night? 'France-Style' Protests Promoted Across Social Media Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix, With Halloween approaching on Oct. 31, German security authorities are intensifying preparations for planned youth protests in more than 20 cities, warning that the events could be overtaken by violent actors in patterns seen during recent m...

Europe Plans To Copy Trump's Critical Material Playbook - Europe Plans To Copy Trump's Critical Material Playbook Brussels is looking to borrow President Trump's playbook to make "rare earths great again" in the West, with proposals to take equity stakes in miners and support new critical material projects. The move aims to break an alarming dependency that has given Beijing massive leverage over Western industry and trade negotiations, ...

What's The Real Importance Of Putin's Recent Prediction Of The EU's Inevitable Collapse? - What's The Real Importance Of Putin's Recent Prediction Of The EU's Inevitable Collapse? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The salience isn't whether he truly believes it, but whether his Foreign Ministry and intelligence services politicize their assessments of this scenario to conform to what they think he wants to hear, which would go against what he earlier said about ...

Trans Activists Want Harry Potter Christmas Lights Pulled Over Rowling - And Sadiq Khan Won't Touch It - Trans Activists Want Harry Potter Christmas Lights Pulled Over Rowling - And Sadiq Khan Won't Touch It More than 10,000 people have emailed London Mayor Sadiq Khan asking him to cancel Harry Potter-themed Christmas lights on Oxford Street, the Telegraph reported Sunday, and the company that runs the display is going ahead with them. The Good Law Project, which launched the campaig...

'Everyone Here Is Very Optimistic' - Germans Are Increasingly Emigrating To Poland - 'Everyone Here Is Very Optimistic' - Germans Are Increasingly Emigrating To Poland Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix, Nearly 5,000 Germans emigrated to Poland in 2025, outpacing the numbers who left for Britain, Italy or the Netherlands, according to new government data. Figures from Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed 4,941 people moved from Germany to...

UK Must Be Ready For War In 1,000 Days, Says British Defense Secretary - UK Must Be Ready For War In 1,000 Days, Says British Defense Secretary Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times,British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting has said the country must be ready for war in 1,000 days, after the government advised citizens to stock up on essential supplies. British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting (L) and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shake hands...

One Big Club Update: Judge Rules DOJ Unlawfully Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey, Orders Her Reinstated - One Big Club Update: Judge Rules DOJ Unlawfully Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey, Orders Her Reinstated <article>A federal judge ruled Monday that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, the former Manhattan federal prosecutor who worked on the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases and the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey, and ordered her reinstate...

On Election Eve, Israeli Opposition Says Netanyahu Must Face Treason Probe - On Election Eve, Israeli Opposition Says Netanyahu Must Face Treason Probe On the eve of Israel's high pressure legislative elections, the explosive and provocative charge of "treason" is being thrown around.Former Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be criminally investigated for the charge of treason, accusing him of fo...

My abusive ex-husband promised $20,000 for our kids’ education. Now he refuses to pay. Is he legally obligated? - “Before our divorce, my former mother-in-law entrusted him with $20,000 for each of our daughters to invest on their behalf.”

Customers are chasing higher-rate products, and that’s bad news for banks like HSBC - Shares of banking giant HSBC Holdings fell as much as 7% on Tuesday as the lender revealed that customers are increasingly turning to higher-rate products.

Designer Betsey Johnson takes $7 million SoCal home off the market - Betsey Johnson has taken her newly rebuilt Hidden Hills, Calif., home off the market after cutting the price once since it was listed in July.

The impressive real estate portfolio of sitcom producer Chuck Lorre of ‘Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’ fame - Legendary TV producer Chuck Lorre is opening up about his life like never before with the release of his autobiography, “Sitcom: A Memoir.”

What gave this city its ‘best place to retire’ crown? You can actually afford to live there. - Low cost of living, high quality of life and favorable taxes for retirees, for the win.

‘You need only watch episodes of Judge Judy’: I’m in my 70s. Why do people keep making the same avoidable financial mistakes? - “Consider some familiar examples of poor decisions: accumulating credit-card debt or failing to plan for retirement.”

Dividend stocks are having an excellent October as tech sector struggles - ETFs focused on dividend stocks are seeing a powerful rally in October, adding to huge gains in 2026.

Options traders are seizing control of the S&P 500 - There’s a reason the index hasn’t moved much since June, according to a team at UBS.

TikTok parent ByteDance’s chatbot is now giving travel-booking sites a run for their money. And yours. - Consumers in China are starting to wonder — for good reason — whether the emerging AI travel agents have a hidden agenda.

Over 40% of Americans are heading toward retirement ‘blind’ — with no plan - Nearly half of Americans haven’t calculated what they’ll need in retirement.

Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta as tech giants deepen AI partnership - Meta on Monday announced plans to raise a total of $95 billion to support its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

UPS beats quarterly expectations, raises full-year guidance again - UPS beat Wall Street expectations for its third-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance for the second quarter in a row.

Porsche profit rebounds as luxury carmaker reduces exposure to China - Luxury German carmaker Porsche said it's rapidly reducing its exposure to the Chinese autos market after reporting a profit recovery in the first nine months.

Coca-Cola is about to report earnings. Here's what to expect - Coca-Cola stock has climbed about 32% so far this year, raising the beverage company's market cap to roughly $398 billion.

Why investors are bullish on Anthropic — despite some big risks - Investors sounded positive about Anthropic's IPO filing, despite some large risks

Jobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues - Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.

Trump's approval rating on economy hits all-time low as midterm looms: CNBC survey - Eight out of 10 Americans now rate the economy as fair or poor, one of several findings in a CNBC poll that show why Republican candidates face uphill battles. 

UK inflation jumps to 3.5% — cementing rate hike expectations - U.K. inflation rose by a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the 12 months to September, driven by the surging cost of motor fuels.

Car buyers are demanding lower prices and better tech. Automakers must deliver both - Bain says tech leads purchase considerations in China while price remains No. 1 in the U.S. and Europe, as pressure mounts on Western carmakers.

Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes - Housing data deteriorated further in September, according to separate reports Tuesday.

On LFTV, Maguire and Schectman discuss possible plan to reduce dollar's reserve status - 11:30a CT Monday, October 26, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Precious Metals is the guest of London metals trader Andrew Maguire on Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, discussing what Schectman sees as a Trump administration plan to diminish the reserve status of the U.S. dollar in order to return manufacturing to the United States. This, Schectma...

Another African nation joins Burkina Faso, Ethiopia in refining gold at home - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider AfricaMonday, October 26, 2026 Africa's drive to process more of its mineral wealth locally is gaining momentum as Zambia joins Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and other African gold-producing nations in refining the metal domestically to capture more value from its natural resources. Developed by Minera Refineries Zambia Ltd., the facility is designed to refine gold t...

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver trashed by paper traders - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, October 23, 2026 Silver hits new lows for the year, while gold threatens to follow. Despite economic and debt deteriorations leading to a global crisis, precious metals remain the playthings of the paper traders. Looking at the chart showing gold and silver declining over the course of 2026, you wouldn't think that the world is going to hell in a han...

Central banks still exchanging dollars for gold, Maguire tells LFTV - 2:25p ET Thursday, October 22, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Gold's structural breakout, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, continues to be driven by central bank replacement of dollar reserves with the monetary metal. The recent decline in gold prices, Maguire says, is again entirely a matter of derivatives sho...

India mounts costly defense of rupee - By Chris KayFinancial Times, LondonThursday, October 22, 2026 India is mounting an increasingly costly defence of the rupee, deploying tens of billions of dollars and resorting to extraordinary market interventions to protect a currency that has come under pressure from elevated oil prices and investor outflows. The central bank since June has already used about $90 billion of the more than $14...

Mega and Large Investors Pull Back from Housing Market, Become Net Sellers, Small Investors Continue to Pile In - Who is the smart money, after the home-price explosion?

AI Changed the Internet, and WOLF STREET Needs You More than Ever: Please Donate, Fall 2026 Reminder - Your generous donations have kept WOLF STREET free and open to all, without paywall. Thank you!!

Treasury Market Gets to Breathe: AI Companies Front-Loaded Debt Sales and, Loaded with Massive Cash to Spend, Step Back from the Bond Market - Conniptions in the Treasury Market calm down. Nothing Goes to Heck in a Straight Line, says the WOLF STREET dictum, not even the Treasury Market.

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, ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now is the time to accumulate bitcoin, Galaxy says - Galaxy argues improving price trends, resilient ETF demand and rising U.S. debt support bitcoin’s recovery towards its previous high.

An AI label alone no longer wins lenders, JPMorgan says - As default insurance on several AI-linked firms hits record costs, companies must show they can finance investment, service the debt and eventually mint cash, JPMorgan says.

Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam - Researchers must now permanently burn 1 SOL for every submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have helped generate or write nearly all of them.

Ethereum fixes Glamsterdam bug that could have sent staking deposits to builders - Developers initially rejected the change before reversing course, as testing delays gave them more time to examine a flaw in Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade.

Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury - Sean Bowe’s proposal would send the committee’s 8% share of newly created ZEC to a reserve for future miners. The committee would keep the money it has already received.

Ripple gets a final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on X.

Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declines - The Ethereum treasury firm spent $46 million buying back shares as Chairman Tom Lee said crypto has held up better than AI stocks during the recent market pullback.

NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balks - The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering allied sports leagues.

OCC calls on community banks to enter the stablecoin payments market - The U.S. banking regulator is encouraging smaller lenders to develop stablecoin services as new federal licensing requirements approach.

South Korea weighs fourth delay on its crypto gains tax, pushing it to 2029 - Officials are concerned users of domestic exchanges would bear the tax burden because the U.S. won’t share crypto trading data until 2029.

With Bitcoin Under $80k, Two Whales Send BTC Worth $206M to Coinbase - Two bitcoin wallets that sat untouched since 2023 moved 2,571 BTC worth $206.5 million into Coinbase Prime on Monday, three minutes apart. Three Minutes on a Monday Was All It Took The first wallet blinked yesterday and emptied 986.31 BTC into a single deposit address, while a second then followed up with a 1,584.98 BTC […]

FactBlock’s Institutional Shift Takes Shape at KBW2026 - “I think we will have a lot less retail, and it’ll be more of the institution and more of the business meeting environment,” FactBlock CEO Andrew Park told Bitcoin.com News ahead of KBW2026. By the time the conference closed in Seoul on Oct. 1, there was evidence supporting that prediction. Of the 290 speakers at […]

Saylor Has 33% of the Vote and Needs 17% More for STRC Daily Dividends - Strategy shareholders decide on Wednesday whether STRC becomes what the company calls the first security to pay dividends every calendar day, and staying home counts as a vote against. What’s on the Ballot The special meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. ET on Oct. 28, with two key agenda points being listed: Proposal 1 amends the […]

Solana Price Dips Under $100 as SOL Whale Is Quietly Dumping $49M - Three freshly created wallets have moved 482,228 SOL worth $49.17 million in three days, and about a third of it has already reached exchanges. Three Wallets Appear The trail starts on the evening of Oct. 23 when, within a span of two minutes, three brand-new Solana addresses recorded their first transactions. Nobody has claimed them […]

Blackrock Joins Ripple Ally SBI in a Yen Stablecoin Bet on Japan - Blackrock has signed on with SBI Holdings and Startale Group to explore plugging tokenized money market funds into JPYSC, Japan’s trust bank-backed yen stablecoin. The Signing The memorandum of understanding (MOU) brings together four entities, namely: SBI Holdings Startale Group Blackrock Financial Management Blackrock Japan The goal is to study whether tokenized money market funds […]

Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race? - The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.

Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue? - Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.

Brickbat: Money for Nothing - The Scottish government has confirmed that around 800 public sector workers are being paid despite having no jobs. One National… The post Brickbat: Money for Nothing appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Woodward: Justice Breyer Was "'Forced Out' To Make Way For Someone Younger" and Justice Kagan Was Not Happy - It seems that Woodward is revealing information about sources who are alive and well.

Canada Wants To Let Dementia Patients Consent to Euthanasia in Advance - Loss of decision-making capacity shouldn't override someone's competently formed end-of-life plans.

The Wall Street Journal Praises The Old Gray Lady - "Let’s hope that people across the media industry will take Josh Blackman’s criticism to heart."

Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles - The ruling is an important decision on judicial review of executive invocation of emergency powers to use the military for domestic law enforcement.

California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion - Plus: the costs of France's welfare state, María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela, and Republicans brace for the midterms.

Federal Police Don't Belong in Churches - A federal appellate court ruled that 27 religious organizations have standing to challenge the administration’s policy allowing immigration raids to happen in houses of worship.

This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. - Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

Lessons Learned From 'AdFection' and What To Do Next - Last week, researchers at Citizen Lab revealed a horrifying new malware campaign, dubbed “AdFection.” It used an ad network to distribute spyware to journalist’s devices to infect them without the target ever needing to click anything. This sort of attack on journalists is dangerous and incredibly concerning, especially since it’s built on the backbone of a technology we already object to: beha...

Anti-Circumvention Laws Raise the Cost of Knowledge - The vast amount of information on the open web requires researchers and journalists to adapt with new tools to make sense of it all. Checking facts, gauging public opinion, and other lines of inquiry depend on being able to analyze the overwhelming amount of material posted online every day. Unfortunately, responding to the AI industry’s voracious appetite for data, companies stewarding this pu...

The Vulnerability Apocalypse and Why We Should Fund Open Source - If you use the internet at all, you may have noticed that a large percentage of sites suddenly went down earlier this week—and all your nerdiest friends were talking about "The Vulnerability Apocalypse” and this thing called PHP that powers nearly 70% of the websites on the internet. You may find yourself wondering: what is PHP, what just happened, what is the vulnerability apocalypse, and what...

Proposed Vendor Ordinance “Would Open Up Opportunities” Says Chicago Entrepreneur Advocate - CHICAGO—For many years, Chicago’s sidewalk vendors have been prohibited from selling anything that was not prepackaged.  As a result, they are not allowed to mix […] The post Proposed Vendor Ordinance “Would Open Up Opportunities” Says Chicago Entrepreneur Advocate appeared first on Institute for Justice.

National Law Firm Stands with Pinal County Education Entrepreneur to Protect Microschool - CONTACT: Phillip Suderman, psuderman@ij.org, (850) 376-4110 PINAL COUNTY, Ariz.—Karli Kemper has spent her professional life teaching. She has decades of experience working in public, charter, […] The post National Law Firm Stands with Pinal County Education Entrepreneur to Protect Microschool appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub - INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng, California jewelry sellers, had to fight for $42,000 that Indianapolis police seized at the FedEx shipping hub. A decision in their […] The post Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub 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 Takes Virginia’s “Assault Weapons” Ban to Court … Again - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT FOR YOUR 2A RIGHTS! Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, GOA headed back to court in Virginia to fight the state’s so-called “assault weapons” ban…  Also, Montana AG Austin Knudsen announced that MT Republicans are working to roll back their NFA restrictions to align … Read more

OH: Information on Dangerous Ordnance Licenses - Ohio Law May Provide Another Exemption to NFA Registration Under ORC § 2923.18, Ohioans can apply for a $50 Dangerous Ordnance License, providing a separate exemption that does not expressly require federal NFA registration. A GOA employee recently received an approved license from the Jackson County Sheriff. However, whether this exception permits possession of unregistered suppressors remains...

OH: State Law Restricts Our NFA Win — Here’s What You Can Do - GOA secured a historic victory against the National Firearms Act, but Ohio law is still standing in the way. On August 5, GOA and our fellow plaintiffs won a federal court victory against NFA registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), and short-barreled shotguns (SBSs). Then, on October 9, ATF announced it would stop enforcing these requirements nationwide. Unfortu...

[Podcast] From Fragmentation to Infrastructure: The Lasting Value of Modernizing Insurance Payments - Explore how modernizing and unifying insurance payments helps insurers reduce costs, improve customer experiences, and build a foundation for long-term growth.

Warren urges Fed, OCC, FDIC to restore bank examiner powers - Policies limiting when examiners can issue warnings and enforcement actions leave banks more vulnerable to escalations in AI and cybersecurity threats, the senator said.

Citi targets deeper client ties with savings rate boost - “We’re trying to reward behavior clients are already doing – investing or banking – but not always with us,” Kate Luft, Citi’s head of retail banking, said in an interview.

A look inside the AI playbook at Morgan Stanley’s wealth division - The bank flipped the script on how it approached data to enable artificial intelligence, said Hina Shamsi, CIO of wealth management technology.

How community and regional banks can modernize without losing what makes them work - Standing still on lending compliance carries its own risk as the industry evolves.

Banks are blocking external AI agents. Is this sustainable? - At least five banks — JPMorganChase, Citi, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley — are blocking AI agents from accessing customer accounts.

Heartened by sponsor-bank success, a Connecticut bank eyes SBA - DR Bank in Darien, Connecticut, is ready to branch out as a national digital lender after building a successful business in sponsor banking.

When a client's health fails, is their advisor in the loop? - A new platform could support financial advisors and other professionals, as well as family, in coordinating among caregiving professionals and managing financial needs.

SEC's crypto fundraising rules face consumer group pushback - Commentators on the proposed SEC rules, dubbed "Regulation Crypto Assets," raised concerns about insufficient investor protections and questioned the agency's legal authority.

What BNY's Wove move tells custodians about RIA tech priorities - Even though BNY Pershing executives had previously credited the Wove advisor desktop for helping it win new wealth management custody clients, the megabank said its corporate reshuffling is winning among financial advisors now.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families - Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

Press Release: FDIC Announces Six Senior Leadership Appointments - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 26, 2026 FDIC Announces Six Senior Leadership Appointments WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) t...

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC...