Precious Metals and Market News

Platinum could outperform gold price as debasement trade regains momentum – WPIC - (Kitco News) - Inflation fears are driving expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates as early as next week, and they have taken their toll on the precious metals market, including platinum.

Gold is more than ‘a tactical expression of the next Fed decision’ and pullbacks are opportunities to ‘build strategic exposure’ – UBS - (Kitco News) – Mounting fiscal concerns, elevated inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, and robust sovereign demand make a significant gold allocation a must-have in investor portfolios, according to commodity and currency analysts at UBS.

Gold, silver prices rise as Hormuz risk offsets rate pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, Brent crude above $100 a barrel and a softer dollar supported defensive demand ahead of the week’s U.S. inflation reports.

Gold majors are out of debt and will have to start buying, Lundin says - (Kitco News) - The biggest gold miners on earth are making more money than they know what to do with. They've paid off the debt. They've raised the dividend. They've bought back the stock. And they're still swimming in cash.

Gold price slides below $4,370 as Brent nears $100 - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and firmer Fed-hike expectations outweighed the safe-haven bid from renewed U.S.-Iran tensions.

‘The bull trend will resume’ and ‘you want to scale into a long position’ as gold price nears $4,000 pre-FOMC – Goldman Sachs’ Kim - (Kitco News) – The gold market’s relative underperformance since February is not a failure of the bull market, but merely a pause, and the yellow metal has fresh all-time highs in its medium-term future, according to Anthony Kim, Global Head of Metals Trading at Goldman Sachs.Kim was asked on Goldman’s The Markets podcast whether gold’s all-time high of $5,589.38 per ounce in late January was t...

‘Synchronised build-up of physical, futures, and options exposure’ to drive gold price higher - Société Générale - (Kitco News) – ETFs, futures and options positioning all indicate that gold remains in a broad-based bull market in 2026, with multiple independent demand channels reinforcing one other, according to analysts at Société Générale.

China’s central bank buys 20.2 tonnes of gold in August, largest purchase since 2023 - (Kitco News) – The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) added 20.2 metric tonnes of gold to its reserves in August, its largest monthly purchase since October 2023, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced on Monday. Last month’s purchases brought the country’s total official holdings to roughly 2,387 tonnes. China has now increased its gold reserves for 22 consecutive months...

Gold, silver slip as oil spike keeps Fed-hike trade alive - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising oil prices and elevated Treasury yields kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation reports.

Gold crosses a historic milestone, Fed says 'Yeah, but...' - (Kitco News) - There’s an old saying that if you have to explain why something isn’t important, there is probably a reason people are paying attention to it.

Steve Eisman: What If OpenAI Actually Fails? - Steve Eisman: What If OpenAI Actually Fails? Steve Eisman has spent most of the years since the financial crisis being asked, in his words, to predict the end of the world. In his latest weekly wrap - recorded Thursday night as the 10-year brushed 4.8%, he says he's still not there on AI, but if he were - he lays out exactly how it would happen. Eisman is not predicting that OpenA...

US Officials Threaten Retaliation Against UK Over Israeli Settlements Sanctions - US Officials Threaten Retaliation Against UK Over Israeli Settlements Sanctions Via Middle East Eye US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government. On Tuesday morning, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate...

Iceland Summons US Ambassador After Trump Shares American Flag Post - Iceland Summons US Ambassador After Trump Shares American Flag Post Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social showing the north Atlantic island and other countries covered by the American flag, according to local media RUV. Trump's Labor Day post depicted the Uni...

Who's Winning China's Sportswear Battle? UBS Say It's Not Nike - Who's Winning China's Sportswear Battle? UBS Say It's Not Nike Greater China accounts for about 13% of Nike's revenue and 15% of Adidas', making the world's second-largest economy a major competitive battleground for both clothing brands.  A new UBS note highlights a widening divergence, with Adidas gaining market share as Nike's turnaround struggles to gain solid traction. UBS...

US Sanctions Dozens Of Iranian Airlines As Tehran-Favored Mahan Air Defiant, Expands Flights - US Sanctions Dozens Of Iranian Airlines As Tehran-Favored Mahan Air Defiant, Expands Flights As part of the latest in the Trump-Bessent "asphyxiation of this regime" approach to Iran after six months of military action failed to accomplish most White House aims, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is sanctioning all Iranian airlines in a massive aviation crackdown. Th...

OpenAI's Claims Of Solving Million-Dollar Math Problem Marred By Allegations From Academic - OpenAI's Claims Of Solving Million-Dollar Math Problem Marred By Allegations From Academic Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, OpenAI announced on Sept. 8 that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found the solution to a generations-long mathematical problem that deals with the natural mechanics of fluids like water and air. The Navier-Stokes equa...

"I Am The House Now": Bessent Goes Full Judge Dredd On Yen Bears - "I Am The House Now": Bessent Goes Full Judge Dredd On Yen Bears US Treasury Secretary went full judge, jury, and executioner on speculative yen shorts overnight with probably the most direct explicit jawboning we have seen in years... “I am the house now, so when we intervene with the Japanese yen, I have pretty good insight into what the Japanese, what the Bank of Japan is goin...

Futures Slide As Brent Tops $100, 10Y Yields Rise Above 4.81% Ahead Of Expanded Treasury Buyback - Futures Slide As Brent Tops $100, 10Y Yields Rise Above 4.81% Ahead Of Expanded Treasury Buyback US equity futures are lower as oil continues its ascent, pushing Brent above $100 for the first time since July 24 and pushing 10Y yields to 4.81%. As of 8:15am, S&P futures are trading at session lows, down 0.5% and after erasing early gains, echoing a rally in Asian technology shares t...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Moment Arrives: New CEO Ternus Faces First Big Wall Street Test - Apple's Foldable iPhone Moment Arrives: New CEO Ternus Faces First Big Wall Street Test Apple is expected to unveil its long-awaited foldable handset, rumored to be called the "iPhone Ultra," at today's big product event, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and led by new CEO John Ternus. "Watching Apple's event is later today… huge index weight, first major event under John Ternus, and poten...

There's More Juice Left In The Trade For Higher Real Yields - There's More Juice Left In The Trade For Higher Real Yields Authored by Simon White, Bloomberg macro strategist, TIPS continue to mean revert and risk overshooting to the downside, leading to a continuation in rising real yields. Real yields in the US have had a remarkably good run, with 10-year reals bottoming at about 1.72% at the end of March and rising to near 20-year highs a...

How to create a ‘forever paycheck’ without paying for an annuity - Jean Chatzky’s new book lays out several strategies for creating steady retirement income.

Expecting an inheritance? Don’t count on it. - Too many people may be relying on the so-called Great Wealth Transfer

Refining bottlenecks are emerging as the next big oil problem as Middle East skirmishes flare up - American drivers just paid the highest Labor Day gasoline prices ever. Dwindling global refinery capacity is threatening to push prices higher.

Oil’s return above $100 a barrel puts inflation back at the center of Wall Street’s concerns - Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time in seven weeks, reviving concerns about global energy supply disruptions and a fresh inflationary shock just as major central banks prepare to make key interest-rate decisions later this month.

Bessent says, ‘I am the house now.’ What that means for the yen — and U.S. stocks. - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has never been accused of being a wallflower, but speaking in front of Southern Methodist University’s business school on Tuesday night, he made perhaps the most strident comment of his government career.

Why UBS is telling investors to forget Europe’s ‘tired caricature’ and buy its stocks - Value trap no more, European stocks are of high quality and underowned, say UBS strategists.

Meta’s stock jumps as new personal AI agent Muse addresses a major investor concern - Meta’s Muse could be the beginning of a product cycle that the market has not yet priced into the stock, an analyst says.

I did everything ‘right’ with my health insurance — and still got a surprise bill. Here’s what I learned. - It’s hard even for a healthcare insider to navigate the system, let alone appeal a denial with amorphous reasoning behind it.

Strategists say S&P 500 could top 8,000 — but risks of a pullback are mounting - While RBC Capital Markets, HSBC and Barclays all have price targets for the stock index around 8,000, they outline risks the market is facing.

I’m a single 58-year-old veteran in California with $1.5 million and a VA pension. Can I retire? - “I expect to receive at least $9,000 per month before federal and California state taxes.”

Bessent bond plan details to be revealed as Treasury secretary warns FX traders he's 'the house now' - The department is expected to announce around 11 a.m. ET the size of a buyback operation it announced Aug. 19.

Apple event live updates: First foldable iPhone, new watch series expected as Ternus makes debut - Follow Apple’s Sept. 9 event live for new product announcements, prices, release dates and the company’s first launch under CEO John Ternus.

U.S. denies claims Iran struck two American vessels in retaliation for earlier strikes - The U.S. denied Iran’s claim that it struck two American vessels as the two sides traded attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Brent crude hit $100 a barrel.

Stocks fall as Brent crude trades above $100 per barrel: Live updates - The three major averages posted losses in Tuesday's regular trading.

Robinhood CEO says companies can't control how their stock is tokenized as AMC clash escalates - Robinhood's Vlad Tenev said public companies can’t control financial products built around their stock while acknowledging token holders don’t get voting rights.

U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates - Import bans on motorbikes, alcohol and dairy products are due to come into effect on Sept. 29 as the rift between the countries deepens.

Why the Fed's interest rate call could come down to a few hundredths of a percentage point - As markets vacillate between which way they see policymakers leaning, all eyes will turn to economic reports measuring producer and consumer prices.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs worth CA$27.6 billion take effect as trade rift with U.S. deepens - Duties on Canadian imports of U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a trade war between Washington and Ottawa intensifies.

China's imports in August miss estimates as calls for rebalancing trade grow - China's exports and imports gathered momentum in August, as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.

Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention - Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.

Spain faces dilemma of what to do with its gold at the U.S. Fed - By Belen CarrenoEl Pais, MadridTuesday, September 8, 2026 As the world order finds its new balance, some of the pieces in motion are made of solid gold.  Major European central banks have begun repatriating their gold reserves held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Netherlands made this public last week, but France and Germany had already taken recent steps in this direction, while I...

China's central bank adds most gold since 2023 even as prices jump - By Jessica Zhou and Jack RyanBloomberg NewsMonday, September 7, 2026 China added the most gold to its reserves since 2023, accelerating purchases in August even as bullion prices surged. Holdings at the People's Bank of China, one of the biggest official-sector buyers, rose by 650,000 ounces, according to data released by the central bank on Monday. That extends the PBOC's buying streak to 22 m...

Can China lure European central bank gold reserves from U.S.? - By Emma MaSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, September 7, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366640/golden-opportunity-can-china-lure-european-central-bank-gold-reserves-us Amid persistent geopolitical strains and growing concerns over the weaponisation of the US dollar, European central banks have continued shifting gold reserves away from US vaults -- with the l...

Prime minister fails to diminish India's love for gold - By Chris Kay and Krishn KaushikFinancial Times, LondonMonday, September 7, 2026 Indians are ignoring calls by Narendra Modi's government to curb gold purchases, according to the country's biggest jewellery retailer. Profits at Titan -- part of the Tata conglomerate -- rose by 63% while footfall also increased in the most recent quarter. Jewelry accounts for the vast majority of the chain's earn...

Russian gold floods through Hong Kong following Western sanctions - By William Sandlund and Haohsiang KoFinancial Times, LondonSunday, September 6, 2026 Russian gold shipments to Hong Kong have surged this year as the Chinese territory becomes a top trading centre for bullion placed under sanctions by the West. The shift comes at a time when Asian hubs are vying to control more of the global gold trade that has traditionally centred on London, New York, and Dub...

Why the Gasoline Price Spike Didn’t Derail Consumer Spending despite all Moaning & Groaning: Auto Dealers Got Caught Too - Americans hate, hate, hate high gas prices, but they’re less sensitive to them than auto dealers ironically expected.

By Dumping US Treasuries to Prop Up the Yen, Japan’s Foreign Currency Reserves Plunged by $95 Billion in August. But Don’t Cry for Japan. These Interventions Are Hugely Profitable - The government is already busy fighting over what to do with the $31 billion in profits on its foreign exchange interventions last fiscal year.

The 10-Year Treasury Yield over 5%? Some Thoughts - The economy did fine with a 10-year yield of 5-8%, including in the 1990s, amid a tight labor market and lots of economic growth.

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 A "Legal Tender Law"? And, Is It A Problem? - What is a legal tender law? Over the years, there has been some discussion about “legal tender laws” in the United States. I talked to a legal expert about it, and discovered – as I suspected – that ...

Crypto Long & Short: Inside the 300-to-1 onchain gap between the dollar and euro - Ryan Connor of RockawayX writes that the dollar leads the euro about 3 to 1 across the offchain economy and more than 300 to 1 onchain. Euro-pegged stablecoins total €711 million, under 1% of supply. He traces the gap to path dependency and missing euro DeFi infrastructure, and argues MiCA-regulated issuance and euro vault rails are changing it.

Kalshi election data goes live on DoubleZero ahead of U.S. midterms - The expansion gives institutional and automated traders access to full-depth political prediction-market order books ahead of the U.S. midterms.

PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform - The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay.

Hunter Biden's new LAPTOP token lost 98% of its value in under an hour after $1.6 billion debut - LAPTOP swung from $190 to under $4 within minutes of opening on Base. Onchain records show tokens had been distributed to market makers for a week before trading began.

KYC data is an irresistible honeypot for hackers, and we must change how it is collected - Privacy-preserving identity verification systems could allow individuals to prove only what a service needs to know while keeping the underlying information under their control, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper.

Algorand names former Chainlink executive William Herkelrath as CEO - The former Chainlink and Curv executive will lead the blockchain organization’s push into institutional finance and quantum-resistant security.

Germany moves to tax bitcoin like stocks as new draft bill targets tax-free gains - Existing holdings would keep the current tax treatment, which can allow tax-free sales after a 12-month holding period.

Crypto lobbying orgs ask court to suspend Illinois tax as legal case continues - The motion for a preliminary injunction comes a few weeks after the Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association sued to block the law.

U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test - The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live transaction.

OpenAI says 10,000 AI agents solved a $1 million math problem. Now mathematicians are fighting - An internal model more powerful than GPT-6 Astra produced a proposed solution to one of mathematics’ seven Millennium Prize Problems, though questions are emerging over how independently it got there.

Bitcoin Price Stalls at $79K as US-Iran Strikes Shake Oil Markets - Brent crude has surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since July, while West Texas Intermediate topped $95 amid a military escalation in the Middle East. Military Conflict Escalates On Wednesday, oil prices surged, with Brent crude reaching two-month highs while bitcoin retreated to $79,000 following new reports of U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers […]

Blockstream Hackers Demand 10% Bounty, Threaten 15% Holder Loss - Blockstream’s standoff with the self-described white hats behind the Liquid Network exploit kicked into high gear Wednesday after the group demanded a 10% bug bounty and threatened further losses for holders. White Hats Come Out Swinging With 10% Demand The latest message appeared on the Bitcoin blockchain through OP_RETURN, a feature that lets users attach […]

Lightning Security Alert: Alby Reveals Critical Hub Vulnerability - On Sept. 9, 2026, Alby, the Bitcoin Lightning Network and Nostr tooling company, revealed a critical security flaw in older versions of Alby Hub, a Lightning-centric node and wallet. Lightning Project Alby Confirms Critical Flaw in Older Hub Versions The team disclosed the issue on the social media platform X on Wednesday, stating: “We have […]

Bitcoin Price Roars Back From $77,603 as Bulls Eye $80,000 - Bitcoin’s price was back around $79,000 early Wednesday after buyers aggressively defended Tuesday’s plunge to $77,603, putting the leading crypto asset within striking distance of its $79,742 session high. The recovery has put bulls back in the driver’s seat in the short term, but resistance near $79,700 to $80,000 means the broader breakout is not […]

A Whale Sold 16,976 SOL to Buy STONK’s 33% Dip; Then Came It’s All-Time High - A single wallet pulled 16,976 SOL off Binance and spent it on Stonkfun’s STONK token at an average price of $0.19, buying into a drawdown. The token then set a new all-time high the same day. The Trade, Step by Step The sequence of events was short enough to read in two lines: A wallet […]

Why So Many Men Feel Lost - Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning.

Should the State Pay Stay-at-Home Moms? - Plus: AI doom, trolling the DSA, and more...

Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing] a Gruesome Birth Injury on the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, While She Was Pregnant" - From Dep't of Health v. Lawler, decided Sept. 1 by Florida Administrative Law Judge Robert Cohen: On or about January… The post Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing] a Gruesome Birth Injury on the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, While She Was Pregnant" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Sound of da Harassment Prosecution - Defendant's playing "the KRS-One song entitled 'Sound of da Police' at a high and disruptive volume from her vehicle while simultaneously directing offensive, suggestive, and threatening remarks toward the complainant near the complainant's home" "may reasonably be interpreted as intended to alarm, annoy, threaten, or harass."

Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 - 9/9/1806: Justice William Paterson dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Brickbat: Mein Gott - Sven Hüber, the deputy chairman of Germany's largest police union and a high-ranking government official with the Federal Police, has… The post Brickbat: Mein Gott appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras - Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.

A Strange Sorting Feature On The Supreme Court's Docket - The order from the Justice is listed before the reply briefs.

Will It Matter That ABA Council Repealed The DEI Standard? - Law schools will still voluntarily follow the standard, and the Department of Education will still remove the ABA's accrediting authority

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...

New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare’s AI Prior Authorization Experiment - EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contra...

Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal - A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices temporarily shut down the citizen journalism group's YouTube channel. We think the court set the bar far too...

Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs - Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance. After years of successful grassroots battles to pull these cameras from local streets, bipartisan momentum is sweeping the country. On August 28, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bann...

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

Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse - Freeport, Texas—Yesterday, a Texas trial court granted a motion for summary judgment against a group of property owners in Freeport’s historically Black community of East […] The post Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse appeared first on Institute for Justice.

FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit - ARLINGTON, Va.—Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reissued an order requiring certain businesses in targeted ZIP codes in New Mexico and Texas to report […] The post FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M - Acquiring one of its long-time bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.

Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank - “It would have taken us a year and a half to two years to get near a $200 million bank,” Georgia Skyline Bank co-founder Ryan Floyd said. “Now we’re that on Day One.”

Huntington elevates Standridge to president - Brant Standridge, president of consumer and regional banking, will oversee all of Huntington’s revenue-generating businesses.

EverBank, WaFd to merge in $3.9B deal - The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.

MoneyLion alums take OpenReserve ‘out of stealth’ - Couched as a home for “continuous” banking, the company received conditional approval for a national banking license from the OCC.

Don't let last-minute changes scuttle the CLARITY Act - The section of the bill addressing stablecoin rewards is the product of a hard-won bipartisan compromise. Efforts to reword it would not only create confusion, but would seriously endanger its passage.

New on-chain bank receives conditional OCC approval - OpenReserve, a proposed digital bank built by former MoneyLion executives, is the next bank seeking to bring digital asset technology to institutional banking.

Researchers find a hole in Microsoft's anti-spoofing fix - Researchers showed a message with no return address slips past Reject Direct Send. Credit unions were told to close this kind of gap in 2021.

Chime to buy longtime partner Stride Bank for $590 million - Owning a bank will allow Chime to build products faster, shed partner banking fees, and reduce its funding cost, while also allowing the neobank to more efficiently expand its lending business.

How certified coaching skills complement — and boost — financial planning - The APFC from Sage Financial Solutions represents just one of a handful of coaching certifications that could help planners expand their skills and ability to serve clients with valuable behavioral capabilities.

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 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.

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

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

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FD...

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