Precious Metals and Market News

Gold is the ‘truth teller’ as U.S. debt spirals; buy gold with your $5,000 check - Jeff Sarti - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s commitment to bring inflation down to its 2% target is creating some much-needed confidence in the long end of the yield curve as 10-year bond yields fall back below 5.00%; however, according to one fund manager, gold remains the ultimate safe-haven insurance play.

If Warsh represents most Fed voters, more hikes could be on the way – Natixis - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve may be leaning more hawkish than recent Fedspeak seemed to suggest, and yesterday’s rate hike could be followed by another before the year is out, according to Natixis.In their latest note, economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker characterized yesterday’s decision by the FOMC to raise rates for the first time since 2023 as “the path of least resistanc...

Gold price holding near session highs as US pending home sales rise 0.3% - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to trade near its session highs, solidly above $4,300 an ounce, and could see further safe-haven demand as the U.S. housing sector remains extremely fragile, with the number of consumers starting the process of buying a new home stalling, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Gold, silver rise as yields ease after Warsh’s Fed hike - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, as lower crude oil prices and a modest pullback in Treasury yields helped precious metals recover after the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate hike in three years and signaled that more tightening may still be needed.

Philly Fed survey can't derail gold's momentum - (Kitco News) - The gold market is once again holding its own above critical near-term support, even as the U.S. manufacturing sector appears to be more resilient than economists had expected, according to the latest regional data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.

Gold price at $4,370/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 196k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near session highs on Thursday morning following the release of better than expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits came in below economists’ forecasts.

Gold price near high after U.S. housing starts fall 2.6%, building permits fall 2.7% in August - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near session highs this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market delivering a weaker-than-expected performance last month.Housing starts fell 2.6% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.275 million units, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. The data was worse than expected as economists looked for a rise to 1.310 m...

Gold catches a bid as BoE leaves interest rates unchanged - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading just off its session highs after the Bank of England decided to leave interest rates unchanged following its September monetary policy meeting.

Gold, silver prices fall as Warsh signals more tightening ahead - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 and signaled that more tightening may be needed to contain inflation.

Gold price buckles under Warsh’s inflation fixation as Fed hikes rates - (Kitco News) - The gold market was able to withstand an expected rate hike and forecasts for additional tightening later this year; however, the precious metal took a bruising as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh came out swinging hard during his press conference.

What If AGI Is Already Here, And It's Made Of... Children? - What If AGI Is Already Here, And It's Made Of... Children? Authored by Pascio (@IAmPascio) via X (and blog is here), The superintelligence, the singularity, AGI, whatever you call it, the one we're so scared of is, ironically, also the one we most likely won't see coming. This essay is going to probably be a pretty hot take, but the idea I'm about to share with you is going to ...

Judge Details Restrictions On Google Ads Business, Declines Breakup - Judge Details Restrictions On Google Ads Business, Declines Breakup Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Sept. 16 unsealed the opinion she issued Sept. 2 requiring Google to open its advertising tools to competitors, share auction data with publishers, and accept a six-year monitor - without selling its ad exchange or publisher ad server. Virginia-b...

"Stay Away From The Area": F-16 Fighter Jet Reportedly Crashes In Michigan - "Stay Away From The Area": F-16 Fighter Jet Reportedly Crashes In Michigan There are unconfirmed reports that an F-16 fighter jet has crashed about 130 to 145 miles south of Grand Rapids. "STAY AWAY FROM THE AREA: Responders are heading to a reported plane crash near County Road 633 and Blair Townhall Road in Blair Township," local news outlet UpNorthLive News wrote on X around 2:...

Sen. Paul Introduces Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Sen. Paul Introduces Birthright Citizenship Amendment Authored by Jonathan Turley, Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Constitution Day event at James Madison University about "Rage and the Republic." and various constitutional issues. During the event, organized by the James Madison Center on Civic Engagement, one student asked me what I would change about the U.S. C...

Dangerous Escalation: German, French, UK Militaries Ramp Up Flights Near Russian Border - Dangerous Escalation: German, French, UK Militaries Ramp Up Flights Near Russian Border Kremlin sources are sounding the alarm over increasing NATO flights observed flying closely to Russia's border, amid dangerously heightened rhetoric over alleged Russian drone incursions in the Baltics and Poland, as well as accusations of a Russian-backed UAV sabotage campaign in Germany and ce...

House Passes Bill To Ensure Data Centers Cover Their Own Energy Costs - House Passes Bill To Ensure Data Centers Cover Their Own Energy Costs Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a measure put forward by Republicans that would provide a federal blueprint to ensure data centers pay for their use of local energy grids. It was adopted in a 417-3 vote. The legislation would impose new requi...

Yttrium Emerges As Resource War Flashpoint As Beijing Squeezes Western Supply Chains - Yttrium Emerges As Resource War Flashpoint As Beijing Squeezes Western Supply Chains China is using its top supplier position in yttrium, a silvery metal used in heat-resistant ceramic coatings for jet engines and power turbine blades, as well as in electronics and optics, to pressure the Trump administration. Disrupted shipments expose another critical material dependency that giv...

"I'm Not Going Back" Haitian Gang Thug Deported - "I'm Not Going Back" Haitian Gang Thug Deported Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, The man who told federal agents he would never set foot in Haiti again is back in Haiti. Wisteguens Jean Quely Charles spent 19 months in federal custody after a viral January 2025 ICE arrest in Boston. Last Thursday he was loaded onto a removal flight out of Louisiana. Sources told Fo...

Trump Concedes He Must Soon Decide On Iran End Game: 'Annihilate Them Or Not' - Trump Concedes He Must Soon Decide On Iran End Game: 'Annihilate Them Or Not' Update(1325ET): Some key lines of President Trump given to Axios on Thursday... He told the outlet he is at a "critical juncture" regarding the war in Iran, weighing whether to launch massive new attacks or pursue a different path to end the conflict. He has previously indicated his belief that war will...

Maduro Ally Pleads Guilty In Miami To Scheme That Stole Venezuelan Welfare Funds - Maduro Ally Pleads Guilty In Miami To Scheme That Stole Venezuelan Welfare Funds Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The former minister of industry for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's regime pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a global money laundering conspiracy that skimmed millions from a Venezuelan public welfare program. Colombian businessman Alex Saab (L) leaves after a...

Tesla’s upcoming product frenzy could leave investors disappointed - Slower-than-expected robotaxi progress is still a chief concern, according to experts.

Pet insurance or savings account: What’s the best way to plan for a big vet bill? - You want to make sure your pet can receive the care they need when an emergency happens — but is pet insurance the best way to prepare for that?

Pokémon has turned 30, and Target is set to cash in on the anniversary craze - As people clamored for Pokemon’s 30th-anniversary card set, Mizuho analysts noted long lines and sold-out items at Target stores.

Saudi Arabia is now pushing to export more oil through the Strait of Hormuz - With its East-West pipeline shut down, the Straight of Hormuz is the best avenue available and its spigot has recently opened up. Will it last?

My brother-in-law expects my husband and me to pay for his food every time we go out. How can I tell my husband I don’t want to do this anymore? - “We also pay for the daughter’s food and drinks and she doesn’t usually even eat half of the meal.”

This is the only cybersecurity stock that can post big gains, according to one analyst - Zscaler’s stock has missed out on the cybersecurity sector’s big rally this year — but it could soon get its moment in the spotlight

Amazon’s secret weapon against Walmart could be a massive blitz in same-day delivery - BofA analysts say Amazon’s reported plans to expand same-day fulfillment centers represent an effort to make basic goods “immediately accessible.”

AI was supposed to kill Google search. These numbers show the opposite, analyst says. - Google’s lead in search has strengthened and AI is leading to new growth, an Evercore ISI analyst notes.

Why growth stocks’ surprising strength may be warning of a market bubble - Yet another warning sign of a stock-market bubble is coming from growth stocks’ surprising strength.

Book your Thanksgiving and Christmas travel now — or risk getting priced out of flying home for the holidays - Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas are still months away — but travel experts are advising those heading home for the holidays to book their flights now.

As Republicans tout Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' here's who the tax breaks benefited most - As the midterm elections approach, Republicans are touting President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" to voters. Here's who benefited from the tax cuts.

Stocks surge as oil and bond yields retreat, recovering from Fed-induced sell-off - In a widely anticipated move, the Fed on Wednesday raised the overnight funds rate by a quarter percentage point and signaled another hike could come this year.

Trump photo appears to reference Kennedy Center demolition, judge orders advance notice of any move to knock it down - President Donald Trump wants his name on the Kennedy Center. But a judge has ruled it cannot be placed there without authorization by Congress.

Lawmakers must 'keep their options open' on Social Security reform, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says - The next U.S. president and candidates for Senate this November will be tasked with addressing Social Security's funding shortfall.

Jensen Huang says Nvidia will sell twice as many chips next year - Huang's comment is the latest forecast from Nvidia and points to continuing massive growth for the next six quarters.

Bank of England defies Fed’s rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged - The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K. inflation rose to 3.1% and energy costs put pressure on prices.

'Science fiction': Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices - Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.

Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household - Rising oil prices and Treasury yields are lifting energy and borrowing costs for U.S. households, pushing consumers to draw more heavily on savings.

UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar - The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

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.

China's US Treasury holdings fall to lowest level since 2008 - By Arjun Neil Alim and Haohsiang KoFinancial Times, LondonThursday, September 17, 2026 China's holdings of US Treasuries have fallen to the lowest since August 2008, underlining a shift in Beijing's management of its reserves and a deepening rift between the world's two largest economies. The value of US government debt held by Chinese investors, as recorded by US banks and custodians, fell to ...

Singapore's gold hub plan gets lift with DBS vault expansion - By Yihui XieBloomberg Newsvia The Straits Times, SingaporeThursday, September 17, 2026 SINGAPORE -- Singapore's push to become a major gold hub is gaining momentum, with DBS Group Holdings adding bullion storage capacity and other banks considering similar moves. DBS, Southeast Asia's largest lender, increased its vaulting space in 2026 to support growing demand from both private wealth and ins...

Stablecoin issuer Tether lends its gold - How many places can Tether's gold occupy at the same time and how much imaginary supply can it create? * * * Tether Gold Loans Swell With $1.5 Billion for US Bullion Dealer By Jack RyanBloomberg NewsWednesday, September 16, 2026 Tether has emerged as a major bullion lender, providing about $1.5 billion in financing to a top US gold dealer after amassing one of the world's largest private hoards...

Turks know how well gold protects them from their government - Turkish Habit of Stashing Gold 'Under the Pillow' Hurts Economy, Government Says By Hadeel Al-ShalchiNational Public Radio, WashingtonTuesday, September 15, 2026 ISTANBUL -- In Turkey gold is far more than a decorative accessory. It is gifted throughout life's major milestones and stashed safely at home -- a time-honored practice designed to protect savings against frequent currency devaluation...

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...

Pending Home Sales Stuck Deep in Mud, Edge up from Down-Revised 2nd Lowest on Record, Supply Hits 10-Year+ High - Sales were bad in all regions. But mortgage rates in August were still quite a bit lower than now.

Fed Finally Hikes, Dot Plot Sees More Rate Hikes, New Rate-Hike Cycle Starts. Bond Market Breathes Small Sigh of Relief - This was a hawkish meeting, with a unanimous vote for a hike, and more hikes indicated.

Despite All Moaning & Groaning, Americans Not in the Mood to Slow Down: Retail Sales Surge even without Gasoline - Not even sky-high gasoline prices could dent their spending on bars & restaurants, ecommerce, cannabis stores, etc.

Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit Clarity early next year as crypto tax bill advances - The Shark Tank investor says Congress will face pressure to revive crypto market structure legislation as it moves to establish tax rules for digital assets.

SEC opens door to tokenized U.S. stock trading. Here’s who could benefit - The five-year experiment gives DeFi-style trading venues, tokenization firms and liquidity providers a new U.S. pathway while leaving synthetic stock tokens outside the framework.

UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs - Increased enforcement coincides with detailed regulatory guidance issued to crypto firms ahead of the full framework taking effect in late 2027.

U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dug into plans for around-the-clock trading in an event on the same morning it approved tokenized securities.

Crypto for Advisors: Beyond bitcoin and ether -
Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere - The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry.

Ratings giant S&P Global acquires OpenZeppelin in tokenized finance risk push - Building on its recent market-data investment in Kaiko, S&P Global’s latest purchase targets the technological risks facing banks and asset managers onchain.

SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.

Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capacity - The test network raised its limit on work per block toward 200 million gas as developers prepare for a proposed October 6 public test.

Zcash miner Fortitude names former Hut 8 chief Jaime Leverton CEO ahead of Nasdaq deal - Leverton will lead the DCG-owned mining company as it pursues a public listing through its proposed merger with HeartSciences.

L-BTC Peg-Out Still Shut Down as Blockstream Refuses Hacker Demand - It’s been 11 days since the so-called white hat hackers siphoned nearly 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Network. Since then, after the return of 3,400 BTC and a whole lot of onchain bickering, L-BTC to BTC peg-outs are still not functional on Liquid, and the hackers still hold 598.50 BTC valued at more than $45 […]

‘God Access’ Recycled in Another Lawsuit Against BitMEX - Just days before its closure, one of the oldest crypto exchanges, BitMEX, was hit with another lawsuit that repeats the same “God Access” theme. This time, it’s related to the collapsed crypto giant Celsius and is filled with accusations based “on information and belief.” In short, on Sept. 12, Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC), a […]

CFTC Gives Crypto Wallet Developers a New Regulatory Escape Hatch - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) just opened a regulatory side door for software developers, allowing some to market derivatives, collect trading fees and avoid registering as brokers. The agency’s Market Participants Division extended conditional no-action relief to providers of “passive software” on Sept. 17, taking a framework originally granted to Phantom Technologies in...

JUSTICE Skyrockets While Bitcoiners Cheer Return of Julian Assange - The native token of AssangeDAO, JUSTICE, jumped fourfold in a couple of hours amid low trading volume as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange returned to X after two years of silence, prompting welcome messages from bitcoiners. “I’m back,” Assange posted on X on Thursday, sharing a post by Wikileaks with his picture and fueling the JUSTICE […]

Crypto Liquidations Surge Past $260M as Bitcoin’s Price Touches $77K - Bitcoin’s price snapped its recent downward trend, briefly touching $77,000 before settling around $76,600. Despite sharp swings and pressure from a unanimous 25-basis-point Fed rate hike, bitcoin maintained a $1.54 trillion market cap with a 1% daily gain. Market Recovery and Price Action Bitcoin’s price showed signs of recovery Thursday after briefly touching $77,000, snapping […]

Border Officer Convicted of Raping and Robbing Chinese Sex Workers - Jurors didn't buy Luis Uribe's defense: that he was targeted by "hustlers" for being an immigration officer.

Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Jewish Targets Outside Israel - One disturbing aspect of the surge in antisemitic violence since October 7 has received relatively little attention: Western governments say… The post Iran's Expanding Campaign Against Jewish Targets Outside Israel appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The Fed Can't Fight Inflation Alone. Will Congress Do Its Part? - Lawmakers have to show they'll back the national debt with future fiscal surpluses, which means reining in government spending.

Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation - The ACLU says Hunter Demster's arrest shows a continuing campaign of intimidation and retaliation by the Memphis Safe Task Force.

ICE's Missing Miscarriage Data Leave Questions About Pregnancy Care in Detention - The Trump administration has reached record-breaking levels of immigration arrests amid accusations of medical neglect, including among pregnant women.

Why the Right Should Celebrate the UT-Austin Football Photo - For decades, conservative and libertarian legal activists worked to ban race preferences in admissions. They won.

New York Wants To Scrap Testing Requirements While School Spending Soars - This week, the state's educational leaders moved to eliminate Regents exam requirements for high school students.

Not Using A Smartphone Burdens Others - It is increasingly difficult to function in society without a phone. So I'll turn mine off.

Seven Federal Judges From Minnesota Talk To The N.Y. Times About Trump Administration - “It’s the rule of law. If you don’t have it, you have either anarchy or you have authoritarianism. You have Russia or you have China or you have North Korea.”

A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers - The bill, which passed the House and Senate, would let Trump impose tariffs up to 100 percent on certain countries, but it fails to properly define which.

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards. - Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin - or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check - what needs to be done if we ever want to live in a REAL “land of the free.” The post They’re not Patriots. They’r...

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...

California’s “Addictive Feeds” Law Violates Teens’ First Amendment Rights - A California law that prohibits teens from receiving recommended social media content from other social media users violates their First Amendment rights, EFF argued this week. The case, Meta v. Bonta, challenges SB 976, which requires that teen social media users get their parents’ permission before seeing other users’ recommended speech on their social media feeds. The legal challenge to SB 9...

Victory! Appeals Court Rejects Expansive New Copyright Claim -  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed internet users and programmers a big win today, by rejecting an attempt to stretch a narrow provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) into a new source of copyright liability.   The case involves Section 1202 of the DMCA, which prohibits intentionally removing copyright management information (CMI) like an author’s name or a...

Victory: Court, Using a New Test, Rules Embedding Links is Legal - Courts have for two decades found that linking and embedding someone else’s web content, be it a photo, music, or an article, doesn’t violate copyright law–the entity that controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work, not the user or website that merely directs others to it, is directly liable if the content turns out to be infringing. News publisher Emmerich Newspapers sought to convince ...

Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit - Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, […] The post Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute - ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently doubled down on […] The post Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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.

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

State regulators float AI framework for banks, examiners - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued discretionary guidance that proposes eight questions examiners should consider and three tiers of risk banks face by using artificial intelligence.

Synapse victims look to small-claims court - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated more funds to repay fintech users harmed in the Synapse crisis. But there’s no timeline for when that money would be disbursed.

Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US - The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

Crypto’s Clarity Act stumbles - A hotly debated measure to regulate digital assets failed in the Senate amid conflict-of-interest concerns related to President Trump. Regulators now may have to forge the blueprint for the sector.

PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’ - Executives at regional lenders cited AI priorities, systems conversions and strategic initiatives as reasons to avoid pursuing deals despite regulatory tailwinds.

What Hyundai learned from its stablecoin test drive - The South Korean automaker's credit card subsidiary completed two proof-of-concept transactions that used stablecoins to move funds between subsidiaries in the U.S. and Mexico without a bank. Next, Hyundai Motor will test if the technology can be used as the backbone of its global treasury infrastructure.

SEC warns new outside activity rule isn't a free-for-all - Brokerages applaud a new rule that will relieve them of the obligation to monitor advisors' side gigs such as driving for Uber or bartending. But regulators say they still have plenty of obligations to monitor outside business activities.

SEC clears path for tokenized stock trading - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued an order allowing some tokenized U.S. stocks to be traded on blockchain-based platforms.

Will Enova owe $5M fee after stall-out of Grasshopper deal? - Now that regulators have failed to approve a controversial merger deal, the question is whether the buyer will have to pay a hefty fee to the seller.

De novo applications are up, but the tide isn't turning back - Regulatory hurdles made starting a new bank harder after 2008, but research suggests the decades-long decline in de novos goes back further and that even a sharp deregulatory push won't lead to a rebound to precrisis levels of de novo applications.

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 issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting - Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting

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

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in o...

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...