Precious Metals and Market News

Russia’s central bank sold 44 tonnes of gold in the first half of 2026 - (Kitco News) – Russia’s gold reserves have declined by 1.4 million ounces, or 43.5 tonnes, since the start of the year, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).Russia’s sovereign gold reserves stood at 73.4 million troy ounces, or 2,282 tonnes, as of the start of July, the CBR announced on Monday. The central bank estimates Russia’s gold holdings are valued at $299 bi...

Gold headed toward $3,500 and silver toward $50 before the next run, Chambers says - (Kitco News) - The veteran investor who warned in May that the metals selloff had further to run says the bottom is now close, and that he plans to start buying again this year.

Gold rebounds as $4,000 support holds, silver leads metals higher - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Tuesday, as short covering lifted precious metals after last week’s selloff while Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar and crude oil prices remained firm.

Gold is oversold, the debasement trade is still on, and the pressure is building – Sprott’s Paul Wong - (Kitco News) – Gold is massively oversold by every meaningful metric and is likely to set a cyclical bottom before September, while currency debasement is the fundamental driver that will push gold to its next all-time high, according to Paul Wong, managing partner and market strategist at Sprott Inc.In a recent interview, Wong told Kitco News that gold tends to find support when prices fall to...

Gold, silver firm as equities slip and Hormuz risk supports oil - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are modestly higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Monday, as short covering helped metals stabilize after last week’s selloff, while higher Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and elevated crude oil prices capped the rebound.

Despite Middle East escalation, interest rates remain the key price driver for gold and silver – StoneX - (Kitco News) – Interest rates are still the key driver for precious metals prices even as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalates further, with gold and silver facing continued downside risk, according to Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis for EMEA & Asia at StoneX.

Gold gains capped as markets ignore positive data over Hormuz worries, Indian silver premiums rise despite low demand – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices aren’t benefiting from lower rate hike expectations because market participants are worried about the Iran conflict, while India’s new import controls are causing 10% price premiums on domestic silver even as demand languishes, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices have remained trapped in a $250 r...

Gold softens, silver rebounds as Fed-rate risk limits metals - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are slightly lower and spot silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Monday, as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation pushed crude oil back above $90 a barrel and kept Treasury yields firm, limiting gold’s safe-haven response.

Gold steadies near $4,000 as chip selloff hits equities - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as short covering helped metals stabilize after Thursday’s break while firm Treasury yields, a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated oil prices kept the broader tone defensive.

Wall Street breaks bearish, Main Street sentiment still split after gold struggles to maintain $4,000 support amid summer doldrums - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street overwhelmingly bearish on gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street sentiment remained divided and indecisive after the yellow metal repeatedly tested the $4,000 support level.

Goldman Warns Brent Could Top $120 If Gulf Chokepoint Crisis Deepens - Goldman Warns Brent Could Top $120 If Gulf Chokepoint Crisis Deepens Brent crude futures are trading in the low $90s as the Gulf area escalation enters a tenth consecutive day. Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, while two tankers carrying Saudi crude reversed course in the southern Red Sea after warnings from Iran-backed Houthi forces placed another critical maritime c...

Why Retail Traders Consistently Underperform Over Time - Why Retail Traders Consistently Underperform Over Time Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Decades of data across global markets reach the same verdict: the more frequently retail traders trade, the worse they perform. The infrastructure has never been more inviting. The losses have never been more documented. Here are some key statistics we will dive into furt...

ASP Isotopes Targets America’s Uranium Conversion Chokepoint - ASP Isotopes Targets America’s Uranium Conversion Chokepoint ASP Isotopes announced Tuesday that its Quantum Leap Energy subsidiary signed a research agreement with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to advance and de-risk the commercial production of uranium hexafluoride, or UF6. The work will focus on gathering data on the reactions used to convert uranium concentrate (...

Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions - Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions A Michigan Court of Appeals panel on July 20 vacated the convictions of Pete Musico and Paul Bellar, two men a jury found guilty in 2022 of providing material support for an act of terrorism over their connection to the alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  Michigan Gov. Gr...

Most Adults Can Safely Drink Up To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day: American Heart Association - Most Adults Can Safely Drink Up To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day: American Heart Association Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Most adults can safely drink five cups of coffee a day, according to the American Heart Association. The organization said in a July 20 statement that synthesizes research on caffeine that the latest studies indicate that for most adults, consumin...

Two Saudi Crude-Laden Tankers Make U-turns In Red Sea Amid Houthi 'Blockade', Oil Surges - Two Saudi Crude-Laden Tankers Make U-turns In Red Sea Amid Houthi 'Blockade', Oil Surges Summary Shipping disruption: Houthi threats forced two Saudi oil tankers to turn around in the Red Sea as Hormuz traffic slowed sharply after more tanker attacks. Escalation in Gulf: Iran claimed strikes on infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, while Kuwait reported a second day of a...

Border Patrol Records 14 Straight Months Of Zero Releases At Southern Border - Border Patrol Records 14 Straight Months Of Zero Releases At Southern Border Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal immigrants into the United States from the southern border for the 14th consecutive month in June. Border enforcement is at “historic levels,” and illegal crossings last month remained significantly low, Cu...

GLP-1 Fight: Novo Sues Eli Lilly Over Nationwide "Deceptive Advertising" Campaign - GLP-1 Fight: Novo Sues Eli Lilly Over Nationwide "Deceptive Advertising" Campaign Novo Nordisk wrote in a press release that it is suing GLP-1 rival Eli Lilly in federal court in New Jersey, alleging nationwide "deceptive advertising" for Zepbound and Mounjaro. The company claims Lilly misleads consumers by comparing Lilly's highest doses with lower doses of Novo's Wegovy and Ozemp...

"Demand Remains Strong": GM Beats Expectations, Lifts Guidance For Second Time - "Demand Remains Strong": GM Beats Expectations, Lifts Guidance For Second Time GM beat Wall Street's second-quarter expectations on Tuesday, posting adjusted earnings of $3.57 per share on $48.03 billion in revenue as profitability improved despite softer vehicle sales. Adjusted EBIT reached $3.94 billion, up from $3.0 billion a year earlier, helped by lower tariff-related costs an...

Domino's US Sale Growth Hits Five-Quarter Low As Budget Diners Pull Back - Domino's US Sale Growth Hits Five-Quarter Low As Budget Diners Pull Back Domino's Pizza posted its softest US comparable-sales growth in five quarters as inflation and the national average price for regular gasoline above $4 a gallon pressured working-poor consumers. Second-quarter same-store sales rose a measly .1%, in line with estimates but trailing the growth expected across m...

Pro stock pickers cannot beat simple math — war in the Middle East is proving it - Active stock pickers almost always lose against the broad market. They can’t beat simple math.

Novo Nordisk’s lawsuit against Eli Lilly over ads highlights intense competition in GLP-1 market - The Danish company Novo Nordisk says U.S.-based Lilly isn’t including the most up-to-date clinical information about its drugs.

Think this stock market is in a bubble? These earnings numbers say otherwise. - Stay with the AI trade and overweight technology stocks, according to one earnings expert.

Why Paramount could win if it loses the Warner Bros. Discovery deal - States are trying to block Paramount’s mega-merger. Shareholders should root for them.

Tesla earnings are on deck, and investors will be looking to settle this major debate - Wall Street wants to see whether Tesla can deliver on its robotaxi and Optimus plans.

‘I have a $2,000 deductible’: I reported a cracked windshield on my Hertz rental car. Can they charge me? - “I never heard a rock hit the windshield.”

Do I use $300,000 of my $1.2 million retirement savings so my daughter can attend her dream college? - “Our daughter is a highly ranked competitive softball pitcher with a 3.94 GPA.”

The co-founder of Stocktwits dumped chip stocks before their 20% slide. Where he’s putting his money now. - Stocktwits’ Howard Lindzon talks to MarketWatch about sidestepping a chip selloff, where he sees opportunity and the “degenerate economy.”

How to deal with a micromanager - Plus: Don’t Short Yourself has some exciting news.

Americans are skipping lettuce and salads as investigation into cyclospora outbreak continues - Shares of salad chains like Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen have been under pressure

SpaceX sets earnings date, triggering first lock-up expiration for millions of shares - SpaceX's stock gained on Tuesday and looked to snap a seven-day losing streak after announcing Aug. 4 as its maiden earnings report

Greer hints new Trump tariffs coming on dozens of countries: 'Expect action soon' - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer's comments the Trump administration could impose new tariffs just as other duties are set to expire.

U.S. strikes Iran and Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia shipping as mediators push 10-day ceasefire - The latest cycle of strikes comes amid reports that regional mediators have presented Washington and Tehran with a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire.

Nvidia details its next-generation Vera CPU for AI, setting up challenge to AMD and Intel - Nvidia released new information about its data center CPU, called Vera, that prospective customers need to fully evaluate the chip.

Google expands Gemini lineup with cheaper models and new Mythos rival - Google is expanding Gemini with cheaper, more efficient models and a new cybersecurity offering as it tries to close product gaps and compete on cost.

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008 - Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.

World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says - The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.3% in June on big drop in gasoline - As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Renewed Hormuz hostilities drive ECB rates rethink amid ‘extremely volatile’ outlook - Several consecutive days of strikes exchanged between the U.S. and Iran have cast uncertainty on the European Central Bank's interest rate decision next week.

China posts slowest quarterly growth since 2022 as investment slumps, fanning stimulus calls - That second-quarter growth came below Beijing's full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.

China buys the dip as gold is 'technically oversold' - 11:59a ET Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: If you're looking for encouraging signs, MarketWatch today quotes some analysis showing that China has been buying the recent fall in gold prices and an upward reversal is coming: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-has-been-buying-the-gold-dip-and-these-analysts-say-a-comeback-is-brewing-6b0400d3 And Money Metals Exchange analy...

Goldman Sachs note hints China's gold accumulation may be far more than official numbers - By Eamonn SheridanInvesting Live, Limassol, CyprusMonday, July 20, 2026 China's true pace of gold accumulation is running far ahead of what official figures suggest, according to new estimates from Goldman Sachs. The bank calculates that China acquired more than 48 tonnes of gold in May through the London over-the-counter market, the largest monthly purchase in over a year and nearly five times...

U.S. technology giants' $1.65 trillion 'invisible debt' sparks concerns - By Choi In-junThe Chosun Daily, SeoulWednesday, July 20, 2026 Major U.S. big tech companies have accumulated "invisible debt" totaling $1.65 trillion through massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, surpassing the debt officially recorded in their financial statements.  Concerns are growing that these companies could face astronomical liabilities if global AI demand falls ...

On LFTV, Macleod and Maguire discuss China's takeover of the gold market - 10:34a ET Monday, July 20, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Monetary metals market analyst Alasdair Macleod is the guest on this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, joining London metals trader Andrew Maguire in a discussion of China's takeover of the international gold market and its establishing the yuan as a gold-backed alternative to the U.S. dollar. The yuan,...

Muflih Hidayat: China's paper gold trading shutdown and its global price impact - 11:04a ET Sunday, July 19, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Australia's Discovery/Alert internet site published yesterday a brilliant and comprehensive report by its mining journalist, Muflih Hidayat, about China's plan to replace Western "paper" pricing of gold -- derivative-based pricing -- with pricing based on trading of real metal in Shanghai and Hong Kong.  ... Dispatch continues below ...

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Fell by 15% to 33% in 30 Bigger Cities Already. Some Dropped Back to 2006 Levels - In another 39 bigger cities, condo prices fell by 8% to 14%. A massive hangover after a historic Condo Bubble.

30-Year Treasury Yield still 5.06%, 30-Year TIPS Yield Highest since 2010 Reintroduction, Yield Curve Prepped for Rate Hike - Unabated fears of inflation and worries about the onslaught of new debt keep pushing up long-term yields.

Home Prices in 33 Big Expensive Cities in America: 25 Fell Year-over-Year in June, 2 Rose to New Highs - And 28 were down from their peaks in prior years, led by Austin -27% and Oakland -25%.

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, ...

Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash? - Answer lies in common law's approach to concept of legal tender When a tourist tried to pay for a burger in cash at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant in 2023, staff refused. The outlet accepted only cards ...

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, ...

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 ...

Russia’s parliament passes crypto market law with $3,800 annual cap for retail investors - While citizens still cannot use Bitcoin to buy groceries, the Kremlin is officially letting companies use digital tokens to bypass sanctions and other global trade hurdles.

Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era - The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.

MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there - In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to modernize the company's global payments infrastructure.

Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls - The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned.

Bitcoin rally has broad-based support as institutions, whales, options traders pile in - Your day-ahead look for July 21, 2026

Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal - Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though no bill text has appeared.

Crypto markets rally on Clarity progress report, Asian chip-stock rebound - Speculation that President Donald Trump agreed to a crucial ethics provision for the crypto market structure bill underpinned the gains.

XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35 - XRP pushed higher over 24 hours and tested short-term resistance, but the larger chart still needs a clean break above the $1.24-$1.28 supply zone to confirm a stronger reversal.

Live markets: Bitcoin rises to five-week high near $67,000 on boosted hope for Clarity Act - Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June.

UK Parliament begins inquiry into banking chokepoint for crypto businesses - The U.K.’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions.

Jack Mallers Exits Twenty One Capital as $2.9B Bitcoin Treasury Gets New Leadership - Jack Mallers stepped down as chief executive of Twenty One Capital effective July 20, and the board named director Raphael Zagury as his replacement. Mallers co-founded Twenty One Capital and led the company through its December 2025 debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a merger with Cantor Equity Partners. He and the […]

SpaceX Slide and Kimi K3 Launch Fuel Fears of AI Stock Bubble - SpaceX’s 47% retreat from its post-IPO high and Moonshot AI’s low-cost Kimi K3 model are challenging premium AI valuations, although resilient semiconductor shares and evidence of AI adoption complicate claims that the broader trade has collapsed. SpaceX Decline Tests Confidence in Premium AI Valuations Uncertainty surrounding AI-linked equities has intensified as investors weigh a temporary […...

Blackrock Pulls $116 Million Into IBIT as Bitcoin Funds Post Longest Streak Since May - US spot bitcoin ETFs attracted $226.92 million on Monday, extending their inflow streak to five trading sessions. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also opened the week with gains, while HYPE ETFs remained quiet. Bitwise Funds Lead Gains for XRP and Solana ETFs Institutional investors returned from the weekend with their appetite intact. Bitcoin traded above […]

ARK Buys the Dip on Musk’s SpaceX for $20.5 Million While Cathie Wood Trims Robinhood Stake - Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought 170,634 shares of SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) worth $20.5 million on July 20 as the stock traded near $119.85, even as the company’s shares remain well below their initial public offering (IPO) price. The same day, ARK sold 41,322 shares of Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) worth $4.1 million. A Familiar Pattern of […]

Jim Cramer Calls the Market ‘Miserable’ as Oil, Tariffs, and Fed Hawkishness Rattle Wall Street - “Miserable market for the moment,” Jim Cramer said on July 21, describing the mood on Wall Street as oil prices, tariff uncertainty and a more hawkish Federal Reserve weigh on stocks. Not the First Time He’s Reached for That Word Cramer’s comment is not an isolated outburst given that he used nearly identical language in […]

The 2026 World Cup Is Over. Here's How To Make It Even Better Next Time. - Plus: nine books for your soccer summer reading list, and a problem with professional golf

Mamdani's Zombie Apartment Nightmare - New York’s rent freeze will turn more rent-stabilized units into unlivable “zombie apartments.”

Punisher - Plus: Chinese microdramas, Nixonmaxxing, and more...

New Academic Freedom Podcast on Pernell Decision - A conversation with a lead attorney for one of the most significant academic freedom cases in recent years

Israel's Changing Strategic Calculus - As someone whose views once fit the description of the Oslo-and-beyond era Israeli security establishment view, I found this analysis,… The post Israel's Changing Strategic Calculus appeared first on Reason.com.

Can't Ban Parent from School Property for "Mean and Demeaning Posts" About "Opposing Student Athletes" - From Jones v. Jenkins Indep. School Dist., decided Thursday by Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove (E.D. Ky.): A public school in… The post Can't Ban Parent from School Property for "Mean and Demeaning Posts" About "Opposing Student Athletes" appeared first on Reason.com.

Today in Supreme Court History: July 21, 1824 - 7/21/1824: Justice Stanley Matthews's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 21, 1824 appeared first on Reason.com.

Is Court Packing Inevitable If Democrats Retake Congress and the White House? - Plus: a few words about The Odyssey

Brickbat: In-N-Out but Not Thru - Officials in Culver City, California, are considering a permanent ban on new fast-food restaurants with drive-thru lanes. The proposal grew out… The post Brickbat: In-N-Out but Not Thru appeared first on Reason.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists. - The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other words, when government determines the extent of its own power. On this episode, how lessons learned in the American Revolution gave birth to the written constitution. And more importantly, the real reasons it exists - that the government-...

The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution - Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. - The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode - what they use against us and what’s self-inflicted. The post Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool - Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.  It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your i...

An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over $1 Billion - A new report from the Government Accounting Office reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to nearly triple the number of surveillance towers along U.S. borders, from the current 830 to 2,300 by 2034. DHS expects to expend $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for this dangerous expansion of a surveillance network indiscriminately trained on towns, school playgrounds, backyards, a...

“Stealth Crawlers” Are Not a Threat to the Open Web. Bills Targeting Them Would Be. - There’s a new boogeyman in the battles over AI: so-called “stealth crawlers.” We’ll admit it—the term “stealth crawlers” sounds quite nefarious. In reality, they’re anything but. “Stealth crawlers” are simply automated tools to access and collect public web data—without disclosing the user’s identity. Private crawlers like these facilitate all kinds of important work that benefits the public, i...

Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services - BOSTON—Can the government withhold aid from children because of their parents’ exercise of a constitutional right? That’s the question two Massachusetts families are asking the […] The post Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer - For more than a decade, the state of Alaska has been trying to permanently forfeit Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane after he transported a passenger carrying […] The post Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory for Small San Diego Business! Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Ruinous Financial Surveillance of California Money Services Businesses - SAN DIEGO—San Diego small business owner Esperanza Gomez can continue to operate her money services business free of ruinous financial surveillance after a federal appeals […] The post Victory for Small San Diego Business! Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Ruinous Financial Surveillance of California Money Services Businesses 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 ...

Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms - Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 20, 2026  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ prohibition on nonresidents exercising their Second Amendment rights.  The lawsuit argues the USVI ...

WY: Which Candidates Will Defend Your Gun Rights? - The Wyoming Primary Election is quickly approaching, and your vote will help determine who will defend your Second Amendment rights in the years ahead. Gun Owners of America has completed our candidate evaluations and issued letter grades for a number of candidates across Wyoming based on their records, voting histories, responses to GOA’s candidate survey, and demonstrated commitment to protec...

DOJ Fights Us on NFA and GOA Files PA Lawsuit - From the ATF issuing a new rule, strengthening the definition of “willfully” to protect FFLs and gun owners, to the Department of Justice fighting us on our lawsuit against the NFA’s registration requirements, and filing our latest lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania… GOA has been busy. You deserve an update. Recently, the ATF issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating they are...

Ex-TD Bank employees sentenced to prison for money laundering, fraud involvement - Former TD assistant store manager Wilfredo Aquino processed bank checks totaling $92 million for money laundering network leader Da Ying Sze, in exchange for about $11,000 worth of retail gift cards.

Ex-CFO sentenced to 36-month prison term for $4.3M loan scheme - Former Bank of the Valley CFO Aaron Luneke will serve 36 months in prison and be fined $10,000 in connection with bank fraud charges.

Citizens to exit agreements with CoreCivic, GEO - Citizens called the end of its relationships with the ICE contractors “a business decision” that “does not reflect any change in our view regarding these companies' business models or operations.”

Kansas’ Small Business Bank fails - The Fed last month gave the Lenexa-based lender 30 days to increase its equity, after two previous enforcement actions. It’s the fourth bank collapse of 2026 and the second in seven days.

Banks report operational changes driven by AI adoption - Executives at Bank of America, Citi and JPMorgan Chase highlighted the scale of ongoing AI adoption efforts and effects on operations.

Chime brings investing directly to its digital banking users - The neobank fintech built investing services into its mobile banking app as it anticipates the potential of rollovers from newly-opened Trump Accounts.

Anthropic cracks Claude's black box open. Banks may benefit. - In a new paper, the frontier model creator shares how its LLM processes information and generates responses. This could open doors to training, interpretability and governance issues for banks that aim to use it.

Congress needs to stabilize the foundation of interstate bank lending - Efforts by individual states to rewrite existing rules governing interstate bank lending risk throwing the entire system into chaos. Only Congress has the ability to reestablish a workable set of national rules.

The Federal Reserve's not-quite-as-independent independence - The central bank's long-held independence from government interference is under siege and its role as a regulator may be a wedge the president uses against it.

Ex-TD Bank employees sentenced in money-laundering scheme - Two former mid-level employees at the Toronto-based bank received U.S. prison sentences for their roles in funneling nearly half a billion dollars through TD accounts.

Dollarisation and monetary control: what lessons for the rise of stablecoins? - by Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, Jan PaulickThe emergence of stablecoins has created a new channel to access US dollar liquidity in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), similar to the historical role of foreign currency deposits, or "deposit dollarisation". This has raised concerns about the possible implications for monetary control in EMDEs. Drawing on data on foreign currency d...

A Mythos moment? Frontier AI and cyber risk - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Raphael Auer, Jon Frost, Fernando Perez-CruzFrontier artificial intelligence (AI) models increase the speed, scale and complexity of cyber attacks, and they also strengthen cyber defence. But the costs are asymmetric and may favour attackers. The medium-term impact on systemic cyber risk depends on the various actors' access to the most advanced tools, on compute power to run...

5th IFC Workshop on Data Science in Central Banking - 5th IFC Workshop on Data Science in Central Banking, 23-25 March 2027 | Istanbul, Türkiye

Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations - Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Press Release: The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 17, 2026 The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas WASHINGTON — ...

Press Release: Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 16, 2026 Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations WASHINGTON — T...