Precious Metals and Market News

CME to launch cash-settled 100-ounce silver futures targeting retail investors - (Kitco News) - Unprecedented investment demand has been the key driving force in silver’s drive to record highs and the CME Group is planning to capitalize on that momentum with a new futures product.

Gold will hit $5,000/oz, silver $100/oz by March, but gold will be vulnerable to correction afterward – Citigroup - (Kitco News) – Gold prices will rise above $5,000 per ounce in the first quarter, with silver reaching $100 per ounce, but while silver and other industrial metals will likely continue to outperform, gold prices could take a significant hit later in 2026 as global tensions ease, according to analysts at Citi. 

Gold steady, silver rallies to challenge $90; risk aversion elevated - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading not far from unchanged after hitting a record high of $4,644.00 an ounce early on today, basis February Comex futures. Silver prices are strongly up and hit a record high of $89.215, basis March Comex futures.

Spot gold above $4,620/oz after U.S. new home sales rise 3.8% in September, fall 0.1% in October - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading just off session highs on Tuesday morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market improved beyond expectations in September, and held steady in October.New home sales rose 3.8% in September, better than the expected -14.8% decrease, and following an unrevised increase of 20.8% in August, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housin...

Gold prices holding solid gains above $4,600 as US CPI rises 0.3% in December - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold new support above $4,600 an ounce and has room to move higher as elevated inflation is not a big enough threat to stop the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates through the new year.

Bitcoin January 13 daily chart alert - Bears have slight technical edge amid sideways trading - (Kitco News) - Tuesday, January 13--January bitcoin futures prices are up a bit in uneventful early trading Tuesday as trading remains sideways and choppy.

Gold price weaker, silver firmer ahead of U.S. CPI - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are modestly down and silver prices modestly up in early U.S. trading Tuesday, just ahead of a key U.S. inflation report. Risk aversion remains elevated in the marketplace amid an active geopolitical environment.

Gold market analysis for January 13 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders - (Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

Gold prices ride geopolitical shockwaves above $4,600, but real resistance lies at $4,770/oz – World Gold Council - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are getting a big boost from ongoing geopolitical turmoil, and even at $4,600 per ounce, the yellow metal won’t qualify as extremely overbought from a technical perspective until it breaches $4,770 per ounce, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).In their latest Weekly Markets Monitor, WGC analysts noted that after a challenging start to the year, gold prices are ...

Geopolitical chaos fuels gold and silver rally toward key milestones - Solomon Global’s Cawley - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver continue to trade near record highs and, according to one market strategist, both precious metals have room to move higher as geopolitical and economic uncertainty drives investment demand.

Trump Admin Ends Temporary Protection For Somalis In US - Trump Admin Ends Temporary Protection For Somalis In US Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration has decided to end temporary protection for Somali nationals in the United States, officials said on Jan. 13. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House O...

Trump Admin And Taiwan Close To Finalizing Trade Pact; $100B In TSMC Plants Slated For Arizona - Trump Admin And Taiwan Close To Finalizing Trade Pact; $100B In TSMC Plants Slated For Arizona The Trump administration and Taiwan are in the 'final stages' of negotiations on a tariff agreement which would see the United States lower tariffs on the self-governing island's exports to 15% from 20%.  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office at the White House in Wash...

Stellar 30Y Auction Stops Through, Sees Solid Foreign Bidder Demand - Stellar 30Y Auction Stops Through, Sees Solid Foreign Bidder Demand The last coupon auction of the first full week of 2026 was also the strongest one.  Moments ago the Treasury sold $22BN in 30Y paper in a very solid auction: the sale priced at a high yield of 4.825%, just fractionally higher than the 4.773% in December, and also stopped through the When Issued 4.833% by 0.8bps. ...

California Restricts Free Speech - California Restricts Free Speech Authored by Kenin M. Spivak via RealClearPolitics, California’s far-left Supreme Court has ordered restrictions on the speech and expressive conduct of California’s lawyers “at all times,” including during their unrelated business activities, political endeavors and personal lives. Just before Christmas, the even more radical California State Ba...

US Holiday Spending Jumped In December, Signaling Consumer Strength Into 2026 - US Holiday Spending Jumped In December, Signaling Consumer Strength Into 2026 American consumers closed out the holiday season with a strong December spending surge, adding to evidence that household demand remains resilient even as confidence surveys show lingering unease about the economy. Retail sales during the final two months of 2025 rose 4.1 percent from a year earlier, acc...

Definancialisation Doesn't Mean Peace, It Means Prep For War - Definancialisation Doesn't Mean Peace, It Means Prep For War By Michael Every of Rabobank For years, some analysts talked about the problems associated with ‘financialization’ and only a small subset talked about a looming backlash ‘definancialization’. What did you think it meant? Vibes? Papers? Essays? “Because markets”? In the big picture, an FT op-ed notes that Trump’s new ‘G...

Bessent Reveals 10% Of US Budget Lost To Fraud, Signaling Musk Has Unfinished DOGE Business - Bessent Reveals 10% Of US Budget Lost To Fraud, Signaling Musk Has Unfinished DOGE Business Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's interview with journalist Christopher Rufo suggests that Elon Musk still has unfinished business at DOGE, as fraud, waste, and abuse from Somali networks in Minnesota, California Democrats, and other deep-blue states have dominated the news cycle for the l...

'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Dies After Prostate Cancer Battle - 'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Dies After Prostate Cancer Battle Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), “Dilbert” creator and political commentator Scott Adams died after a battle with prostate cancer, his ex-wife announced on Tuesday on his YouTube show. He was 68. Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” talks about his work in his studio in in D...

Clintons Refuse To Testify About Jeffrey Epstein; Comer To Begin Contempt Proceedings - Clintons Refuse To Testify About Jeffrey Epstein; Comer To Begin Contempt Proceedings President Trump isn't the only one clamming up over Jeffrey Epstein - as Bill and Hillary Clinton are both refusing to testify in front of Congressional investigators over their relationship with the dead sex-trafficking pedophile, escalating a monthslong battle with House Oversight Committee Chai...

Beijing Responds As Trump's Iran-Related Tariffs Risk Derailing US-China Trade Deal - Beijing Responds As Trump's Iran-Related Tariffs Risk Derailing US-China Trade Deal China sharply criticized Washington's move to levy tariffs on countries trading with the Islamic Republic of Iran, issuing a statement Tuesday - less than 12 hours after President Trump announced the punitive action on Truth Social - condemning the decision. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma...

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Trump’s War Department invests $1 billion to get pre-IPO shares of this rocket-motor maker - L3Harris’s stock was headed for a fourth straight record close after the Trump administration made a $1 billion investment in the maker of missile motors.

These surprising states rank first and worst for retirees - Healthcare access, taxes and affordability help dictate the best places to retire.

Credit-card rewards are under siege — for everyone but the rich - If President Trump succeeds in capping credit-card APRs at 10%, card issuers could ramp up efforts to keep their best customers.

Want to fix your finances? Throw a party! (No, really.) - When you get together and click some buttons, you can accomplish lots.

The airplane orders keep coming, and Boeing’s stock climbs to a two-year high - Boeing’s stock gets a lift after it received orders for up to 60 more planes, a week after it received orders for up to 145 planes.

‘We are Jerome Powell’: In rare show of unity, Republicans, Democrats, Wall Streeters and TikTok-ers are backing the Fed chair - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has drawn all sorts of support after disclosing that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice has threatened him with a criminal indictment over his testimony about building renovations.

Exxon Mobil’s stock hits a new high. Its CEO’s call on Venezuela may be helping. - President Trump has threatened to cut Exxon Mobil out of oil deals in Venezuela, but that hasn’t derailed the rally in the energy giant’s shares.

Investors should buy AMD’s stock now: This analyst explains why he changed his mind - The chip maker is almost sold out of server CPUs this year, while demand for its AI chips should support up to $15 billion in revenue, KeyBanc said.

Why Visa and Mastercard are seeing their sharpest stock drops in half a year - Investors seem jittery about President Trump’s support of a measure that would require a lower-cost alternative for credit-card routing.

Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2025 — in one chart - The consumer price index was unchanged in December, and the inflation rate for some consumer staples like food and electricity remains elevated.

Warren Buffett was still searching for that elephant in his final months as Berkshire CEO - Warren Buffett, who handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel at the start of 2026, made it clear that size is not the constraint, opportunity is.

Oil prices rise 3% after Trump cancels meetings with Iran, tells protesters help is on the way - President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if the Islamic Republic kills protestors.

S&P 500 pulls back from record as JPMorgan shares fall, traders deal with barrage of Trump demands: Live updates - Investors sold JPMorgan despite better-than-expected numbers and grappled with volatility from a flurry of President Donald Trump proposals.

Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: 'Incompetent' or 'crooked' - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon defended the Fed's independence amid the probe of Powell by Trump's DOJ, echoing Republicans' criticisms.

December core consumer prices rose at a 2.6% annual rate, less than expected - Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the consumer price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% gain on a monthly basis and 2.6% annually.

Global central bankers unite in defense of Fed Chair Jerome Powell - Global central bankers issued a statement Tuesday defending U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the launch of a criminal investigation into the central bank chief.

Trump revealed some of Friday's jobs data early in post the prior day - The president indicated that private sector payrolls had expanded by 654,000, a total that would have included Friday's jobs count for December.

U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4% - The report presented a muddy view of the labor market, with companies reporting a low level of hiring but households showing employment gains.

The December jobs report is due out Friday. Here's what it is expected to show - Nonfarm payrolls likely rose by 73,000 last month while the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.5%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

CME shifts precious-metals margin system to percentage basis as prices swing - By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsTuesday, January 12, 2026 CME Group will change the way it sets margins for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures after a surge in prices and volatile trading. The new approach will set margins based on a percentage of so-called notional, the CME said in a notice. Previously, they were based on a dollar amount. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMEN...

Switzerland seeks to enshrine role of cash with altered proposal - By Bastian Benrath-WrightBloomberg NewsTuesday, January 13, 2026 Switzerland's government backs enshrining cash in the constitution before a national vote in March, but with wording that differs from that of campaigners seeking to safeguard the status of physical money. The executive proposes adding two sentences stating that the Swiss currency is the franc and that the Swiss National Bank guar...

Mike Maharrey: Unusual Comex trend could signal accelerating silver squeeze - By Mike MaharreyMoney Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoMonday, January 12, 2026 An interesting development in the Comex silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze. The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff worries. The displacement of metal, coupled with surging Indian demand, set off the ...

Allen Mendenhall: New book shows gold's ancient refuge endures in digital age - By Allen Mendenhall1819 News, Hoover, AlabamaMonday, January 12, 2026 The year 2025 proved to be consequential for those who maintain that gold remains relevant in an age of algorithmic trading and central bank digital currencies. Gold climbed more than 60% in 2025, marking its strongest annual performance since 1979. North American gold-backed exchange-traded funds attracted approximately $21 ...

Fed Chairman Powell says Trump administration threatens him with criminal indictment - By Howard Schneider and Ann SaphirRuetersSunday, January 11, 2026 WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy. The development in the long-simmering effort by Pr...

Household Money-Market Funds & Large CDs Hit Records despite Lower Yields. But Sorry, It’s Not “Cash on the Sidelines” - Their balances ballooned even as prices of stocks, gold, silver, et al. surged to records. Everything surged. Almost.

Justice Department Subpoenas the Fed, Threatens Powell with Criminal Indictment. Powell Comes out Swinging. Stock Futures Tank - Trump claims he didn’t know anything about it.

Home Prices in the Largest Countries of Europe: Splendid Housing Bubbles in Some, Prices back to 2010 in Others - Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria.

Fiat Money vs. Legal Tender: Key Distinctions You Need to Know - Discover the differences between fiat money and legal tender, their roles in the economy, and why it matters for your financial insights.

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 Forces Gold Out - Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I make the case for using gold as money. The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on ...

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 ...

Next week El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency - The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving $30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as Chivo, or “cool” in ...

Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 - With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher - Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.

Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case - Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.

Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU - The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.

Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset - The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.

Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World - Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps - The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan - After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025

Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU - Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA

Monero Tops All-Time Price High as Privacy Coins Rip Higher, ZEC Stalls and ARRR Rockets - On Tuesday, monero ( XMR) kept the good times rolling, and among the top ten privacy coins by market cap, everyone except zcash (ZEC) and mimblewimblecoin (MWC) is flashing green with gains. Privacy Coins Find Their Groove At press time, around 12:10 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 13, XMR is trading at $661 per coin after […]

Report: Thailand Puts USDT Under Watch as Stablecoins Enter Grey Money Dragnet - The Bank of Thailand has reportedly moved to place tether ( USDT) under its monitoring framework as part of a broader campaign against grey money, after identifying that a large share of stablecoin activity on local platforms is linked to foreign participants, according to a Tuesday report by The Nation. According to The Nation‘s report […]

US Inflation Ticks Higher, but Markets See the Fed Sitting on Its Hands - U.S. inflation ticked up 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from November to December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Even with the increase, analysts and markets are betting the U.S. Federal Reserve will stay put and leave the federal funds rate unchanged […]

Fed and Powell Under Fire, but Some Argue Independence Was Always an Illusion - Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a probe into the U.S. Federal Reserve over its renovation projects, and Chair Jerome Powell has brushed it off as a clash over monetary policy views, chatter about the central bank’s so-called independence has been everywhere. Rethinking the Fed’s Claim to Independence Plenty of people think U.S. President […]

The Calm Before the Crypto Storm: Bitcoin Preps for a Technical Twist - On Tuesday morning (8:30 a.m. EST), bitcoin’s price action danced between $91,800 and $92,479 today, carving out a narrow but significant range in a broader game of “will they or won’t they” among traders. With a market cap firmly seated at $1.83 trillion and a hearty $44.68 billion in 24-hour trading volume, the king of […]

The L.A. Sheriff's Office Is Mad at Starbucks—Over a Pig Doodle - Starbucks says the employee was fired but that the drawing was not intended as a slight against the officer.

The 6 Ways Trump Tried To Control the Economy Last Week - From defense contracting and mortgage finance to credit, housing, and monetary policy, Trump is leaning heavily on command-and-control economics.

The Year of the Starter Home - Lawmakers across the country are introducing bills that would make it easier to build smaller single-family homes on small lots.

The Company Behind the 'Steroid Olympics' Wants To Make Enhanced Pro Athletes Mainstream—and Amateurs, Too - The Enhanced Games are letting athletes take performance enhancing drugs—and they want their events to be big as the Super Bowl.

Will Iran Fall? - Plus: Border Patrol's recruitment problems, social media getting boring, RFK Jr. goes after food stamps, and more...

No Shirt, No Shrewd, No Parking - "[O]n numerous occasions over the next fifteen months, Appellant was seen walking or standing in front of Appellee's home wearing only brightly colored underwear."

Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing: Be Aware of the Audience - Absent readers and absent writers; know the reader.

Today in Supreme Court History: January 13, 2014 - 1/13/2014: NLRB v. Noel Canning argued.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: January 13, 2014 appeared first on Reason.com.

No, ICE Agents Do Not Have 'Absolute Immunity' From State Prosecution - How J.D. Vance misstated the law.

Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play - A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving… The post Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play appeared first on Reason.com.

Terror in Minneapolis: The Ordeal of Brandon Siguenza and Patty O'Keefe - What should also be getting the same level of press, public, and congressional attention are cases like those of Brandon Siguenza and Patty O’Keefe.

How a Manhattan Institute Comparison of Immigrant Incarceration Rates Is Rhetorically Misleading - If the authors want to claim an apples-to-apples comparison, they must specify which apples matter and why. Otherwise, the comparison answers a different question than the one it claims to correct.

Noncitizens Were Underrepresented in Welfare Fraud Convictions in 2024 - Benefits fraud is a serious issue, and whoever commits it should be held accountable, including through deportation in the case of a noncitizen.

The System That Rewards Excess—the Incentives Behind Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment, and Polypharmacy - Overmedicating and overdiagnosing are interconnected results of the same incentive structure.

When Politics Replaces Policy: The Case for Reviving Limited Government - For the last century, the federal government has provided many good reasons why America so badly needs to revive the idea of a limited government.

Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela - So you can say the President acted unconstitutionally, or you can say originalism is bunk, but you can't say both. The post Originalism, Nonoriginalism and Venezuela appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

He Could Have Been King. Watch What He Did Instead. - January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first State of the Union. It wasn't a royal decree. It was a job report. No applause. No guests. Just the shortest annual message in history. He could have acted like a king. Instead, he called for an armed, educated people ready to defend their own liberty. He established the standard for a free republic - defense, war powers, education, debt an...

Parchment barriers don’t stop tyranny - Words on paper don’t stop tyranny. Never did.  Never will.  The post Parchment barriers don’t stop tyranny appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE - Read more about how ICE has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on surveillance technology to spy on anyone—and potentially everyone—in the United States, and how to follow the Homeland Security Spending Trail.. ICE has been invading U.S. cities, targeting, surveilling, harassing, assaulting, detaining, and torturing people who are undocumented immigrants. They also have targeted people with...

ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree - Read more about how enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and learn how to follow the Homeland Security spending trail. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 202...

EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification - Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require websites and apps to collect sensitive data from every user, often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “estimation” methods, before granting them access to cert...

Public Interest Law Firm Asks Miami Gardens to Stop Defying State Law and Allow Food Trucks to Operate - MIAMI—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to city officials in Miami Gardens, Florida, asking them to stop enforcing local ordinances against food […] The post Public Interest Law Firm Asks Miami Gardens to Stop Defying State Law and Allow Food Trucks to Operate appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Public Interest Law Firm Opposes DHS Proposal to Collect More Biometric Data on American Citizens - ARLINGTON, Va.—On Friday, the Institute for Justice (IJ) submitted a comment opposing a proposed rule that would grant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) massive new powers to collect biometric data on […] The post Public Interest Law Firm Opposes DHS Proposal to Collect More Biometric Data on American Citizens appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Florida Supreme Court Ends Homeowner’s Fight Against $100,000 Fine for Parking on Her Own Driveway - ARLINGTON, Va.— The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Lantana resident Sandy Martinez, who was challenging the sky-high fines for minor infractions issued […] The post Florida Supreme Court Ends Homeowner’s Fight Against $100,000 Fine for Parking on Her Own Driveway 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 ...

VA: New Sweeping Gun & Magazine Bans and Suppressor Taxes - As the Virginia Legislature’s starting date rapidly approaches, anti-gunners are already preparing to axe your gun rights by firing off new bills during the bill pre-filing period. HB 217 is especially damaging, and it aims to do a sweeping number of infringements on your rights if passed. The bill: Bans the importation, sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of a wide range of … Read more

Congress is Full of Cowards - Congress cowers while the ATF attacks—and gun owners aren’t staying silent any longer. Last month, Rep. Andrew Clyde led a letter urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to cease her plans to unlawfully and unconstitutionally register suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and AOWs under the guise of a $0 NFA “tax” on January 1st, 2026. Only 5 Senators and 37 House Representatives had … Read more

SC: Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers – Support HB 4723 - A critical pro–Second Amendment bill has just been pre-filed in South Carolina, and we need your help to ensure it becomes law. House Bill 4723, the South Carolina Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, was recently introduced by Representative Chris Wooten of District 69. This bill would strengthen South Carolina law by prohibiting so-called “qualified civil liability actions” that … Read ...

Regions insider named next CFO - Anil Chadha, the Birmingham, Alabama-based bank's controller and head of corporate finance, will take the role after longtime CFO David Turner retires in March.

JPMorgan CFO: Card interest cap would ‘significantly change’ bank’s business - The CFO of the largest U.S. lender didn’t rule out that the banking industry could take legal action if a credit card interest rate cap is imposed, as President Donald Trump has suggested.

U.S. Bank to buy BTIG for $1B to bolster capital-markets business - BTIG has served as an equity capital markets referral partner for U.S. Bank since 2014. The two firms subsequently launched an M&A advisory referral program.

Ohio bank rebrands in ‘ambition play’ - Metamora State Bank, a three-branch, $98 million-asset lender, adopted a new moniker – Bank419 – that embraces the region’s area code rather than tying itself to one town.

Checkout.com grabs Georgia banking charter - The payments processor received conditional approval for the state's merchant acquirer limited purpose bank charter.

Trump says furor over Powell probe won't delay Fed pick - President Trump Tuesday told reporters he would not delay announcing his pick to fill a new vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board despite threats from Republican Senators to block any Fed nomination until a recently-disclosed Justice Department investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell is resolved.

Four takeaways from JPMorgan's kickoff to earnings season - Top executives at the nation's largest bank spoke Tuesday about shifting dynamics in the credit card business, Federal Reserve independence, the bank's plan to increase spending in 2026 and its large portfolio of loans to nonbank financial institutions.

Traders' bets on Fed cut by June reinforced by softer inflation - Interest-rate swaps showed traders continued to all-but-fully price in a Fed rate cut by the June policy meeting, with some chance of an earlier move.

Trump backs Durbin-Marshall swipe fee bill - President Donald Trump said that lawmakers should support legislation that would require credit cards issued by most large banks to offer merchants the choice between two unaffiliated card networks, one of which cannot be Visa or Mastercard.

BNY surges past Wall Street's expectations - The custody bank reported a strong fourth quarter, as it continued to push forward with its new operating model. The momentum contributed to the bank's decision to lay out new financial targets, including a goal to achieve a return on tangible common equity of 28% in the next three to five years.

The liquidity coverage ratio a decade on: a stocktake of the literature - In the decade since the implementation of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), what have we learned about its design, effectiveness and impact? The LCR is a central pillar of the Basel III regulatory reforms and aims to ensure that banks hold sufficient high-quality liquid assets to withstand short-term funding stress.

Financing the AI boom: from cash flows to debt - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Sebastian Doerr, Daniel Rees

Implementation of the Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting (BCBS 239 Principles) - Since its publication in 2013, BCBS 239 has become a foundational framework for data management and risk management practices in the banking sector. While its principles still apply, its implementation has evolved over the years, reflecting changes in the business, technology and risk landscape.

Agencies issue 2025 Shared National Credit Program report - Agencies issue 2025 Shared National Credit Program report

Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026 - Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

Press Release: Travis Hill Sworn in as the 23rd Chairman of the FDIC - PRESS RELEASE | JANUARY 13, 2026 Travis Hill Sworn in as the 23rd Chairman of the FDIC WASHINGTON – Travis Hill was sworn in as the 23rd Chairma...

Press Release: Agencies Issue 2025 Shared National Credit Program Report - PRESS RELEASE | JANUARY 12, 2026 Agencies Issue 2025 Shared National Credit Program Report WASHINGTON – Federal bank regulatory agencies today r...