Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver slump as Fed minutes keep December hike risk alive - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower in late U.S. trading Wednesday, as Federal Reserve minutes kept another year-end rate increase on the table while elevated long-end Treasury yields and a firmer dollar pressured non-yielding metals.

FOMC minutes show the Fed ready to hike again in 2026 as AI buildout replaces tariffs as main driver of core prices - (Kitco News) – The minutes from the September 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed Fed members acknowledging the need to respond to persistent inflation, with most expecting that another rate hike would be necessary before year-end, while several saw the effects of the AI buildout on core inflation increasing while the effects tariffs waned.

China’s central bank buys 21 tonnes of gold in September, largest monthly purchase in 3 years - (Kitco News) – China ramped up its gold purchases in September as bullion prices declined, recording the largest monthly increase in its official reserves in three years, the People’s Bank of China announced on Wednesday.The central bank increased its gold reserves by 21 tonnes last month to 2,196 tonnes as of the end of September, marking the 23rd consecutive month of purchases, according to t...

Gold, silver slide as yields rise before Fed minutes, 10-year auction - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a rebound in long-dated Treasury yields, firmer dollar tone and oil back above $100 a barrel offset the Fed-pause relief from last week’s weak employment report.

Gold to hit $5,000, silver $97 in the next 12 months - LBMA delegate survey - (Kitco News) - The ongoing energy crisis, persistent inflation and surging bond yields continue to create significant near-term headwinds for gold and silver, but those challenges have done little to shake the precious metals industry’s long-term bullish conviction.

Metals rise as oil steadies, yields pull back from 24-year highs - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and the U.S. dollar pulled back, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.

Hong Kong becomes Russia’s gold gateway to China as bullion flows shatter records - (Kitco News) – Western sanctions have upended traditional gold flows, with Russian bullion that would normally go to London now pouring into Hong Kong at a record pace on its way to mainland China and other Asian markets.

LBMA 2026: Central banks find new reasons to increase official gold reserves - (Kitco News) - For the last four years, central bank demand has transformed the gold market, providing a critical pillar of support for prices. Even if official demand continues to slow, reserve managers are increasingly viewing the precious metal as a strategic asset that can protect against geopolitical uncertainty, financial market instability and declining confidence in traditional reserve ...

Gold doesn’t have to be a ‘dead asset’: Tokenization could unlock utility and expand the market – LBMA 2026 - (Kitco News) - Although gold is recognized as an essential monetary asset, it is also a dead asset, just sitting on a ledger; however, the tokenization of the precious metal could increase its utility, attracting more capital to the space, according to experts at the London Bullion Market Association’s annual Global Precious Metals Conference

Central banks add 39 net tonnes of gold in August with China, Uzbekistan and Poland leading purchases – World Gold Council - (Kitco News) – Central banks maintained the strong monthly pace of gold allocation to their reserves in August, with the Chinese, Uzbek and Polish central banks leading all sovereign buyers, while other banks repatriated or transferred their sovereign bullion to new vaults, according to Marissa Salim, Senior Research Lead, APAC at the World Gold Council (WGC).

Ebola Patient Dies As Disease Spreads To Kenya - Ebola Patient Dies As Disease Spreads To Kenya A Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years tested positive for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, Kenyan authorities said on Oct. 6. He traveled by vehicle to Kampala, Uganda, flew into Nairobi on Saturday, was isolated at a city hospital on arrival, and died Monday, the first Ebola death in Kenya's history. Kenyan Secreta...

Spain's Government Revives Rent Cap Decrees Ahead Of Snap Election - Spain's Government Revives Rent Cap Decrees Ahead Of Snap Election Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, Spain's Socialist-led government on Tuesday reapproved two housing decree laws that Parliament rejected last week, a defeat that prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to dissolve the country's Legislature and call a snap election. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, wh...

Golden Naked Trump Statue Unveiled At European Parliament - Golden Naked Trump Statue Unveiled At European Parliament A golden statue of a naked Donald Trump is on display at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, at one of the busiest intersections connecting two of the Parliament's buildings, and is scheduled to stay until Thursday. Named Orange Plague, the 8.5-foot sculpture shows the US president holding justice scales and a lon...

Germany's Political Firewall Against The AfD Party Is Crumbling - Germany's Political Firewall Against The AfD Party Is Crumbling Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix, After yesterday's vote in the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) now holds the office of state parliament president for the first time in any German state. After winning the role, which is similar to a speaker position, 35-year-old Tobias Rausch sent shoc...

The Founding Fathers Never Would Have Tolerated Multiculturalism - The Founding Fathers Never Would Have Tolerated Multiculturalism Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Multiculturalism as a subversive movement is the defining political schism of our time. Is is the fulcrum point for numerous civilization changing events and a direct trigger for the exponential decline of the western world. Anyone who ignores the effects of multiculturalis...

Iowa City Council Meeting Opens With "Hail Satan" Invocation - Iowa City Council Meeting Opens With "Hail Satan" Invocation A former city council member opened Tuesday's Ottumwa, Iowa, council meeting with a satanic prayer that ended in "Hail Satan," and the city says it had no legal way to stop him. The invocation fell within a policy the council itself adopted on Jan. 20, according to the Ottumwa Courier. In other news, Ottumwa residents had...

Houthis Escalate Saudi Strikes, Briefly Disrupt Riyadh Air Traffic, Hit Bases Near Border - Houthis Escalate Saudi Strikes, Briefly Disrupt Riyadh Air Traffic, Hit Bases Near Border Wednesday has witnessed more direct attacks on Saudi territory launched by Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, coming soon after Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia announced they have triggered the Mecca Defense Pact. Houthi spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree announced the fresh launch of ballistic m...

"You've Got Mail": China Got Its Hands On F-35 Stealth Parts Because A UPS Worker Missed An Email - "You've Got Mail": China Got Its Hands On F-35 Stealth Parts Because A UPS Worker Missed An Email Forget hackers, honey traps and photon-counting lasers. China's latest haul of F-35 secrets apparently came courtesy of an unread email. According to a new Bloomberg report, the F-35 cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door that ended up in Beijing's possession were routed through Hong Kon...

Biden's FBI Spied On Trump Campaign Manager's Communications And Trump Family Travel - Biden's FBI Spied On Trump Campaign Manager's Communications And Trump Family Travel According to newly released White House documents, former special counsel Jack Smith's team monitored the phone and email metadata of Susie Wiles while she ran Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, and the travel of Trump family members. The records show that investigators logged her contacts...

Iran Slams Door On Nuclear Talks: No Deal Unless US Meets Its Conditions - Iran Slams Door On Nuclear Talks: No Deal Unless US Meets Its Conditions Via The Cradle There have been no nuclear negotiations taking place between Washington and the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing what it said was an Iranian official.  "No negotiations [have] taken place with the US about Iran's nuclear program… Washington must first meet Tehran's condi...

My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and life savings to buy a $3 million compound. Do I intervene? - “Both properties will be solely in his name.”

‘He grew up wealthy’: My husband inherited $3 million. He wants a vacation home. I want to save for retirement. Who’s right? - “I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.”

Rising yields are quietly crashing the stock market’s earlier winners of 2026 - Surging Treasury yields have begun to hammer parts of the stock market that might easily be overlooked, especially with the spotlight once again shining brightly on a small group of glamorous tech companies.

Higher yields are taking their toll on all areas of the stock market, except the one that matters - Technology is the only one of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors that gained since Sept. 1, as Treasury yields have climbed to multi-decade highs.

Options traders are betting on a dramatic drop in interest rates - Recent options activity points to bullish positioning for long-term bonds and utilities.

Fed’s minutes show no appetite for a series of interest-rate hikes - September’s rate hike was viewed by many officials as needed just in case inflation remains sticky.

Microsoft and Nvidia are teaming up on a supercharged AI laptop - Powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, the latest Windows laptop is designed to run AI models and workloads directly on the device.

Stocks are increasingly their own best hedge. This chart shows why. - For decades, investors concerned about stocks sought succor in the bond market. But these days, the best shield against an outbreak of volatility might just be owning other stocks.

SpaceX may chase ‘stunning’ AI returns by taking on a lot of debt to buy Nvidia chips - A report says SpaceX is considering raising $40 billion to finance the purchase of advanced graphic processing units and related systems.

Washington and Wall Street chose to delay paying their bills — and to put them on your tab - The polite word for what the government and Wall Street are doing is deferring payment, like opening a tab at a bar that somebody else will pay later.

Trump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing' - The U.S. president and his national security team have discussed possibly resuming large-scale U.S. military operations in the coming weeks, NBC News reported.

America shut out Chinese EVs. Britain welcomed them — and now faces a difficult choice - Britain faces a finely balanced choice over whether to follow the EU in imposing tariffs on Chinese EVs.

Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stalling Starlink launch - Space X founder Elon Musk accused oligarchs in India of keeping Starlink out of the country to protect their monopoly over consumers.

Stock futures move lower after S&P 500 retreats from record: Live updates - Stock futures edged lower early Thursday as higher yields dent investor appetite.

Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack - Russian internet giant Yandex paused operations inside one of its data centers after a drone attack as Ukraine continues to hit the country's infrastructure.

Inflation fears on the rise as one-year outlook in Fed survey hits highest level since May 2023 - The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.

ICE came to town and left behind weakened economies - Research links ICE enforcement surges to lasting declines in local spending, foot traffic and jobs. In Minneapolis, businesses are still recovering.

Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva - Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.

India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation risks build - HSBC and Goldman Sachs expect the RBI to raise interest rates in December as well.

Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs enacted last year - That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.

Brien Lundin: The Fed trap is tightening - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Gold Opportunities, Metairie, LouisianaWednesday, October 7, 2026 Gold is getting punched in the mouth again today. And if you've been following this bull market for any length of time, you know that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it may be giving us exactly the opportunity we’ve been waiting for. Because this gold bull market has changed. ... Dispatch ...

China's central bank adds gold in Sept. as bullion weakens - By Jessica ZhouBloomberg NewsWednesday, October 7, 2026 China added more gold to reserves last month, pushing a buying streak close to the two-year mark as prices weaken toward $4,000 an ounce. Holdings of bullion at the People's Bank of China expanded by 740,000 ounces in September, marking the 23rd month of accumulation, according to data today. The central bank -- among the biggest gold buye...

Hong Kong's bridge of gold completes China's yuan ambition - Beijing's push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China's path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong's key role in safeguarding the nation's financial security. By Chow Chung-yanSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongTuesday, October 6, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369468/ho...

James Turk: Money and federal autocracy -- 1913 and the quiet inversion of the American constitutional order - By James TurkJohn Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New JerseyMonday, October 5, 2026 The American Revolution affirmed that sovereignty inheres by nature in each citizen, and collectively in the people. The Constitution completed a structure in which authority flowed from citizens to their several State republics, and from the states to a Union holding only delegated powers.  The year 1913 inverted that o...

Africa's gold powerhouse bypasses US dollar to clear trade with China - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkMonday, October 5, 2026 Ghana has begun allowing importers to use the Ghanaian cedi to pay for eligible imports from China, in a move aimed at reducing businesses' reliance on the US dollar for bilateral trade. Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama disclosed the development at the 132nd Monetary Policy Committee press briefing, saying...

Thoughts on the 10-Year Treasury Auction’s 5.30% Yield, Highest since 2000: It Created Demand, Bond Bloodbath Continued - The bond market is coming out from under 14 years of interest rate repression and is doing its thing, the way it is supposed to. And that’s what Warsh wants it to do.

Mortgage Rates Jump to 7.5%, Home Buyers Pull Back Further, Demand Sags - Mortgage applications to purchase a home plunged and to refinance a home collapsed.

Though Pussyfooting Around on Rate Hikes, the Bank of Japan Pushes QT to Prop Up the Plunging Yen - Its QT is substantial and ongoing and impacts long-term yields of Japanese Government Bonds.

Samsung integrates USDC to overhaul cross-border remittances for 82 million Galaxy users - Eligible users will be able to send USDC abroad or send local-currency payouts to bank accounts in more than 60 countries, starting late October.

Crypto investment firm Deus X Capital shuts down as backers pursue separate strategies - CEO Tim Grant will lead AI venture TensorX, while CIO Stuart Connolly stays to oversee the firm’s formal unwind in January.

Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks - The crypto company's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road has opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as Nvidia and Sandisk.

Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say - Bitcoin-backed lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test runs near 200 million gas per block after upgrade - The Sepolia rehearsal has raised its processing budget more than threefold, but sampled blocks used less than half that allowance.

Bitcoin breaks below $83,000 as oil jumps on Iran strike-plan report - Bitcoin has slipped under a level FxPro says opens a "quick path to $80,000." Brent crude climbed above $102 and pushed Treasury yields back toward their highest since 2002.

Crypto news site Cointelegraph seeks buyer after web traffic plunges - The amount of money the crypto media firm has been shopping itself for was not revealed.

Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity - The discussions would see Payward supply liquidity for crypto trading as major banks deepen their involvement in digital assets.

Polygon taps TRON’s $94 billion stablecoin supply for seamless cross-border transfers - Polygon said businesses can also move the world’s largest stablecoin USDT between TRON and EVM networks without connecting to a wallet provider, bridge or fiat-ramp operator.

Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next - Gate rebrands around Gate Money, which combines accounts, asset conversion, savings and card payments as the exchange broadens beyond its trading base.

Netflix’s Co-CEO Doesn’t Read Business Books. He Rereads One 1902 Novel About a Ship Instead - “I read it over and over again because I find … I get something different in the book every time I read it,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on CNBC’s Leaders Playbook. Sarandos also said he doesn’t really read management books, and instead keeps returning to Typhoon, Joseph Conrad’s 1902 storm-at-sea novella about steamship captain […]

Ethereum Price Cracks as 3 Prediction Markets Make Their Calls - Ethereum’s latest selloff has prediction markets pulling in three different directions. Ether fell through $2,600 on Wednesday as U.S. spot ether ETFs logged a sixth straight day of outflows, yet Myriad traders still give ETH a 73.7% shot at hitting $3,000 before $1,500. Polymarket is far less enthusiastic, pricing a $3,000 touch before year-end at […]

XRP Expands DeFi Role as Firelight Activates Vault Protection - XRP is backing protection for decentralized finance vaults as Firelight activates coverage on Flare. The deployment embeds risk management into investment products, connecting the token’s expanding financial uses with safeguards against specified technical and economic failures. XRP Gains a Role in Funding Exploit Recovery Depositors in selected Sentora products now inherit safeguards against d...

Coinbase Plans Pro Return With Crypto Options and Stock Trading - Coinbase Pro is scheduled to return at year-end as the exchange expands access to crypto options and combines trading tools across markets. The planned platform will bring direct asset purchases, price-linked contracts, and stocks together, with availability varying by jurisdiction. Coinbase Pro Returns With a Broader Trading Lineup Active traders are expected to gain a […]

XRP Lands on Paxos, the Crypto Engine Behind PayPal, Venmo, and Schwab - XRP has gained another route into financial platforms after Paxos added the token to its crypto brokerage service. The regulated back end serves PayPal, Venmo, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, and Mercado Libre, with partners now able to offer XRP. XRP Gains Buying, Selling, and Transfer Support Financial platforms working with Paxos can now offer XRP […]

Brickbat: Bumper to Bumper - In Texas, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office fired Deputy Carlos Ramos after a video showed him tailgating a driver without… The post Brickbat: Bumper to Bumper appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Justice Alito Calls Out Empty Reporting From "Court Watcher" Joan Biskupic - Biskupic no longer has any inside information so instead she is forced to make up reporting based on the Justice's apparent body language.

Interviewing Justice Clint Bolick (Ariz.) at UCLA School of Law Monday, October 19 at 5:30 pm - The talk, "Litigating for Liberty / Judging About Liberty," is part of the Libertarian Litigation Speaker Series at UCLA School… The post Interviewing Justice Clint Bolick (Ariz.) at UCLA School of Law Monday, October 19 at 5:30 pm appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Ruben Gallego's Plan To Save America's Middle Class: Higher Taxes and More Unions - The senator wants to “triple union density by 2035” and pay for a host of social welfare programs with new taxes on data centers and AI companies.

Why Trillionaires Will Be Good for America - The problem isn't how rich someone is. It's how they got it.

A Survey of Crime Experts Deflates the 'Trump Effect' That Supposedly Reduced Homicides - The respondents did not think much of the policies that the president says produced "the largest drop in violent crime in American history."

NYC Officials Bizarrely Want To 'Save' an AMC Movie Theater From a Hospital Expansion - Who needs a bigger hospital when you can enjoy movie magic? 

The Biggest Expansion of School Choice Yet Is Coming in January - Starting next year, a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 will fund K–12 scholarships. Thirty states have opted in, but many Democratic governors are holding out.

Is Our Age of Mass Incarceration Collapsing? - Researchers say low crime rates by Gen Zers and millennials could keep driving down the prison population for the next two decades.

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

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

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name - There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the “DEFEND IP Act.” The problem is that instead of “defending IP,” this bill will incentivize censorship, overblocking, and bad faith attempts to block access to a website. DEFEND IP Act, and all of th...

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs - Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that would give copyright owners a new legal tool to block Americans’ access to foreign websites accused of copyright infringement.  The basic idea is all too familiar...

Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit - Judge Allows Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Move ForwardNEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move forward, a federal judge ruled yesterday. On October 1, 2026, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. Distri...

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements - WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements appeared first on Institute for Justice.

National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment - Pyper LeBlanc loves roosters.  The six-year-old girl with autism arrived at the home of David and Sara LeBlanc, her adopted parents, with a stuffed rooster. […] The post National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up - ARLINGTON, Va.—Brentwood, Missouri has designated blocks of the Manchester Road Corridor as blighted, a first step in an envisioned plan to redevelop the neighborhood. Several […] The post Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up 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 ...

This Week in Gun Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M - The announcement comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

Fed consolidates bank supervision structure - Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman laid out changes Tuesday to the Fed’s supervisory structure intended “to implement a culture of accountability and clear decision-making authority.”

Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’ - A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.

Rain, Modern Treasury seek OCC trust charters - The firms join a growing list of fintech companies looking to get into the folds of federal regulation, days after a trade group sued the OCC over trust charters.

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027 - Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

Fed's Waller says more interest rate hikes likely on the way - Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said he expects the Federal Open Market Committee to raise short-term interest rates if inflation does not show signs of easing.

AI could take advisors back 3 decades. That's a good thing - As AI speeds up client communication, an advisor's own voice is what keeps relationships personal.

New data flips the script on winning rollover business - While rollover assets increase with retirement savers' age, many rollover transactions occur well before retirement, according to new data and a panel of six experts. For financial advisors, that presents a potential business opportunity.

Wells Fargo HUD probe signals risk for race-based lending - The Trump administration says the bank's past efforts to prioritize mortgage aid for minority borrowers may have violated the Civil Rights Act.

Jackson Area Federal Credit Union shuttered - The National Credit Union Administration says the $60 million of assets credit union was insolvent and had no prospect of restoring viable operations after months in conservatorship.

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.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026 - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation

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

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...