Kitco News
Wall Street flips firmly bullish after gold’s late-week recovery, Main Street sentiment sours with jobs data on deck -
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street feeling fresh optimism about gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street sentiment slid into bearish territory despite gold’s late-week rebound.
Gold rises, silver slips as oil falls on Iran deal hopes - Kitco PM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are higher and spot silver prices are lower after the close Friday, as a sharp monthly drop in crude oil reduced inflation pressure while a firmer U.S. dollar kept silver under pressure.
Gold braces for labor market week as investors eye manufacturing, jobs data -
(Kitco News) – Gold and silver head into the new week with investors focused squarely on the health of the U.S. economy and labor market, as a busy calendar of economic data releases could significantly influence expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Silver lags as gold defends $4,514 support - Kitco AM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are higher and spot silver prices are slightly lower in early U.S. trading Friday, as lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields supported bullion while silver remained capped below near-term moving-average resistance.
Gold rebounds as weak GDP offsets Hormuz risk - Kitco PM Report -
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher late Thursday, as weaker U.S. growth data and a softer dollar offset inflation pressure tied to the Strait of Hormuz and U.S.-Iran headlines.
Gold pullback puts rate pressure, mining M&A back in focus - Rick Rule -
(Kitco News) - Gold’s pullback below $4,500 an ounce has put U.S. interest rates back at the center of the market debate, but Rick Rule believes the more important shift for mining investors is the pressure building on producers to replace ounces through acquisitions.Speaking with Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep on May 27, the President and CEO of Rule Investment Media said the move lower in gold, ...
Hong Kong’s share of global gold, wealth flows is rising fast as China’s market evolves -
(Kitco News) – Hong Kong is quickly increasing its share of the global gold and investment market as it leverages its unique geographical and financial advantages to support China’s economic and financial growth, and the latest data and projections indicate that the trend is likely to accelerate in the coming years.
Gold is just taking a breath and the race is not over - Midas Discovery Fund’s Winmill -
(Kitco News) - The gold market has taken another hit with prices dropping below $4,500 and testing critical long-term support at its 200-day moving average.
Gold price finding new support as U.S. New home sales drop 6.2% in April -
(Kitco News) - The gold market is finding some bullish support following disappointing economic growth in the first quarter, and the precious metal could attract further bids after weaker-than-expected U.S. new home sales data.
Gold price bounces off its lows as U.S. economy grows 1.6% in Q1, core PCE rises 3.3% -
(Kitco News) - The gold market has managed to bounce off its session lows but remains under significant selling pressure, even as the U.S. economy continues to cool and inflation pressures remain relatively muted — conditions analysts say could give the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates by the end of the year.
Zero Hedge
Crypto And AI Could Be Dirty Words On 2026 Midterm Campaign Trail -
Crypto And AI Could Be Dirty Words On 2026 Midterm Campaign Trail
Authored by Aaron Wood via CoinTelegraph.com,
The AI and crypto industries have made headlines over the past year thanks to the impressive war chests amassed by corporate political action committees (PACs).
Profligate spending during the last federal elections in the US has led to unprecedented policy changes fav...
"Brief Exchange": Top U.S., Cuban Military Leaders Meet At Edge Of Guantanamo Base -
"Brief Exchange": Top U.S., Cuban Military Leaders Meet At Edge Of Guantanamo Base
Three weeks after CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana, reopening a political backchannel between Washington and the Cuban government, a rare military-to-military meeting unfolded at the edge of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
U.S. Southern Command wrote on X that Marine G...
Leftist German Party Leader Forced To Correct Lies About AfD Leader, Pay Her Legal Fees -
Leftist German Party Leader Forced To Correct Lies About AfD Leader, Pay Her Legal Fees
Via Remix News,
Alice Weidel, co-leader of the anti-migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has successfully sued the Left Party leader and won a retraction after she spread falsehoods about Weidel on live television.
In mid-May, Ines Schwerdtner, the federal chairwoman of the Left Pa...
Intercepted Iranian Missile Damages U.S. Reaper Drones, Injures Five At Kuwaiti Air Base -
Intercepted Iranian Missile Damages U.S. Reaper Drones, Injures Five At Kuwaiti Air Base
An Iranian Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile targeted Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, a key operational hub for the U.S. Air Force's expeditionary forces in the Gulf region.
An initial report from Bloomberg News indicates that Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted the tactical ballistic miss...
UK's Ofcom Investigates Airing Of Trump Interview Calling Climate Change A "Hoax" -
UK's Ofcom Investigates Airing Of Trump Interview Calling Climate Change A "Hoax"
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
I have been writing about the decline of free speech in the United Kingdom for years, including in my book The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.
One of the most critical components of the British censorship system is Ofcom, the Office of Communications...
The Case For Air Conditioning Is Growing In Britain -
The Case For Air Conditioning Is Growing In Britain
A recent spell of extreme heat has intensified debate over whether UK homes should be designed with built-in cooling systems, according to FT.
Air conditioning remains uncommon in Britain, with fewer than 5% of homes equipped with it, reflecting a long-standing view that cooling is a luxury rather than a necessity.
FT writes tha...
Norway Lobbies To Persuade EU To Drop Arctic Drilling Ban -
Norway Lobbies To Persuade EU To Drop Arctic Drilling Ban
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
Norway, Western Europe's top oil and gas producer, has intensified lobbying at the European Union to persuade the bloc to remove or tweak its moratorium on Arctic oil and gas drilling.
Norway, which is not a member of the EU but is the biggest gas supplier to European mark...
Both Sides Agree Iran Deal 'Close' But Not Finalized, As Trump Promises 'Final Determination' Soon -
Both Sides Agree Iran Deal 'Close' But Not Finalized, As Trump Promises 'Final Determination' Soon
Summary
NYT: President Trump’s meeting in the Situation Room lasted about two hours, but the president did not reach a decision on any new deal with Iran.
Trump repeats conditions on Iran for lifting US naval blockade, oil pushed lower. Fars responds: "Mix of truth & lies."
Trump v...
When The Grid Dies: How A Single Blackout Could Unravel A Modern World -
When The Grid Dies: How A Single Blackout Could Unravel A Modern World
Authored by Milan Adams via Preppgroup,
For decades, infrastructure analysts, military planners, and emergency preparedness experts have warned that modern civilization is built upon a dangerously fragile foundation.
Electricity is no longer merely a convenience of industrial society; it is the bloodstream of...
How A 24 Mile Fence Once Divided California's North Coast And Sparked A Four Year Political Fight -
How A 24 Mile Fence Once Divided California's North Coast And Sparked A Four Year Political Fight
For two weeks in 1976, a white nylon fence ran across the hills of Sonoma and Marin counties and disappeared into the Pacific Ocean, according to SF Gate.
Called “Running Fence,” the installation stretched 24 miles and stood 18 feet high, supported by more than 2,000 steel poles. It ...
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GATA
China's Zijin faces delays to its $4 billion swoop for Allied Gold -
By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonFriday, May 29, 2026
Hong Kong-listed Zijin Gold International's $4 billion takeover of Canada's Allied Gold is facing delays because of opposition from regulators in Beijing, threatening the Chinese group's first major deal since its initial public offering.
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Alasdair Macleod: Open interest collapses in Comex gold and silver -
By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, May 29, 2026
As China buys up the bullion, the relevance of paper markets on Comex (and in London) is shrinking. Liquidity and relevance of paper gold and silver relative to bullion are diminishing.
This market report analyses why open interest on Comex has declined to multi-year lows and the consequences. Clearly, liquidity has been drained from Wes...
Goldman says dollar surge during Iran war weighed on demand for Treasuries -
Everybody's intervening surreptitiously in the currency markets but would never intervene in gold, would they?
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By Anya AndrianovaBloomberg NewsWednesday, May 27, 2026
A stronger dollar during the first month of the U.S.-Iran conflict spurred foreign official institutions to sell Treasuries, according to Goldman Sachs.
The U.S. currency is "one of the most meaningful drivers of valuation-a...
Malaysia jolts bullion trade with 10% import duty on gold bars -
By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsTuesday, May 26, 2026
Malaysia has imposed a 10% import duty on some gold bar shipments, according to traders familiar with the matter, disrupting the bullion trade in the Southeast Asian nation.
Some inbound cargoes have been charged a 10% duty since at least early May, traders and dealers said, asking not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the me...
Uzbekistan resumes gold exports after half-year pause -
By Yuliya FedorinovaBlomberg NewsTuesday, May 26, 2026
Uzbekistan, one of the largest gold producers, resumed full-scale gold exports in April after a half-year pause.
The nation exported about $1.5 billion of non-monetary gold in the first four months of the year, the National Statistics Committee reported today, indicating that most of it was sold in April.
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Legal Tender News
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 -
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 ...
Federal Reserve Note: What It Is, Longevity, and Key Features -
Discover what Federal Reserve notes are, their lifespan, and key features that make them secure and essential as the official paper currency of the U.S.
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 ...
Arkansas Passes Legal Tender Act, Removes Taxes on Gold and Silver -
Arkansas Governor Signs Senate Bill 1718, Reaffirming Gold and Silver as Legal Tender and Removing All Tax Liability from the Monetary Metals LITTLE ROCK, AR / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Sound ...
CoinDesk
When the market is bad, we build: Inside Binance’s bold 2030 master plan -
Established crypto firms will merge with traditional finance, but neither Wall Street bankers nor corporate giants will take over the crypto industry, said Binance’s Head of VIP and Institutional, Catherine Chen.
Hyperliquid could become a ‘financial services juggernaut’ as DeFi expands, says Grayscale -
The digital asset manager says Hyperliquid is emerging as a blockchain-based financial infrastructure platform with the potential to expand beyond crypto trading and challenge parts of traditional derivatives and exchange markets.
XRP ETFs add $35 million as bitcoin and ether funds lost $2 billion in late May -
From May 20 to May 29, XRP funds took in $35 million while bitcoin and ether ETFs lost roughly $2 billion combined, with Ripple’s earlier reported XRP treasury plan still awaiting confirmation.
Bitcoin, ether, XRP, dogecoin lag a nine-week stocks rally as ETF demand cools -
The S&P 500 posted its longest weekly winning streak since 2023 and Brent oil stabilized near $92 on US-Iran ceasefire hopes. The biggest cryptocurrencies still drifted lower, with Hyperliquid's HYPE the only major name to rally.
Bitcoin’s biggest quantum risk may not be wallet keys. An early investor fears something bigger -
Andrew Gault, the venture capitalist who funded the quantum hardware labs now threatening bitcoin, says the industry is looking in the wrong place. Google's own security team moved in the same direction in March.
‘The banks will not accept it’: Dimon escalates battle over stablecoin rewards in CLARITY Act debate -
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned the current CLARITY Act framework could ultimately fail, as banks and crypto firms clash over whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield-bearing rewards that resemble bank deposits.
U.S. regulator says 24/7 trading is great for crypto, may not be fit for other sectors -
As the CFTC issued landmark approvals for crypto perpetual futures contracts, it explained in a related advisory that round-the-clock activity isn't right for all.
Mass deployment of AI agents is a disaster waiting to happen, says CertiK CEO -
Ronghui Gu shares tips on how to isolate AI agents while testing them so they do not have access to critical personal information or digital assets.
Clarity Act Risks Regulation Without Oversight, Brookings Fellow Says -
As Congress weighs crypto legislation, Aaron Klein says the CFTC needs more resources, independence and coordination to oversee digital markets.
Live markets: Bitcoin shrugs off early decline, but two-month winning streak is in jeopardy -
A hopeful posting on Iran from President Trump helped erase morning losses.
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Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum -
The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026, at the Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California. Operation Economic Fury: Scott Bessent Says U.S. Seized $1B in Iranian Crypto, Wallets Grabbed Without Warning Bessent made the disclosure during a live interview with […]
Gravity Bridge Drained of $5.4 Million as Hacker Routes Stolen Funds Through Binance -
Cross-chain protocol Gravity Bridge was drained of roughly $5.4 million on May 30, with the attacker reportedly funneling part of the haul through Binance and Changenow, blockchain security firm Peckshield reported. Funds Routed Through Binance and ChangeNow Gravity Bridge, a protocol that moves tokens between Ethereum and the Cosmos ecosystem, lost about $5.4 million in […]
Sosana Founder Reworks Consumer Protection for Web3 as Global Token Launches Accelerate -
The standard blockchain ethos of “Don’t trust, verify” has created a chaotic environment as anonymous token launches have bypassed traditional consumer protection frameworks. Instead of a centralized review platform, David Track advocates for a decentralized infrastructure. The Web2 vs. Web3 Trust Gap A single, uncompromising mantra has long encapsulated the founding ethos of blockchain technol...
Hyperliquid Hits Record $67 as CFTC Cracks Open the US Perpetuals Market -
HYPE climbed to a fresh all-time high near $67 on May 29, capping a week in which U.S. regulators cleared the first domestic perpetual futures contract and Grayscale branded Hyperliquid a breakout success. A Record Built on Regulatory Relief HYPE, the native token of the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, touched roughly $67.24 during Friday trading, extending […]
He Bought a Hard Drive He Thought Was New, but When He Plugged It in He Found 800 GB of Data Worth Thousands of Dollars -
Reddit user All-Seeing_Hands bought a supposedly new 1TB SSD that arrived preloaded with 800GB of music-production tools, including Kontakt ($299) and Reaktor ($199). The find has reignited concerns over online sellers, from unchecked returns and pirated installs to disks with manipulated SMART and FARM data and even counterfeit shells, with Seagate drives cited in past […]
Reason
Libel Suit by "King of Vape" Against N.Y. Post, Over Allegations of Misconduct and Anti-Israel Actions, Thrown Out -
"Plaintiff's allegations in [an earlier] complaint let the cat out of the bag that he is a public figure. He cannot put the cat back into the bag in the hope of keeping his case alive."
The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts of Sexual Abuse Being Covered up" Allegation -
From Thursday's decision in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC, written by Judge Alison Nathan and joined by…
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Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason. -
The president’s habitual attempts to criminalize dissent hark back to tyrants of yore.
Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865 -
5/30/1865: Justice John Catron dies.
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DOJ Moves To Disqualify Judge Ross In Election Interference Case -
The Eleventh Circuit's decision to identify a conflict of interest, but not identify the conflicted judge, leaves litigants guessing.
What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues -
A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman
Trump's Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised -
George Washington actively opposed the U.S. Mint putting his face on coinage, as it would've resembled the reverence reserved for monarchs.
Is Private Equity Really 'Buying Up the Rituals of American Childhood'? -
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says that capitalism is killing youth hockey and fueling a "crisis of resentment." But who exactly is pissed?
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal -
Fabricated evidence, terminated grants, and taxes on jets.
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Tenth Amendment Center
Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to Stop the Feds -
“A refusal to cooperate.” That’s the strategy James Madison gave us to stop federal programs. In Federalist #46, he laid out a series of steps to combat “unwarrantable measures of the federal government” along with those that are “warrantable” but “unpopular.” In other words, we can use his blueprint to combat unconstitutional acts, as well […]
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They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. -
Written almost 300 years ago, it was so prophetic, it sounds like it was written today. A warning about the dangerous cult that promises to protect your country - but is really killing it. On this episode, it’s the true enemy within, destroying freedom.
The post They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.
This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. -
“Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than 3 months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Live on their knees or fight to the death. They chose the latter. On this episode, it’s one of the most important, but forgotten and ignored documents of the American R...
Electronic Frontier Foundation
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating -
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, privacy, and security.
While the open source exemption, if passed, would improve the law, the remaining amendments propo...
Age Verification is a Privacy Nightmare -
In the rush to block young people from certain parts of the internet, lawmakers are creating a privacy and security nightmare for everyone. This scenario is already playing out globally. Help us stop it and keep the web open and accessible for all.
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Even with the best intentions, every online age verification scheme has the same result: users are forced to r...
More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints -
An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered a troubling pattern: in the absence of a warrant requirement to search ALPR databases, law enforcement agencies have moved beyond specific investigations to use these surveillance networks for virtually any whim.
Our findings suggest that the absence of a warrant requiremen...
The Institute For Justice - Press Releases
Victory! City of Jacksonville, NC, Chooses Not to Appeal Food Truck Decision, Cuts Checks Instead -
ARLINGTON, Va.—Anthony “Tony” Proctor and Octavius “Ray” Raymond, local food truck owners of “The Spot” and “The Cheesesteak Hustle,” respectively, and Nicole Gonzalez, who owns […]
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Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous -
ARLINGTON, Va.—Across Wisconsin, home bakers are getting bad advice from the state government, which is telling them to stop selling their foods through a business […]
The post Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous appeared first on Institute for Justice.
US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers’ Eminent Domain Case -
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Solicitor General supports the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the appeal of a group of North Dakota ranchers who are fighting for payment […]
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Second Amendment Foundation
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
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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
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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
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Gun Owners of America
Machineguns Are In, RINOs Are Out! -
Here’s What Happened at GOA This Week! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did… We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week. From helping Ken Paxton defeat the anti-gun John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race, to introducing the first-ever Hughes … Read more
VA: Some Attorneys are Refusing to Enforce Gun Bans — Others are Helping to Defend Them -
Virginia’s new gun ban laws have exposed a clear divide across the Commonwealth. Some prosecutors are choosing to stand with law-abiding gun owners and the Constitution, while others are helping anti-gun politicians defend one of the most sweeping attacks the Second Amendment Virginia has ever seen. Attorney General Jay Jones is now attempting to consolidate multiple lawsuits challenging Virgin...
TELL PRESIDENT TRUMP: PARDON TATE ADAMIAK! -
The Biden DOJ & ATF sent Adamiak to prison for 20 years for nothing, now gun owners have the chance to help free him and right this wrong… Joe Biden’s weaponized Department of Justice ruined Tate Adamiak’s life. President Trump must pardon him. Gun Owners of America is calling on our grassroots members to call the White House and tell President … Read more
Banking Dive
Bank consolidation may stunt innovation: research -
Consolidation may alter banks’ risk tolerances, making them more inclined to extend loans to bigger, established companies than smaller, riskier borrowers, said Oudom Hean, a professor at North Dakota State University.
CFPB orders return to a new, smaller DC headquarters -
Employees based outside the Washington area will be expected to report by Aug. 31, according to a memo. However, the headquarters has space for just 550 of the bureau’s 1,100 workers.
Scotiabank to buy Dallas-centered commercial bank -
Buying MapleMark Bank allows the Canadian lender to offer FDIC insurance to clients and furthers its North American growth goals, an executive said.
GreenSky to pay $10M to state AGs -
The home-improvement lender, once owned by Goldman Sachs, operated a “predatory loan scheme,” according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Ex-TD employee pleads guilty in bank fraud -
A former employee at a TD branch in New York facilitated about $3.4 million in fraud by stealing from customers and bribing an employee at another bank, the Justice Department said.
American Banker
Why U.S. Bank is targeting vets, dentists opening new practices -
The Minneapolis-based bank is offering loans to providers planning to build practices from scratch — a reversal after years of serving only existing practices.
How Ally widened profits by narrowing its focus -
Since Michael Rhodes became its CEO, Ally Financial has gotten bigger by thinking more narrowly. Instead of growing the company's web of businesses, the company has exited some sectors while doubling down on what Ally does best: auto lending.
Visa's local partners fill cardless gaps in business payments -
The global card network is working with cross-border fintechs like PingPong to help business customers use Visa to pay suppliers who don't accept credit cards.
Chime pushes Trump Accounts with financial education series -
The neobank partnered with Invest America to launch Compound Combine, in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday evening with the support of the the Treasury Department, Council for Economic Education and New York Giants and New York Jets football players.
Gov. Abbott declares Texas the 'financial capital of America' -
Governor Greg Abbott proclaimed Texas the "financial capital of America" at the Texas Bankers Association's annual convention; Columbus, Ohio-based Northwest Bank named Chad Ballard chief information officer; Deutsche Bank terminated some staff as a result of its client relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
Bank of International Settlements
Project Aperta: enabling cross-border interconnectivity through open finance interoperability -
Project Aperta, led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has been designing, developing and testing a prototype for cross-border open finance interconnectivity via application programming interfaces (APIs) – a "network of networks" that connects existing domestic networks through a neutral interoperability layer. The prototype connects the open finance networks of the United Kingdom...
Insurer resolution framework - Executive Summary -
Insurer failures can have harmful effects on individuals and businesses, economic activity and financial stability. Resolution is a way to manage the failure of financial institutions, including insurers, that prevents severe systemic disruption without exposing taxpayers to loss.
BIS residential property price statistics, Q4 2025 -
Real global house prices fell by 0.6% year on year (yoy) at the end of 2025.
Real prices were almost stable in advanced economies (0.4% yoy), while they continued to decrease in emerging market economies (–1.4% yoy), especially in Asia.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, real global house prices have increased by almost 3%. Among major jurisdictions, Türkiye, Australia and Mexico re...
Federal Reserve - Press Releases
FDIC - Press Releases