Precious Metals and Market News

Gold price fall nearly 2% as oil surge and near-5% Treasury yields bolster Fed rate-hike expectations - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are seeing significant selling pressure Monday morning as rising bond yields and surging energy prices strengthen expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week, overwhelming safe-haven demand generated by escalating geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East.

Record market cap, but stalled momentum as conference season approaches - (Kitco News) - Mining companies are heading into this year's investor conference season with an all-time-high aggregate market capitalization, even as executives grapple with an energy cost shock that has undercut margins and forced dealmakers to rework their playbooks.

The next trillion matters more for gold than the next Fed rate hike - (Kitco News) - Something incredible happened this week, and even if you weren’t paying attention, the gold market certainly was.

Wall Street turns bullish on gold price ahead of the Fed, Main Street clings to slim bullish majority despite weekly slide - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street returning to its bullish bias after gold’s late-week rebound, while Main Street further pared back its bullish majority following another weekly decline.

Gold price holds $4,300 support as CPI lifts Fed-hike odds - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as a pullback in crude oil and a softer U.S. dollar helped precious metals recover from Thursday’s inflation-driven selloff, even as markets priced a higher probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.

The Fed can hike, but it won’t derail gold’s long-term bull market – analysts - (Kitco News) - The gold market is ending another week in negative territory as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week.

Gold price holds near high after preliminary Consumer Sentiment falls to 47.8, inflation expectations spike - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with inflation expectations shooting higher.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for September was 47.8. The data was far worse than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists c...

Gold, silver prices whipsaw as core CPI keeps Fed hike in play - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher with extreme volatility in early U.S. trading Friday, after August core CPI rose more than expected and kept the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 15-16 rate decision tilted toward another hike.

Gold prices holding its ground following muted U.S. CPI data - (Kitco News) - The gold market is struggling to find any solid direction on Friday as U.S. inflation pressures remain elevated but have not accelerated.

Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI, oil shock lift yields - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as hotter wholesale inflation, a crude-oil surge and a jump in Treasury yields overwhelmed safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran war.

Trump Says He Might Release More 9/11 Records - Trump Says He Might Release More 9/11 Records Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on Sept. 13 he might release records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. "I'm going to look at it when I get back," he told reporters in Ireland, after being asked about recent requests from families of people who perished in the attacks. A neph...

Key Events This Week: Fed, BOJ And BOE; Also Retail Sales, Import Prices And Bessent - Key Events This Week: Fed, BOJ And BOE; Also Retail Sales, Import Prices And Bessent It's a bumper week for central bank decisions, with the Fed (Wednesday), BoE (Thursday) and BoJ (Friday) all meeting. Central banks aside, key data releases include US retail sales (Wednesday) and industrial production (Friday), UK inflation (Wednesday) and labor market data (Tuesday), economic act...

We Can't Afford $5,000 "Dividend" Checks - We Can't Afford $5,000 "Dividend" Checks Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance While the stock market implodes on or ahead of schedule, as predicted, I had another revelation last night that anyone with a first-grade understanding of math could have also arrived yet. We can’t afford this $5,000 dividend check idea. I mean, we can’t really afford anything as a country right now, but i...

US Energy Sec. Wright Says Saudi's Critical East-West Oil Pipeline Will Restart "Very Soon" - US Energy Sec. Wright Says Saudi's Critical East-West Oil Pipeline Will Restart "Very Soon" Summary: AP News Says East-West Pipeline Fix 3-5 Weeks  US Energy Sec. Wright Tells BBG TV East-West Pipeline Will Be Online "Very Soon" Oil Surges As Saudi Pipeline Crisis Puts 4% Of Global Supply At Risk; Bernstein Warns Of $150 Crude Wright Tries To Calm Energy Markets  US Energy Secr...

Kremlin Welcomes Trump Call For Ukraine To Halt Attacks On Diesel Infrastructure, Praises 'Flexibility'  - Kremlin Welcomes Trump Call For Ukraine To Halt Attacks On Diesel Infrastructure, Praises 'Flexibility'  The Kremlin has welcomed President Trump's weekend call for Ukraine to stop attacking Russian diesel supply and infrastructure sites. The somewhat surprise remarks which will only serve to further pressure the Zelensky government came when pressed by a reporter on Sunday. Trump ...

"Politically, There's No Viable Way Out Of This": Schiff Warns Of "Dangerous Feedback Loop" - "Politically, There's No Viable Way Out Of This": Schiff Warns Of "Dangerous Feedback Loop" Authored by SchiffGold via SchiffGold, On Thursday, Peter joined host Danny on CapitalCosm to unpack the deepening cracks in the US debt market and what they mean for the dollar, oil, and the political landscape heading into 2026. He walks through weak Treasury demand, the fragile yen carry...

Houthis Unleash Major Missile Barrage On Saudi Arabia's Sprawling King Khalid Air Base - Houthis Unleash Major Missile Barrage On Saudi Arabia's Sprawling King Khalid Air Base Summary Houthis attacked a Saudi air base with missiles and drones, claiming major damage. Houthis seized more Red Sea territory, including Perim Island near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Shipping risks are rising, with vessels avoiding the Red Sea and taking longer routes around Africa. Iran-Gul...

Futures Slide As Tech Tumbles On Fears Of AI Slowdown, Oil Jumps - Futures Slide As Tech Tumbles On Fears Of AI Slowdown, Oil Jumps US futures are sliding, dragged by fears of a possible AI development slowdown as well as higher oil prices (Brent > 108), though bond yields are not reacting yet (10Y yield still under 5%). As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.6%, and potentially facing their first down 1% day since late July; Nasdaq futures plungi...

EU NatGas Hits Highest Since 2022 As Low Storage Sets Stage For Winter Cold-Snap Price Shock - EU NatGas Hits Highest Since 2022 As Low Storage Sets Stage For Winter Cold-Snap Price Shock European natural gas futures hit their highest level since December 2022 (early days of the Russia-Ukraine conflict) as domestic supplies remain well below the 15-year average. With the Northern Hemisphere winter approaching, the restocking phase may be jeopardized by maritime chokepoint ma...

US Miner Almonty Strikes Major Deal With Africa's Largest Tungsten-Producing Country - US Miner Almonty Strikes Major Deal With Africa's Largest Tungsten-Producing Country Almonty Industries is positioning itself to "become the leading Western producer of tungsten," potentially as early as 2027, as Western buyers confront a severe supply shortage sparked by China and, more broadly, what we've described as "resource nationalism." Bloomberg reports that Almonty has p...

Couples with a big age gap need more money — they have to plan for two retirements - These are the biggest issues to consider when there’s more than a 10-year age difference.

Novo Nordisk is changing its name and its culture to try to compete in the GLP-1 diet-drug wars - The Danish drug giant behind Ozempic is competing with Eli Lilly in the market for weight-loss drugs.

Here’s how to prepare your portfolio for the Fed’s next interest-rate moves - History suggests the bull market in stocks will continue if the Fed raises interest rates this week, but there are things investors can do to take some precaution if hikes continue.

Micron, Nvidia and other chip stocks fall after tech leaders call for an AI slowdown. Here’s what to know. - Analysts don’t expect the push for more responsible AI development to derail data-center spending.

‘He does not have a spouse or children’: My son has a serious genetic disease. What should I do with my $1.3 million estate? - “He is also the sole beneficiary of my 403(b) accounts.”

AI has been carrying the stock market. An industry pause could pull the rug out, warns this Wall Street giant. - Citigroup warns that if artificial-intelligence model developments slow, earnings revisions could follow, and those have been a crucial factor in stock gains this year.

Oil over $100 has JPMorgan strategists warning stock-market investors against missing out on a sudden turnaround - Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate’s front-month contracts rose on Monday after Saudi Arabia closed its East-West pipeline, citing damage cause by drone attacks.

Fed rate hikes won’t bring down gas prices. Why the bond market is pushing for them anyway. - The 10-year Treasury yield is sitting on the doorstep of 5%, and that’s a warning sign for stocks.

‘I still don’t have my MRI’: My health insurer canceled my plan without warning. Is that legal? - “It wasn’t an ACA plan, but it was meaningfully cheaper than anything I could find on the ACA exchange.”

Here’s the big caveat to the report that Anthropic is profitable for a second straight quarter - A published report that pioneering artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic was profitable for a second quarter in a row includes a very important caveat.

Trump says no need for more AI regulation, slams Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei - Trump lashed out at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei following his urgent plea for an AI slowdown.

10-year Treasury yield hits 5% for first time since 2023 as traders brace for Fed decision this week - The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield rose to a multi-year high on Monday ahead of this week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

Microsoft sets limits for future AI models as industry throttles frontier development - Microsoft wants to be seen as a responsible AI entity as it ramps up model development alongside partners Anthropic and OpenAI.

Stocks drop after 10-year yield reaches 5%, oil jumps; Nasdaq falls 1% as AI names slide: Live updates - The three major averages are coming off a losing week.

What Amodei's AI slowdown could mean for Anthropic's imminent IPO - As Anthropic meets with prospective investors ahead of its potentially historic market debut, CEO Dario Amodei is pushing for a slowdown in AI.

Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks - In August, consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased just 3.1%.

Consumer outlook plunges in September as inflation outlook worsens - The survey's headline index hit a level of 47.8, down 7.5% from the August reading and off 13.2% from a year ago.

Record U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak is over, CDC says - The largest outbreak, linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, sickened more than 12,000 people.

Inflation persisted in August, potentially locking in a Fed interest rate hike - The all-items consumer price index was expected to rise 0.4% in August, with core, excluding food and energy, showing a 0.2% gain, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Friday's CPI inflation report is even more important than usual. Here's what to expect - The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the August consumer price index report at 8:30 a.m.

Does London want 'tokenized' gold and commodities to create more imaginary supply? - Just as with futures, how many times could an ounce be 'tokenized' to how many owners at the same moment? The Financial Conduct Authority hasn't been checking with 'paper' gold, so why would it check with 'tokens'? * * * Tokenised Gold Could Be Exempt from Fund Regulations under FCA Proposal By Martin ArnoldFinancial Times, LondonMonday, September 14, 2026 Tokenised gold would be exempt from UK...

Can Africa seize its moment in the race for critical minerals? - By Andy HomeReutersvia China Global South Project, Johannesburg, South AfricaFriday, September 11, 2026 The intensifying global competition for critical minerals could be a transformative moment for Africa. The continent is already a major producer of energy transition metals such as copper, cobalt, and manganese but is nowhere near its full potential. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVE...

Ed Steer: The precious metals equities get smashed again - 9:12a ET Sunday, September 13, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "The Precious Metals Equities Get Smashed Again" and is posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here: https://silverseek.com/article/precious-metal-equities-get-smashed-again CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Tru...

Alasdair Macleod: A credit crisis is unfolding - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, September 11, 2026 Usually, credit crises are in the private sector. Today it's a global government funding crisis from which there's no rescue. Gold and silver are the escape route. This week brought the beginning of a government financing train wreck to public attention, affecting all G7 nations. That it is only the start of a crisis is the key poi...

More gold and silver investment money is diverted from metal to the imaginary - Kalshi Launches 'Perps' for Gold and Silver Following CFTC Approval, Expanding Futures Offerings By Davis GiangiulioCNBC, New YorkThursday, September 10, 2026 Kalshi has won approval to list perpetual futures tied to precious metals gold and silver in the U.S., in the latest development as the company seeks to grow its trading offerings beyond prediction markets.  The listing was originally fil...

Long-Term Treasury Yields Spike, 1- to 7-Year Yields Explode, Mortgage Rates Hit 7.12%, Bond Market Gets Spooked - Spooked by inflation, deficits, hocus-pocus shows, competition from the AI debt binge, and getting casually thrown under the bus by Trump’s free-money promise.

Inflation Not Going Back into the Bottle: CPI, Core CPI, and Core Services CPI Bounce Back - Core services CPI +4.0% annualized, Core CPI +3.5% annualized, all-items CPI +4.9% annualized in August from July.

Bond Market Has a Cow, Treasury Yields Spike across the Board, 10-Year Yield near 5%, 30-Year Yield at 5.37% - Lots of Bad Stuff all at once, topped off by Trump’s $1.35 Trillion Free-Money Promise, $5,000 for every adult American, at the worst possible time.

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky - The U.S. Mint began selling $1 Trump coins Wednesday. Why it matters: The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value ...

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 ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

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, ...

Here is the revised Clarity Act ethics provision Donald Trump has agreed to - The new Clarity Act draft would force divestiture and give state attorneys general the ability to sue to enforce the ethics provision.

Kaiko extends Series B funding round to $110 million with S&P Global, BNP Paribas - Financial rating giant S&P Global joined top traditional banks and exchange operators to fund Kaiko's expansion into continuous market data services

Bitmine adds $68 million in ether as Tom Lee sees more upside catalysts ahead - The Ethereum treasury firm is closing in on its 5% accumulation goal as Lee points to a rising ETH-BTC ratio and institutional demand.

Dogecoin ETFs struggled for buyers while rival XRP and Solana funds pulled in $3 billion - Bitwise's BWOW dogecoin ETF will close after 10 months, adding to weak demand across DOGE funds and raising a harder question for altcoin ETFs: What problem are they actually solving?

Trump agrees to stricter ethics rules to save Clarity Act crypto bill: AP - President Donald Trump agreed to expanded conflict-of-interest rules and state-level enforcement powers to secure key Senate votes for the Clarity Act.

FCA considers exempting tokenized gold from fund rules to defend London market - The Financial Conduct Authority is exploring a bespoke regulatory framework with the Treasury to carve out digital gold from traditional fund laws.

Live updates: Bitcoin climbs as stocks drop, U.S. 10-year yield rises to 5% - The Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting begins tomorrow, with nearly all now expecting the U.S. central bank to hike its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points.

Crypto market outperforms as call for slower AI development weighs on tech stocks - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 14, 2026

Bitcoin climbs to $78,000 as crypto sits out the AI selloff - Bitcoin rose 1.9% since midnight UTC while Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 1.65% on calls to slow AI development and crude gained almost 4% on a Saudi pipeline closure.

TikTok developer ByteDance arranges $29.6 billion loan as it builds AI ambitions - ByteDance was reportedly considering spending $70 billion on AI data centers and infrastructure. The news comes as U.S. AI giants call for slowing the AI race.

Ether, XRP and Solana Record Weekly Gains as Bitcoin ETFs Lose $463M - U.S. crypto ETFs ended the holiday-shortened week with roughly $263 million in combined net outflows, as heavy bitcoin redemptions overwhelmed continued demand for ether, XRP, and solana funds. Bitcoin ETFs lost $462.73 million, ending a three-week inflow streak, while ether extended its winning run to four weeks. Ether Gains $197M as Bitcoin Ends Three-Week Inflow […]

Strategy’s Bitcoin War Chest Sat Still While Saylor Defended STRC - The world’s largest bitcoin treasury company, Strategy, announced it has repurchased $139 million worth of its preferred stock STRC. The company did not sell or acquire any bitcoin over the past week and defended the preferred instead. Strategy Spends $139 Million Defending STRC “Strategy has repurchased $139M of STRC,” Strategy founder Michael Saylor wrote on […]

Bitcoin’s Price Refused to Break at $76K, but $79K Won’t Give - Bitcoin’s price is back near $77,800 after buyers stepped in around $76,370 and turned an ugly overnight drop into a fast rebound. The strange part is that the charts now look considerably better without actually resolving much of anything. Short-term momentum is picking up steam, the longer moving averages remain firmly positive, and yet bitcoin […]

Nvidia Eyes $10B of Anthropic’s IPO While Polymarket Bets on a $2T Pop - Polymarket traders give Anthropic a 66% chance of closing its first trading day above a $2 trillion market cap, even though a second contract says its initial public offering (IPO) will most likely price below that line. Two Markets, One Gap The figure Polymarket posted on Sunday comes from its Anthropic IPO closing market cap […]

XRP Ledger Broke Its Transaction Record, and 20 Wallets Did Most of It - The XRP Ledger crammed a record 3,254 transactions into one ledger on Sept. 13, yet 2,000 of them were identical 1-drop payments fired by just 20 wallets. The Number on the Explorer The record belongs to ledger 106,965,249, which closed on Sunday, Sept. 13, holding 3,254 transactions. Hussein Zangana, the XRP Ledger Foundation community director […]

AI Slowdown - Plus: Commercial surrogacy regulation, Russian weapons, a new drug in San Francisco, and more...

Police Department May Decline to Release Names of Officers Trained by ICE - "[T]he Department submitted credible evidence that threats, doxxing, and other forms of harassment have been directed toward law enforcement charged with enforcing existing federal immigration laws."

Oklahoma Judge's Ruling Contained AI Hallucinations - From Reuters (Mike Scarcella) last week, linked to yesterday by David Lat (Original Jurisdiction): The judge, Lawrence Wheeler of the… The post Oklahoma Judge's Ruling Contained AI Hallucinations appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 14, 1901 - 9/14/1901: President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated. He appointed three members to the Supreme Court: Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes, Rufus Day,… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 14, 1901 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Moving Soon? Here Are 10 Modern Conveniences That Will Make It Easier. - How Wayfair, Taskrabbit, and Instacart simplify your transition to a new house or apartment

Brickbat: Keeping the Peace - Immigrant-owned small businesses in East Harlem that spoke out against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-owned supermarkets say they are suddenly… The post Brickbat: Keeping the Peace appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada - Why the major questions and nondelegation doctrines bolster the legal case against Trump's Section 338 tariffs.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810 - 9/13/1810: Justice William Cushing died. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

European Cars Are Spying on Their Drivers. The Same Tech Could Be Coming to the U.S. - New cars in the E.U. must now have cameras that track drivers' eyes and flag distractions.

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans - Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709, which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF supported two of the bills signed into law, AB 2071 and AB 2298, which require that children learn critical digital literacy and cybersecurity...

Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy - Amazon recently debuted a new feature for its Ring cameras that the company is calling Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE). The idea is to cut back on the amount of video content available to the company, and thus potentially available to law enforcement. But while it might technically add a speed bump to accessing full video content, it doesn’t deliver nearly the level of privacy we should be...

We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One - Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO - Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 - signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom - falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies.    Using technology is how we learn and build community in today’s...

Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch - CHICAGO—Public input determines one of the lucky finalists for this year’s South Side Pitch. For the 13th year in a row, South Side entrepreneurs will […] The post Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center - PITTSBURGH—Katy Duckstein created Roots Academy to work with other homeschool parents to provide instruction and socialization. Operating in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs, Roots is an innovative […] The post Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center appeared first on Institute for Justice.

South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services - GREENVILLE, S.C.—Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. […] The post South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services 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 ...

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

When collections is treated as arrears, banks miss the real risk - Handled well, collections stops being the end of a relationship and becomes the moment it proves its value.

Fed, Bowman sued over capital-requirements process - The advocacy group Better Markets alleged the central bank’s supervision chief met with bank CEOs to guide public comments in a way that would emphasize support for the proposals.

Banks keep cannabis at arm’s length over perceived risk: GAO - Financial institutions cite an evolving regulatory landscape among reasons for their uncertainty in serving the space, according to a wide-ranging report.

How Navy Federal harnesses AI to confront scam activity - A top anti-fraud executive at the credit union says thwarting scams requires “totally different” tools than fraud, and AI is providing both new threats and novel solutions.

HSBC CFO Pam Kaur to step down - The first woman to serve as finance chief at Britain’s largest bank will leave before next year’s annual general meeting and will not stand for re-election to the lender’s board.

Bad information about stablecoin rewards is running rampant - Parties trying to restrict stablecoin rewards have been relying on a trio of false claims that, despite public debunking, continue to be spread. At some point, the repetition of fake talking points begins to look purposeful.

Banking has an AI blind spot: the human intelligence gap - Banks are racing to adopt artificial intelligence while often de-emphasizing basic banking education — human intelligence — at the new employee, executive, and board levels. That's a recipe for disaster.

It's time for some good news about banking - It's easy these days to get caught up in all the bad news and very easy to lose sight of the good. So let's take a moment to focus on some good news.

What banks can expect if Democrats sweep Congress - Polling suggests that Democrats could retake control of the House and have a formidable shot at the Senate as well. If they win both chambers, oversight of bank regulation, crypto and Trump administration officials will be the name of the game.

Citizens sues SoFi as fights over talent, pipelines persist - The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.

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.

Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers - Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers

Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle - Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

Press Release: Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution WAS...

Press Release: Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issue Statement on Community Bank Engagement with Core Service Providers - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issue Statement on Community Bank Engagement with Core Service Providers ...