Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver rally on slumping USDX, bargain buying - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are solidly higher near midday Thursday, as solid losses in the U.S. dollar index today are prompting precious metals traders to step in and do some perceived bargain hunting after recent losses.

Gold resilient but vulnerable as oil prices drive inflation fears - TD’s Melek - (Kitco News) - Although gold prices have managed to find some near-term support above $4,600 an ounce, a major Canadian bank says the precious metal remains at the mercy of oil prices, even as its long-term outlook stays bullish.

Gold prices holding gains but doesn't find any direction as U.S. Q1 GDP rises 2% and core inflation increase to 3.2% - (Kitco News) - The gold market is holding on to early morning gains but is not finding any major direction from the latest U.S. economic data, as economic growth continues to slow and core inflation remains muted.

Spot gold at session high after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 189k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices were trading at session highs on Thursday morning following the release of better-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were below economists’ forecasts.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits came in at seasonally adjusted 189,000 for the week ending April 25, the Labor Department announced on...

ECB leaves key interest rate unchanged, notes inflation pressures from Iran conflict - (Kitco News) - The Governing Council of the ECB decided to maintain their key interest rate unchanged at 2.15% at today's meeting, as expected. “While the incoming information has been broadly consistent with the Governing Council’s previous assessment of the inflation outlook, the upside risks to inflation and the downside risks to growth have intensified,” they said. “The Governing Counc...

Bitcoin April 30 daily chart alert - Bulls fading a bit - (Kitco News) - Thursday, April 30—May bitcoin futures prices are weaker in early U.S. trading Thursday. The bulls have encountered stiff chart resistance that lies just overhead from present prices and are fading.

Gold market analysis for April 30 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders - (Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

Solid price gains for gold, silver as USDX solidly down - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are solidly higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, as solid losses in the U.S. dollar index today are prompting precious metals traders to step in and do some perceived bargain hunting after recent losses.

Gold prices unfazed as BoE leaves rates unchanged and monitors inflation risks - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are pushing higher against the British pound as geopolitical turmoil and rising energy costs reshape the Bank of England’s inflation outlook, even as the central bank holds firm on interest rates.The Bank of England left its Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% in an 8-to-1 vote, opting to maintain its “wait and see” stance despite growing inflation risks tied to escalating c...

Gold prices bounce off session lows as Powell signals patience on rates, defends Fed independence - (Kitco News) - The gold market remains under pressure but is off its lows after Federal Reserve Chair, in his final press conference as head of the central bank, said that the committee is in no hurry to change its current monetary policy stance in an environment of heightened uncertainty.

Goldman Maps Retailer Exposure To Working-Poor Consumers As Gas Soars - Goldman Maps Retailer Exposure To Working-Poor Consumers As Gas Soars With the nationwide average gasoline price accelerating above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon level, and the consumer backdrop for low-income households darkening, Goldman analysts published a note on Wednesday identifying which big-box retailers have the greatest exposure to working-poor households. "Ou...

Apple Drops After Mixed Results: America, Europe Revenue Miss; Iphone Sales Disappoint, But China Surges Again - Apple Drops After Mixed Results: America, Europe Revenue Miss; Iphone Sales Disappoint, But China Surges Again Ahead of today's AAPL earnings report, we've had a mixed picture from Mag 7 earnings so far: GOOGL soared to a record high, MSFT and AMZN both dropped (although they recovered much of their losses throughout the day) and META crashed, all on different reads of their capex....

Rising Venezuelan Oil Exports Help Insulate The US From Energy Crisis - Rising Venezuelan Oil Exports Help Insulate The US From Energy Crisis If the primary purpose behind the Trump Administration's snatch-and-grab operation against the illegitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was not readily apparent in January, it should be crystal clear today.  Under Maduro, around 75% of the country's energy exports were going to China.  This year, the ...

The Vaccine Safety Signal The Media Still Won't Read - The Vaccine Safety Signal The Media Still Won't Read Authored by Dr. Joseph Fraiman via the Brownstone Institute, The serious-adverse-event signal found in the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccine trials has been in the peer-reviewed literature for nearly four years. Mainstream media outlets, on the rare occasions they address it, have treated it not as evidence to be weighed ...

House Unanimously Approves Bill To End 76-Day DHS Shutdown, Sending Measure To Trump - House Unanimously Approves Bill To End 76-Day DHS Shutdown, Sending Measure To Trump Well that was anticlimactic... On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved by voice vote a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing the way to end the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history after 76 days. The measure now heads to Presid...

Peer Review Is Broken - Here's How To Fix It - Peer Review Is Broken - Here's How To Fix It Authored by Rob Jenkins and Michael R. Jenkins via the Brownstone Institute, Within academia, there seems to be a growing consensus that the peer-review system—once the backbone of academic scholarship—is broken. But is it irreparably so? Perhaps. At the very least, the breakdown of its current form is worth exploring. However, rather t...

Engineering Bottleneck Drives Major Deals Across Nuclear Services - Engineering Bottleneck Drives Major Deals Across Nuclear Services In the latest development with private equity firms making moves in the nuclear industry, Arlington Capital Partners has acquired nuclear engineering specialist ENERCON from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.  The deal includes merging ENERCON with Arlington portfolio company Pond & Company. The combined e...

Bessent Gloats Over Iran's Collapsing Currency, Signals Hope For Uprising Amid Reports Israel Preparing Fresh Attack - Bessent Gloats Over Iran's Collapsing Currency, Signals Hope For Uprising Amid Reports Israel Preparing Fresh Attack Summary Bessent on X: "Amid the impact of Economic Fury, Iran’s currency has hit an all-time low. The Iranian people deserve a new era, which the corrupt and shambolic Iranian regime cannot provide." Signals hope for uprising, regime change. Israeli Defense M...

Sternlicht's Starwood Real Estate Fund Gates Redemptions - Sternlicht's Starwood Real Estate Fund Gates Redemptions Earlier this month, when much of the attention was largely focused on private credit, we warned that one of the old, familiar credit market time-bombs, commercial real estate which for many years had been penned as the "Next Big Short", was deteriorating rapidly: according to the latest TREPP CMBS monthly report, March saw a ...

Feds Charge Sinaloa's Governor, Senator, Mayor, & Other Top Officials With Running A Narco-State - Feds Charge Sinaloa's Governor, Senator, Mayor, & Other Top Officials With Running A Narco-State Submitted by The Bureau's Sam Cooper, Federal prosecutors in New York have charged ten current and former senior Mexican government officials — among them the sitting governor of Sinaloa, a sitting federal senator, the mayor of the state capital, and the state’s former secretary of pub...

Could Powell’s decision to stay worsen relations between the Fed and the White House? - “I think there’s a point where standing up to Trump moves into poking the bear with a sharp stick,” one analyst says.

‘We are old school’: I’ve been married for 40 years. Should I have kept my money separate? - “We have all of our financial accounts joint except for our IRAs.”

‘I’m very late to the game’: I’m 48, earn $65,000, have $48,000 in debt and no retirement. Am I doomed? - “I do not have any inheritance from anyone coming my way as I lost most of my immediate family when young.”

Rivian’s latest earnings may have been the ‘low point.’ Here’s what comes next. - Rivian Automotive on Thursday posted decent first-quarter earnings, but the company really wants investors looking to the future.

Sandisk’s eye-popping earnings beat fails to extend the stock’s big rally - The company says it’s transitioning to a business model of “multiyear customer engagements.”

Stocks clock their best month since 2020 as Wall Street shakes off Iran oil shock - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite just tallied their best month in six years, surprising the bears focused on oil prices.

These stocks were the biggest winners during the S&P 500’s best month since 2020 - The S&P 500 rose 10.4% in April, led by a gain of more than 18% for the communication-services sector.

I know I’ll never own an apartment. Can I renovate my rental and still get my security deposit back? - “Why not just make my rental my project? Is this a bad idea?”

Oil’s surge to $125 a barrel just made the next bet for traders a lot harder - Global oil prices topped $125 a barrel this week — their highest in almost four years

Nvidia is confronting a new challenge, even as AI spending keeps increasing - Investors seem worried about the potential for increased competition in the AI-chip market.

Apple reports earnings and revenue beat, boosted by services business - Apple reported 17% revenue growth, topping estimates, even as iPhone sales came up short.

Google cloud growth tops Microsoft and Amazon as all three beat estimates on AI demand - Amazon, Google and Microsoft all reported better-than-expected first-quarter cloud results, signaling an acceleration of AI demand

Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending shutdown for most of agency, including TSA - Trump on Thursday signed legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security after the House approved the bill earlier in the afternoon.

Dow surges nearly 800 points, S&P 500 posts first close above 7,200 and best month since 2020: Live updates - The broad market index jumped more than 10% in April for its best month since November 2020.

Intel's stock more than doubles in April for best month in chipmaker's 55 years on Nasdaq - Intel's market cap more than doubled in April, boosted by a blowout earnings report and optimism that the chipmaker is in the midst of a revival.

Inside the Fed: Powell vows he won't be a 'shadow chair,' but a Warsh clash will be tough to avoid - When the Fed gathers again, it will mark the first time a sitting and former chair conduct business together in nearly 80 years.

Core inflation rate hit 3.2% in March as first-quarter growth disappointed at 2% - Consumers faced escalating prices in March as the Iran war sent oil soaring and created a new level of challenges for the Fed.

Will rates go higher in Europe this week? Central banks confront stagflation threat - The European Central Bank and Bank of England are expected to hold their nerve and stand pat on rates this month.

Will he stay or will he go? With criminal probe over, Fed Chair Powell faces big decision - The decision could have important ramifications for policymaking at an especially delicate time.

These charts show how Iran's economy is in freefall - Tehran's hardline rhetoric belies a brutal reality facing the regime and Iranian citizens: its economy, vulnerable even before the war, is now in tatters.

Indian central bank's dollar derivatives exceed $100 billion - By Subhadip SircarBloomberg NewsThursday, April 30, 2026 The Indian central bank’s intervention in the derivatives market rose sharply in March with its net short dollar position surging to a record $103 billion. Net short dollar positions rose $25.4 billion from February, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Reserve Bank of India data released today. ... Dispatch continues below ... ....

India's gold investment demand tops jewelry for first time ever in March quarter - By Rajendra JadhavReutersWednesday, April 29, 2026 MUMBAI -- India's investment demand for gold surpassed jewelry consumption for the first time on record in the March quarter, ​as investors turned to the precious metal amid subdued equity ‌market returns, the World Gold Council said today. Stronger investment demand in the world's second-largest consumer of gold partly offset a decline in jewe...

Central banks are buying the dip in gold - By Preeti Soni and Jack RyanBloomberg NewsWednesday, April 29, 2026 Central banks added gold holdings at the fastest pace in more than a year in the first quarter, as a slump in prices encouraged a wave of buying that more than offset sales by a handful of institutions. Net official-sector purchases totaled 244 tons in the three months, up from 208 tons in the previous quarter, according to est...

Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about tainted Colombian gold - From the Canadian Pressvia CTV News, TorontoMonday, April 27, 2026 OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada -- The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the allegations raised by the New York Times, it "immediately and...

Barrick picks a NY primary listing for IPO of North American gold assets - By Robb M. Stewart and Adriano MarcheseThe Wall Street JournalTuesday, April 28, 2026 Barrick Mining plans to list its prized North American gold assets in New York as part of an initial public offering set to be completed before the end of the year. The mining company said today it has identified what it believes is the optimal structure for a separate listing of the assets, including a primar...

Without Government Spending & Trade, GDP Rose by 2.5% in Q1, Boosted by AI Investments. Debt-to-GDP Ticks up to 122.6% - Consumer Spending Was OK-ish. Federal government spending spiked back partially after collapsing during the shutdown. Trade worsened.

Regime Change: Powell, Chair of Mega-QE & “Ample Reserves Regime,” to Be Replaced by Warsh, who Wants a Smaller Balance Sheet - But Powell said he’d stay on as governor until “the investigation is well and truly over,” and promised “to keep a low profile” and support the new chair.

This Fed Meeting Must Have Been a Hoot. Fed Holds Rates amid 4 Dissents, most since 1992: 1 Dovish, 3 Hawkish - “Inflation is elevated, in part reflecting the recent increase in global energy prices.” In part. And in part for other reasons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blackrock Pulls $54M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Slide Pushes Assets Below $100B - A third consecutive day of outflows in bitcoin and ether ETFs underscores a shift toward caution, as investors continue to trim exposure after last week’s strong inflow streak. Smaller assets like XRP are still attracting selective capital, while solana products remain dormant. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs saw $137.8M outflows, led by Blackrock IBIT, marking 3 […]

Solana Yield Protocol Carrot Shuts Down After Drift Exploit Drains $8M in TVL - Carrot, the Solana-based decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield protocol, announced its shutdown on Thursday, following direct losses tied to the April 1 exploit on Drift Protocol, which drained approximately $285 million from the Drift platform in minutes. Key Takeaways: Carrot ( DeFi Carrot) shut down April 30, 2026, citing the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit […]

Defillama Confirms April 2026 as Crypto’s Most-Hacked Month With 30 Incidents - April 2026 closed as the most-hacked month in crypto history by incident count, with Defillama confirming 28 to 30 separate exploits and more than $625 million stolen across the industry. Key Takeaways: Defillama confirmed April 2026 as the most-hacked month in crypto history, with 28-30 incidents totaling over $625M stolen. Drift Protocol lost $285M on […]

US Senate Bans Lawmakers From Betting on Prediction Markets - The United States Senate took decisive action on Thursday to prevent lawmakers from wagering on the very outcomes they influence by unanimously passing a resolution to ban sitting senators from participating in prediction markets. Key Takeaways: Sen. Bernie Moreno led the U.S. Senate to pass a unanimous ban on prediction market trading on April 30, […]

Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Signs $1.5B Deal for Ohio Gas Plant, Plans AI Data Center - MARA Holdings, Inc. signed a definitive agreement on Thursday in order to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power LLC from FTAI Infrastructure Inc. (Nasdaq: FIP) for approximately $1.5 billion, adding a 505 MW natural gas power plant and more than 1,600 acres in Hannibal, Ohio. Key Takeaways: MARA Holdings agreed to buy Long Ridge Energy […]

Canada's New 'Sovereign Wealth Fund' Is Actually a Debt-Fueled Spending Scheme - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is marketing his new Canada Strong Fund as a "sovereign wealth fund," but it is one of many ways the government can waste taxpayer money.

China Blocks Tech Acquisitions To Weaken America. The U.S. Shouldn't Follow Suit. - China ordered Meta to roll back its acquisition of AI startup Manus on Monday.

You Should Press the Red Button, Never the Blue Button - A MrBeast post is going viral on X, and the correct answer is obvious.

Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be Awarded Tiebreaking Authority over a Cisgender Parent on Matters of Gender Identity and Expression" - An excerpt from Turner v. Abelle-Kiser, decided Tuesday by the Maryland Appellate Court (Judge Douglas Nazarian, joined by Chief Judge… The post Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be Awarded Tiebreaking Authority over a Cisgender Parent on Matters of Gender Identity and Expression" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Marriage Gap Is America's Most Overlooked Source of Inequality - Every dollar of well-intentioned government assistance comes with a behavioral price tag that we've largely refused to count.

Even Laws That Haven't Passed Can Have Unintended Consequences - Mere proposals can change the risk calculus for business and investors. Politicians, and the public, should be wary. 

Europe Has Too Few Workers and Too Many Retirees. Cutting Immigration Will Make the Math Worse. - Europe’s resistance to immigration is a path to budgetary disaster.

CRISPR Genome Editing and the Future of Down Syndrome Treatment - The ethics of using safe gene therapies to improve the health and cognition of Down syndrome children and adults.

How High - Plus: FISA reauthorization passes the House, a very capitalist museum, escalation in the redistricting wars, and more...

Justice John Marshall Harlan and Birth Tourism - Justice Harlan provides a middle ground for the Supreme Court on the question of birthright citizenship.

The AI Boom Is Being Fueled by Imports—and Free Trade -
OPEC and the UAE Exit - If OPEC does not control oil production, what does it do? OPEC is a political club that uses the appearance of oil production control to rally against the “West.”

The Endless Search for a Surgeon General We Don’t Need - After a yearlong vacancy, the real question isn’t who should be the surgeon general—it’s why we need one at all.

FCC’s Punitive Review of ABC-Disney's Broadcast Licenses Shows Need to Protect Free Expression - It is past time for Congress to strip the FCC of its censorial powers.

The FISA Section 702 Lapse "Going Dark" Myth - What’s most important is getting a final FISA Section 702 reform that ensures the FBI needs probable cause to rummage through American’s digital data swept up under this program.

Compliance Isn’t Safety. It’s Surrender. - American Independence was built on the understanding that compliance with arbitrary power isn’t safety - or peace - it’s surrender. On this episode, it’s the foundation of the revolution: Laws made outside the limits of the constitution aren’t law at all. And they should be treated that way too. The post Compliance Isn’t Safety. It’s Surrender. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This isn’t a Republic. It’s a Coup. - America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch - they’ll take a few thousand miles and they’ll never stop. Before too long, it’ll get to a place where they’re just eating us alive: Our rights. Our money And everything in between. On this Episode, it’s the ancient Roman maxim behind the American Revolution. The post This isn’t a Rep...

Taxation isn’t Theft. It’s Robbery. - The anti-federalist Luther Martin predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange.” On this episode, it’s Martin’s warnings about the taxing power - more than a century before the 16th Amendment. The post Taxation isn’t Theft. It’s Robbery. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Open Records Laws Reveal ALPRs’ Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees. - Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs). EFF is alarmed by recent laws in several states that have blocked public access to data collected by ALPRs, including, in som...

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Connection to Collective Action - If the Arab Spring was defined by optimism about what the internet could do, the years since have been marked by a more sober understanding of what it takes to defend it.  Back in 2011, the term “digital rights” was still fairly new. While in the decades prior, open source and hacker communities—as well as a handful of organizations including EFF—had advocated for digital freedoms, it was throu...

EFF Submission to UN Report on the Role of Media in the Context of Israel’s Policies Toward Palestinians - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 recently announced a study addressing the killings and attacks against Palestinian journalists and media workers, the destruction of media infrastructure in Gaza, and the production and dissemination of narratives that may enable, justify, or incite international crimes.  As part of thi...

Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance - Arlington, Va.—Today, Colorado State Sens. Judy Amabile and Lynda Zamora Wilson announced that their bill, SB26-070, will not be moving forward this year. The bill, […] The post Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court to Hear Family Farm’s Case Challenging Agency Court that Acts as Prosecutor, Judge and Jury - WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of courts where agency employees serve as prosecutor, judge, and jury. The government petitioned […] The post Supreme Court to Hear Family Farm’s Case Challenging Agency Court that Acts as Prosecutor, Judge and Jury appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Equine Body Work Teachers Sue State of Wisconsin in Federal Court for Violation of First Amendment Right to Occupational Speech - MADISON, Wis.—Jim Masterson has been working with animals for almost 30 years. It’s more than just a job for him; it’s a passion he’s had […] The post Equine Body Work Teachers Sue State of Wisconsin in Federal Court for Violation of First Amendment Right to Occupational Speech 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 ...

FBI: Knives Kill Three Times More Often Than Rifles -
The government is spying on gun owners - Send a letter to your members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation to curb FISA abuse! They don’t need to kick down your door anymore. They just pull out a credit card. Right now, the federal government is purchasing massive commercial databases packed with personal information: your location history, your browsing habits, your interests and hobbies. Anything a data … Read more

Don’t let the USPS trample on the 2A! - We need your immediate action to stop the U.S. Postal Service from sidestepping our landmark court victory and chipping away at your Second Amendment rights. We at Gun Owners of America recently scored a major win in court, forcing the USPS to overturn its nearly 100-year-old, unconstitutional ban on mailing handguns. But now, instead of simply following the law, the … Read more

Lazard to buy private markets adviser Campbell Lutyens for $575M - An additional consideration of up to $85 million will be determined by defined performance criteria over multiple years, Lazard said.

Indiana credit union to buy Ohio bank - Interra Credit Union’s purchase of The Hicksville Bank – the fourth whole-bank acquisition by a credit union announced this year – would expand the credit union’s footprint into northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.

Adyen to buy German loyalty platform Talon.One for $876M - The deal will let the Dutch fintech connect a shopper’s online and in-store interactions so promotions and pricing can be adjusted midstream.

Fintech OppFi to buy Arizona bank for $130M - The Chicago-based subprime lender said pairing its online platform with BNC’s national bank charter lets it offer more banking services on a broader scale.

Warsh’s Fed chair nomination moves to full Senate - The Senate Banking Committee, including once-holdout Sen. Thom Tillis, voted along party lines to keep alive ex-Federal Reserve Gov. Kevin Warsh’s bid to succeed Jerome Powell atop the central bank.

Eric Trump drops crypto firm that stockpiled World Liberty coins - The president's son has seemingly cut ties with the digital asset fintech ALT5 Sigma, whose shares lost 90% of their value after purchasing the tokens.

CFPB finalizes a scaled-back small-business lending rule - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a new version of a small-business lending rule that took 17 years to get over the finish line. Banks are still lobbying for the rule to be repealed.

Why bankers should read NY's Uphold settlement closely - New York extracted $5 million and a broker registration from Uphold over its promotion of CredEarn, a yield product whose issuer collapsed in 2020.

Judge blasts Colony Ridge settlement, declines oversight - A federal judge harshly criticized the settlement of a civil suit between the Department of Justice and a Texas land developer.

Solid credit numbers boost Cullen/Frost's bottom line - The San Antonio-based bank reported annual declines in net charge-offs and nonaccrual loans, extending a run of solid credit-quality trends at Texas-based regional banks.

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: ECB press conference - introductory statement - Introductory statement by Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, 30 April 2026.

Tiff Macklem: Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Opening statement by Mr Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Ms Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, at the press conference following the monetary policy decision, Ottawa, Ontario, 29 April 2026.

Aleš Michl: A central bank. And bitcoin. - Speech by Mr Aleš Michl, Governor of the Czech National Bank, at The Bitcoin Conference 2026, Las Vegas, USA, 28 April 2026.

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by OceanFirst Financial Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Banco de Credito del Peru - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Banco de Credito del Peru

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for March 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 24, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for March 2026 WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) tod...

Press Release: Agencies Finalize Changes to Community Bank Leverage Ratio - PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 23, 2026 Agencies Finalize Changes to Community Bank Leverage Ratio The federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly fin...