Precious Metals and Market News

Gold steadies, silver rises as as Hormuz risk premium fades - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are near steady and spot silver prices are higher after the close Thursday, as lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields offset a firmer U.S. dollar.

Gold’s ‘golden decade’ enters next phase with new $8,900 target - In Gold We Trust Report - (Kitco News) - Through its unprecedented rally at the start of the year, followed by extreme volatility and now its current consolidation period, gold is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do as the precious metal continues to assert its role as a key monetary asset within the global economy, according to Incrementum AG’s annual In Gold We Trust report.

India’s new gold and silver import duties trigger cascade of impacts across metals and currency markets - (Kitco News) – While short-term headwinds from the Iran war continue to cap precious metals prices, most analysts see the same supportive backdrop for gold and silver that drove them to record highs in early 2026. But the latest uncertainty in precious metals markets is being driven by the sudden changes to import policies in the world’s second-largest gold and silver market.

Gold prices anchored at $4,500 as S&P Global says U.S. economic activity continues to slow - (Kitco News) - Gold prices remain contained near $4,500 an ounce but could attract some bullish attention as momentum in the U.S. manufacturing and services sectors remains subdued.

Wall Street is 'dancing by the door': Ted Oakley warns of AI debt trap and tapped-out consumer - (Kitco News) - As the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield tests levels unseen since the global financial crisis, a severe disconnect is forming between Wall Street’s tech-driven euphoria and the deteriorating financial reality of the average American.

Gold tests $4,500 as oil rebounds on Iran risk - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, as oil rebounded on renewed U.S.-Iran friction and Treasury yields held near the 4.6% area.

Gold prices remains under pressure as Philly Fed Survey drops sharply in May - (Kitco News) - After seeing solid growth over the last four months, manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region hit a brick wall in May, falling sharply back into contraction territory, according to the latest data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.

Spot gold off session lows after U.S. housing starts fall 2.8%, building permits rise 5.8% in April - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are coming off session lows near $4,500 per ounce this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market performing better than expected last month.Housing starts fell 2.8% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.465 million units, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. The data was better than expected as economists looked for a decrease...

Spot gold at $4,513/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to 209k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices were climbing off their recent lows on Thursday morning following the release of in-line labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were in line with economists’ forecasts.

Macro strategist David Hunter warns of 80% market bust, 25% inflation as global debt math breaks - (Kitco News) - The global financial system is barreling toward an unsolvable debt crisis, triggered by a massive deflationary bust that will force central banks to print up to $50 trillion to keep the banking sector afloat, according to David Hunter, Chief Macro Strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors.

From ISIS To Finance Bro: Syria's Sharaa To Attend G7 Summit In France - From ISIS To Finance Bro: Syria's Sharaa To Attend G7 Summit In France Syria continues stepping out of the geopolitical wilderness, now apparently onto the highest-stakes stage in international finance. Or rather, the reality is that Washington's post-Assad Al Qaeda in suits makeover of 'former' terror leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached its peak. According to a Reuters report on T...

Irrelevant Europe - Irrelevant Europe Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Europe is the ‘jungle’ now. No garden left to speak of. Josep Borrell is a Spanish socialist who held several high-ranking positions in the European Union.  Until 2024, he was a vice-president of the European Commission and the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy.  In th...

Fake Wars & Higher Prices: What A "Multipolar World Order" Really Means - Fake Wars & Higher Prices: What A "Multipolar World Order" Really Means Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, The world is changing. The once dominant imperial power of the United States is faltering, hollowed out by corruption, over-extended by hubris, eaten away by the cancers of hatred, nationalism and greed. Even according to its own propaganda outlets, America has...

Pentagon Delegation's Beijing Visit Held Up Over Gargantuan US Arms Package For Taiwan - Pentagon Delegation's Beijing Visit Held Up Over Gargantuan US Arms Package For Taiwan China is using a Pentagon itinerary as structural leverage, and Taiwan remains front and center as the key geopolitical snag in bettering communications and relations between Beijing and Washington. According to a Financial Times report published Thursday, China is actively holding up a proposed...

Trump Admin Targets States' Medicaid Fraud Units - Trump Admin Targets States' Medicaid Fraud Units Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, Vice President JD Vance said during a recent press conference that he was intensifying attempts to counter Medicaid fraud by investigating state-level units responsible for oversight. States such as California and Hawaii seemed to lag behind others in combatting fraud, said Vance, whom...

"Marylanders Are Voting With Their Feet": Johns Hopkins Finds Blue State Exodus To Persist For Years - "Marylanders Are Voting With Their Feet": Johns Hopkins Finds Blue State Exodus To Persist For Years A new Johns Hopkins University survey shows that more than half of Baltimore respondents expect to move out of their current neighborhoods within three years, as the one-party-ruled state of Democratic Party queens and kings has failed taxpayers on affordability, law and order, and ...

Toyota To Import Taiwan-Built Minivans To Japan Amid Factory Strain - Toyota To Import Taiwan-Built Minivans To Japan Amid Factory Strain Toyota will start shipping Taiwan-built Noah and Voxy minivans to Japan later this year, marking a rare shift in the company’s production strategy as mounting pressures strain the country’s auto manufacturing sector, according to Nikkei. Production for the Japanese market is set to begin in October on a dedicated ...

Can Progressivism Be Overthrown? - Can Progressivism Be Overthrown? Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For the last year and a half, Americans have been slammed with politics to the point that it has made vast numbers of people nearly crazy. Following the news, the blow-by-blow is not easy, and it is worse seeing coalitions form, collapse, reconstitute, form again, and be witness non...

“We Must Leap Forward Into New Energy” - Canaccord’s Inaugural Nuclear Nexus Conference  - “We Must Leap Forward Into New Energy” - Canaccord’s Inaugural Nuclear Nexus Conference  A new report from Canaccord Genuity captures the main threads from the firm’s first Nuclear Nexus conference, where fission and fusion developers, academics, and investors gathered to confront the practical barriers to scaling nuclear power.  The event highlighted a shared recognition that sur...

Great Again: Blue-Haired Liberals Seen Enjoying Beautifully Restored DC Park Fountain - Great Again: Blue-Haired Liberals Seen Enjoying Beautifully Restored DC Park Fountain Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news Decline is a choice Just weeks ago, Meridian Hill Park - also known as Malcolm X Park - stood as a graffiti-scarred reminder of neglect, overrun by vagrants, trash, and decay. Today, its iconic 13-basin cascading fountain flows powerfully once more, dr...

‘Buffett Indicator’ warns of a market top — 8 crucial signs that stocks are running on fumes - From a grotesque 230% valuation gap to a ticking energy crisis, this unstoppable market is more fragile than it looks.

Stocks tread water — but a wave of volatility is building - S&P 500 analysis shows technical sell signals are flashing despite Nvidia earnings hype.

SpaceX has a lot riding on its imminent Starship rocket launch - The launch, which could happen as soon as Friday, comes ahead of “an IPO that’s basing so much” on narrative and symbolism.

I’m selling my $1 million home. Will my agent really charge less than a 6% commission? - “I haven’t bought or sold property since the National Association of Realtors ruling that decoupled buyer’s and seller’s agent commissions.”

Your bond portfolio is facing a ‘termite’ infestation far worse than Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroaches’ - JP Morgan Chase CEO warned of credit-market ‘cockroaches.’ But opaque AI loans and excessive leverage — ‘credit termites’ — are hollowing out the economy.

Nvidia can deliver chips — but it can’t buy Big Tech out of its credit and power-grid crisis - Corporate profits can’t fix a chaotic trade war with China, climbing credit premiums and AI infrastructure limits.

The bond market just flipped the script on investors — Wall Street is acting like nothing’s wrong - When credit and stocks disagree, credit is the one telling the truth.

‘It will not bring you happiness’: I have advice for your single, childless 62-year-old multimillionaire reader - “Go to Walmart and pay off someone’s layaway account.”

People are putting less gas in their tanks as high prices crimp budgets, Walmart says - “That’s an indication of stress,” Walmart’s CFO said, as Wall Street looks for signs of the Iran war’s impact on consumers.

‘My husband is leery of my plan’: We are both 60 and have $5 million. Is now a good time to dip into our savings? - “We have been scrimping for a long time.”

Oil resumes rally as Iran reportedly wants to keep enriched uranium within the country - The International Energy Agency warned that as travel demand grows during the summer season, oil markets could enter a "red zone" soon.

SpaceX scrubs test flight of massive Starship rocket, will retry Friday - SpaceX's attempted Starship launch follows the company's release of its IPO prospectus, which set the stage for what's likely to be a record offering.

The Cuba situation is starting to resemble a pre-conflict playbook - The U.S. pressure campaign against Cuba appears to have entered a new phase.

Anthropic, Microsoft in talks for AI chip deal after $5 billion investment - Microsoft has not made the Maia 200 chips available to customers, but they are used in the company's data centers, offering better efficiency than other silicon.

BCA says the stock and bond markets 'are on a collision course.' And bonds may win - Bond investors may come out on top as equity and Treasury markets head for a collision.

UK-Gulf trade deal a 'monumental achievement,' Bahrain industry minister tells CNBC - Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro said the deal was a win-win for the U.K. and Gulf states.

Putin-Xi talks revive stalled Russian gas pipeline as Iran war rattles energy markets - Putin is expected to hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, with the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline topping the agenda.

The AI economy is rewriting the American Dream — and blue-collar workers are poised to win - AI-driven hiring slowdowns are hitting some entry-level jobs for college graduates as companies like Ford and AT&T ramp up recruiting for skilled trade workers.

Kevin Warsh to be sworn in as Federal Reserve chair on Friday - Trump will swear in Kevin Warsh, his hand-picked choice to lead the Federal Reserve, during a White House ceremony.

The Fed will have to raise interest rates in July to appease 'bond vigilantes,' Yardeni says - Sent to the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, incoming Chair Kevin Warsh instead may have to push for higher levels.

Silver vault expansion bill introduced in U.S. Senate - From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, IdahoThursday, May 21, 2026 U.S. Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, today introduced the bipartisan System Integrity through Licensed Vault Expansion and Resilience Act (the SILVER Act), designed to derisk, modernize, and strengthen America's precious metals market infrastructure by encouraging greater geographic diversification of...

Gold will replace the dollar in oil trade, Maguire tells LFTV - 12:52p ET Thursday, May 21, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Gold is likely to replace the U.S. dollar as the trade settlement currency for oil, London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program. This replacement, Maguire explains, will be accomplished through the Chinese yuan, which is freely convertible to gold at the Shanghai exc...

Money Metals CEO deplores superficiality of treatment of Fort Knox gold issue - 11:28p ET Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In an interview today with Chris Marcus of Arcadia Economics, Money Metals Exchange CEO Stefan Gleason deplores the superficiality with which the issue of auditing the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox continues to be treated by the Trump administration and financial news organizations. The audits claimed to have been done by the U.S....

Indonesia plans to centralize control of commodity export prices - By Stanley Widianto, Gayatri Suroyo, and Fransiska NangoyReutersWednesday, May 20, 2026 JAKARTA -- Indonesia today unveiled a sweeping plan to centralise exports of key commodities ‌such as palm oil and coal, aiming to boost government revenue through tighter control of the sale and pricing of its abundant natural resources. Sovereign wealth fund Danantara will oversee a trading company designa...

Hong Kong targets July launch for new gold-clearing system - By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsTuesday, May 19, 2026 Hong Kong plans to launch a new gold-clearing system by July, advancing the city's ambitions to become a global hub for bullion trading. The government-owned mechanism will mirror the financial infrastructure used in London, the world's largest bullion market, and allow participants to settle trades through unallocated accounts, people familiar wi...

Credit Card Delinquencies, Balances, Debt-to-Income, Credit Limits, and Collections in Q1 2026: Americans and their Revolving Credit - The free-money hangover is getting worked off.

Bond Bloodbath Worsens on Inflation, Lax Fed, and Flood of New Debt. Mortgage Rates hit 6.75% - Ugly trifecta that spooks the bond market. To soothe bond yields and mortgage rates, the Fed needs to hike, not “look through” inflation.

Auto Loan Balances, Debt-to-Income Ratio, and Delinquencies of Subprime & Prime Auto Loans in Q1 2026. How Bad Is it? - Several subprime-specialized dealer-lender chains collapsed, and shares of America's Auto Mart imploded. Subprime lending is not for the squeamish. But it’s only a small part of auto finance.

XRP ETFs attract inflows amid wallet surge. bitcoin, ether funds struggle. - Fresh inflows into XRP-linked funds and a spike in newly created wallets suggest some traders may be rotating into the token while trimming exposure to crypto’s largest assets.

Bitcoin trades near $77,700 as analysts eye $75,000 support after liquidation wave - Open interest held steady and funding stayed subdued during the recent liquidation wave, suggesting traders were de-risking rather than capitulating, according to HashKey Research's Tim Sun.

India cracks down on prediction markets: Polymarket goes dark, Kalshi could be next - Polymarket has gone dark in India and as per local media reports, Kalshi could be next.

Satoshi’s 1.1 million bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert - Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect dormant BTC.

Mark Cuban says he sold most of his Bitcoin after failed hedge narrative 'disappointed' the billionaire - The billionaire investor said he sold most of his bitcoin after concluding the cryptocurrency failed to act as a hedge during recent geopolitical turmoil and dollar weakness.

Ethereum’s identity crisis is deepening after high-profile 'brain drain' frustrates the community - What began earlier this week as shock over more exits of core figures has now evolved into something more existential, according to some community members.

Crypto prediction markets are turning into dangerous national security risks, and Congress wants to ban them - Bubblemaps investigators led by Nicolas Vaiman, discovered 80 bets on Polymarket with a 98% win rate that he said is statistically impossible to achieve.

U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards - A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto Products - Advisors need to assess ETP custody, sponsor profiles, and fees. Read expert advice on bitcoin-backed loans, including margin call risks and when to sell vs. borrow.

MoonPay expands into tokenized assets and DeFi markets with new platform for banks - With MoonPay Trade, the crypto payments firm is building infrastructure for banks, fintechs to access stablecoins, tokenized funds and yield in a one-stop shop.

European Commission Launches MiCA Review Targeting Stablecoins, DeFi and Staking Rules - The European Commission has launched a broad review of the EU’s landmark crypto regulation, MiCA, signaling potential changes to rules governing stablecoins, decentralized finance ( DeFi), staking, and tokenized assets. The consultation reflects how quickly digital asset markets have evolved since the framework took effect in 2024. Europe Reassesses Crypto Framework as Crypto Adoption Accelerat...

Applied Digital Tops 1 GW as AI Factory Campus Locks $7.5B Hyperscaler Lease - Applied Digital has signed a 15-year, take-or-pay lease at its fourth artificial intelligence (AI) Factory campus, Polaris Forge 3, with the same U.S.-based investment-grade hyperscaler that signed at Delta Forge 1 in April 2026. Applied Digital Pushes Total Contracted Revenue to $31B With Fourth AI Campus Deal Applied Digital Corp. (Nasdaq: APLD), the Dallas-based artificial […]

Kucoin Pushes Earn-and-Loan Product as ETF Capital Pulls Crypto Into New Split - Kucoin has unveiled a product allowing users to unlock liquidity by borrowing against high- liquidity crypto assets while their pledged collateral simultaneously continues to earn passive yield. The Shift to Capital Hubs Reflecting a broader industry shift from simple order-matching to advanced capital management, Kucoin has introduced an integrated “earn-and-loan” solution. The product elimina...

Bitget Kicks Off Second Year Supporting UNICEF’s Game Changers Coalition, Backing Expansion into Financial Literacy and AI - PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, May 21, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced today the start of its second-year partnership in support of the UNICEF Game Changers Coalition (GCC). The coalition, which has reached over 642,000 young people, parents, and teachers across eight countries since launch, is entering a new phase of […]

Foundation Raises $6.4M to Build Hardware That Authorizes AI Agents in Real Time - Foundation, the Boston-based bitcoin hardware wallet company, has closed a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures to expand its security platform beyond self-custody into identity, multi-factor authentication, and artificial intelligence (AI) agent authorization. Fulgur Ventures Backs Foundation $6.4M to Secure the Agentic Era With Passport Prime Arche Capital also participated in th...

Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinion In Hamm v. Smith? - It seems possible that the Chief Justice assigned the majority to Justice Alito, but something happened along the way, and Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett decided to DIG.

Video of my Bruno Leoni Institute (Milan) Talk on the Supreme Court Tariff Decision and its Implications - I gave the talk earlier this week.

Thomas Massie Falls, 'Samurai vs. Squatters,' Jeff Bezos - Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Rep. Thomas Massie's defeat, Jeff Bezos' comments on taxes, and squatters in California.

Minnesota Law Banning Prediction Markets Creates Victimless Crime - A Minnesota senator got fined for insider trading on a prediction market. His response was to ban the platforms for everyone in the state.

60% of Harvard Grades Were A's in 2025. Now the School Is Fighting Grade Inflation. - Harvard faculty voted to put a 20 percent cap on A’s to combat grade inflation.

Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances? - Instead of making the case for war in Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, the White House has been digging up conflicts from long ago.

No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate - From today's Ninth Circuit 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. Ventura Unified School Dist., by Judge Richard Paez and Consuelo… The post No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate appeared first on Reason.com.

The $1.776 Billion in Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Fits a Pattern of Fanciful Figures - In one lawsuit after another, the president has claimed damages in amounts completely disconnected from reality.

$485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death - The case, Brown v. Young, just settled; the government employer (the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) agreed to pay plaintiff $275K… The post $485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death appeared first on Reason.com.

Lawsuits Accuse Corporate 'Cartel' of Monopolizing Missouri's Weed Market - A 10 percent ownership cap was supposed to prevent monopolies in Missouri's marijuana market. Instead, the state's licensing regime may have created a blueprint for companies to build one.

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

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...

Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today - What we’re dealing with today is a government that wants to suppress dangerous words—words about its warring empire, words about its land grabs, words about its militarized police, words about its killing, its poisoning and its corruption—in order to keep its lies going. The post Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

🔒 A Win for Encrypted Messaging | EFFector 38.10 - When it comes to keeping our texts, chats, and other digital messages safe from prying eyes, we have a powerful tool: end-to-end encryption. Used correctly, end-to-end encryption turns our conversations online into secret messages that can only be decoded by their intended recipients. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering new developments in this tool, and how you can use it to prev...

Microsoft Took a Step Toward Human Rights Accountability. Google and Amazon (and Others) Should Pay Attention! - For years, civil society organizations, workers, journalists, and human rights experts have warned that major technology companies risk enabling grave human rights abuses when they provide cloud computing, AI, and surveillance infrastructure to governments implicated in violations of international and humanitarian law. While many companies pay lip service to evaluating customers and contracts f...

Your Privacy Shouldn't Be A Corporate Decision - “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”-Meta Internal Document on face recognition software for smart glasses, 2025 It’s unsurprising that a company would plan to release yet another privacy-invasive product. What is surprising is that they think we aren’t watc...

Support Pours in for Supreme Court Petition to Revive Key Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement - ARLINGTON, Va.—A petition asking the Supreme Court to revive the original meaning of the Fourth Amendment is building momentum with supportive briefs from criminal law […] The post Support Pours in for Supreme Court Petition to Revive Key Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker Files Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania Law Requiring Brokers to Have Brick-and-Mortar Offices - HARRISBURG, Pa.—Today, a Lemoyne real estate broker filed a lawsuit challenging a law that requires all Pennsylvania real estate brokers to have a physical office in […] The post Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker Files Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania Law Requiring Brokers to Have Brick-and-Mortar Offices appeared first on Institute for Justice.

San Francisco Retiree Fights Against the IRS’s Excessive Fine that Will Drain His Life Savings - SAN FRANCISCO—The IRS wants to take most of the life savings of Tuncay Saydam, an 88-year-old retired professor. More than $400,000. Not because Tuncay did […] The post San Francisco Retiree Fights Against the IRS’s Excessive Fine that Will Drain His Life Savings 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 ...

Gun Owners of America Endorses Rep. Boebert’s Bill to Eliminate Tax on Automatic Weapons - Gun Owners of America Endorses Rep. Boebert’s Bill to Eliminate Tax on Automatic Weapons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2026 Washington, D.C. – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to endorse Representative Lauren Boebert’s bill introduced today on the week of the 40th anniversary of the Hughes Amendment becoming law. The Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026 would reduce … Read more

Help GOA Make Machineguns Great Again! - MAKE MACHINEGUNS GREAT AGAIN! GOA-backed legislation introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert works to gut the NFA and make machineguns more accessible… Representative Lauren Boebert has just introduced her GOA-backed bill: the “Freedom From Taxes Act of 2026.” This bill reduces the $200 tax stamp on Machineguns and Destructive Devices to $0. This legislation helps to gut the National Firearms Act, an...

KY: Vote for Thomas Massie TODAY! - Today is the Day—Cast Your Vote For 2A Champion Thomas Massie Before Polls Close Tonight Today is the day. Polls are open right now—and Thomas Massie needs your vote. For 14 years, Massie has been one of Washington, D.C.’s most reliable, most fearless defenders of your Second Amendment rights. As an A+ rated CHAMPION, he has never once flinched in … Read more

StanChart reinforces ‘value of our people’ after AI backlash - CEOs from JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Barclays added their takes to polarizing comments from StanChart chief Bill Winters, who sought, in a memo, to reframe his views on human capital.

OCC’s Gould justifies conditional trust charter approvals - “We don’t have a zero risk tolerance anymore,” the comptroller said at an event Wednesday, adding that “a reasonable chance of success” is “how we evaluate applications.”

CFPB erases pre-Trump 2.0 history - The consumer watchdog eliminated dozens of press releases, speeches and public statements Tuesday, all of which were published before February 2025.

California fines Yotta $1M as customers are still out millions - Some customers expressed disappointment at the penalty amount, with one calling it the size of a “nominal rounding error.”

Bitcoin Depot files for bankruptcy as crypto ATMs go offline - Alex Holmes, who has led the company since March, cited “stringent compliance obligations” from states, increasing litigation and tougher transaction limits.

Banks are again vying for CRE loans as fears subside - Lenders pulled back on commercial real estate loans in 2023, as high interest rates put pressure on property values. They're now returning to the sector, and the renewed competition is prompting a pricing war.

Mercury raises $200 million after OCC bank charter approval - The business banking fintech, which recently received conditional approval for a de novo bank charter, now has a $5.2 billion valuation.

Anthropic frees Mythos partners to share cyber findings - JPMorgan, Mozilla, Palo Alto and other Glasswing partners have new latitude as Anthropic loosens disclosure rules under congressional pressure.

Fed advances 'skinny' payment accounts for nonbanks - The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday published a proposed limited master account framework, marking the next step toward creating another option for firms to access the Fed's payment systems.

Circle: Agentic's Uber moment hasn't arrived, yet - Like most payment companies and banks, the stablecoin firm is lining up a suite of services for demand that hasn't quite materialized, but likely will – in some form.

Elasticity of money in production networks, working capital, credit lines and financial conditions - by Ryan Niladri Banerjee, Hyun Song Shin, Jose María Vidal PastorThe elastic supply of money through overdrafts and credit lines overcomes cash-in-advance constraints, enabling large-value payments without waiting for incoming cash. This elasticity is crucial in long supply chains, where cash-in-advance constraints could otherwise cause gridlock. In essence, money elasticity and the supply of w...

Basel Committee agrees to publish report on information and communication technology risk management, progresses cryptoasset targeted review, considers targeted updates on liquidity risk principles - Agrees to publish range of practices report on information and communication technology risk management. Progresses its targeted review of the prudential standard for banks' cryptoasset exposures. Considers targeted updates of its principles on liquidity risk.

Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour: War, oil shocks and trade restrictions - geoeconomics and implications for Asia - Special remarks by Mr Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the ASB (Asia School of Business)-SEACEN (South East Asian Central Banks) Policy Roundtable, Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur, 15 May 2026.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Commerce Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Commerce Bank

Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on a proposal to establish a "payment account," which legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settli... - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on a proposal to establish a "payment account," which legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settling their payments

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 28-29, 2026 - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 28-29, 2026

Statement by Chairman Travis Hill on the Proposal to Revise the CAMELS Rating System - STATEMENT | MAY 19, 2026 Statement by Chairman Travis Hill on the Proposal to Revise the CAMELS Rating System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporat...

Press Release: FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 14, 2026 FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions WASHINGTON—The Feder...