Precious Metals and Market News

Gold crosses a historic milestone, Fed says 'Yeah, but...' - (Kitco News) - There’s an old saying that if you have to explain why something isn’t important, there is probably a reason people are paying attention to it.

Wall Street indecisive after gold price rollercoaster ride, Main Street clings to bullish majority as CPI takes center stage - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street split between bulls, bears, and fence-sitters after gold’s mercurial week, while Main Street pared back its bullish majority following another failed breakout.

Gold, silver prices slide as strong payrolls revive Fed-hike trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, after a stronger-than-expected August employment report lifted Treasury yields, firmed the U.S. dollar and revived expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise rates at its Sept. 15-16 meeting.

Gold claws back from brutal jobs selloff as markets brace for key inflation data - (Kitco News) - Gold bulls are not heading into the long weekend without a fight after stronger-than-expected employment data sparked a brutal selloff Friday morning.

Rising gold price and spiking global yields reflect investor fears about skyrocketing debt levels – Invesco’s Hamilton - (Kitco News) – Investors are beginning to treat gold less as a tactical play and more as a strategic allocation as government debt levels continue to spiral higher, according to Christopher Hamilton, head of client solutions, Asia Pacific at Invesco.In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Hamilton was asked what he thinks is behind the broad-based selloff in the global bond market.Hamilton point...

Gold never actually passed U.S. Treasuries as the world's preferred reserve asset – Fed’s Weiss - (Kitco News) – Even though central banks have been ramping up their bullion purchases in recent years, a simple comparison of the value of U.S. treasuries and gold in countries’ official reserves is misleading, as gold’s price appreciation has been driven largely by private demand, while most official gold reserves are still held by countries that haven’t purchased any in over 50 years, ac...

Gold, silver sell off as strong payrolls revive Fed-hike trade - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Friday, after a much stronger-than-expected August employment report lifted Treasury yields, firmed the U.S. dollar and revived expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise rates later this month.

Gold price hit with major selling as U.S. economy creates 162K jobs in August - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing some dramatic selling pressure, with prices quickly dropping through initial support at $4,400 an ounce as the U.S. economy remains resilient, creating significantly more jobs than expected in August.

U.S. Treasury's interventions show weakness: ‘Incredibly bullish for gold’ – Adrian Day - (Kitco News) – While the U.S. Treasury Department has made massive waves with their two recent interventions – one targeting the yen, and the other long-term yields – these did next to nothing to solve the real problems plaguing the dollar and the debt, and gold will be the inevitable beneficiary, according to Adrian Day, president of Adrian Day Asset Management.

Gold, silver rally as Fed’s Waller cuts September hike odds - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as Fed Governor Christopher Waller’s less-hawkish rate comments pulled Treasury yields lower, weakened the U.S. dollar and gave precious metals room to extend Wednesday’s rebound.

China's Oil Scramble Sends African, Canadian, Latin American Crude Prices Soaring - China's Oil Scramble Sends African, Canadian, Latin American Crude Prices Soaring China, the world's largest oil importer, is bidding up crude prices across Africa, Canada, and Latin American markets as disruptions in the Hormuz chokepoint and limited Iranian supplies intensify competition for alternatives. The scramble is squeezing smaller Chinese refineries that once relied on he...

Hunter Biden To Launch Memecoin, Will Send To TRUMP Holders - Hunter Biden To Launch Memecoin, Will Send To TRUMP Holders Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, Hunter Biden will reportedly distribute 200 million of the LAPTOP token to his substack subscribers, members of a mailing list and investors in President Donald Trump’s memecoin. Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, announced that he plans to launch a meme...

Unhinged Passenger Duct-Taped on Flight Is Identified, Fired From Job - Unhinged Passenger Duct-Taped on Flight Is Identified, Fired From Job An American Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing Thursday evening after an unhinged passenger was duct-taped to his seat after a racist, sexist meltdown, according to multiple reports. The raging flyer, identified as 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen, allegedly hurled the N-word and anti-gay slurs...

Canada's Tariff Strategy Designed To Interfere With U.S. Midterm Elections - Canada's Tariff Strategy Designed To Interfere With U.S. Midterm Elections Late last month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from a trade deal with the United States. According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Canada was "offered the best trade deal of any country on the globe," but Carney abandoned the deal "at the last minute." According to the White House, "t...

Hackers Withdraw 320 Million In Bitcoin From Blockstream's Liquid Network Federation Reserves - Hackers Withdraw 320 Million In Bitcoin From Blockstream's Liquid Network Federation Reserves Authored by Juan Galt via BitcoinMagazine.com, The Liquid Network said Sunday that purported white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 bitcoin, worth about $320 million, from the federation wallet that backs L-BTC. Bridge nodes were disabled, and the sidechain was paused. Other issued asse...

Iron Ore Bottom In? Prices Reclaim $100 On "Improving Downstream Conditions" - Iron Ore Bottom In? Prices Reclaim $100 On "Improving Downstream Conditions" Iron ore futures in Singapore surged above $100 a ton, the highest level since mid-July, as tightening Chinese coking coal supplies lifted steelmaking costs and early signs of improving seasonal demand supported prices across the steel supply chain. Rafael Barcellos, head of Latin American metals and min...

Lawmakers Press DHS On Forced-Labor Import Enforcement - Lawmakers Press DHS On Forced-Labor Import Enforcement Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to know whether enforcement is keeping pace after the Department of Homeland Security last month added 43 companies to its forced-labor Entity List - the largest single expansion since the list was created. Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uy...

Welcome To The World That Now Exists - Welcome To The World That Now Exists By Michael Every of Rabobank We ended last week with the Dutch thinktank acknowledgement that "The world as we knew it no longer exists.” We start this week knowing many are going to be profoundly uncomfortable with the new world that replaces it.  Not the weekend op-ed in the Financial Times asking, ‘Is Keynesianism dead?’ adding “When debt is...

Six Nuclear Bills Clear House Committee Without A Single 'No' Vote - Six Nuclear Bills Clear House Committee Without A Single 'No' Vote The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced six nuclear-industry bills on September 2nd, all without a single opposing vote. The measures target fuel recycling, uranium enrichment, licensing delays, regulatory staffing and transparency. The vote to get it to the House floor is another testament to the lack of ...

DOJ Announces Deal With Mount Sinai Ending Pediatric Sex-Change Interventions - DOJ Announces Deal With Mount Sinai Ending Pediatric Sex-Change Interventions Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department announced Friday an agreement with Mount Sinai Health System that ends the New York hospital network's provision of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures to minors. Mount Sinai West in New York City on Jan. 20,...

Oil prices climb after reports of Saudi Aramco refinery being hit by Houthi rebels - The West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude contracts previously rose to near-seven-week highs.

Why does almost nobody want to befriend older people like me — except scammers? - “I’d rather leave my estate to people who spent time with me because they genuinely valued my company.”

‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out? - “Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”

‘Poverty doesn’t have to be my reality’: I thought I’d have to rely on Social Security. Then I taught myself how to invest. - “It always baffled me how some people managed to retire with significant wealth.”

We’re in our 60s. We earn $345,000 and have $1 million in 403(b)s. Is it too late for Roth conversions? - “Roth assets would provide our children with tax-free distributions.”

My wife and I are in our 70s. Should we move to California and take on a bigger mortgage to be near our kids? - “We currently live in a relatively low-cost, lower-tax Northwest state.”

Chip stock investors beware — these charts could warn of further weakness ahead - U.S. stock investors have reason to pay attention to the currency market for signs of how money may be flowing in and out of chip stocks.

‘Please don’t let this happen to you’: My best friend died without a will — her neglectful family gets everything - “She struggled with the thought of leaving everything to people who, in her eyes, had never made much time for her.”

Why the launch of OpenAI’s latest Astra model reignited the memory chip trade - Since troughing on July 29, the semiconductor sector has been recovering steadily with the OpenAI ChatGPT-6 Astra release bolstering sentiment further

Is the stock market open today for Labor Day? What about bond trading and mail delivery? - Here’s how trading hours and other services are affected by the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7.

Dow futures fall 300 points to start shortened week as oil prices climb: Live updates - Dow futures fell to kick off a shortened week of trading, with Wall Street keeping tabs on the Middle East war as well as rising trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.

Crashed Amazon cargo jet struck two vehicles, ended up 1,300 feet past runway, NTSB says - The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board didn't provide details on the cause of the crash in Miami, which killed at least five people.

Trump says Bombardier can't sell in U.S. unless Canada aerospace giant builds there - Trump's announcement comes on the eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs set to take effect Tuesday on $20 billion of U.S. goods.

Trump says he's made 'Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks' for the U.S., in stream of AI posts - U.S. President Donald Trump posted a stream of AI-generated images and a series of sweeping and unverified claims on Truth Social on Sunday

SpaceX rival launches rocket in historic first, says industry is 'desperate' for more - Isar Aerospace reached orbit on its second test flight as the German rocket startup looks to scale production amid booming satellite launch demand.

Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention - Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.

Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike looms - Ten days ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt a rate hike in its tracks.

From ‘mystery vacations’ to hostels, budget travelers get thrifty as prices rise - Despite rising prices and the travel industry focusing on the luxury segment, budget-minded vacationers are still finding ways to get away.

Women accounted for almost all of job gains in August. Here's why - Women accounted for virtually all of August's payroll gains, the latest sign of their growing power in the labor market.

U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1% - Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 53,000 in August while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Can China lure European central bank gold reserves from U.S.? - By Emma MaSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, September 7, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366640/golden-opportunity-can-china-lure-european-central-bank-gold-reserves-us Amid persistent geopolitical strains and growing concerns over the weaponisation of the US dollar, European central banks have continued shifting gold reserves away from US vaults -- with the l...

Prime minister fails to diminish India's love for gold - By Chris Kay and Krishn KaushikFinancial Times, LondonMonday, September 7, 2026 Indians are ignoring calls by Narendra Modi's government to curb gold purchases, according to the country's biggest jewellery retailer. Profits at Titan -- part of the Tata conglomerate -- rose by 63% while footfall also increased in the most recent quarter. Jewelry accounts for the vast majority of the chain's earn...

Russian gold floods through Hong Kong following Western sanctions - By William Sandlund and Haohsiang KoFinancial Times, LondonSunday, September 6, 2026 Russian gold shipments to Hong Kong have surged this year as the Chinese territory becomes a top trading centre for bullion placed under sanctions by the West. The shift comes at a time when Asian hubs are vying to control more of the global gold trade that has traditionally centred on London, New York, and Dub...

China expands currency swap with Egypt as trade ties reach new heights - By Jevans NyabiageSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongSaturday, September 5, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366430/china-expands-currency-swap-egypt-trade-ties-reach-new-heights Egypt's expanded currency swap with China may help bring the yuan into wider use in trade and investment, but experts say any reduced reliance on the US dollar will not happen in a hurry. Chinese...

Ronan Manly: It's more than a bull market in gold but a change in the financial system - 9a ET Saturday, September 5, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Bullion Star's Ronan Manly returns today with a comprehensive review of gold's revival during the last decade, which, he writes, is far more than a rally in price but its return to the center of the world financial system.  Manly writes: "While the financial media's labelling of the price action as a 'gold bull market' is technical...

The 10-Year Treasury Yield over 5%? Some Thoughts - The economy did fine with a 10-year yield of 5-8%, including in the 1990s, amid a tight labor market and lots of economic growth.

Where Are the Jobs? Winners and Losers by Industry - The job creation machine is running backwards in some industries and forward in others.

Turns Out, the Labor Market is OK Despite All Moaning & Groaning about the Economy or Whatever - The Fed can focus on getting its messy inflation-house in order.

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

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 ...

Hunter Biden debuts 'LAPTOP' memecoin targeting TRUMP holders - LAPTOP debuts Wednesday on Base, with nearly a third of the supply set to be burned if a slate of political and market outcomes — including a Democratic win in 2028 — comes good.

Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe - BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.

Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hub - Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure.

Ethereum commits to letting users pay gas fees without having to hold ETH - The Frame Transactions feature was locked into the Hegotá upgrade last month, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the work has moved quickly since.

Solana to triple transaction size as apps get room for more complex trades - A Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, allowing complex proofs and large multisig operations to fit in one transaction while forcing services that read Solana to update.

DBS and Citi complete weekend USD payment via Swift’s Digital Ledger using tokenized deposits - The transaction is the second confirmed live use of Swift's blockchain ledger, coming as the network races to prove it can compete with digital payment rails that never close.

Bitcoin blinks less than gold when Treasury yields move - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 7, 2026

UK regulator weighs easing financial prediction market ban: Times - The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban.

A two-key breach could hand control of $91 billion in USDT to hackers, report finds - The rating agency's new framework combines Wall Street financial auditing with Web3 code reviews to evaluate both off-chain reserves and on-chain security.

Weekend altcoin rally runs out of road as bitcoin slips - Bitcoin fell 1.1% since midnight UTC as Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3%, while the weekend's double-digit altcoin gains stalled.

Cathie Wood Sees Bitcoin Price Breakthrough as Gold Link Strengthens - Bitcoin’s relationship with gold is strengthening even as the cryptocurrency becomes less sensitive to rising Treasury yields. Cathie Wood says the shift is reassuring, adding to the case that bitcoin may be maturing into an independent monetary asset rather than trading like a high-beta tech stock. Bitcoin-Gold Correlation Climbs as Treasury Sensitivity Weakens Bitcoin’s price […]

Citi, DBS Send Tokenized USD in Minutes as TradFi Rails Sleep - On Sept. 6, two major multinational banking and financial services corporations, DBS and Citi, announced the firms completed a USD payment between Singapore and the U.S. over the weekend, leveraging tokenized deposits via the Swift Digital Ledger. Citi and DBS Put Swift’s 24/7 Digital Ledger to the Test During Weekend Hours The blockchain technology used, […]

Bitcoin’s $9.07B Whale Profit Record Puts Rally Floor to Test - Bitcoin’s short-term whale cohort amassed a record $9.07 billion in unrealized profit before the figure eased as BTC slipped. A new analysis suggests the paper gains could increase selling pressure and test the rally’s underlying price floor. Bitcoin Whale Paper Gains Reach a Record Short-term holder whale unrealized profit and loss reached $9.07 billion on […]

Hunter Biden Unleashes Laptop Meme Coin in Direct Shot at Trump - Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is launching a 1 billion-token meme coin called LAPTOP on Wednesday, turning one of the biggest controversies surrounding his family into a cryptocurrency project aimed partly at Donald Trump’s own crypto following. Biden Takes the Laptop Story Onto Base The token is scheduled to launch Sept. 9 […]

Bitcoin Takes 79% of Crypto ETF Weekly Inflows as Funds Add $1.24B - U.S. crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted about $1.24 billion in net inflows during the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, led overwhelmingly by bitcoin funds. Bitcoin ETFs alone drew $986.85 million, while ether, XRP, solana and HYPE products also finished the week in positive territory. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $987M in Third Straight Winning […]

Trump Loses Two More Sanctuary City Cases - And Picks up A Rare Win - The unusual victory arises from a connection to the Contracts Clause.

Professor Investigated for Mocking a University 'Land Acknowledgment' Gets a $600,000 Settlement - The agreement follows a 9th Circuit ruling that the University of Washington violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights by treating his dissent as intolerable "disruption."

How Often Are Articles in Top Law Reviews Written In Part By AI? - A guest post from Julian Nyarko.

Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose" Against ICE Watcher - From Judge Michael Newman (S.D. Ohio) Friday in Moorman v. Doe No. 1; since this is a decision at the… The post Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose" Against ICE Watcher appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility - Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.

Robert Anderson's Cold War - How Eisenhower’s treasury secretary became a Cold War fixer, intelligence go-between, and a man no one wanted to discuss.

If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind? - Americans have been widening the prosperity gap with our neighbors for years.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958 - 9/7/1958: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the Little Rock School Board's petition to suspend… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Cooking Show Is Government Propaganda. I Kind of Love It? - I think it's cool that conservatives are trying to make it cool to care about nutrition. But this isn't the government's place.

Who Owns California's Gold? - The Gold Rush was not only a scramble for wealth. It was also a scramble for property rights.

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...

Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal - A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices temporarily shut down the citizen journalism group's YouTube channel. We think the court set the bar far too...

Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs - Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance. After years of successful grassroots battles to pull these cameras from local streets, bipartisan momentum is sweeping the country. On August 28, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bann...

Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic - A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for telling the U.S. military it would not allow their technology to be used for mass surveillance of U.S. persons, “constituted unlawful ...

Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse - Freeport, Texas—Yesterday, a Texas trial court granted a motion for summary judgment against a group of property owners in Freeport’s historically Black community of East […] The post Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse appeared first on Institute for Justice.

FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit - ARLINGTON, Va.—Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reissued an order requiring certain businesses in targeted ZIP codes in New Mexico and Texas to report […] The post FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

US Citizen and Construction Worker Wins First Round in His Lawsuit Over Repeated Unconstitutional Detentions - MOBILE, Ala.—A judge in Alabama granted Leo Garcia Venegas, an American citizen and construction worker, a first-round victory in his federal lawsuit aimed at stopping unconstitutional raids […] The post US Citizen and Construction Worker Wins First Round in His Lawsuit Over Repeated Unconstitutional Detentions 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...

MoneyLion alums take OpenReserve ‘out of stealth’ - Couched as a home for “continuous” banking, the company received conditional approval for a national banking license from the OCC.

Revolut nabs conditional OCC charter - The neobank has long eyed a U.S. banking charter, seeing it as “a seat at the table” with regulators.

Banks without holding companies need better disclosure rules: GAO - Such banks aren’t subject to SEC review, and regulators aren’t assessing those lenders’ disclosures for investors’ benefit, the watchdog said.

Kansas’ Equity Bank to expand in Iowa with $123.8M deal - Acquiring Lincoln Savings Bank would give Equity 16 added branches in the Hawkeye State and create a lender with $9.1 billion in assets.

Banks can question customer activity without disclosing SARs - Five federal regulators clarified how financial institutions can talk to customers about suspicious activity without violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

Ask an Advisor: What should you do if a client hits on you? - Advisors share how they navigate the moment when a client's compliments cross the line and the boundaries that keep the business relationship intact.

Tokenizing assets opens up vast new opportunities for banks - Tokenization projects are no longer viewed as modernization initiatives, but rather as a potential source of new revenue, lower operating costs, improved capital efficiency and differentiated products.

Georgia investors evolve their plan for starting a new bank - The group behind the proposed Georgia Skyline Bank says recapitalizing a 24-year-old Virginia bank offers a faster path to success than a new charter would.

Bank ID vendor traced to a dark web license sale - IDScan.net removed the pages naming its bank and credit union integrations after KrebsOnSecurity traced 153 million license scans to the company.

Int'l banks plan stablecoin, OpenPayd enters US market - A consortium of international FIs are planning to issue a U.S. stablecoin in early 2027; London-based OpenPayd has entered the U.S. through its acquisition of MSB USA; the U.K. fined Citi £4.7 million ($6.3 million) for hundreds of transactions in breach of sanctions against Russia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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.

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.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FD...

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 WASHINGTON—The Federal Depo...