Precious Metals and Market News

Wall Street goes full-bull on gold as rate-hike bets recede, Main Street maintains bullish majority with Fed minutes on the menu - (Kitco News) – Gold prices pushed higher this week, as fading expectations for a September Fed rate hike helped the precious metal extend its August rebound despite intermittent pressure from a firmer dollar, rising oil prices, and profit-taking.

Gold, silver rise as weak retail sales cut Fed-hike odds - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and reduced Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations outweighed firmer Treasury yields tied to renewed oil-market risk.

Gold looks to Fed minutes, housing, PMI data for direction next week - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver head into the coming week with investors focused on the health of the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook, as manufacturing, housing and central bank signals could drive volatility across precious metals markets.

Spot gold nears $4,400/oz after preliminary Consumer Sentiment falls to 51, one-year inflation expectations rise - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with shorter-term inflation expectations ticking higher.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for August was 51. The data was worse than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists cal...

Gold rebounds as retail sales miss offsets oil-driven inflation risk - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, after July retail sales unexpectedly fell and reinforced the market’s view that the Federal Reserve is closer to holding rates steady in September.

Gold rallies to session high $4,387/oz after retail sales drop -0.6% in July - (Kitco News) - The gold market is rallying after the latest data showed American consumers’ spending declining more than expected last month.U.S. retail sales fell -0.6% in July following an unrevised reading of 0.2% in June, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Friday. The data was far worse than expectations, as the consensus of economists projected a 0.1% increase in July’s headline num...

Gold snaps four-day advance as yields ease, oil drops - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a cooler wholesale inflation report cut Treasury yields and rate-hike expectations but also reduced demand for metals as near-term inflation hedges.

Cooler CPI and PPI boost gold and ease rate hike bets, but the Fed needs more from core ahead of September – Experts - (Kitco News) – Gold prices got a boost from a reassuringly in-line CPI report on Wednesday, and while Thursday morning’s equally benign PPI print didn’t push prices higher, the yellow metal has successfully broken out of its recent range and is holding above $4,350 on Thursday afternoon, exactly $100 below its post-CPI peak. 

UBS sees gold price challenging $5,000/oz in H1 2027 on lower real rates, softer USD and strong sovereign demand - (Kitco News) – Gold prices have faced the strong headwind of a high opportunity cost for much of 2026, but falling real rates will drive investors back to the precious metal, with a weaker dollar and strong central bank demand helping to propel prices back toward $5,000 per ounce in the first half of 2027, according to strategists at UBS.

Gold, silver slip as flat PPI masks firm core pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, as a flat headline PPI print was offset by firmer core producer-price pressure, a steady dollar and caution ahead of Friday’s retail sales report.

Are China's Surveillance Exports Turning Nations Into Digital Dictatorships? - Are China's Surveillance Exports Turning Nations Into Digital Dictatorships? Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, Is Beijing hoping to turn other authoritarian societies into digital Chinas? China’s rise as the world’s leading exporter of surveillance technology is yielding some disturbing results. Beijing’s surveillance export packages comprise an entire technological...

Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Judges? - Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Judges? Authored by Matthew Andersson via AmericanThinker.com, There is growing interest in whether an “ai” or, artificial intelligence judge can make better rulings than a human one.   This is understandable as many legal decisions are either wrong or flawed in some critical way.   Partisan politics and “lawfare" also continue to corr...

"Won't Be Short-Lived": JPMorgan Warns Next Global Food Crisis Could Erupt Next Year - "Won't Be Short-Lived": JPMorgan Warns Next Global Food Crisis Could Erupt Next Year JPMorgan is the latest institutional research desk to warn that the next global food crisis may already be taking shape, driven by what its analysts describe as the "Five Ws": War, Weather, Warehousing, Water, and Waste. In a new report titled Food Security Is National Security: A Compounding Stor...

Fauci In Hiding As ABC Censorship Bombshell Explodes - Fauci In Hiding As ABC Censorship Bombshell Explodes Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Dr. Anthony Fauci just refused a private transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson's subcommittee. The same week, a former ABC News correspondent revealed that the network gutted a 2021 Wuhan lab leak investigation after the script was sent to Fauci for review. The pattern is unm...

More Than Half Of Gen Z Investors Have Moved Money Into Sports Bets - More Than Half Of Gen Z Investors Have Moved Money Into Sports Bets A growing share of young Americans is folding sports gambling into their long-term financial plans, according to new research from the investment platform Betterment. In an online survey of 1,000 U.S. retail investors conducted in late March and early April and released this week, 52% of Gen Z investors said the...

Rage Politics: Hakeem Jeffries Will Take A Baseball Bat To The Supreme Court - Rage Politics: Hakeem Jeffries Will Take A Baseball Bat To The Supreme Court Authored by Jonathan Turley, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has struggled to pander to the mob to secure power in the midterm elections, including brandishing a baseball bat on social media to show his radical bona fides. With Democratic Socialists chanting “you’re next” when seeing Jeffries, he...

Woke 2.0 Will Be Worse - Woke 2.0 Will Be Worse Authored by Spencer Klavan via AmericanMind.org, Readers familiar with Dr. Seuss’s classic, The Cat in the Hat, will remember the twin chaos agents Thing 1 and Thing 2. “‘These Things are good Things,’” the Cat reassures the children whose mother has inexplicably left them under the supervision of a fish. “‘They are tame. Oh, so tame! / They have come her...

Ukraine Hits Key Russian Space Facility With Flamingo Cruise Missiles - Ukraine Hits Key Russian Space Facility With Flamingo Cruise Missiles Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted military bases and oil refinery and energy sites of late, and more recently warehouses of major Russian online retailer Wildberries - but on Saturday a new target has been added: space facilities. Ukrainian forces have touted that they've struck the Pro...

Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade - Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced hundreds of commercial ships onto longer routes around Africa, and Somali pirates are moving quickly to exploit the sudden increase in traffic off the continent’s eastern coast. Oil tankers MT Honour 25, MT Eureka and MT Asana were hijacked i...

Democratic Socialist Leaders Squirm When Asked About Cuba, Venezuela, And Nicaragua's Dictatorships - Democratic Socialist Leaders Squirm When Asked About Cuba, Venezuela, And Nicaragua's Dictatorships Mexican journalist and Miami-based news anchor Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos had one of the most revealing exchanges yet with the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America. Ramos repeatedly pressed the socialists' national DSA co-chairs on whether Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicarag...

‘It’s a double-edged sword’: My husband got a $42,000 bonus. Will it wipe out our Affordable Care Act subsidy? - “We were advised to return the bonus and take out a home-equity loan.”

I’m 63, a retired CPA with a $1.2 million 401(k). Do I need to bother with a Roth conversion? - “I don’t expect my marginal tax rate to be materially different in the future.”

Think interest rates are high now? These charts offer a different perspective. - Also in Weekend Reads: 10 remarkable housing markets, stock picks, and health-insurance battles.

Owning a home is overrated. Renting is now often a much better money move. - There are better ways to think about investments than homeownership.

An active fund holding a whopping 800 stocks is beating major indexes. Here’s how. - For diversification in the stock market, there are actively managed alternatives to index funds.

Ballet flats are so popular that even brands like Birkenstock and Crocs are cashing in on the trend - Ballerina shoes are back in style thanks in part to nostalgia. Gen Z shoppers are even pairing them with running shorts.

Will Trump accounts and grandparent 529s bring down the price of college in the future? - Caps on student borrowing could also play into how America pays for college.

Health insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans. Here’s how many seniors could be affected. - Older adults could be scrambling for new health coverage next year, especially in rural markets that have fewer insurance choices.

Is $1 million enough for a household to retire? The answer keeps changing. - “Some readers — and couples — would be grateful to retire on half that amount.”

Social Security recipients will get more money next year. Here’s how much the COLA may boost benefits. - Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment could be as much as 3.6% in 2027.

Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations - The rapid drawdown of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve could damage the caverns that store the oil, experts warn.

Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5 billion in second quarter - The jump in revenue underscores the rapid growth of the Claude chatbot maker as it prepares for a potential blockbuster initial public offering.

Iran rebuffs Trump's claim over Strait of Hormuz amid report of another ship being struck - Iran's deputy foreign minister says Hormuz "will remain Iranian" after Trump's claim that the waterway would soon become U.S. territory.

Nvidia eyes investing $3 billion in SoftBank's SB Energy under OpenAI data center deal, Information says - The proposed investment ⁠is part of Nvidia's talks with OpenAI ⁠and SB Energy on providing credit support for a panned Ohio data center campus, the report said.

Prediction markets and sports betting: How this UK exchange is trying to do both in the U.S. - Smarkets is entering the U.S. prediction market race but also applying to run as a sportsbook within states amid regulatory uncertainty at the federal level.

Wholesale prices were flat in July, below expectations for 0.2% increase - The producer price index was expected to increase by 0.2% in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The Iran war risks bringing the G7's fastest-growing economy to a halt - The U.K. economy is showing further signs of a long-awaited rebound, but the picture is complicated by the fallout from the Iran war and high energy prices.

U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021 - Beyond the big single-month jump, the collective red ink over the 10 months of the fiscal year rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, surpassing the same period in 2025.

'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers - Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak.

Here are five key takeaways from the July CPI inflation report - Readings for July on the prices consumers pay for goods and services came in pretty much on target.

Money Metals honors Idaho hero Jordan Salinas with 25-ounce Silver Bullet Award - Gun rights are human rights too. * * * From Money Metals News Service, Eagle, IdahoFriday, August 14, 2026 EAGLE, Idaho -- Money Metals Exchange will today honor Jordan Salinas, whose armed intervention during the August 1st mass shooting in Twin Falls, Idaho, was credited by police with helping prevent further casualties, with a specially engraved 25-ounce Silver Bullet Award at a private cere...

Battle Bank: Could U.S. confiscate gold again? A sober look at a persistent fear - 8:42a ET Saturday, August 15, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Battle Bank in Islandia, N.Y., whose board of directors includes mining entrepreneur Rick Rule, has published an excellent history of gold confiscation by government through the centuries, along with a similarly excellent analysis of why a confiscation like the one attempted by the U.S. government in 1933 is not likely. ... Dispat...

Dan Oliver: AI debt failure will prompt another wave of Fed bailouts - 12:30p ET Friday, August 14, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Myrmikan Capital's Daniel Oliver argues today that artificial intelligence isn't likely ever to pay for itself but that this won't be figured out until the huge debt undertaken by technology companies proves unpayable and collapses the financial system.   ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Buy metals at GoldMon...

Alasdair Macleod: Sentiment is now positive for gold - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, August 14, 2026 There's a sea-change underway in investor attitudes toward gold and silver. Markets now see growing risk to the dollar as a consequence of oil supply disruption. When America first attacked Iran on February 28, gold and silver prices declined -- gold from $5320 and silver from $93. Admittedly, both were vulnerable to a severe bout of ...

Maryland and Alaska legislators honored for support of sound money - From the Sound Money Defense League, Eagle, IdahoThursday, August 13, 2026 One of the largest national precious metals dealers and depositories in the U.S. has again teamed up with the nation's leading sound money public policy group to recognize state legislators championing sound money policies. Money Metals and the Sound Money Defense League today named Maryland lawmakers Del. Wayne Hartman ...

US Government Sold $742 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 30-Year Treasury Auction Yield Highest since 2001, 10-Year Auction Yield Highest since 2007 - Bond Vigilantes dissolved long ago into ambient air. But these auction yields make Bessent nervous.

My Thoughts about those July Retail Sales - Consumers spent at retailers & restaurants just fine, but Amazon Prime Day and seasonal adjustments wreaked some havoc.

The State of Americans’ Auto Debt - Auto loan balances, average amount financed, loan length, credit score, debt-to-income ratio, and delinquencies from subprime to prime.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Conundrum Of Bitcoin Legal Tender Laws - Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s laser-eyed President, shocked the world at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami when he announced that bitcoin would become legal tender in his country. A few days later, ...

Robot maker Unitree is going public. Hyperliquid traders see 4x upside from IPO price - Hyperliquid traders value Unitree at nearly $38 billion versus $9 billion at its IPO, leaving leveraged bets vulnerable when trading begins, Allium analysts said.

Swiss mega-bank UBS ramps up its Bitcoin exposure with a massive 24-fold surge in ETF call options - Direct holdings of IBIT also rose 12% to 407,890 shares, while put option exposure dropped roughly 53% to 143,300 underlying shares during the quarter.

Why the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining power is shutting down rigs in its capital city - The Energy Ministry enacted the year-round restriction to mitigate power capacity shortages, as energy-intensive mining facilities continue to strain regional grids.

Paul Tudor Jones’ investment firm increases stake in BlackRock's bitcoin ETF after year of selling - Calls fell 85.2% to 148,000 underlying shares, while puts slipped 1.4% to 715,000.

The $11.2 billion in 2026 funding that killed crypto’s permissionless era - Dubai-based crypto lawyer Irina Heaver and her team parsed every crypto deal in the first half of 2026. BlackRock, Goldman, and Persian Gulf sovereigns all wrote checks to regulated firms.

Clarity survives (barely), Strategy sells and the untold story of Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal: Crypto's week in 5 stories - Washington kept crypto’s biggest legislative hope alive, Wall Street pushed deeper into digital assets, and a security scare sent billions of dollars of bitcoin moving between wallets.

Wall Street's private blockchain obsession is a 'race to the bottom,' Ethereum advocate Raman warns - Centrally controlled, permission-only networks have a role to play in finance, but need a transparent, open base to reap the benefits blockchain technology offers.

Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say - Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part in next week's gathering.

Trump-backed World Liberty wins conditional bank charter from federal regulator - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it granted "preliminary conditional approval" to World Liberty Trust Co. on Friday.

Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push - Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback.

Ripple Confirms 75+ Speakers for Swell 2026, Expects 1,500+ Attendees - Ripple has expanded its Swell 2026 speaker lineup with executives from Robinhood, BNY, and Intercontinental Exchange as the company prepares its largest conference for institutional finance and XRP Ledger development. Ripple Adds Finance and Crypto Executives Ripple confirmed an expanded conference program for its Swell 2026 in New York, with more than 1,500 attendees, over […]

Michael Saylor Frames Bitcoin as an Engineering Solution for Money - Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor argues bitcoin can preserve and transfer economic value more efficiently than gold or fiat currency, framing the cryptocurrency as a technological upgrade to money itself. His thesis places proof of work, fixed supply, digital ownership, and financial infrastructure at the center of bitcoin’s potential role as a long-term monetary foundation. […]

Abu Dhabi’s $764M Bitcoin Bet Holds Firm Through Market Pain - Two of Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign investment vehicles sat through a roughly $118 million hit to their Blackrock spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) positions in the second quarter and did not cut a single net share, leaving nearly $764 million riding on IBIT when June ended. Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, […]

Edelman Financial’s $34M Bitcoin ETF Bet Tops Its Amazon Stake - Edelman Financial Engines, which manages $326 billion in client assets, disclosed a $34 million position in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in its latest regulatory filing, a stake that now exceeds the firm’s holding in Amazon. A New Line in the Filing Edelman Financial Engines, the registered investment advisor that serves roughly 1.3 million clients, […]

BIP-110 Breakaway Chain Faces a Long Fight to Survive - Since Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug. 8, the tiny Roughnecks pool has burned scarce hashpower chasing a chain almost nobody can trade, grinding out just four blocks across seven days. Now, BIP-110 supporters are preparing an even bigger gamble: abandoning double SHA-256 for Blake2b, a proof-of-work (PoW) primitive used by only a handful […]

Israeli Settler "Terrorists" Unjustly Expel West Bank Palestinians From Their Land - I am generally pro-Israel. But these actions amount to ethnic cleansing and gross violations of property rights.

Trump Promised Transparency. His Administration Keeps Finding New Ways to Hide Records. - "The most transparent president in history" keeps chipping away at laws like FOIA meant to keep the government honest.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938 - 8/15/1938: Justice Stephen Breyer's Birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938 appeared first on Reason.com.

New Jersey Revives the Fight To Reclassify Gig Workers as Employees - California notoriously fought to do the same, which led to a slew of exemptions and job declines.

Open Thread - What’s on your mind?

Dissenting Parents' Defamation Claim Over School's Allegations of Racism Can Go Forward - Some excerpts from the long Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., decided today by the N.C. Supreme Court, in an… The post Dissenting Parents' Defamation Claim Over School's Allegations of Racism Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward - Some excerpts from the long Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., decided today by the N.C. Supreme Court, in an… The post Fraud Claim Over "No Blowback" Assurance by Private School to Complaining Parents, Followed by Children's Expulsions, Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Contract Claim Over Private School Expulsions, Allegedly Caused by Parents' Organizing Against Ideological Curriculum Changes, Can Go Forward - "Beginning in the summer of 2020, the school began to change its curriculum to focus on politicized issues of race and gender identity. At some point, the Turpins learned that the school was teaching their sixth-grade child various polarizing concepts such as 'Republicans are white supremacists.'"

Colombia's New President Wants More U.S. Military Help Fighting Cartels - Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on shooting down drug planes and boats in Colombia. Twenty-five years of U.S.-funded counternarcotics suggests it won't matter

The War on Free-Range Kids Makes The New York Times - For too long, the government has acted as if any child venturing out unsupervised is in danger—and has negligent parents.

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.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Buck Stops Nowhere - Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected to run dry within weeks. Training, maintenance and other military priorities are reportedly being […]...

Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms - Flock Safety, the embattled vendor of mass surveillance technology, has rolled out a handful of new reforms intended to appease the justified nationwide anger that has seen scores of towns cancel or suspend their contracts with the company for automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The reforms are a combination of long overdue changes along with some cosmetic fixes that fail to address the fu...

Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF? - We’ve had a few questions from EFF supporters lately, asking whether the images we use on our blog posts, or on donation and shop items, have been created with AI image generators. We’d like to answer these questions and clarify our internal policy regarding image creation.  EFF images are all made by human beings, not by automated image generators, with very rare exceptions. This is an interna...

Dismiss Church’s Trademark Lawsuit Against “Mormon Stories” Podcast, EFF Urges Court - Imagine if McDonald’s could use trademark law to control how you use the term “fast food.” Or if the Canadian government could stop you from using the word “Canada” in the title of a book about the country and its people. That wouldn’t just be absurd; it would be an unacceptable obstacle to criticism of and commentary about those institutions. Yet the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety’s Proposed Reforms ‘Window Dressing’ - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) released a statement responding to suggested “reforms” announced by automated license plate reader (ALPR) provider Flock Safety.  “This […] The post Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety’s Proposed Reforms ‘Window Dressing’ appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Austin Councilmember, Public Interest Law Firm Applaud Austin’s New Microbusiness Resolution - AUSTIN, Texas—Last night, the Austin City Council passed a resolution to support microbusinesses in the city. Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes, one of the resolution’s sponsors, and […] The post Austin Councilmember, Public Interest Law Firm Applaud Austin’s New Microbusiness Resolution appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Public Interest Law Firm Releases New Page Tracking License Plate Reader Abuse Nationwide - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) released a new page tracking misuse of automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems across the country. The tracker, […] The post Public Interest Law Firm Releases New Page Tracking License Plate Reader Abuse Nationwide 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 Members Make History With First Suppressor Transfers Without NFA Registration Since 1934 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 13, 2026  GOA Members to Make History with First Suppressor Transfers Without NFA Registration Since 1934 Leander, TX — Gun Owners of America (GOA), along with lead plaintiff Silencer Shop, made history tonight as GOA members Brandon Herrera and Wes Virdell lawfully acquired suppressors without complying with the currently enjoined registration requirements of the ...

Tell The White House: Do Not Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL THE WHITE HOUSE: DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and make the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful … Read more

Don’t Let DOJ Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL YOUR SENATORS, DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and tell the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice to walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory … Read more

Bank of America won’t let employees work remotely 2 days in a row - The ban on taking two consecutive remote days includes Friday to Monday and takes effect in mid-September, according to a policy update workers received this week.

Custodia gets a hand from lawmakers, trade groups at high court - Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-WY; former Sen. Pat Toomey, R-PA; the Digital Chamber and the Blockchain Association all argued for a resolution to the digital lender’s long-running master account fight.

Bank of America to buy up to 49.9% stake in Jio Credit for $1.9B - “India is one of the world's most important growth markets, and this investment reflects our confidence in its future, a market we know well and have supported for decades,” Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said on the deal.

FDIC tweaks de novo application process - The agency is adding a conditional approval phase and emphasizing collaboration with other bank-chartering agencies to boost efficiency.

Sezzle pivots to national bank charter - With states imposing tighter rules on buy now, pay later companies, Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim views a federal charter as “the most robust solution.”

Trump-linked crypto firm gets OCC nod for trust bank charter - World Liberty Financial, a digital asset venture co-founded by members of the Trump family, received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter.

Florida bank takes additional steps to clean up SBA mess - BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg plans to focus on larger commercial deals after repairing the damage from a failed strategy that emphasized small-dollar loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

How an updated estate can give clients 'power from the grave' - August is National Make a Will Month, but advisors say it's important to urge clients year-round to secure their wishes by keeping wills and estate plans fresh.

Zerohash charter application returned in first for OCC - The agency quietly returned the digital asset company's national trust bank charter filing without issuing a decision. Zerohash plans to refile this month.

Nubank's quarterly income hits $1 billion for the first time - The world's largest neobank had a strong quarter as it prepares to launch a bank in the U.S.

High expectation but low integration? Experiences in modernising and integrating information systems for supervision - This paper examines the evolution of information systems that support supervision and the current maturity level of supervisory authorities in terms of systems integration.

Africa's public debt amid global headwinds: balancing resilience and vulnerabilities - by Michael Chui, Leonardo GambacortaThe conflict in the Middle East has raised energy and fertiliser prices, weakened growth and intensified fiscal pressures across Africa at a time when public debt and debt service burdens remain elevated. The shift towards domestic currency debt has reduced exchange rate risk for issuers and preserved market access, but higher interest rates and shorter matu...

Mary-Elizabeth McMunn: Reinforcing the foundations - openness through resilience in the face of change - Speech by Ms Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at PWC, Dublin, 23 July 2026.

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

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc.

Press Release: FDIC Announces New Review Process for Deposit Insurance Applications - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 10, 2026 Press Release: FDIC Announces New Review Process for Deposit Insurance Applications WASHINGTON—The Federal Depos...

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI...