Precious Metals and Market News

Peter Schiff says rising yields are 'the most bullish thing' for gold, warns Washington could pay 50 cents on the dollar - (Kitco News) - Schiff tells Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron that 9% mortgages and a 30% to 50% drop in home prices could be next, and why he holds more of his own money in gold miners than bullion.

Gold firms, silver slides as oil surge revives inflation pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, as another jump in oil prices and Treasury yields kept inflation and Fed tightening risk at the center of the metals trade.

Gold price at $4,122/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 197k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near the middle of their daily range on Thursday morning following the release of better-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits came in below economists’ forecasts.

Gold, silver slump as Fed minutes keep December hike risk alive - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower in late U.S. trading Wednesday, as Federal Reserve minutes kept another year-end rate increase on the table while elevated long-end Treasury yields and a firmer dollar pressured non-yielding metals.

FOMC minutes show the Fed ready to hike again in 2026 as AI buildout replaces tariffs as main driver of core prices - (Kitco News) – The minutes from the September 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed Fed members acknowledging the need to respond to persistent inflation, with most expecting that another rate hike would be necessary before year-end, while several saw the effects of the AI buildout on core inflation increasing while the effects tariffs waned.

China’s central bank buys 21 tonnes of gold in September, largest monthly purchase in 3 years - (Kitco News) – China ramped up its gold purchases in September as bullion prices declined, recording the largest monthly increase in its official reserves in three years, the People’s Bank of China announced on Wednesday.The central bank increased its gold reserves by 21 tonnes last month to 2,196 tonnes as of the end of September, marking the 23rd consecutive month of purchases, according to t...

Gold, silver slide as yields rise before Fed minutes, 10-year auction - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a rebound in long-dated Treasury yields, firmer dollar tone and oil back above $100 a barrel offset the Fed-pause relief from last week’s weak employment report.

Gold to hit $5,000, silver $97 in the next 12 months - LBMA delegate survey - (Kitco News) - The ongoing energy crisis, persistent inflation and surging bond yields continue to create significant near-term headwinds for gold and silver, but those challenges have done little to shake the precious metals industry’s long-term bullish conviction.

Metals rise as oil steadies, yields pull back from 24-year highs - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and the U.S. dollar pulled back, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.

Hong Kong becomes Russia’s gold gateway to China as bullion flows shatter records - (Kitco News) – Western sanctions have upended traditional gold flows, with Russian bullion that would normally go to London now pouring into Hong Kong at a record pace on its way to mainland China and other Asian markets.

Yes, The Public Education System Is Broken - Yes, The Public Education System Is Broken Authored by Amy Denton via PJ Media, I have been in education for a long time. My first teaching job came two weeks after my younger nephew was born. His birthday is next week, and he'll be 29. Take out the five years when I was working in retail and going to graduate school, and I've been a teacher for 24 years. There is not enough money...

Nasdaq Tumbles After FT Reports OpenAI Revenues Disappointing - Nasdaq Tumbles After FT Reports OpenAI Revenues Disappointing ...and just like that, the massive AI CapEx boom "excess demand" narrative is in doubt... The Financial Times reports that OpenAI’s annualised revenue is about $20bn less than has been previously signalled, according to financial documents shared with investors, a massive gap likely to damp optimism about the growth of ...

Apple CEO Ternus Faces First Big Test As Bernstein Finds Soft US iPhone 18 Pro Demand - Apple CEO Ternus Faces First Big Test As Bernstein Finds Soft US iPhone 18 Pro Demand John Ternus' first big test at Apple is launching the premium iPhone 18 lineup and the likely delayed iPhone Duo, which reportedly faces production difficulties ahead of its October launch. The latest sign of iPhone demand came Monday from Bernstein technology analyst Mark Newman, who said globa...

Trump Declares He Won't Attack Iran Before Midterm Elections, Oil Plunges - Trump Declares He Won't Attack Iran Before Midterm Elections, Oil Plunges Summary Oil plunged after Trump said on Truth Social the US will not attack Iran before the November midterms. Late Wednesday reports said Pentagon was ordered to prepare Iran attack options for before midterms. Iran expanded tanker attacks beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman...

US Government Moves $1BN In Seized Bitcoin After $770MM Transfers - US Government Moves $1BN In Seized Bitcoin After $770MM Transfers By Cointelegraph The US government completed another major transaction involving seized cryptocurrency hours after moving a significant amount of Bitcoin to a Coinbase Prime wallet. Blockchain data from Wednesday showed that a wallet associated with crypto seized by the US government had transferred more than 12,...

Another One Bites The Dust: Nvidia-Backed Firmus Slashes IPO Price 25% As AI Data Center Window Slams Shut - Another One Bites The Dust: Nvidia-Backed Firmus Slashes IPO Price 25% As AI Data Center Window Slams Shut Two weeks ago, when SoftBank's SB Energy pulled the marketing of its giant IPO meant to find its even more giant data center, we wrote that "slowly the data center dream is turning into a nightmare" ("SB Energy Delays IPO Funding World's Largest Data Center Amid Investor Revol...

Russia's Crown Jewel Refinery Ablaze After Drone Strike, Data Center Also Hit In War First - Russia's Crown Jewel Refinery Ablaze After Drone Strike, Data Center Also Hit In War First Ukrainian drones have hit a major Russian industrial hub and oil refinery which lies very far away from the front lines of fighting, in Western Siberia, north of the Kazakh border. The Omsk Oil refinery and industrial complex is located well over 1500 miles from the Ukrainian border. Regiona...

Guacaccino? Starbucks Explores Chipotle Takeover In Potential Record QSR Mega-Deal - Guacaccino? Starbucks Explores Chipotle Takeover In Potential Record QSR Mega-Deal Chipotle Mexican Grill shares jumped in the early US cash session after a Financial Times report said Starbucks has explored acquiring the Mexican-style quick-service food chain. FT says Starbucks executives have worked with advisers in recent months on a takeover proposal for Chipotle, which has a ...

Trump Admin Cracks Down On Foreign Worker Fraud: Bans MSFT From H1-B Program, Probes 9 Colleges Over J-1 Visas, Hikes Costs For Students - Trump Admin Cracks Down On Foreign Worker Fraud: Bans MSFT From H1-B Program, Probes 9 Colleges Over J-1 Visas, Hikes Costs For Students In the last 24 hours, the Trump administration has announced three major efforts to crack down on foreign worker/student visa fraud. First, US ⁠Vice President JD Vance ​said on Thursday that the ‌federal government is suspending tech giant Micr...

The Gas Station Gets Its Gas: NANO's Laser Enrichment Partner Takes Delivery Of Its First Uranium - The Gas Station Gets Its Gas: NANO's Laser Enrichment Partner Takes Delivery Of Its First Uranium Last week NANO Nuclear bought the license to handle the back end of the fuel cycle. This week, the front end showed up in a cylinder. On Thursday morning, LIS Technologies (LIST), the privately held laser enrichment company in which NANO Nuclear (NNE) is a shareholder and strategic pa...

How to provide guaranteed retirement income while paying no commissions - Unlike the stock market, whose future returns are anything but assured, a TIPS ladder’s payout is guaranteed.

I keep comparing myself to my more financially successful friends. How can I stop? - “It’s become clear that some of the people I grew up with are going to have very different lives from me”

Why a longtime skeptic of Palantir’s stock is finally saying it’s time to buy - Palantir’s total addressable market could get a lot bigger, while its business model should sustain its lead against competitors, an analyst says

America’s renters are emerging as a political movement - Housing policy has long prioritized homeownership. As young Americans face the prospect of renting indefinitely, more tenants are seeking political clout.

My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and life savings to buy a $3 million compound. Do I intervene? - “Both properties will be solely in his name.”

The good, the bad and the ugly of rising interest rates - Unlike higher gas prices, which hurt almost everyone, higher borrowing costs have an uneven impact.

This chart shows the No. 1 reason why the cost of raising kids jumped 60% in eight years - “The birth-rate crisis is really an affordability crisis.”

The Treasury market is facing a crucial vote of investor confidence - Higher bond yields aren’t only about inflation and the Iran war. But it means a higher cost of capital.

My husband inherited $3 million. He wants a vacation home, but I want to save for retirement. Who’s right? - “I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.”

Layoffs haven’t been this low since the 1960s. It’s great if you have a job — but not if you don’t. - It isn’t easy for anyone looking for work now to find a job. Yet people who already have jobs probably don’t have to worry much about losing them.

Trump says U.S. will not attack Iran before midterm election - Trump said talks with Tehran were “productive” as the Iran war pushes oil and gas prices higher and support for the conflict falls.

Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says - Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.

U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown - Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Chipotle, Starbucks, Skydance, Marathon Petroleum & more - Here are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Stocks fall, weighed down by oil prices and tech declines: Live updates - U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday as investors faced more pressure from rising Treasury yields and elevated oil prices.

Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says - Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.

Inflation fears on the rise as one-year outlook in Fed survey hits highest level since May 2023 - The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.

ICE came to town and left behind weakened economies - Research links ICE enforcement surges to lasting declines in local spending, foot traffic and jobs. In Minneapolis, businesses are still recovering.

Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva - Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.

India’s central bank hikes rates for the first time since 2023 as inflation risks build - HSBC and Goldman Sachs expect the RBI to raise interest rates in December as well.

India scraps tax relief for gold imports, raising costs - By Shruti Srivastava and Preeti SoniBloomberg NewsThursday, October 8, 2026 India withdrew a tax benefit on gold, silver and platinum imported by banks and state-nominated agencies, subjecting shipments to a 3% levy and raising costs for the main channels supplying one of the world’s largest bullion markets. The government did not extend the exemption from paying Integrated Goods and Services T...

Brien Lundin: The Fed trap is tightening - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Gold Opportunities, Metairie, LouisianaWednesday, October 7, 2026 Gold is getting punched in the mouth again today. And if you've been following this bull market for any length of time, you know that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it may be giving us exactly the opportunity we’ve been waiting for. Because this gold bull market has changed. ... Dispatch ...

China's central bank adds gold in Sept. as bullion weakens - By Jessica ZhouBloomberg NewsWednesday, October 7, 2026 China added more gold to reserves last month, pushing a buying streak close to the two-year mark as prices weaken toward $4,000 an ounce. Holdings of bullion at the People's Bank of China expanded by 740,000 ounces in September, marking the 23rd month of accumulation, according to data today. The central bank -- among the biggest gold buye...

Hong Kong's bridge of gold completes China's yuan ambition - Beijing's push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China's path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong's key role in safeguarding the nation's financial security. By Chow Chung-yanSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongTuesday, October 6, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369468/ho...

James Turk: Money and federal autocracy -- 1913 and the quiet inversion of the American constitutional order - By James TurkJohn Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New JerseyMonday, October 5, 2026 The American Revolution affirmed that sovereignty inheres by nature in each citizen, and collectively in the people. The Constitution completed a structure in which authority flowed from citizens to their several State republics, and from the states to a Union holding only delegated powers.  The year 1913 inverted that o...

Still QT plus Renewed Rate Hikes at the ECB despite Surging Bond Yields in the Euro Area - The ECB shed €95 billion of QE Bonds & Loans in Q3. Since mid-2022, QE assets dropped by 53%! Gold got marked up to market.

Thoughts on the 10-Year Treasury Auction’s 5.30% Yield, Highest since 2000: It Created Demand, Bond Bloodbath Continued - The bond market is coming out from under 14 years of interest rate repression and is doing its thing, the way it is supposed to. And that’s what Warsh wants it to do.

Mortgage Rates Jump to 7.5%, Home Buyers Pull Back Further, Demand Sags - Mortgage applications to purchase a home plunged and to refinance a home collapsed.

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, ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

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

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

U.S. government moves $1 billion in bitcoin from Bitfinex hack wallet, no sale indicated - Arkham data shows the 12,267 BTC went to unlabeled wallets rather than an exchange, a day after $383 million hit Coinbase Prime.

EU securities regulator gives crypto platforms 3 months to remove unauthorized stablecoins - ESMA said authorized platforms must block new access to stablecoins that fail to meet MiCA rules, while national authorities oversee existing customer holdings.

Crypto for Advisors: Digital assets outran stocks and gold in Q3 -
‘Bunker mode’ is a far greater challenge for institutions than individual crypto holders - As crypto debates whether holders should move funds before AI or quantum advances expose wallet keys, custody firms face a separate problem: upgrading systems before an emergency migration.

Cardano Foundation spins out Veridian, tokenizes its shares on new standard - Veridian became the first company to use Cardano’s new programmable-token standard for its equity, though the tokenized shares are not being offered to the public.

Over 6 million bitcoin sit behind exposed public keys as AI warnings mount - Glassnode co-founder's latest figures show growing public-key exposure as Justin Drake urges preparations for potential AI attacks on wallet cryptography.

Securitize brings Apple, Nvidia and Tesla to Solana, with NYSE trading in the works - Tokenized shares in the mega-caps will first trade on Securitize's Solana-based platform, with further plans to expand them to NYSE and OKXICE digital venues, the firm said.

Bitcoin and ether holders urged to enter ‘bunker mode’ against possible AI attacks - Ethereum researchers warned AI could break the signatures guarding bitcoin, ether and the tokens built on them "in months, not years" in the worst case, well before quantum computers arrive.

NUVA brings U.S. residential mortgage credit to offshore investors - The company's HOME token gives eligible investors exposure to a vault of U.S. home equity lines of credit starting from 1 USDC and targets a 7% annual yield.

Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million - The 100 BTC came directly from two mining rewards created during Bitcoin’s “Satoshi era” and had not moved for more than 16 years.

Rep. Hill Eyes Lame-Duck Session to Secure CLARITY Act Approval - Representative French Hill still hopes for approval of the CLARITY Act after the midterm elections. Hill, who championed the FIT21 Act—an earlier attempt to establish clear rules for the crypto market—believes that the current agency-led regulatory approach “falls short” of what America needs to maintain leadership. House Financial Services Committee Chair Still Hopeful For Late […]

Zcash Dives 16%, Falling Harder Than Bitcoin Amid Market Sell-Off - Zcash dropped to $1,115 Thursday, wiping out all price gains accumulated since Sept. 16 and driving $38 million in leveraged long liquidations. Sharp Sell-Off Ends Weeks of Gains Privacy coin zcash (ZEC) dropped below $1,200 for the first time in weeks Thursday as the previously top-performing cryptocurrency surrendered all gains made since Sept. 16. Market […]

From Zero to $8 Million: Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Awakens After 16 Years - On Oct. 7, Galaxy Research disclosed that it had identified a batch of 100 bitcoin mined in July 2010 that had finally stirred after lying dormant for 16 years, 2 months, and 24 days. While it took a while to spend the 100 BTC from Satoshi’s era, this particular wallet moved around 894 BTC before […]

El Salvador Defies IMF Waiver Terms to Stack More Bitcoin Daily - According to the country’s Bitcoin Office, the one-bitcoin-a-day accumulation strategy has continued, even after the IMF stressed that the country had not met the criteria for public-sector crypto holdings under a $1.4 billion ongoing credit facility. El Salvador Keeps Adding Bitcoin Despite IMF’s Warnings El Salvador appears adamant about continuing its bitcoin addition strategy, even […]

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $487M in Heaviest Daily Outflow Since June - Bitcoin ETFs posted $487.07 million in net outflows on Wednesday, their heaviest daily loss since June 25, while ether funds shed another $160.77 million. Together, the two largest crypto ETF categories lost $647.84 million as trading activity accelerated sharply. Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Shed $648M as Selling Widens The most striking feature of Wednesday’s ETF tape […]

Disparate Treatment of Anti-Israel Protestors? - A report from Amnesty International and the ACLU argues that if universities allowed misbehavior in the past, they must continue to do so.

Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw - From Outlaw v. Outlaw, decided in 2019 by Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge (Ore. Cir. Ct.) but just posted on Westlaw;… The post Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw appeared first on Reason Magazine.

New York Is Fining Amish Schools Over Vaccines, So the Amish Are Asking the Supreme Court for Help - After $118,000 in fines for allowing unvaccinated students to attend Amish schools, the plaintiffs are pursuing a case that could reshape how the courts protect religious exercise.

Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commission Report on Antisemitism, Part III - Part I and Part II. Perhaps the most wrongheaded analysis in the Report is this: Because the government may not… The post Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commission Report on Antisemitism, Part III appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs - From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.

The Democratic Socialists of America Platform - The DSA would abolish the police, open borders, socialize medicine, abolish the Department of War, and abolish the Senate.

Price Controls Don't Work. So Why Do So Many Democrats and Republicans Love Them? - Price controls are seductive because any benefits are highly and immediately visible, while their grave costs are often harder to spot.

Can a Chatbot Prompt Be a Punishable Threat? - From Straight Arrow News (Devin Pavlou): One morning in late September, Carli Heller opened up an artificial intelligence chatbot and… The post Can a Chatbot Prompt Be a Punishable Threat? appeared first on Reason Magazine.

My Review of Ted Cruz's Biography of Justice Thomas - "Senator Ted Cruz’s new biography about Justice Clarence Thomas, Going Further, is a must-read contribution to this third genre of Supreme Court books."

Adler v. Kochan on Suncor Energy v. Boulder County - A just released episode of the Blessings of Liberty podcast.

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

It's DAF Day! Wait...What's a DAF? - Today is DAF Day! This event highlights the millions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) people have set up to make charitable donations and change the world. If you have a DAF, consider supporting EFF today. Decisions about your privacy, encryption, artificial intelligence, online speech, and digital security will determine whether technology empowers people or concentrates power in the hands of a f...

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name - There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the “DEFEND IP Act.” The problem is that instead of “defending IP,” this bill will incentivize censorship, overblocking, and bad faith attempts to block access to a website. DEFEND IP Act, and all of th...

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs - Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that would give copyright owners a new legal tool to block Americans’ access to foreign websites accused of copyright infringement.  The basic idea is all too familiar...

New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team - ATLANTA—A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the years long lawsuit brought by an Atlanta family whose […] The post New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements - WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements appeared first on Institute for Justice.

National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment - Pyper LeBlanc loves roosters.  The six-year-old girl with autism arrived at the home of David and Sara LeBlanc, her adopted parents, with a stuffed rooster. […] The post National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment 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 ...

This Week in Gun Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

HUD probes Wells Fargo over ‘racialized’ lending - Wells’ programs to bolster Black home ownership – put in place in 2017 and 2022 – are “immoral, unethical and un-American,” Secretary Scott Turner said.

TowneBank deal shrinks pool of NC bank targets - The Virginia lender is paying a premium for Mooresville, North Carolina-based Blueharbor, and scarcity value makes the remaining banks in the Tar Heel State “quite valuable,” an analyst said.

Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M - The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

Fed consolidates bank supervision structure - Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman laid out changes Tuesday to the Fed’s supervisory structure intended “to implement a culture of accountability and clear decision-making authority.”

Ally CEO: ‘Strategy is about choices’ - A narrower focus is driving better returns at the $200 billion-asset lender, although the credit and interest rate environment may challenge execution of Michael Rhodes’ strategy.

Exclusive: Citizens to resume unsecured personal lending - The Providence, Rhode Island-based regional bank is slowly rolling out direct-to-consumer unsecured personal loans in its app through a partnership with Pagaya Technologies.

Managing banks' five-second decision window in instant payments - Not every financial crime control should be performed during the limited time frame provided by instant payments rails for accepting or rejecting payments, nor should they necessarily be performed by models that provide answers immediately.

Wirehouse departures are up. How firms can appeal to those advisors - Cerulli Associates finds in a new survey that pay is, indeed, important to advisors changing firms. But it's not the top priority.

Forget jobs or inflation, credit is what matters. And credit is… - When banks start reporting earnings next week, keep a close eye on what they say about credit growth.

Fed supervision reform funnels more authority to Washington - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman's new supervision reform plan calls for centralizing authority — and accountability — at the board level.

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.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026 - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation

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

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...