Precious Metals and Market News

Gold climbs above $4,050 as Wall Street rallies ahead of Fed decision - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and  silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, recovering from early-session losses as declining crude oil prices eased inflation concerns and supported renewed buying interest in precious metals ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.

Downside risks are building in gold, but prices still have a path to $5,000 - State Street’s Doshi - (Kitco News) - Gold's struggle to hold support around $4,000 an ounce is testing investor confidence in the precious metal, but one major investment firm remains optimistic that prices can recover to $5,500 by early next year.

Gold price needs to build a floor here or face a deeper correction - Standard Chartered’s Cooper - (Kitco News) - Gold’s drop below $4,000 last week is starting to attract some early attention as the two-month downtrend has pushed prices toward oversold territory.

FOMC rate decision could mark return of dissenters, offer clues for December – Natixis - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve is unlikely to surprise markets with a rate hike at Wednesday’s meeting, but July’s trio of dissenters could return, and Warsh’s press conference could offer clues about where the central bank’s focus lies for the balance of 2026, according to Natixis.

Gold prices holding above $4,000 as U.S. new home sales fall - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold critical support around $4,000, but the precious metal could continue to attract safe-haven interest as the U.S. housing sector continues to struggle.

Gold price shoots to session high $4,048/oz after Consumer Confidence rises to 91.7 - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading at session highs after the latest data showed an improving picture of the attitudes of U.S. consumers this month.The Consumer Confidence Index rose to 91.7 in October, above economists’ consensus forecast for an 81 reading and also above the upwardly revised 84.2 print from September, the Conference Board announced on Tuesday. 

Freeport beats Q3 earnings expectations despite rising costs and sharp drop in gold sales - (Kitco News) - The earnings bonanza in the mining sector continues as one of the world's largest copper and gold producers reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, with higher metal prices offsetting rising production costs and a sharp decline in gold sales.

Precious metals weaken as Hormuz uncertainty keeps oil elevated ahead of Fed decision - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices were lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as persistent expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening and uncertainty surrounding Middle East energy supplies continued to weigh on precious metals.

Gold holds above $4,000 as Hormuz diplomacy cools crude ahead of Fed decision - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and  silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Monday, recovering some of last week's steep losses as declining crude oil prices eased inflation concerns and encouraged renewed buying interest in precious metals ahead of this week's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.

The Iran war needs to end for gold to have a chance to rally - UBWM’s Haworth - (Kitco News) - Gold became a major investment theme at the start of the year as central bank demand helped drive prices to record highs above $5,600 an ounce; however, sentiment has turned significantly more cautious in the second half of 2026 as the conflict in the Middle East remains far from over.

Nordic Leaders Hold Rare Putin Call, Suddenly Eager For Say In Ukraine Peace Talks - Nordic Leaders Hold Rare Putin Call, Suddenly Eager For Say In Ukraine Peace Talks At a moment Washington and Moscow are seeking to improve bilateral relations, and as the Trump administration continues pressuring Ukraine's Zelensky to essentially shut-up and make compromise, European leaders are scrambling for a seat at the table regarding any potential peace deal.Finnish Presiden...

Spain, Brazil 'Allies In Global Progressivism' Says Lula After Sánchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory - Spain, Brazil 'Allies In Global Progressivism' Says Lula After Sánchez Congratulates Him On Election Victory Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix,Following his victory in the second round of Brazil's presidential election, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva thanked Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his congratulations.Sánchez had posted to X: "A great victory for Lula. Wh...

Alastair Crooke: The Iran War & The 'Terrible Power Of The Purse' - Alastair Crooke: The Iran War & The 'Terrible Power Of The Purse' Authored by Alastair CrookeThe “Grand Design” to “maintain [western civilization’s] place at the head of the world” (as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio put it) requires the tools for ensuring compliance are two-fold: The creating of destructive revolutionary fervor from below (now termed “regime change”); and sec...

Startup Unveils "Big Iron" Rocket Whose Upper Stage Is An Orbital Data Center - Startup Unveils "Big Iron" Rocket Whose Upper Stage Is An Orbital Data Center Cowboy Space Corporation, the former Aetherflux founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, on Monday unveiled "Big Iron," a rocket whose upper stage is designed to stay in orbit as a megawatt-class data center, rather than be discarded or release a separate satellite, according to the company. Render o...

Why Can't Farmers Butcher Their Own Animals? A New Bill Could Change That - Why Can't Farmers Butcher Their Own Animals? A New Bill Could Change That Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times,This past weekend, I was sitting at the Weston A. Price Foundation's Wise Traditions Conference when Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) took the stage. Before he could say a word, the audience rose to its feet in a standing ovation.During his speech, he mentioned legis...

Top Women's Podcast Promotes Divorce Because "There's Always Something Better" - Top Women's Podcast Promotes Divorce Because "There's Always Something Better" If you want to know why 60% of men in the US (35-years-old or younger) have never been married and say they don't plan on getting married, study the behavior of modern women and you will find your answers in abundance.  In other words, women are the problem. Around 43% of first-time marriages in the US ...

First US Submarine Revealed For Deployment To Australia Under AUKUS - First US Submarine Revealed For Deployment To Australia Under AUKUS Authored by Jerry Zhu via The Epoch Times,The United States has named the first nuclear-powered submarine to be deployed to Western Australia under the AUKUS defense agreement, marking a significant milestone in Australia's plan to operate its own nuclear-powered submarine fleet. The Virginia-class fast attack sub...

"US Gov't Must Fall": Analyst Says She Infiltrated Teachers Union Members' Call Urging Violent Revolution - "US Gov't Must Fall": Analyst Says She Infiltrated Teachers Union Members' Call Urging Violent Revolution Karlyn Borysenko, a self-described anti-communist analyst who monitors the far left, published an alarming video highlighting what she characterizes as calls for a violent communist revolution to topple America from within. Among those featured is a man identified as a Chicago ...

Netanyahu, Eisenkot Deadlocked As Both Fall Short Of Majority; Bibi Bloc Taking Edge - Netanyahu, Eisenkot Deadlocked As Both Fall Short Of Majority; Bibi Bloc Taking Edge SummaryNo Clear Victor: Likud leads with neither side near the 61-seat majority needed to govern.Record Voter Turnout: Participation hit 66.7% by 6 p.m., fueled partly by strong Arab-Israeli turnout that could hurt Netanyahu.Likud sought extended voting hours, was rejected: Netanyahu signaled elect...

When Money Becomes Everything - When Money Becomes Everything Authored by George Ford Smith via Mises Institute,In the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, Rod Steiger plays Sol Nazerman, a Holocaust survivor who operates a pawnshop in Harlem. In one memorable scene, his young assistant asks him what he believes in. "Money," he answers. Money has extraordinary powers. It can buy comfort, luxury, relief from pain, sometimes ...

A leading Silicon Valley cheerleader just showed all the reasons to be worried about the AI bubble - If you needed any further reasons to be worried about the bubble that has inflated the stock market, look no further.

Retail traders buy the dip on chip stocks — but Robinhood gets burned by the crypto market - Robinhood CFO says market volatility didn’t scare traders away from buying chip stocks “that they had really done research on.”

‘She’s living the dream’: My stepmother said I can buy my childhood home for $850,000. Is she taking advantage of me? - “My late father bought our house for $250,000 in the 1990s.”

CoreWeave and other AI stocks rise as Anthropic restores the market’s faith in sustained spending - Now that investors have been able to dive further into Anthropic’s IPO filing, they’re seeing the same sorts of trends that helped buoy AI stocks for much of this year.

As Trump touts energy companies’ fortunes, U.S. consumers face the most expensive year for gas prices ever - President Donald Trump can’t stop touting the fortunes U.S. energy companies have made during the Iran war, while canvassing the country to support Republican candidates ahead of next week’s midterm elections.

The rest of the market is leaving Big Tech behind after a historic comeback - The artificial-intelligence trade carried the U.S. stock market in September. But in October, it is being carried out on a stretcher.

My husband wants to sell our $1.5 million home and downsize. But this is where we raised our kids — and I can’t bear to leave. - “He wants to buy something for $600,000 now that we are empty-nesters.”

The big reason Boeing’s stock is falling so hard after earnings - Boeing will come up short on 737 Max deliveries, casting doubt on its turnaround plans.

How Broadcom’s stock can surge and overcome ‘the biggest dislocation in the market’ - Broadcom’s stock has gone nowhere this year, but an analyst thinks it and other quality chip stocks like Nvidia will soon start trading at higher valuations.

JetBlue has been losing money for years. It just charted a path to profitability. - JetBlue’s stock rises nearly 20% as a new profit target helps calm fears about the airline’s viability.

Trump says Iran war will end 'when I want it to' as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion - Trump's statement comes as a report from The Hill revealed that the costs of the Iran conflict has ballooned to $47 billion.

UBS pre-tax profits jump 27% to $3.59 billion in the third quarter - UBS reported a third quarter pre-tax profit of almost $3.6 billion.

Oil prices rise as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian refinery raise supply worries - Oil prices climbed Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.

Stock futures are mixed as traders await Fed decision, Big Tech earnings: Live updates - The moves came after stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday, fueled by gains among semiconductor companies.

Israel election appears to have no clear winner with Netanyahu, opponent Eisenkot far short of majorities - Exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc both well off the numbers needed to form a governing majority.

World Bank's Banga: Availability of capital 'not really an issue' as AI demand drives up borrowing costs - World Bank President Ajay Banga came on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Oct. 27, 2026.

Fed rate hikes are coming, but not this week: CNBC survey - The CNBC Fed Survey shows that 93% of respondent expect a pause at the Federal Reserve meeting taking place this week.

Jobless claims near the lowest since the 1960s as low-fire trend continues - Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.

Trump's approval rating on economy hits all-time low as midterm looms: CNBC survey - Eight out of 10 Americans now rate the economy as fair or poor, one of several findings in a CNBC poll that show why Republican candidates face uphill battles. 

UK inflation jumps to 3.5% — cementing rate hike expectations - U.K. inflation rose by a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the 12 months to September, driven by the surging cost of motor fuels.

Chinese households are buying gold's dip as prices test $4,000 - By Yihui Xie, Jack Ryan, and Heng XieBloomberg NewsTuesday, October 27, 2026 Chinese households' appetite for gold has grown over the past two months as prices soften and onshore equities lose their shine, providing support at a time when bullion is testing $4,000 an ounce. One popular contract on the Shanghai Gold Exchange, Au99.99, saw volumes jump to 43 million lots last week, or around 430 ...

On LFTV, Maguire and Schectman discuss possible plan to reduce dollar's reserve status - 11:30a CT Monday, October 26, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Precious Metals is the guest of London metals trader Andrew Maguire on Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, discussing what Schectman sees as a Trump administration plan to diminish the reserve status of the U.S. dollar in order to return manufacturing to the United States. This, Schectma...

Another African nation joins Burkina Faso, Ethiopia in refining gold at home - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider AfricaMonday, October 26, 2026 Africa's drive to process more of its mineral wealth locally is gaining momentum as Zambia joins Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and other African gold-producing nations in refining the metal domestically to capture more value from its natural resources. Developed by Minera Refineries Zambia Ltd., the facility is designed to refine gold t...

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver trashed by paper traders - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, October 23, 2026 Silver hits new lows for the year, while gold threatens to follow. Despite economic and debt deteriorations leading to a global crisis, precious metals remain the playthings of the paper traders. Looking at the chart showing gold and silver declining over the course of 2026, you wouldn't think that the world is going to hell in a han...

Central banks still exchanging dollars for gold, Maguire tells LFTV - 2:25p ET Thursday, October 22, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Gold's structural breakout, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, continues to be driven by central bank replacement of dollar reserves with the monetary metal. The recent decline in gold prices, Maguire says, is again entirely a matter of derivatives sho...

What the “Housing Shortage” of New Single-Family Homes Looks Like: Ballooning Inventories, Falling Prices, So-So Sales - Homebuilders are doing their job creating new housing stock even as they’ve had trouble selling these homes.

Mega and Large Investors Pull Back from Housing Market, Become Net Sellers, Small Investors Continue to Pile In - Who is the smart money, after the home-price explosion?

AI Changed the Internet, and WOLF STREET Needs You More than Ever: Please Donate, Fall 2026 Reminder - Your generous donations have kept WOLF STREET free and open to all, without paywall. Thank you!!

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bitcoin treasury Datavault AI plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC - The company said the accounting correction will cut reported assets by $92.2 million at the end of 2025 after bitcoin held on Biconomy could not be withdrawn.

Bithumb hacked through employee system as South Korean financial firms face cyberattacks - The breach hit an internal employee system that Bithumb says is separate from its trading platform, while the exchange is still determining whether customer information was exposed.

Bitcoin nears $81,000 ahead of Fed decision as ZEC jumps 8% - Majors outpaced bitcoin across the board as tech stocks extended a climb.

Coinbase says user funds are safe after third-party vendor exposes customer contact info - The crypto exchange says an incident at analytics firm Amplitude exposed some customer contact information, but insists its own systems were not breached.

Treasury's Bessent sees crypto as America's next tool for keeping the U.S. dollar on top - Speaking at Ripple's conference, the U.S. Treasury Secretary said the SEC and CFTC action could help fill the gap left by the Clarity Act's failure, while curbing crypto debanking.

Robinhood's crypto revenue fell 55% from last year, but topped Street forecasts - Crypto trading volume fell 38% from year-ago levels, but the firm's overall blockchain business gained traction.

U.S. agency hits Utah with lawsuit to shield Kalshi's ability to offer betting there - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued more than a dozen legal actions to protect what its chief sees as its sole power over prediction markets.

Intel, Oracle, IBM join growing list of firms objecting to OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans - The latest notice added four objections, bringing the total to 26 as the joint venture prepares to test the SEC’s new framework for blockchain-based stock trading.

Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash - USDT volume on crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin jumped nearly 800% and bitcoin volume surged 865%. Binance’s USDT/BRL market tripled while the global BTC/USDT pair fell.

Robinhood taps Ripple’s $2.5 billion RLUSD stablecoin despite backing rival USDG - Robinhood helped launch a rival dollar-backed token, USDG, but will also offer Ripple's stablecoin to retail customers later this year.

A 66-Million-Year-Old Tooth Shows T. Rex Ran Almost as Warm as a Human Body - A study published September 16, 2026 in Science Advances used chemical signatures preserved in Tyrannosaurus rex fossil teeth to produce the first direct estimate of the dinosaur’s body temperature. The team’s analysis put T. rex at about 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius), nearly identical to humans, a result highlighted in a September 2026 ScienceDaily […]

Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act, Part 2: Bo Hines, USAT, and Tether’s US Strategy - Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial Part 2 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses” written below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Tether’s launch […]

Why Crypto Depositors Could Lose Everything in Bankruptcy - Cryptocurrency platforms often use complex offshore structures that leave retail depositors exposed to losses when platforms collapse. According to Roshan Dharia, customers frequently surrender legal ownership of their digital assets without realizing it, leaving them ranked as unsecured creditors during bankruptcy proceedings. How Offshore Structures Expose Crypto Depositors When a centralized...

Crypto Leaders Blast Misleading WSJ Ad on Tokenization Risks - An anti-tokenization ad by a non-profit civic organization in the Wall Street Journal has drawn criticism from the crypto community, which argues that while concerns about asset tokenization are valid, misleading notions about how it works are not. Anti-Tokenization Ad on WSJ Raises Criticism From Industry Figureheads The issue of tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) and […]

Zcash Turns 10 as Grayscale Highlights Its 20% Developer Fund - Zcash will mark its 10th anniversary on Oct. 28 with a decade of protocol upgrades behind it. Grayscale says one reason the privacy-focused crypto network has kept evolving is its unusual decision to direct 20% of block rewards toward developer and ecosystem funding. Zcash’s 20% Dev Fund Sets It Apart From Bitcoin Zcash is turning […]

A Supreme Court Case Underlines the Absurdity of the Federal Ban on Home Distilling - Criminalizing the hobby is morally indefensible and inconsistent with the treatment of wine and beer.

1,000,000 Miles on United - I've completed approximately 2 round trips from the Earth to the Moon.

Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings - From the complaint in Piker v. Jennings; of course, this is just Piker's side of the story—I expect we'll get… The post Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Alibaba and the Forty Lobbyists, and the First Amendment - From a long opinion yesterday by Judge Eumi Lee (N.D. Cal.) in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. v. U.S. Dep't of… The post Alibaba and the Forty Lobbyists, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reason Magazine.

CBP Really Doesn't Want To Reveal What It Does to Americans' Phones - A judge ruled that the border agency has to give a clearer explanation for why it seized a traveler’s phone without a warrant.

In D.C.'s Delegate Race, 2 Candidates Agree: No Federal Income Tax for District Residents - D.C. filers pay more in federal income tax per return than residents of any state, yet they have no representation in Congress.

Government Officials Admit His Halloween Decorations Are Legal. Why Won't They Leave Him Alone? - Ever since a Pennsylvania man hung mannequins from a tree on his property, local officials have been haunting him.

Democrats Want to Punish Elon Musk. Nationalizing SpaceX Would Punish Innovation. - Robert Reich says Democrats should lay the groundwork to nationalize Starlink and SpaceX, but taking over a successful tech company would risk escalation with Russia and chill innovation without helping Ukraine.

The Justice Department's 3rd Attempt To Imprison James Comey Stinks of Trump's Desperation for Revenge - Prosecutors allege that the former FBI director illegally disclosed classified information in 2016—an incident that was investigated twice without resulting in charges.

Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in Trump v. BBC - From Magistrate Judge Enjolique A. Lett (S.D. Fla.): [1.] Defendant served its Notice of Subpoena Duces Tecum to non-party Mar-a-Lago… The post Two Brief Discovery-Related Orders in <i>Trump v. BBC</i> appeared first on Reason Magazine.

This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. - Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...

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...

Social Media When Elections Are Close: Doing the Impossible Better - Everyone knows, or should, that perfect (balanced, targeted, transparent, swift and swiftly appealable) content moderation at scale is impossible. That doesn’t mean powerful social platforms don’t have to try to get at least reasonably close, especially when access to good information can have a profound effect on political participation and speech. That’s why so many people, including the Meta...

New Records Obtained by EFF Expose More Problems with Medicare’s AI Experiment - New records obtained by EFF expose additional issues with Medicare’s AI-driven prior authorization program and show why we need stronger legal limits around government use of automated decision-making.  EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization re...

French Court’s Site-Blocking Orders Drive Quad9 Out Of France - A nonprofit service that protects internet users’ privacy is leaving France. Quad9, a free DNS resolver, has said it will reluctantly stop serving users in France on November 24. This follows a French court order that Quad9 must block access to websites that are accused of infringing the copyrights of a sports broadcaster. Forcing a responsible privacy service out of an important market is a pr...

Animal Sanctuary’s Fight to Stay Open Ends After North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Appeal - ARLINGTON, Va.—A Winston-Salem animal sanctuary’s fight against senseless zoning restrictions has ended after the North Carolina Supreme Court declined to hear the case. Fairytale Farm […] The post Animal Sanctuary’s Fight to Stay Open Ends After North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Appeal appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Kentucky Small Business Sues After Federal Government Takes Nearly $1.4 Million Without Explanation During Two Different Incidents - MIAMI—Today, a Kentucky small business filed federal lawsuits against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after the two agencies took […] The post Kentucky Small Business Sues After Federal Government Takes Nearly $1.4 Million Without Explanation During Two Different Incidents appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Proposed Vendor Ordinance “Would Open Up Opportunities” Says Chicago Entrepreneur Advocate - CHICAGO—For many years, Chicago’s sidewalk vendors have been prohibited from selling anything that was not prepackaged.  As a result, they are not allowed to mix […] The post Proposed Vendor Ordinance “Would Open Up Opportunities” Says Chicago Entrepreneur Advocate 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 Takes Virginia’s “Assault Weapons” Ban to Court … Again - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT FOR YOUR 2A RIGHTS! Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, GOA headed back to court in Virginia to fight the state’s so-called “assault weapons” ban…  Also, Montana AG Austin Knudsen announced that MT Republicans are working to roll back their NFA restrictions to align … Read more

OH: Information on Dangerous Ordnance Licenses - Ohio Law May Provide Another Exemption to NFA Registration Under ORC § 2923.18, Ohioans can apply for a $50 Dangerous Ordnance License, providing a separate exemption that does not expressly require federal NFA registration. A GOA employee recently received an approved license from the Jackson County Sheriff. However, whether this exception permits possession of unregistered suppressors remains...

OH: State Law Restricts Our NFA Win — Here’s What You Can Do - GOA secured a historic victory against the National Firearms Act, but Ohio law is still standing in the way. On August 5, GOA and our fellow plaintiffs won a federal court victory against NFA registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), and short-barreled shotguns (SBSs). Then, on October 9, ATF announced it would stop enforcing these requirements nationwide. Unfortu...

PNC CEO: AI will change the M&A landscape - For the next few years, Bill Demchak’s eyes are trained far away from mergers and acquisitions, and strongly on PNC’s artificial intelligence growth plans, which he said will cost “hundreds of millions to save billions.”

Ripple gets OCC’s unconditional charter approval - The fintech is building on its charter victory by announcing expanded partnerships with BNY and Robinhood.

Piermont CEO: Discipline with fintech clients is key - Wendy Cai-Lee, also the New York-based bank’s founder, said “time will tell” whether newly chartered entities can withstand examination scrutiny.

[Podcast] From Fragmentation to Infrastructure: The Lasting Value of Modernizing Insurance Payments - Explore how modernizing and unifying insurance payments helps insurers reduce costs, improve customer experiences, and build a foundation for long-term growth.

Warren urges Fed, OCC, FDIC to restore bank examiner powers - Policies limiting when examiners can issue warnings and enforcement actions leave banks more vulnerable to escalations in AI and cybersecurity threats, the senator said.

How the proposed merger of two Black banks ignited a fight - After two Black banks in the Carolinas announced plans to combine, another lender made a purchase offer that it says is superior.

Visa says you can thank the labor market for strong spending - CEO Ryan McInerney said during the company's fiscal fourth quarter earnings call that a strong labor market was driving the uptick in consumer spending, despite widespread uncertainty. His comments came as Visa posted its highest rate of annual revenue growth in more than 15 years.

Plenty of red flags, few restrictions: Is FINRA's Rule 4111 working? - Roughly a dozen brokerages have enough customer complaints and other disclosures to merit preliminary scrutiny for a public "scarlet letter" alerting investors of heightened risks. But only two firms have been deemed restricted by FINRA.

SoFi's Noto offers positive forecast despite 'haters' - The online bank and lender raised its full-year guidance even after its early estimates mis-estimated the direction of interest rates from the Fed this year.

Attorneys General sue Treasury over ownership reports - A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging Treasury's decision to exempt domestic companies from beneficial ownership reporting requirements "effectively repeal[s]" the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act.

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 Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families - Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

Press Release: FDIC Announces Six Senior Leadership Appointments - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 26, 2026 FDIC Announces Six Senior Leadership Appointments WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) t...

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...