Precious Metals and Market News

‘Synchronised build-up of physical, futures, and options exposure’ to drive gold price higher - Société Générale - (Kitco News) – ETFs, futures and options positioning all indicate that gold remains in a broad-based bull market in 2026, with multiple independent demand channels reinforcing one other, according to analysts at Société Générale.

China’s central bank buys 20.2 tonnes of gold in August, largest purchase since 2023 - (Kitco News) – The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) added 20.2 metric tonnes of gold to its reserves in August, its largest monthly purchase since October 2023, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) announced on Monday. Last month’s purchases brought the country’s total official holdings to roughly 2,387 tonnes. China has now increased its gold reserves for 22 consecutive months...

Gold, silver slip as oil spike keeps Fed-hike trade alive - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising oil prices and elevated Treasury yields kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation reports.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Solid 3Y Auction Stops Through Ahead Of Friday's CPI Report - Solid 3Y Auction Stops Through Ahead Of Friday's CPI Report With 10Y yields knocking on 4.80%, and threatening to blow out to 5% - if not beyond - there was plenty of interest in the outcome of today's 3Y auction, especially since tomorrow the Treasury starts the new and improved bond buybacks. And now that the auction has priced, we can say that there was plenty of demand.  The s...

Billionaires Are Buying Into Psychedelic Companies - Billionaires Are Buying Into Psychedelic Companies Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Putting aside my skepticism of SpaceX for a moment, there is something worth paying attention to in the latest report about the people who made fortunes backing the company: they are now putting serious money into psychedelics. And while I can’t necessarily get behind backing Elon Musk’s idea of ...

In Putin Call, Trump Seeks Swift End To Ukraine War & Restoration Of US-Russia Ties - In Putin Call, Trump Seeks Swift End To Ukraine War & Restoration Of US-Russia Ties On Tuesday morning President Trump and his Russian counterpart President Putin held a "positive" phone call regarding finding an end to the Ukraine war, the Kremlin side has stated. Russian president aide Yury Ushakov has been the first to provide a readout, with little revealed from the US side in...

Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy To Repurchase $176M Of STRC Preferreds - Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy To Repurchase $176M Of STRC Preferreds Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, Strategy repurchased $176 million worth of its STRC preferred stock and doubled the size of its digital securities repurchase program to $2 billion, while pausing on new Bitcoin buys. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, skipped its we...

Americans Feel Better About Jobs, Worse About Finances In Latest NY Fed Survey Amid Subdued Inflation Expectations - Americans Feel Better About Jobs, Worse About Finances In Latest NY Fed Survey Amid Subdued Inflation Expectations Unlike some recent extremely volatile months, especially in the first half of 2026, consumers expectations for inflation in August barely budged from July, as disclosed today by the latest NY Fed Survey, which showed that inflation expectations in one year were unchang...

Russia Vows To Keep Selling Oil to India Despite US Tariff Threat - Russia Vows To Keep Selling Oil to India Despite US Tariff Threat Submitted by Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Russia will remain a key crude oil supplier to India, Russia’s Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, said in an interview with Asian News International, in which he also criticized the planned U.S. legislation to slap tariffs on countries importing Russian oil. #WATCH | De...

US Embassy Issues Health Alert For Cuba After 'Significant Increase In Diarrheal Illness' - US Embassy Issues Health Alert For Cuba After 'Significant Increase In Diarrheal Illness' Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has issued a health alert, warning Americans about a rise in gastrointestinal illnesses caused by the island nation's water and energy grid collapses. "The U.S. Embassy has noted a significant increase in diarrheal illne...

Lavrov Says 'Start Of Real War' Emerging As Russia Deepens Diplomatic Freeze With Germany - Lavrov Says 'Start Of Real War' Emerging As Russia Deepens Diplomatic Freeze With Germany More tit-for-tat between Russia and Germany amid a deepening diplomatic freeze related to the Ukraine war: the Kremlin announced on Monday that it is closing Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg, with operations ordered to by suspended by September 18. "It was the German authorities who, onc...

Canada's Counter-Tariffs Take Effect As Trump Targets Bombardier And Midterm Battlegrounds - Canada's Counter-Tariffs Take Effect As Trump Targets Bombardier And Midterm Battlegrounds Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday - raising duties of 15%, 25%, and 50% on hundreds of American products after last month's collapse of bilateral talks. Ottawa says the package matches the United States "dollar for dollar, rate for rate." Finance Can...

More - And Less - Of The Same Things - More - And Less - Of The Same Things By Michael Every of Rabobank It’s more of the same to start this Tuesday, and less too: and that isn’t good news. Japanese Q2 GDP came in at 0.4% q-o-q, 1.3% y-o-y at the second read, backing the BOJ hiking rates again on September 18 – but is it really going to be ‘one and done’? The 2-year JGB yield is at 1.84% today, close to a new multi-de...

Qualcomm’s stock climbs as Amazon chip deal offers investors much-needed good news - Qualcomm shares have missed out on the chip sector’s rally this year — but the company is now working on various chip projects with Amazon.

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

A contrarian case for further stock-market gains through the midterm election - Yet another lease on life for the bull market, observes Mark Hulbert.

Is IBM’s selloff an opportunity? Here’s one case for the beaten-down stock. - An Evercore ISI analyst thinks investors are getting exposure to IBM’s various quantum-computing initiatives essentially for free.

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

I did everything ‘right’ with my health insurance — and still got a surprise bill. Here’s what I learned. - It’s hard even for a healthcare insider to navigate the system, let alone appeal a denial with amorphous reasoning behind it.

SpaceX’s stock could jump 43% — if the company is able to accomplish this engineering feat - Failing to successfully scale the Starship rocket would make SpaceX’s plans a lot more difficult.

These software stocks are in a prime spot to benefit from a rapidly shifting AI landscape - Adobe tops a list of software companies ranked by cash generation, while sector heavyweights Microsoft and Oracle are at the bottom.

Bombardier’s stock drops as the U.S.-Canada trade war intensifies. Here’s what Trump may target next. - The trade battle — featuring steep import taxes and possible bans — could escalate further as soon as today.

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

Bombardier points out U.S. footprint after Trump says aerospace giant must build in America - Trump's announcement comes on the eve of Canadian retaliatory tariffs set to take effect Tuesday on $20 billion of U.S. goods.

New Hampshire goes to the polls in primary for key open Senate seat - Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is retiring at the end of her term next year.

U.S. sanctions Iranian airlines in aim to tighten economic squeeze as war spreads, oil rises - The latest U.S. action under "Operation Economic Outcast" targets all Iranian airlines that were not already facing sanctions.

Dow drops 500 points to start shortened week as oil prices climb: Live updates - Wall Street is keeping tabs on the Middle East war and rising trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.

Qualcomm issues Amazon warrants to acquire $4 billion worth of chipmaker's stock as part of AI infrastructure deal - Qualcomm is trying to move into the data center business, where Nvidia has been the dominant player in the AI boom.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs worth CA$27.6 billion take effect as trade rift with U.S. deepens - Duties on Canadian imports of U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a trade war between Washington and Ottawa intensifies.

China's imports in August miss estimates as calls for rebalancing trade grow - China's exports and imports gathered momentum in August, as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.

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

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

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

China's central bank adds most gold since 2023 even as prices jump - By Jessica Zhou and Jack RyanBloomberg NewsMonday, September 7, 2026 China added the most gold to its reserves since 2023, accelerating purchases in August even as bullion prices surged. Holdings at the People's Bank of China, one of the biggest official-sector buyers, rose by 650,000 ounces, according to data released by the central bank on Monday. That extends the PBOC's buying streak to 22 m...

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

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

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

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

By Dumping US Treasuries to Prop Up the Yen, Japan’s Foreign Currency Reserves Plunged by $95 Billion in August. But Don’t Cry for Japan. These Interventions Are Hugely Profitable - The government is already busy fighting over what to do with the $31 billion in profits on its foreign exchange interventions last fiscal year.

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

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

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky - The U.S. Mint began selling $1 Trump coins Wednesday. Why it matters: The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad departs as search for a buyer enters a fourth month - Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million - The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated "last-mile" infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.

Strive’s SATA nears $1 billion market cap as Strategy’s STRC continues to underperform - SATA’s 13% annualised dividend and resilience around par are helping Strive raise capital and outperform Strategy.

Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital - Visa's stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data to extend credit to the issuers driving the growth.

Ethereum makes quantum resistance a top priority with a 2029 deadline - The Foundation wants the network protected before a quantum computer capable of breaking today's cryptography could plausibly arrive, and says upcoming upgrades will be judged against that clock.

Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says - Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation.

Bitmine purchased another $69 million of ETH, with Tom DeMark expecting price uptrend to soon resume - At the latest purchase pace, Tom Lee's Ethereum treasury firm could reach its crypto accumulation goal in another seven weeks.

Bitcoin’s complexity paradox: How layer-2 scalers became AI's main target - A string of incidents involving Coldcard, Lightning and Liquid highlights how AI is changing the economics of finding bugs in bitcoin infrastructure.

Bitcoin ETFs are still $1 billion shy of breaking even in 2026 - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 8, 2026

How Curve's soft liquidation model lets borrowers survive market drawdowns - Data tracked by lending platform Curve data tracked 704 soft-liquidation instances lasting a median 14.5 days, showing how some DeFi loans can survive for weeks after entering the 'danger zone.'

Crypto Liquidations Hit $264M as Bitcoin Price Slides Ahead of CPI Data - Bitcoin dipped below $78,000 on Tuesday, reaching a daily low of $77,603 before mounting a minor relief rally back to around $78,600. Bitcoin Drops Below $78,000 as August Momentum Cools Bitcoin briefly dipped below $78,000 on Tuesday, continuing a downward trend after dropping below $79,000 following a weekend above that threshold. The gradual decline, which […]

Abraxas Buys $32M Ether to Hedge a $353M Short It Won’t Close - Abraxas Capital has added 13,000 ETH worth about $32.39 million in the spot market, offsetting a 141,180 ETH short on Hyperliquid valued near $353.27 million. Abraxas’ Buy The purchase was brought to light earlier today, with the firm acquiring 13,000 ETH in the spot market for about $32.39 million (or an implied price near $2,491 […]

Blockstream Hackers Turn Bitcoin Into a Wild Onchain Message Board - This weekend, Bitcoin.com News reported on the exploit that affected Blockstream’s Liquid Network, as nearly 4,000 BTC was siphoned from the layer-two protocol’s reserves. So far, self-described white hats returned 3,400 BTC and kept ‎598.49 BTC. Additionally, throughout the whole ordeal, which is still somewhat up in the air, both parties leveraged the Bitcoin blockchain […]

Bitcoin Price Holds Near $80K as XRP Eyes $1.50 Ahead of Sept. 11 Test - Bitcoin and XRP have traded in near-perfect sync since Sept. 3, peaking on the same day and pulling back by almost the same amount. That relationship faces a major test this week as an XRP Ledger upgrade lands alongside U.S. inflation data. Bitcoin-XRP Lockstep Faces Its Biggest Test as CPI and XRPL Upgrade Near Bitcoin […]

Zcash Surges 2,496% as Privacy Sector Leaves Crypto Rivals Behind - Privacy is the only major crypto sector trading above its level when bitcoin peaked in October 2025, rising 213% while every other sector remains underwater. Zcash has led the move with a 2,496% gain, though the rally’s scale is reviving questions about whether fundamentals justify its new top-10 status. Zcash Drives 213% Privacy Rally as […]

Trump Is Weaponizing the Department of Education After Pledging To Kill It - Instead of abolishing the department, the president increased its budget. It's now pursuing investigations against school districts for seemingly political reasons.

Referees Have Nothing To Hide. The NFL and NCAA Should Show Every Big Replay Review Live on TV. - Plus: The NBA’s punishments to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are great, but not quite enough; and an ode to the friendships connected by fantasy football

New in SCOTUSBlog: Empower the Supreme Court's supermajority on substantive matters - Five votes can do anything; six votes should do everything.

Why America's Prisons Keep Failing - C.J. Ciaramella discusses 250 years of prison reform, the crisis facing state prisons, and whether America can build a more humane system.

Retaliation - Plus: Capitalism blaming, desalination innovation, Houthis fire on Saudi Arabia, and more...

Forensic Election Fraud Analysts Allege Defendants Defamed Them as "Retaliation for Plaintiffs' Refusal to Report False Findings of Election Fraud" - Their defamation and breach of contract case against Stefanie Lambert can go forward, a judge concluded.

Was D.C. Bar's Liquor License Denied Partly Based on Owner's Speech Criticizing Anti-Masking/Vax-Proof Requirement Speech? - The D.C. Circuit just let a case making this allegation go forward.

"Jewish, Zionist" Teachers' and Parents' Lawsuit Over Allegedly Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Zionist School Curriculum Can Be Refiled, Ninth Circuit Rules - The district court had thrown out the case with no opportunity to file an amended complaint; the Ninth Circuit agrees that plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the claim, but allows them to refile an amended complaint to "cure the standing deficiencies" (if they can).

Can Ohio Tolerate Ramaswamy's Religious Toleration? - In November, we will learn whether Buckeye Republicans have been sufficiently persuaded by a more tolerant vision of the fusion of faith and freedom. 

Today in Supreme Court History: September 8, 1953 - 9/8/1953: Chief Justice Fred Vinson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 8, 1953 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

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

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

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

South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services - GREENVILLE, S.C.—Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. […] The post South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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

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

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank - “It would have taken us a year and a half to two years to get near a $200 million bank,” Georgia Skyline Bank co-founder Ryan Floyd said. “Now we’re that on Day One.”

Huntington elevates Standridge to president - Brant Standridge, president of consumer and business banking since joining the lender in 2022, will oversee all of Huntington’s revenue-generating businesses.

EverBank, WaFd to merge in $3.9B deal - The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.

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

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

Former FTC commissioner in Supreme Court battle joins NYU - Rebecca Kelly Slaughter's firing from the Federal Trade Commission spurred a lawsuit that led to the Supreme Court overturning Humphrey's Executor and ending agency independence. Slaughter says she will continue to work on consumer protection issues.

Circle expands stablecoin network with Tazapay acquisition - Tazapay's last-mile infrastructure will help Circle expand its own infrastructure and USDC distribution in the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets, where demand for USDC-denominated transactions is growing.

Inflation expectations high but steady in key Fed survey - A consumer inflation expectations survey released Tuesday showed households expect inflation to be 3% or higher through at least the next five years.

IDscan's breach shines light on vendor risk in the age of AI - The theft of 153 million drivers' licenses highlights the danger of having a small number of vendors serve an entire industry.

In the CAMELS system, the problem is measurement, not management - In assessing the strength of banks' management, regulators need to work with stakeholders to develop a set of evidence protocols, analytical frameworks, and illustrative metrics that will allow fair, consistent and proactive measurement.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

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

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

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

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