Precious Metals and Market News

Russia sells 6.2 tonnes of gold in September as bullion reserves fall to lowest level since 2019 - (Kitco News) – Russia sold 200,000 troy ounces of gold in September, equivalent to 6.2 tonnes, according to the latest figures released by the Bank of Russia.Last month’s bullion sales lowered Russia’s sovereign gold holdings to 72.8 million troy ounces, or 2,264 tonnes, their lowest level since the end of 2019.

'I'm selling my main house': Harry Dent warns home prices may not recover for decades - (Kitco News) - Harry Dent has spent decades warning about bubbles. Now he's acting on one. He's selling his own house, and he doesn't own any gold.

Gold gains, silver slips as oil prices rise, Fed rate hike expectations persist - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were slightly higher and spot silver prices were lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as renewed concerns about energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and persistent expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening weighed on precious metals.

Gold pressured despite falling yields as Hormuz diplomacy sparks oil price reversal - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as weakening housing activity and lower Treasury yields failed to overcome persistent inflation concerns and expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening.

Copper supply gap favors projects that can get built - Jeff Pontius - (Kitco News) The coming copper supply gap is putting more value on projects that already have infrastructure, clearer permitting paths and a realistic route to production, according to exploration geologist Jeff Pontius.“There is going to be a copper gap here,” Pontius told Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep on Oct. 15.

Indian ETF inflows rise in September, imports fall further as seasonal demand gains momentum – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – India’s seasonal gold demand is picking up, as recent price declines are helping support jewelry demand and ETF inflows, while gold futures activity and import volumes declined in September, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update published Tuesday, Chacko wrote that gold prices have been steady in Oc...

Tokenized gold could unlock $700 billion new demand - World Gold Council - (Kitco News) - Digital gold is emerging as a new pillar of support for the precious metal, and although the market remains in its infancy, the World Gold Council sees an opportunity to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in new investment demand by transforming the ways that gold is owned, traded and used throughout the global financial system.

CIBC slashes gold price forecasts but sees recovery to $5,200 in 2027 as central bank demand offsets Fed headwinds - (Kitco News) - Gold prices remain stuck in neutral, clinging to support around $4,100 an ounce as inflation pressures drive bond yields and the U.S. dollar higher; however, one Canadian bank remains bullish on the precious metal over the longer term, even as it significantly lowers its price forecasts through the end of the decade.

Gold struggling to catch a bid even as U.S. pending home sales drop 7.3% - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to struggle to attract safe-haven demand, even as the U.S. housing market loses significant momentum, with the number of Americans planning to buy a home dropping sharply in September.

Gold weaker, silver mixed as weak housing data offsets rising oil prices - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were volatile in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as weaker-than-expected housing activity highlighted the impact of elevated borrowing costs on the U.S. economy, while rising crude oil prices and persistent inflation continued to support expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening.

China Imposes Export Curbs On Drones, Heavy Machinery - China Imposes Export Curbs On Drones, Heavy Machinery Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, China said on Monday it would expand curbs on drone exports and restrict the sales of some heavy machinery to "sensitive countries" with which the communist regime has disputes. Exporters will need a license to ship certain types of drones, such as those capable of traveling more t...

Stablecoins Move $400M An Hour, With 73% Of Volume Outside Banking Hours: Coinbase - Stablecoins Move $400M An Hour, With 73% Of Volume Outside Banking Hours: Coinbase Authored by Nate Kostar via CoinTelegraph.com, Stablecoins moved more than $400 million an hour in adjusted transfer volume during the third quarter of 2026, as quarterly activity reached $891 billion, more than quadrupling since early 2023, according to a new report commissioned by Coinbase. The...

WTI Flat After Another Crude Draw, Distillates Stocks At Seasonal Record Lows - WTI Flat After Another Crude Draw, Distillates Stocks At Seasonal Record Lows Oil prices are flat this morning, reversing earlier gains that pushed Brent crude above $110 a barrel - 5 month highs (and WTI back above $101), as traders weighed a recovery in Middle East oil exports against persistent threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.....

Pipelines For Peacekeepers? Trump's Trade-Off That Could Freeze The Ukraine War - Pipelines For Peacekeepers? Trump's Trade-Off That Could Freeze The Ukraine War Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The conflict could freeze along the frontlines if the US coerces the EU and Ukraine into agreeing to the resumption of Russian energy imports through partially US-controlled pipelines while convincing Russia to agree to the deployment of European forces to Ukrai...

WNBA Officially Rejects Enes Freedom And Royce White For Being Men - WNBA Officially Rejects Enes Freedom And Royce White For Being Men WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told House Republicans in a letter last week that Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White cannot play in the league because they are men. Her letter did not include the definition of "women" that lawmakers had requested. "With respect to your questions regarding eligibility, only wom...

First Russian Diesel Tanker To Sail For US Under Trump-Moscow Fuel Deal - First Russian Diesel Tanker To Sail For US Under Trump-Moscow Fuel Deal OSINT X accounts will soon cover the first Russian tanker carrying diesel for the US market, following President Trump's deal with Moscow to supply the US amid a global refining crisis sparked by Ukraine hitting Russian energy assets and ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters cites the Vedomosti ...

Ken Griffin Says AI Is "Almost Certainly" A Bubble As Corporate America Opens Its Anthropic And OpenAI Bills - Ken Griffin Says AI Is "Almost Certainly" A Bubble As Corporate America Opens Its Anthropic And OpenAI Bills The man who runs one of the world's most profitable hedge funds and America's biggest market maker has a word for the AI trade, and it starts with a "b".  Speaking at the Future of Global Markets Conference in New York on Tuesday, Citadel founder Ken Griffin told Bloomberg ...

eBay To Axe 9% Of Workforce As Shares Hit Record Highs Without A Ryan Cohen Takeover - eBay To Axe 9% Of Workforce As Shares Hit Record Highs Without A Ryan Cohen Takeover eBay’s turnaround is gaining momentum without Ryan Cohen, with shares climbing to new highs as management pushes ahead with efforts to streamline operations. A Reuters report on Wednesday said the online marketplace plans to cut about 9% of its workforce and redirect capital toward faster-growing ...

Russia Frees Last Wrongfully Detained American At Trump's Request - Russia Frees Last Wrongfully Detained American At Trump's Request Stephen Hubbard, an American who is accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine forces when he was captured in 2022, has been freed in a Trump-Putin deal while US envoy Steve Witkoff is in St. Petersburg. Hubbard is at the Pulkovo Airport and will safely exit the country, the Russian president said. ABC reported ...

Futures Rise As SpaceX Blowout Revives AI Trade; Brent Back Above $110 - Futures Rise As SpaceX Blowout Revives AI Trade; Brent Back Above $110 US futures are higher as blowout results from SpaceX and a monster preannouncement from Super Micro gave the battered AI trade a reason to bounce, while Elon Musk's open endorsement of a SpaceX-Tesla merger added to the buzz; but with more attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, oil is back on the rise ...

My partner of 17 years left me his $1 million home. His children say I influenced him to do so. Should I share my inheritance? - “I never paid rent, although I put about $45,000 toward a new kitchen and a roof.”

Moderna is about to release the trial results for its cancer vaccine. A lot is riding on this data. - Moderna is one of the hottest stocks of the year because of its custom cancer treatment. Full Phase 3 data are set to be revealed this weekend.

Money-saving habits to cope with higher prices — from our readers - I asked people what they’re doing to make life more affordable today. I’ll definitely be trying some of these.

Colleges raced to build massive computer-science departments. Now the boom is turning to bust. - “Computer science isn’t the ticket to the American dream like people thought it was.”

I receive 10 calls a day promising me $15,000 loans at 8% interest. Are these legitimate offers? - “They insist that the details will be provided after they have carried out a soft credit check.”

Time for a Micron mindset shift? Here’s how to navigate the new AI landscape. - An analyst says Micron investors have gotten used to rapid growth but now have to reorient themselves around the idea that AI is more like a marathon.

‘I don’t feel sorry for myself’: I’m 64 and will be renting for the rest of my life. Is that so bad? - “I married a wonderful man with a good income. He left his job due to health issues and suffered a massive stroke at 53.”

Why SpaceX’s stock is surging — and lifting the broader AI universe along with it - SpaceX just gave Wall Street a big reason to believe in the artificial-intelligence boom as demand for its computing power is off the charts.

Meta’s AI spending spree has investors taking a page from the financial-crisis playbook - The next hot AI play? It could be adding default protection.

We have a $300,000 mortgage with a 2.75% interest rate. I want to pay it off. My husband says I’m crazy. Who’s right? - “I don’t want to enter retirement owing six figures when we have the cash to clear it.”

SpaceX stock jumps 8% after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up - SpaceX shares jumped after the company reported surging revenue growth in its third quarter, and owner Elon Musk floated a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger.

Nvidia announces plug and play Vera Rubin racks that can be shipped on a truck - Nvidia says its DSX Pod AI Factory, which combines seven Vera Rubin racks in a shipping container, could cut the time to start serving AI tokens to 14 days.

United Airlines set to open its biggest airport lounge in $2.6 billion overhaul at Houston hub - United is opening a 54,000-square-foot lounge as part of the revamp of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are dominating the AI stock boom. Here's their edge - Wall Street’s Big Three have generated $52 billion in equity trading revenue this year, capturing about 80% of the market on rising margin lending to hedge funds.

Witkoff calls Putin a 'humanitarian' at Russia peace talks without Ukraine - Speaking in Oslo on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Washington had reaffirmed its commitment to providing Ukraine with security guarantees. 

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.

Car buyers are demanding lower prices and better tech. Automakers must deliver both - Bain says tech leads purchase considerations in China while price remains No. 1 in the U.S. and Europe, as pressure mounts on Western carmakers.

Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes - Housing data deteriorated further in September, according to separate reports Tuesday.

Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why - The history of technological progress suggests that as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

India’s finance minister says market liquidity makes it easier for investors to exit - Sitharaman identified fuel, fertilizer and access to capital as risks for India’s economy in 2027.

President of Africa's biggest gold-producing nation vows to end raw mineral exports within four years - By Olamilekan OkebiorunBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkTuesday, October 20, 2026 Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government's commitment to end exports of unprocessed minerals by 2030, insisting that Africa's largest gold producer must stop shipping its natural resources abroad only to import finished products made from the same materials. ... Dispatch continues below...

West Africa is the new Wild West of gold mining - By Alexandra WexlerThe Wall Street JournalMonday, October 19, 2026 A modern-day gold rush is under way in West Africa. Mining companies have raced to the region in recent years, investing billions of dollars in new gold mines to cash in on near record prices for the metal. The boom comes despite a rise in resource nationalism, with local officials seizing assets and detaining executives to secu...

NYTimes shows LBMA gold mining standards are a fraud, like the LBMA itself - How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold By Justin ScheckVisuals by Lynsey AddarioThe New York TimesMonday, October 19, 2026 In an industry riddled with abuse, the world's banks and governments rely on one entity to keep gangsters, warlords, and human rights violators from selling gold into the mainstream market. That group, the London Bullion Market Association, is the self-describ...

Now where's the story about how the fiat currency boom has fueled wars everywhere for centuries? - How the Gold Boom Is Fueling Tree Loss from Ghana to the Amazon By Mark HillsdonReutersMonday, October 19, 2026 As the price of gold booms, so does the roar of excavators and scream of chainsaws in some of the world's most ecologically sensitive forests. Between 2001 and 2019, gold drove more deforestation than any other mineral, from the dense tropical forests of the Amazon and Africa's wester...

Digital gold market triples to $55 billion as younger investors pile in - A comeback for the fractional-reserve gold banking system? * * * By Daniel ThomasFinancial Times, LondonMonday, October 19, 2026 The value of the digital gold market has tripled since the start of 2025 to reach as high as $55 billion, as the industry seeks to court younger investors to invest in more easily traded forms of the bullion.  The World Gold Council said today that it expects digital ...

Pending Home Sales Plunge to Record Low - And these mortgage rates too shall pass? It’s been four years of mortgage rates in a historically normal range. What’s high is inflation and home prices.

Single-Family & Multifamily Rents in the US and 22 Large US Metros: Amid Massive Divergence, Rents Are Re-Accelerating - Who owns the single-family and multifamily rental housing stock?

Long-Term Treasury Yields Buffeted by Hot Inflation and Cracks in AI Mania - The magic 5%-line for the 10-year Treasury yield seems to be the new floor, after being the ceiling it couldn't break through for three years.

How a16z-backed DATA is rethinking its blockchain strategy after $30 million Sui deal - The startup is retiring its own blockchain and moving to Sui with a $30 million investment as it narrows its focus to AI training data.

Bybit will look for big broker partnerships to take on Robinhood in the U.S. - When it comes to the U.S., Bybit will look to work with with someone like Interactive Brokers (IB), for example, said CEO Ben Zhou.

Crypto Long & Short: Why real-world assets need fixed-rate loans onchain - Real-world assets already back the largest stablecoins, yet borrowing against them onchain still runs through variable-rate pools. Peter Gaffney of O2O Capital Partners explains why fixed-rate, fixed-term lending is the missing piece, and how a 5% shift in Sky and Ethena reserves could create $1.8 billion of demand for real-world assets.

Why centralized exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without explicit SEC immunity - Vault12 raised $17.45 million selling VGT in 2018 and says it met or dropped every promise, yet the token has never traded on a centralized exchange.

Japanese visitors may be able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea under Shinhan-SBI pact - The collaboration will explore card-linked merchant payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and peer-to-peer wallet transfers among broader cross-border trade remittances.

Dogecoin wallet, app teams unite in push to give DOGE more everyday uses - Dogecoin Labs will combine MyDoge, DogeOS and merchant payment tools as developers try to turn coin holders into customers for applications and businesses.

Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the 'just bet on price' era fades - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2026

OCC's final rule to start fresh in weighing stablecoin rewards against GENIUS Act ban - The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the first of several federal agencies to finish writing regulations under the act.

Crypto rises with Asian tech stocks, zcash extends gain after setting upgrade date - Bitcoin rose to a one-week high as Asian tech stocks rebounded and SpaceX and Tesla formed committees to explore a merger.

Live updates: Bitcoin rises to $84,000 as SpaceX leads markets higher - South Korea data center player Elice surged 30% after plunging about the same amount following its IPO one day earlier.

Standard Chartered Takes Full Control of Its Zodia Crypto Custody Arm - On Wednesday, Standard Chartered disclosed that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Zodia Custody, bringing a six-year institutional crypto venture fully into its banking operations. Founded in 2020 alongside Northern Trust, Zodia evolved from a bitcoin and ether custodian into a multinational digital asset business. The acquisition reunites its regulated custody operations [...

Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Goes Live, Promising 99% Faster Finality - Solana activated its long-awaited Alpenglow network upgrade on Wednesday, Oct. 21, marking one of the most significant overhauls in the blockchain’s history and promising to slash transaction finality times by roughly 99%. Solana’s Big Step Forward The upgrade, which Solana announced had gone live on its mainnet, replaces the blockchain’s existing consensus mechanism with a […]

Bitwise Report Shows Ethereum Stakes Record 43.8M ETH as Yields Fall - Ethereum ended the third quarter with a record 43.8 million ETH staked, while yields declined across major proof-of-stake networks, according to Bitwise. At the same time, tokenized stocks and traditional-market trading surged on Solana, Hyperliquid and Robinhood Chain, showing where the next wave of crypto activity is emerging. Crypto Yields Fall as Tokenized Markets Move […]

OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Rules as Stablecoin Yield Faces Limits - The OCC has finalized regulations implementing the GENIUS Act, creating federal standards for stablecoin reserves, redemptions, custody, and risk management from January 2027. Stablecoin Issuers Face Clearer Federal Standards The U.S. has put a regulatory foundation under one of crypto’s fastest-growing markets. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Wednesday finalized its […]

Bitcoin Price Eyes $84,000 as Buyers Regain Short-Term Control - Bitcoin’s price traded at $83,394 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as buyers extended a short-term recovery from recent lows, bringing the $83,600 resistance level into focus. While 13 of 15 moving-average indicators favor bullish conditions, eight of 11 oscillators remain neutral, suggesting the recovery has yet to establish decisive momentum. The hourly and four-hour charts show […]

Are Prediction Markets Just Gambling? Kalshi CEO Responds - Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour discusses the fight to regulate prediction markets, why ordinary people can outperform Wall Street, and the future of American capitalism.

New Lows - Plus: Stamping out fraud, a visit to Anthropic's headquarters, and more...

Grassroots Revolt Targets Unpopular Property Taxes - Annual tax bills make many homeowners feel more like eternal renters.

Today in Supreme Court History: October 21, 1919 - 10/21/1919: Abrams v. United States argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 21, 1919 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Atlanta's Former Mayor Is Running for Georgia Governor. The 2020 Protests Could Cost Her the Race. - Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is running for the office against businessman Rick Jackson, who has attacked her for the violence that took place during the summer of COVID.

Brickbat: Teaching While Intoxicated - Katharine Viviano, a first-grade teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, faces a charge of public drunkenness… The post Brickbat: Teaching While Intoxicated appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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2 Recent Cases Illustrate the Limits of a Doctrine That Often Blocks Civil Rights Claims - Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles.

Update on Canada's Two Secession Movements - Alberta secessionists lost a referendum by a large margin. Quebec secessionists are in better shape, but still facing an uphill struggle.

Mississippi A.G. Says Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified' - The state offered little explanation for its finding, and the boy’s family is calling for the bodycam footage.

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...

Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful - In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the Privacy Act—one restricting disclosure of personal records between agenc...

Require Police to Get a Warrant to Search ALPR Data - This post was co-written by Andi Cao, an EFF legal intern. Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are mass surveillance. They photograph every passing car and log where and when it was captured, building a searchable record of where nearly everyone drives. Cities should not buy them, and cities that already have them should shut them down. Where these systems still operate, courts and state le...

Announcing Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS - Exciting news for Safari users: Privacy Badger is now available on Safari for macOS! You’ll need Safari version 26.5 or higher to use it. Whether you want to protect yourself from data brokers or just don’t want Big Tech profiting off your browsing data, Privacy Badger is here to help. More than 4 million people already use EFF’s free tracker-blocking extension to take a stand against online su...

Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub - INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng, California jewelry sellers, had to fight for $42,000 that Indianapolis police seized at the FedEx shipping hub. A decision in their […] The post Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Glendale Small Business Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Seizure of Money by Federal Agents During Raid - PHOENIX—Today, the owner of a Glendale money services business (MSB) teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a federal lawsuit after his […] The post Glendale Small Business Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Seizure of Money by Federal Agents During Raid appeared first on Institute for Justice.

South Bend Mom’s Fight for Compensation After Police Wrecked Her Home Heads to State Court After Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal - WASHINGTON—Amy Hadley’s South Bend home was wrecked in June 2022 when police raided it looking for a fugitive who was never there and who had […] The post South Bend Mom’s Fight for Compensation After Police Wrecked Her Home Heads to State Court After Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal 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 ...

PA: GOA Knocks Down Federal NFA Scheme—Now AG Dave Sunday Must Protect Pennsylvanians - GOA’s Federal NFA Win Leaves PA Gun Owners in Legal Limbo: AG Sunday Must Act NOW! Following a massive legal victory by Gun Owners of America, law-abiding Pennsylvanians are finally seeing unconstitutional federal overreach dismantled. In Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF, the federal court struck down the National Firearms Act’s unconstitutional registration and transfer scheme for short-barrele...

ATF GUIDANCE IS HERE! - And there are some big changes thanks to GOA’s lawsuit victory…  ATF just released guidance on our massive victory in our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” which struck down the registration requirements for short barreled firearms and suppressors. This is huge news. In the weeks following our victory, GOA has been lobbying both the White House and Congress to press ATF … Read more

Grow GOA, Grow Your Business - Get paid every time one of your customers joins the fight! As a part of Gun Owners of America’s Corporate Membership Program, you’re already actively in the fight to protect the Second Amendment. Your customers are the same gun owners we go to war for every day in Congress and in the courts. Today, we’re rolling out a new way … Read more

4 keys to Wells Fargo’s strategy to transform the bank with AI - In 2027, redesigning workflows with AI in mind is “the biggest area of focus” for Faraz Shafiq, the bank’s head of AI products and solutions.

Michigan credit union to buy Florida bank - The acquisition of Sarasota’s Gulfside Bank fills a coverage gap between Tampa and Fort Myers for DFCU Financial, which is marking its fourth expansion in the Sunshine State.

Ill-fated Synapse talks led TabaPay to pursue Denver bank - Purchasing Synapse would have been “a half measure,” TabaPay CEO Rodney Robinson said. “So we learned to go full measure and get a bank.”

Ramp applies for national trust bank charter from OCC - The fintech announced last week it had raised $1.85 billion in a funding round. Ramp's application comes after a banking trade group sued the OCC over the recent influx of trust charters.

Regulators, industry urged to collaborate as new tech scales - As agentic commerce and blockchain take off, regulators and industry players are underestimating “the need for true, timely action,” said a Treasury and National Security Council alum.

Market HELOCs at local level, not broadly, to be successful - In an increasingly competitive business segment, having the data to do targeted marketing at the neighborhood level will help home equity application conversion rates.

How banks can reclaim cross-border payments - There's an opportunity to translate security into convenient international transactions.

'We could lose our edge': Bankers on competing for digital assets - Banks can't afford to move too slowly in adopting tokenized assets, speakers at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference said this week.

OCC leaves room for stablecoin yield maneuvers in final rule - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency dropped a presumption against third-party stablecoin rewards in its final stablecoin rule, opting instead to consider alternative arrangements on a case-by-case basis.

Capital One wrestles with how to best use Discover's network - CEO Richard Fairbank spoke Tuesday about the credit-card giant's plans to migrate more accounts onto a network he has called "the holy grail."

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 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 (...