Precious Metals and Market News

The Fed raised rates and gold didn’t break: Here’s why - (Kitco News) - Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.

Wall Street goes full bull on gold price after post-hike gains, Main Street bolsters bullish majority as gold holds $4,300 - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold’s post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold’s solid weekly performance.

Gold, silver prices hold weekly gains as oil drops, yields return to 5% - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar.

Gold shrugs off Fed rate hike as deeper forces drive safe-haven demand - (Kitco News) - A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening by year-end.

Socgen remains bullish on gold price in Q4 as central banks won’t get ahead of inflation - (Kitco News) - Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid reason to own gold, according to one international investment bank.

India’s festive season starts cautiously amid price volatility, gold ETFs and futures stay strong in August – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – Indian jewelry buying was resilient and physical investment demand remained steady despite August’s gold price volatility, while ETF demand remained positive and gold futures volumes hit a five-month high, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update, Chacko wrote that both international and domestic gold price...

Gold, silver extend rebound as oil, yields ease after Fed hike - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as lower crude oil prices, easing Treasury yields and a softer dollar helped precious metals extend their post-Fed rebound.

Gold price rebounds above $4,340 as lower oil eases rate pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields helped precious metals extend their rebound after the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in more than 3 years.

Gold is the ‘truth teller’ as U.S. debt spirals; buy gold with your $5,000 check - Jeff Sarti - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s commitment to bring inflation down to its 2% target is creating some much-needed confidence in the long end of the yield curve as 10-year bond yields fall back below 5.00%; however, according to one fund manager, gold remains the ultimate safe-haven insurance play.

If Warsh represents most Fed voters, more hikes could be on the way – Natixis - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve may be leaning more hawkish than recent Fedspeak seemed to suggest, and yesterday’s rate hike could be followed by another before the year is out, according to Natixis.In their latest note, economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker characterized yesterday’s decision by the FOMC to raise rates for the first time since 2023 as “the path of least resistanc...

Newsom Whips Out Wiener's Dystopian "AI Kill Switch" Bill He Vetoed In 2024 - Newsom Whips Out Wiener's Dystopian "AI Kill Switch" Bill He Vetoed In 2024 Gavin Newsom spent Friday morning getting in on the scramble to control AI. Executive Order N-9-26 "advances the creation of an AI kill switch" and tells California to hustle on third-party oversight of frontier labs. All he had to do was dust off Scott Wiener's kill switch bill he vetoed two years ago afte...

Trump Signs Memo To Remove Canadian Goods From US Federal Procurement - Trump Signs Memo To Remove Canadian Goods From US Federal Procurement Authored by Jason G. Antonio via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum directing the removal of Canadian-origin goods from the federal civil procurement system, following through on a commitment he made earlier this month. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White Hous...

Flock Camera Ping Jails Innocent Woman For 13 Days - Flock Camera Ping Jails Innocent Woman For 13 Days Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A 23-year-old Palm Coast Florida woman spent 13 days in a Volusia County jail cell facing life in prison after Florida Highway Patrol troopers treated a Flock Safety camera hit like a confession. Lindsey Brooke Isaacs did not cause the crash. Her black Dodge Durango had no collision ...

Late Friday Trump Bombshell: US Makes Deal For 'Permanent Control' Over Greenland's Security - Late Friday Trump Bombshell: US Makes Deal For 'Permanent Control' Over Greenland's Security President Trump late in the day Friday issued a lengthy, and absolutely bombshell and historic (if true) Greenland-related post on Truth Social, after a long relative silence on what was early on a core priority of his administration. He has announced that United States has entered into a ...

Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill - Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, A Senate Democrat on Sept. 17 blocked Republicans from moving to immediate passage on the Ratepayer Protection Act, a House-passed law that would encourage states to require data centers to pay for their own energy costs. The U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14,...

WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran - WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran Could runaway artificial intelligence (AI) spark a future WW3? We don't need movies like Terminator 2 and its SkyNet to help us imagine this, it's 2026 and there is already a terrifying real-world precedent that could have kicked off a shooting war with nuclear-armed China. A human anal...

Minnesota Authorities Arrest ICE Agent On State Assault Warrant In January Shooting - Minnesota Authorities Arrest ICE Agent On State Assault Warrant In January Shooting Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent wanted on state charges of assault and false reporting was arrested Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis eight months after the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration enforcement operatio...

Huge Parallel Pro-Iran Demonstrations Take Over Sanaa & Tehran  - Huge Parallel Pro-Iran Demonstrations Take Over Sanaa & Tehran  Parallel protests were held in Tehran and Sanaa on Friday - both involving Shia populations expressing defiance at the US-Saudi-Israel axis, at a moment the region is on fire and Iran and its proxies seek to assert dominance and control over global energy transit chokepoints. All the while American bases and forces are...

Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law, Shrugging Off Kremlin - Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law, Shrugging Off Kremlin Update(1837ET): That was fast, and on what's ended up being a busy late Friday afternoon at the White House - President Trump has signed the Russia sanctions bill into law, according to the White House. "The new law, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, lets the president impose ta...

No Benefits: Why Most Americans Hate The Idea Of AI Data Centers - No Benefits: Why Most Americans Hate The Idea Of AI Data Centers Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us In recent months I’ve been asked by numerous readers to give my take on the AI data center issue and the debate it has ignited across the US. In response, I’ve jumped into a steep learning curve, but it seems to parallel information I’ve covered in previous articles on AI. ...

I’m in my 50s. My mother died from Alzheimer’s. Do I need long-term-care insurance? - “By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.”

‘I’m burned out’: I’m constantly helping my cousin who is running out of money. Is it too much to expect his sister to help? - “I spend a lot of time away from my family and spend money on gas, taking him out to eat.”

‘My total balance should be $20 million’: I invested $1.1 million in a crypto platform. Have I lost it all? - “I invested on the recommendation of an executive vice president of a major New York investment bank.”

Why investors shouldn’t be spooked by fears of an October stock-market crash - You may be able to profit from investors’ irrational belief that crashes are especially likely to occur in October.

It’s almost impossible to sell a condo unit these days: ‘I feel trapped’ - Selling a condominium unit has become a challenge for many, as buyers get spooked at the prospect of bearing ever-rising HOA fees — even if the home comes with a lower price tag.

Amazon, Palantir and 12 more top tech stock picks from UBS analysts - The AI data-center buildout is still early, and UBS says investors can cash in through investments across the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

Stocks are failing the ‘breadth’ test, but options traders still see reason to buy - An options volatility tracker has produced a “spike peak” buy signal for stocks for the first time in months, at a time that internal market indicators are negative.

Most of what you know about data centers is wrong - As AI hysteria reaches a fever pitch, it’s time to look at the evidence.

My rental property is paid off, but I need cash. Is this a bad time to take out a $50,000 HELOC? - The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest-rate hike Wednesday, to a range of 3.75%-4.0%.

I have $125,000 in credit-card debt. Will $17,000 a month in income, including disability, affect my bankruptcy? - “I racked up this debt to cover my living expenses for two years without an income stream.”

Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House - Trump, who often accuses mainstream media outlets of writing "fake news," said on Truth Social that those outlets shouldn't be allowed to "FICTION and LIES."

Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark - Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island.

Google's Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems - The disclosure comes as scrutiny over misbehaving artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and Silicon Valley.

OpenAI's latest AI revelation is a 'serious situation,' Microsoft's Suleyman tells CNBC - Suleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week.

Three words from Kevin Warsh have Wall Street wondering how far the Fed will go with rate hikes - The chairman both explained this week's decision to raise interest rates, and raised vexing questions about what comes next

Why Japan’s markets flipped the usual script after central bank rate hike - The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

Bank of England defies Fed’s rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged - The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K. inflation rose to 3.1% and energy costs put pressure on prices.

'Science fiction': Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices - Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.

Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household - Rising oil prices and Treasury yields are lifting energy and borrowing costs for U.S. households, pushing consumers to draw more heavily on savings.

UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar - The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

Washington Post columnist on gold repatriation: Nothing to see here - If the U.S. doesn't need the world's gold, why does the rest of the world think it needs its gold? The writer here claims that gold repatriation is just to annoy Trump. * * * Matthew Lynn: America doesn't need the world's gold By Matthew LynnThe Washington PostFriday, September 18, 2026 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/18/america-doesnt-need-worlds-gold/ So much gold is leaving t...

Deal being negotiated to give U.S. custody of Venezuelan gold, FT says - Venezuela Nears Deal to Tap Disputed $4 Billion Gold Reserve By Geoff Dyer, Ana Rodríguez Brazon, Claire Jones, and Joe DanielsFinancial Times, LondonFriday, September 18, 2026 The Venezuelan government and the country's opposition are close to reaching an agreement to transfer the central bank's gold reserves, worth about $4 billion, from the Bank of England to the Federal Reserve Bank of New ...

Adam Sharp: Gold and silver vs. the Fed - By Adam SharpDaily Reckoning, BaltimoreThursday, September 17, 2026 Yesterday the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%. During the press conference, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh conveyed a hawkish message (meaning the Fed is likely to hike more). Gold and silver fell immediately after the Fed decision to hike. Here’s a chart posted by our buddy Sean Ring yesterday in the Paradigm app. ...

China's US Treasury holdings fall to lowest level since 2008 - By Arjun Neil Alim and Haohsiang KoFinancial Times, LondonThursday, September 17, 2026 China's holdings of US Treasuries have fallen to the lowest since August 2008, underlining a shift in Beijing's management of its reserves and a deepening rift between the world's two largest economies. The value of US government debt held by Chinese investors, as recorded by US banks and custodians, fell to ...

Singapore's gold hub plan gets lift with DBS vault expansion - By Yihui XieBloomberg Newsvia The Straits Times, SingaporeThursday, September 17, 2026 SINGAPORE -- Singapore's push to become a major gold hub is gaining momentum, with DBS Group Holdings adding bullion storage capacity and other banks considering similar moves. DBS, Southeast Asia's largest lender, increased its vaulting space in 2026 to support growing demand from both private wealth and ins...

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Dropped by 15% to 34% in 34 Bigger Markets. 6 Plunged Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago - In another 35 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 8-14%. Mind-blowing Condo Bubbles deflate in 34 charts.

Treasuries Have Become Badly Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks & Governments - But opaque foreign financial centers pile on Treasuries, often held by US companies and hedge funds.

Pending Home Sales Stuck Deep in Mud, Edge up from Down-Revised 2nd Lowest on Record, Supply Hits 10-Year+ High - Sales were bad in all regions. But mortgage rates in August were still quite a bit lower than now.

CFTC sends crypto rules to White House to review as Congress stalls on Clarity Act - The regulator is moving ahead with crypto market rules as the SEC also opens a new path for tokenized stock trading.

Crypto tech provider Haruko hit by cyberattack affecting 15 clients, some funds lost - Some smaller hedge funds with weaker security controls may have lost funds in the targeted attack, sources said.

DHS’s predictive policing is unconstitutional, un-American and should be stopped - Targeting Americans based on what their spending habits can tell us about their politics is an abuse of our financial system, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper.

ECB President Christine Lagarde intervened to block Binance’s EU MiCA license: WSJ - Although the ECB holds no formal licensing authority under MiCA, high-level intervention led Greece to stall an application that regulators had previously deemed complete, the Journal said.

Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster - NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards beginning in 2031.

XRP on the brink of a golden cross as focus switches to altcoins - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 18, 2026

Layer-2 and DeFi tokens lead broad crypto advance as post-Fed hike nerves fade - Starknet and arbitrum gained more than 17% while the 10-year Treasury yield slipped back below 5%, with 98 of CoinDesk 100 constituents advancing.

Bitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls - Bitcoin is down just 1.5% in its historically weakest month and remains on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, despite rising rates, surging oil and a stronger dollar.

Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as crypto shakes off Clarity failure and higher interest rates - Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round - Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.

Bitcoin Price Predictions Draw a Brutal Line Between $84K and $100K - Bitcoin’s price climbed as high as $81,377 on Friday, Sept. 18, putting the leading crypto asset within striking distance of $84,000. Prediction traders think that short hop is increasingly likely, but the optimism starts falling apart as the targets climb. Myriad Markets gives bitcoin an 84% shot at hitting $84,000 before falling to $55,000, while […]

ICE Considers Avalanche to Launch NYSE Tokenized Trading Engine - Michael Blaugrund, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at ICE, the parent company of NYSE, stated that the company was considering Avalanche to host the trading and on-chain settlement platform currently under development to enable 24/7 trading of tokenized securities. NYSE Might Implement Tokenized Trading Solutions On Top of Avalanche The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) […]

Argentina to Share Crypto User Transaction Data Globally by 2029 - The exchange network will give Argentine tax authorities new tools to curb tax evasion linked to cryptoassets in transactions involving virtual asset service providers registered abroad. Over 77 jurisdictions have agreed to implement this framework by 2029. Argentina to Implement Crypto Asset Reporting Framework by 2029 Argentina is joining a global network of nations that […]

Grayscale Lowers ZCSH Share Price With 3-for-1 Split for Zcash ETF - Grayscale’s Zcash ETF is preparing a 3-for-1 forward share split less than two months after becoming the world’s first Zcash exchange-traded product. The move will lower the ETF’s per-share price without changing investor value, potentially making ZEC exposure more accessible through traditional brokerage accounts. Grayscale Zcash ETF Split Could Broaden Access for Investors Grayscale is […]

UAE and Sweden Dismantle $7M Crypto Gang Tied to Contract Hits - The joint operation resulted in the arrest of seven individuals: the leader of the Sweden-based laundering ring in the UAE and six others in the gang in Sweden. The organization had laundered over $7 million using crypto, with links to other activities, including contract killings. UAE and Sweden Dismantle Crypto Contract Killing Laundering Ring International […]

Restriction on Handgun Sales to Out-of-State Residents Violates Second Amendment - So held Elite Precision Customs L.L.C. v. BATFE, decided today by Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, joined by Kurt Engelhardt;… The post Restriction on Handgun Sales to Out-of-State Residents Violates Second Amendment appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Plaintiff's Tourette's Syndrome Doesn't Justify Pseudonymity - From today's decision by Judge Rebecca Brady Jennings (W.D. Ky.) in Doe v. Blanche: "Plaintiff has not advanced any facts… The post Plaintiff's Tourette's Syndrome Doesn't Justify Pseudonymity appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Montana's Anti-Deepfakes Law Just Hit a First Amendment Roadblock - A federal judge found that the state's restrictions on AI-generated political speech likely violate the First Amendment.

Can President Trump Ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House? - President Trump posted today: Is that constitutional? According to the D.C. Circuit (the federal appellate court with jurisdiction over D.C.),… The post Can President Trump Ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House? appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Is Effective Altruism Really a Doom Cult? - On the Freed Up podcast, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss effective altruism, Sydney Sweeney, and the UT Austin student body.

The Shaky Evidence That Flock Cameras Reduce Crime Rates - Flock has been promoting a recent study of its cameras' impacts on car theft. But the paper didn't demonstrate a causal effect.

Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Did What Jurors Are Supposed To Do - Just as a holdout may be a bulwark against wrongful conviction, a unanimous verdict is difficult to obtain by design.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Cellphones searches, home searches, and strip searches.

Court Upholds Suspicionless Cellphone Searches at the Border - A federal appeals court says it's legal for federal agents to scroll through your phone and take pictures of its contents without a warrant or suspicion of criminal activity.

In the Name of Tax Fairness, Politicians Propose Special Tax Penalties on Data Centers - State and federal policymakers are attempting to exclude data centers from run-of-the-mill tax exemptions.

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards. - Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin - or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check - what needs to be done if we ever want to live in a REAL “land of the free.” The post They’re not Patriots. They’r...

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...

EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technology empowers people, EFF welcomes this order as a way for the state of California to lead a much-...

How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27 - Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more than the often derided voice assistant you might be used to. It has even evolved from a blob you invoke with a verbal command or a button press to a whole app. This update comes with a slew of privac...

Secure Messaging and AI Remain In Conflict Despite the Promise of TEEs - Secure messaging platforms, like Signal, WhatsApp, and recently, encrypted RCS, operate on a straightforward assumption: the content at each end of a conversation is private to the participants in the conversation. End-to-end encryption helps provide the mathematical guarantees that the companies who operate these messaging platforms cannot access the contents of messages. But there’s no way to...

Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit - Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, […] The post Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute - ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently doubled down on […] The post Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute appeared first on Institute for Justice.

New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police - ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United […] The post New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police 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 ...

Take Action: Stop State Gun Taxes & Fix the SHOT Act - LET’S PASS THESE BILLS! These two bills are marked up tomorrow, we need your help to pass them…. If you’re receiving this email, your Representative in Congress is on the House Judiciary Committee. That means we’ve got an important request for you. Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will be voting on two bills that matter to your Second Amendment rights: … Read more

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

3 takeaways from stress test changes and a new SVB review - Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined three potential changes to stress-test calculations and an assessment of the central bank’s performance amid the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

FDIC’s Hill pushes faster merger review process - One element of the proposal would allow some acquisitions to be processed in as few as five days. The agency also proposed a rule intended to reinforce parity between state-chartered and national banks.

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots - The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

State regulators float AI framework for banks, examiners - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued discretionary guidance that proposes eight questions examiners should consider and three tiers of risk banks face by using artificial intelligence.

Synapse victims look to small-claims court - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated more funds to repay fintech users harmed in the Synapse crisis. But there’s no timeline for when that money would be disbursed.

Revolut's breach began with a stolen government password - Roughly 680 customers were affected, none in the U.S. But the control that failed at Revolut is the legal intake queue every American bank runs.

Bowman calls for supervisory reform after preliminary SVB report - The Federal Reserve's top regulator has the early returns from the report she commissioned on the 2023 bank failure and said it supports her call for new reporting practices among Fed supervisors.

Online lending platform files de novo bank charter request - The "near-prime" lending fintech Avant is seeking to become a full-service bank by filing for a national de novo bank charter with federal regulators.

How Shopify and Meta are diving deeper into banking - The commerce company has made major inroads into embedded finance, a strategy that could get a boost from partnering with the social media giant's new AI agent.

Credit unions bulk up a business that banks long dominated - Citadel Credit Union recently closed a $50 million loan on a Philadelphia office tower. It's part of a trend, as credit unions build their commercial real estate lending businesses.

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 action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Press Release: FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporati...

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in o...