Precious Metals and Market News

Gold's biggest headwind may finally be peaking - (Kitco News) - Gold investors have spent much of 2026 confronting a frustrating paradox: the geopolitical and fiscal backdrop has arguably never looked more supportive for a safe-haven asset, yet gold has struggled in recent months as rising real interest rate expectations have dramatically increased the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding metal.

Wall Street, Main Street solidly bullish as prices end the week nearly $300 higher - (Kitco News) - After a relatively quiet start to the summer, sentiment in the gold market is heating up as extraordinary bullish momentum propels prices out of their two-month consolidation pattern.

Gold, silver rally as weak payrolls cut Fed hike pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices rallied after the North American equities close Friday, as a negative July payrolls print pulled Treasury yields lower, softened the U.S. dollar and eased pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates again in September.

Gold breaks out following soft jobs data but could still struggle to get to $4,500 - (Kitco News) - After two months of consolidation and testing support at $4,000 an ounce, the gold market has broken convincingly to the upside as the precious metal sees its best weekly performance since the start of the year.

PBOC boosts gold buying with largest monthly purchase since 2023 - (Kitco News) - Not only has the People’s Bank of China bought gold for 21 straight months, but the central bank has also continued to make solid tactical moves as prices have dropped nearly 30% from their all-time highs at the start of the year.

Gold, silver rally as yields fall after surprise jobs loss - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as a surprise decline in July payrolls pulled Treasury yields lower and reduced near-term Fed hike expectations.

Gold prices surging higher as U.S. economy loses 23k jobs in July - (Kitco News) - The gold market is surging higher as the U.S. economy lost jobs in July, significantly missing expectations.

Investors take profits in gold and silver as oil, yields rise after Hormuz deal doubts - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were weaker in late U.S. trading Thursday, as rising oil prices, firmer Treasury yields and a stronger U.S. dollar prompted investors to take some profits after Wednesday’s breakout rally.

Now is the time to buy gold; BCA sees bullish opportunity as real yields peak - (Kitco News) - Gold's recent correction has likely run its course as the key macro headwinds that pressured the precious metal are beginning to fade, according to one Canadian research firm, which argues that real interest rates have likely peaked and the U.S. dollar will eventually turn from a headwind into a tailwind for bullion.

Denarius takes 15.6% of Copper Giant, Trafigura takes the concentrate - (Kitco News) - A junior buys into a junior, a trading house commits to a decade of output, and a billion-tonne copper deposit gets its first real balance sheet

Turkey Restricts Black Sea Traffic As Drone Attacks On Commercial Vessels Spike - Turkey Restricts Black Sea Traffic As Drone Attacks On Commercial Vessels Spike Via The Cradle Turkey has begun restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea amid a surge in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian vessels, Bloomberg reported Saturday. Turkiye's Directorate General of Coastal Safety has informed several ships heading to Novorossiysk, an important Russia...

The Trojan Horse Inside Your Head: How Government Propaganda Is Quietly Dismantling Free Thought - The Trojan Horse Inside Your Head: How Government Propaganda Is Quietly Dismantling Free Thought Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Ignore the bureaucrats; listen to the free thinkers... If the Trojan War were being fought today, the Greeks would not need to hide inside of a big, wooden horse and hope to be dragged inside Troy’s city gates.  They’d simply disseminate ...

Diarrhea-Gate: One Sinaloa Farm, 345 Sick, And Two Restaurant Chains Down Double Digits - Diarrhea-Gate: One Sinaloa Farm, 345 Sick, And Two Restaurant Chains Down Double Digits The FDA has finished tracing a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana back to its source - a single grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, which entered the U.S. through Coast Citrus Distributors, a California importer that supplies restaurant customers. In this file photo, a shopper checks the firmness ...

Iran's Mehr Releases Video Of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei For 'First Time' - Except It's Old - Iran's Mehr Releases Video Of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei For 'First Time' - Except It's Old Update(2210ET): Iran's state Mehr has purported to release video of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei for the 'first time' since the start of the war, and since he was wounded in a US-Israeli airstrike in the opening days of the attacks of over five months ago. The state-released footage ...

The Rarest Asset In A Fourth Turning: The Freedom To Act - The Rarest Asset In A Fourth Turning: The Freedom To Act Authored by Chris Macintosh via InternationalMan.com, The Fourth Turning does not end with a return to the prior equilibrium. It ends with a new order - better or worse, depending on which forces prevail in the decisive battles of the crisis era. Those battles are being fought now, across domains: monetary (the BRICS challe...

Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Takes Power In Colombia As Right-Wing Wave Sweeps Americas - Trump-Backed "El Tigre" Takes Power In Colombia As Right-Wing Wave Sweeps Americas Colombia entered a new political chapter as Trump-backed President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn into office Friday, pledging to reverse much of former President Gustavo Petro's nation-killing socialist agenda and to restore law and order, a free market economy, and relations with the United Sta...

WNBA To Hold 'Listening Sessions' After Second Former NBA Star Says He's A Woman, Declares For Draft - WNBA To Hold 'Listening Sessions' After Second Former NBA Star Says He's A Woman, Declares For Draft Update (1800ET): WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball. "I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women's basketba...

'Busted': Female Bicyclists 'Bulk Up' - 'Busted': Female Bicyclists 'Bulk Up' Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, I’ve been a bicyclist all my life, but because I came to serious road racing late in life, I never had the opportunity to be competitive. Oh, I had a few good bikes and wore the required attire, but I was never going to make the medal stand. I did ride with enough serious riders to understand...

Hunter Biden Says Father's Cancer Has Spread Further: "Very Painful And Very Debilitating" - Hunter Biden Says Father's Cancer Has Spread Further: "Very Painful And Very Debilitating" Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has progressed and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter said in a BBC interview broadcast Friday night. Former President Joe Biden's office announced in May 2025 that he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bo...

Jeftovic: The "Bitcoin Only" Era Is Over... - Jeftovic: The "Bitcoin Only" Era Is Over... Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower .com, (From The Sovereign Capitalist Letter #65. I was traveling at the time of the Coinkite vulnerability, surfacing a recurring theme around how to safely balance cold storage and emergency access when on the road). Just when I thought the sentiment couldn’t get any worse, on July 29-30 report...

‘This has been an emotionally difficult time’: My brother has cancer and my father is 94. How do I shoulder this responsibility? - “My father placed his $600,000 Wisconsin home into a revocable trust, naming my brother as beneficiary.”

‘I’m in my peak earning years’: I’m working beyond 70. Will that help increase my Social Security? - “I plan to retire at the end of my 70th year and transition to Medicare.”

How can we minimize taxes in retirement with a $2.3 million nest egg — while buying homes in Florida and New England? - Timing is everything when balancing retirement distributions and moving across state lines.

Don’t worry about what other people have saved for retirement. Here’s how to find your perfect number. - Don’t compare your nest-egg balance to a number that doesn’t actually mean anything. Instead, do this calculation to see if you’re on track for retirement.

‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state? - “He has never been particularly generous or nurturing.”

I’m an unemployed software developer who is skeptical of AI. Can I still find a job in tech? - “I was approached by one company who wants to use AI to dispatch ambulances.”

‘My wife and I are both retired’: Do we dip into our $2.3 million fund to pay off our $300,000 mortgage at 2.9%? - “Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.”

Are target date funds aggressive enough to give Americans retirement savings that last their lifetimes? - The popular default investments may need to be more aggressive in order to fund decades of retirement.

If I buy a house for $1 million in cash at 70, will I run out of money by 90? - Buying a house late in life means you might not reach the break-even point that would make it better financially than renting.

Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room. But don’t ignore the mouse. - No one knows what Congress will do if Social Security’s trust fund were actually to be depleted.

Iran sets conditions for opening Strait of Hormuz after UAE says one of its ships was targeted by airstrike - Iran's military stressed that the crucial waterway would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions.

Myspace eyes comeback as an an 'antidote' to social media fatigue — but it may be a long shot - "Excitement about Myspace's relaunch reflects nostalgia for a more analog time, when algorithms were less dominant in our lives," an analyst told CNBC.

Berkshire earnings rose last quarter and CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett's massive cash hoard - Strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results.

Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms 'don't even know it' - The Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time, with AI agent hacks stacking up from Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI.

Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks - A Pentagon spokesman said it was focused on boosting munitions acquisitions to provide "the weapons our warfighters need at the pace the threat demands."

Here are three key takeaways from the disappointing July jobs report - Nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.

U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July - Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The July jobs numbers are due out Friday. Here's what to expect - Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post a gain of just 83,000 with an unchanged unemployment rate at 4.2%.

Private companies added just 44,000 workers in July, below expectations, ADP reports - Hiring at private companies slowed considerably in July, with most of the job growth coming health care.

Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy - Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver begin their move - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, August 7, 2026 Investors increasingly suspect that financial markets might be radically mispriced, and nowhere is this truer than for precious metals. In terms of the evolution of gold and silver prices, markets appear to be in a similar position to where they were in December 1973, after OPEC first hiked its reference price and before the second lar...

China's gold reserves rise by most since October 2023 as buying pace quickens - By Qiaoyi Li, Liz Lee, and Dylan DuanReutersFriday, August 7, 2026 China's central bank stepped up its gold purchases for a fifth straight month in ​July, adding the most bullion to its reserves ‌since October 2023, official data showed today. The People's Bank of China extended its gold-buying run to a 21st ​consecutive month, with reserves rising to 76.08 million ​fine troy ounces at the end ...

Yen intervention showed dollar's dominance is slipping - By Joseph AdinolfiMarketWatch, New YorkThursday, August 6, 2026 President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chalked up last week's historic joint intervention to support the yen as a friendly gesture in support of an ally. Wall Street analysts later explained that the real motivation was likely to protect the Treasury market, just as volatility was starting to tick higher. ... D...

China is moving some gold from London to new Hong Kong trading hub - China's Central Bank Adds Gold in Hong Kong to Support Hub From Bloomberg NewsThursday, August 6, 2026 China's central bank is stockpiling more gold in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that's likely to support the city’s push to become a major bullion-trading hub. The People's Bank of China has built up inventories in Hong Kong over the past few months, said th...

African countries are souring on the dollar - From The Economist, LondonThursday, August 6, 2026 On Cairo Road, a bustling commercial strip in Lusaka, Zambia's capital, traders and shoppers once haggled over gadgets, furniture and other goods priced in dollars. For decades the greenback was similarly entrenched across the Zambian economy. From car purchases to business contracts, large transactions were routinely settled in the American cu...

US Government Sold $638 Billion of Just T-Bills this Week, 10-Year Treasury Yield Dips after Big Kahuna Yen Intervention - Treasury bills outstanding ballooned by $1 trillion year-over-year, to $7 trillion. But total marketable Treasury securities ballooned by $2.5 trillion. So...

Self-Employed Workers (the “Gig Workers”), Part-Time Workers, and Multiple Jobholders: Some Thoughts - Looking at them in the context of the rest of the labor market.

The Private Sector Gains 30,000 jobs, but Local Governments Shed 57,000 Jobs. Supply of Labor Continues to Shrink - Crackdown on illegal immigration and boomer retirements continued to reduce the labor force, causing unemployment to drop further.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

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, ...

Florida Senator Proposes Bill To Recognize Gold, Silver, And Digital Currency As Legal Tender - A groundbreaking bill introduced in the Florida Senate seeks to establish gold, silver, and electronic currency backed by precious metals as legal tender in the state. Sponsored by Senator Rodriguez, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops - The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin’s mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the same transactions.

Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins - The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.

Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near - Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.

Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad - The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.

Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan - The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.

Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF - The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.

U.S. Senate opens first stage of crypto Clarity Act voting to give bill a chance next month - The majority leader opened the multi-stage process the Senate follows when trying to get a bill over its 60-vote hurdle, so it's still got a shot in September.

Another Bitcoin infrastructure exploit hits, this time draining Lightning payment servers - BTCPay told users running LND to update immediately or take servers offline after attackers stole credentials that can control Lightning wallets and move funds.

New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets - A new XRPL amendment proposal would let institutions encrypt token balances and transfer amounts while still giving issuers, auditors and regulators selective access.

Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer - If a minority chain appears this weekend, buyers could replay signed fork-coin sales on bitcoin itself, making doing nothing the safest move until the chains can be separated.

VALR’s Ehsani Warns Crypto Curbs Could Reduce Regulatory Oversight - VALR co-founder and CEO Farzam Ehsani warned that South Africa’s proposed cross-border crypto regulations could severely harm the local digital asset sector, stifle innovation, and drive capital offshore. Corporate Limits and Illicit Flow Risks South Africa’s new proposed cross-border cryptocurrency framework risks severely damaging the domestic digital asset industry and driving financial acti...

Cyprus Targets On-Site Audits for Crypto Custodians - The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission will launch on-site inspections and desk-based reviews of authorized crypto asset service providers starting in the second half of 2026 through mid-2027. Targeting Custody and Infrastructure Risks The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) will launch a wave of on-site visits and desk-based reviews targeting authorized crypto asset servic...

MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans - MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) has secured $600 million of new debt after pledging 18,750 BTC, tapping its bitcoin reserves to help finance an expansion into power generation and AI infrastructure. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and […]

Stolen Bitcoin at Center of Kidnapping Plot, 3 Face 20 Years - Federal prosecutors charged three St. Louis men over a plan to storm a Connecticut home and force a transfer of bitcoin tied to a theft worth hundreds of millions. Each faces up to 20 years in prison. Grand Jury Returns Second Superseding Indictment in New Haven U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan for the District of […]

67 Investors Paid $10M for NFT Tokens That Launched Worthless - Federal prosecutors say Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha raised more than $10 million from 67 investors, then allegedly spent investor money on gambling, crypto, and personal expenses. The NFT project’s FAR token later plunged more than 99%. Founder Indicted Over $10 Million NFT Marketplace Raise The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Aug. 5 […]

Brickbats: August/September 2026 - News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world

Open Thread - What’s on your mind?

New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court - A detailed Marquette Law School poll finds public views of the Court are modestly negative, but most major recent decisions enjoy majority public support.

Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward - From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights action… The post Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner - Food-related taxes are rising in popularity, though they hurt restaurants and customers—and may even fail as a revenue-raising tool.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009 - 8/8/2009: Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009 appeared first on Reason.com.

After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom' - Gary Youds says his cannabis café is “what the future looks like the day after the drug war.”

Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater - The two measures combine unconstitutional provisions with performance art.

Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward - From Judge Paul Maloney (W.D. Mich.) in Mead v. Rockford Public School Dist.: Dan and Jennifer Mead have a child,… The post Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Dog toys, DoorDash, and unregistered foreign agents.

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Buck Stops Nowhere - Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected to run dry within weeks. Training, maintenance and other military priorities are reportedly being […]...

Constitution Enforcement: 6 Ignored Steps That Actually Work - The founders knew exactly what it takes to deal with unconstitutional power. How that gets done? It’s built on their experience and tactics against the British empire. On this Episode - it’s 6 steps that actually work as the real enforcement mechanism for the constitution. They come right from the American Revolution, backed by the ultimate check - the duty of self preservation The post Constit...

Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction - The Senate Commerce Committee will vote this week on several censorious and privacy invasive bills: KOSA, the SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy Act, and CHATBOT Act. While we appreciate that the Committee is taking the time to look at these bills separately, it’s still impossible to ignore the message Congress is sending to the world: Age-gate the internet and block young people from speaking and ac...

Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has endorsed a commonsense technical interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a law not usually given to such interpretation. Amazon had sued Perplexity AI to try to shut down its Comet browser, claiming the browser’s optional agentic AI “Assistant” that can browse websites like Amazon for comparison shopping purposes, violated the CFAA becau...

Mobile Ad Software Encourages Location Data Sharing, EFF Report Finds - Developers Must Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Users’ PrivacySAN FRANCISCO – Some software development kits (SDKs) provided by advertising companies to help developers monetize their apps are automatically feeding users’ location data into systems that location data brokers use to track people, an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) report found.  EFF began investigating the location-shari...

Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home - WILMINGTON, N.C.—On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied qualified immunity for officers who raided an innocent family’s Pender County home in […] The post Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case - ARLINGTON, Va.—In its fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Labor’s agency court system. New […] The post Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA - ARLINGTON, Va.—A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment lawsuit from a customer and small business owner seeking to provide true information on food labels. The United States […] The post Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA 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 ...

Don’t Let DOJ Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL YOUR SENATORS, DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and tell the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice to walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory … Read more

WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! - WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! Thanks to GOA’s “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” a federal judge has struck down the registration requirements on certain NFA items… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory against the National Firearms … Read more

Federal Court Rules Key National Firearms Act Restrictions Are Unconstitutional in GOA Lawsuit  - Federal Court Rules Key National Firearms Act Restrictions Are Unconstitutional in GOA Lawsuit  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 5, 2026  SAN ANGELO, TX — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and fellow plaintiffs scored a major win today. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that key National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) restrictions are unconstitutional for untaxed firearms and ...

Warren wants United Texas Bank’s charter revoked - The senator said the OCC and Federal Reserve should not have let the bank convert its charter from state to national oversight while under an active consent order.

Solo develops reusable customer-vetting tool for banks, fintechs - The company demonstrated a data sharing model, in coordination with regulators, that could eliminate duplication in the know-your-customer process.

CX takes a backseat during mergers and acquisitions. Customers notice. - Customers should experience the benefits of the merger — not the complexity behind it, experts say.

Chime’s CFO is stepping down - The fintech’s president, Mark Troughton, will serve as interim finance chief while the company conducts an executive search. Chime also reported a 27% year-over-year increase in second-quarter revenue.

Northwest Bank overhauls C-suite to drive transformation - Over the past three years, CEO Louis Torchio has hired executives with bigger-bank experience to lead Northwest’s commercial pivot and M&A ramp-up.

FTC, like CFPB and others, won't enforce disparate impact - The Federal Trade Commission has ended enforcement of disparate-impact claims under federal antidiscrimination law, aligning with the stance taken by other federal agencies during the Trump era.

Why an employee-owned RIA took a majority stake investment - Berger Financial Group plans to more than double its footprint and staff, and Investcorp is looking at more opportunities beyond supporting Berger in the "untapped" wealth space.

OCC denies Bunq's 'insufficient' charter application - The federal agency has denied the Dutch neobank's de novo bank charter application, citing "significant supervisory and compliance concerns."

Calif. bank in midst of turnaround eyes tear-down projects - Gateway Bank, which has narrowed its losses under new CEO Mukhtar Ali, hired a team of residential-construction lenders to speed its return to profitability.

Another tough quarter for Fiserv may lead to product changes  - The core provider is conducting a review of its offerings after a 21% decrease in earnings per share and a drop in revenue from its core banking sector.

Energy shocks and inflation: challenges for monetary policy - by Ryan Niladri Banerjee, Fiorella De Fiore, Marco Jacopo Lombardi, Giovanni LombardoThe recent energy shock ranks among the most significant since the 1990s. Structural factors and initial conditions influence how energy shocks propagate into inflation – directly and through second-round effects. The appropriate monetary policy reaction depends on the persistence of the inflationary pressures ...

Michelle W Bowman: Responsible innovation and financial inclusion - Speech (via pre-recorded video) by Ms Michelle W Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at "Next-gen financial inclusion", the third annual Financial Inclusion Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC, 14 July 2026.

Philip N Jefferson: Navigating economic shocks - a monetary policymaker's perspective - Speech by Mr Philip N Jefferson, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 16 July 2026.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

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

Press Release: FDIC Launches New Office of Supervisory Appeals - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 4, 2026 FDIC Launches New Office of Supervisory Appeals WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) tod...