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Futures Rise As Oil Slides Below $100 On Trump Iran Diplomacy Report, Tech Bounces Ahead Of Midterms - Futures Rise As Oil Slides Below $100 On Trump Iran Diplomacy Report, Tech Bounces Ahead Of Midterms US futures are higher as a slide in oil, a tentative tech rebound and some old-fashioned seasonality lift sentiment on the eve of the midterms: crude tumbled more than 4% after Axios reported that Trump told Netanyahu he wants to give diplomacy with Iran more time before resuming st...

French Rail Giant Alstom Crashes On "Painful" Second Warning - French Rail Giant Alstom Crashes On "Painful" Second Warning Alstom shares crashed in European trading after costly delays on German train orders forced the French train manufacturer and rail-equipment supplier to slash its earnings outlook (again), forecast a 1.5 billion euro cash burn, and signal plans to sell assets to shore up its balance sheet.Alstom's problems center on its ...

Iranian 'Ghost Fleet' Tanker Filmed Slipping US Blockade With 500,000 Barrels Of LPG For China - Iranian 'Ghost Fleet' Tanker Filmed Slipping US Blockade With 500,000 Barrels Of LPG For China A sanctioned Iranian tanker carrying about 500,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas slipped past the U.S. naval blockade and delivered its cargo to China, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which says it filmed the ship at a Malaysian anchorage along the way.Tanker laden w...

'Despicable Betrayal!','Sold Her Soul!': Haley Stevens' Staff Quits, Dems Melt Down After She Endorses Republican In Michigan - 'Despicable Betrayal!','Sold Her Soul!': Haley Stevens' Staff Quits, Dems Melt Down After She Endorses Republican In Michigan Update (1335ET): Democrats are having a meltdown after Rep. Haley Stevens flipped and endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for a coveted Michigan Senate seat - appearing with him on Sunday at a black church in Detroit ahead of midterms, just two days away.  Mike...

Trump Agrees To Expedite Visa For Ghanaian Mother Of Teen Killed In NYC Shooting, Mamdani Says - Trump Agrees To Expedite Visa For Ghanaian Mother Of Teen Killed In NYC Shooting, Mamdani Says Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Oct. 31 that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant an expedited B-2 visa to a Ghanaian mother whose teenage son was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York City, on Oct. 29.Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old ...

Brent, WTI Futs Tumble As Trump May Give Diplomacy A Chance, Iran Floats Two-Day Hormuz Reopening - Brent, WTI Futs Tumble As Trump May Give Diplomacy A Chance, Iran Floats Two-Day Hormuz Reopening Brent crude futures fell to $108.41 a barrel, while WTI slipped below $100 this morning, after Axios reported that President Trump favored giving diplomacy with Tehran more time before launching another round of "Epic Fury." Separately, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei...

"Absolutely Zero Chance": DHS Vows To Block Latest Migrant Caravan While State Dept Targets Organizers With Visa Restrictions - "Absolutely Zero Chance": DHS Vows To Block Latest Migrant Caravan While State Dept Targets Organizers With Visa Restrictions Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,The State Department has taken steps in the past week to impose visa restrictions on more than 15 people allegedly involved in planning or promoting recent migrant caravans headed toward the U.S. southern border...

South Africa's Biggest City Faces Total Infrastructure Collapse - South Africa's Biggest City Faces Total Infrastructure Collapse Over 50 years of communist anti-colonialism in the third world, aided by some liberal governments in the west, has provided uncomfortable truths about what works and what doesn't when it comes to human civilization.  The first and most controversial truth is that, in many cases, third world societies are self destructi...

The Jungle Devours Europe - The Jungle Devours Europe Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker,The European Union has over four-hundred-fifty million people. The non-E.U. nations of Europe - including the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Moldova, and Albania but excluding Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Turkey - have another hundred million people. Combined, Europe has over tw...

UK's NHS Trust Invites White Staff To Take £250 Course On Becoming 'Disruptors' Of Racism - UK's NHS Trust Invites White Staff To Take £250 Course On Becoming 'Disruptors' Of Racism An NHS hospital group in southwest England has pitched its staff a £250 anti-racism course meant for "individuals who are white and live in the world as white people," as part of its Black History Month offerings.The course, From Allies to Disruptors, is run by the Birmingham equality charity ...

My father has Alzheimer’s and his caregiver is using his debit card for DoorDash. Do I intervene? - “I suspect the live-in caregiver is benefiting from my parent’s generosity.”

Marvell and Lumentum officially plan to combine. Here’s what to know. - A newly proposed deal would be financed in stock and target the hot optical-networking market.

This is the biggest threat to the AI-powered bull market - Blockbuster earnings growth has helped to power the stock market higher in 2026. In 2027, that engine might stall.

America is doing better than you think — just ask those in the bottom half of household wealth - The bottom half of Americans has more than doubled its net worth since 2019. You wouldn’t know it from scrolling social media.

In the hunt for $1 trillion of revenue, SpaceX reportedly targets Boost Mobile for a deal - In recent weeks there has been intense speculation surrounding SpaceX ambitions in the cellular market with multiple acquisition targets suggested; Boost Mobile is the latest

‘He was heartbroken’: My husband’s kids abandoned him when he was dying. Was he right to leave everything to me? - “In the end, he left them a few sentimental mementos, some collectibles and old photographs.”

Tech stocks enter November after a brutal October: Is it time to buy the dip? - Both the stock and bond markets are raising doubts about the sustainability of the AI trade.

How oil prices could average $130 per barrel next year, according to Goldman Sachs - Analysts at the investment bank said Brent crude could reach $140 a barrel next year if tensions worsen in the Middle East.

Citi throws in the towel on hyperscalers after a key stock-market bet misfires - Hyperscalers and growth plays have underperformed amid a sharp rotation.

‘She’s a Type A personality’: My stepmother wants me to repay my late father’s $40,000 wedding gift. Should I oblige? - “About two months after his funeral, my stepmother called and said she wanted the money back.”

U.S. crude falls below $100 amid reports of U.S.-Iran diplomatic efforts - Oil fell Monday, amid news that both the U.S. and Iran are pursuing diplomacy amid ongoing Mideast tensions

Defense, healthcare, crypto and AI: How the midterm election could affect stocks - Democratic gains in Congress could bring tougher oversight of major companies and shift billions of dollars in federal spending and regulatory policy.

Marvell to buy Lumentum in $115 billion deal in AI data-center bet - Marvell Technology is buying optical-components maker Lumentum in a deal valued at $115 billion.

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CrowdStrike, Rivian, Micron & more - These are the stocks posting the largest moves in early trading.

Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Apple, Rivian, Amazon, CrowdStrike, Broadcom & more - Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

South Korea targets 'world's highest performance' sovereign AI model in record new budget - The 2027 budget will rise 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, and will include a 21.3 trillion won investment into semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.

Euro zone economy slows to 0.4% growth in Q3 as crisis-hit France contracts - The euro zone showed surprising resilience, but weak productivity, industrial competitiveness challenges and demographic pressures remain, analysts said.

European Central Bank keeps key interest rate on hold at 2.5% - Markets saw the decision as a hawkish pause and were last pricing in a 67% chance of a December rate hike.

Third-quarter U.S. GDP increases a better-than-expected 3.4% as September inflation accelerates - The personal consumption expenditures price index was projected to increase 0.5% in September for an annual rate of 3.7%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The politics of President Lagarde's European Central Bank early exit — and who could replace her - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down on Feb. 7 next year, she announced Thursday.

China's government calls meeting on supporting stock market, reports say - From Bloomberg NewsSunday, November 1, 2026 China's central bank and its securities regulator will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the use of tools designed to support the country's capital market, according to local media. The People's Bank of China will meet with the National Financial Regulatory Administration, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and major banks to study how to impro...

Alasdair Macleod: Bullion banks preparing for higher gold and silver prices - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, October 30, 2026 Despite extremely negative sentiment, large flows of bullion continue to leave Western markets, and bullion banks appear to be positioning themselves for higher prices. This week saw gold move sideways, while silver dips towards historic peaks at $50. But quietl, there appears to be a move of bullion into stronger hands. Silver’s ope...

LME plans metal tokens push tied to Hong Kong's 5-year plan, sources tell Reuters - By Pratima DesaiReutersWednesday, October 28, 2026 LONDON -- The London Metal Exchange is ​aiming to turn metal held in its Hong Kong warehouses into digital assets that can be used ‌for financing, a move linked to the territory's five-year plan to expand its commodities hub, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The initiative and connection to Hong Kong's development strategy have n...

U.S. isn't the only government rigging markets; China's doing it too - China Rushes to Shore Up Markets as AI Trade Sours By Arjun Neil Alim and Thomas HaleFinancial Times, LondonTuesday, October 27, 2026 Beijing is rushing to shore up its struggling stock markets as China"s AI trade goes into reverse amid slowing economic momentum and a lack of large-scale fiscal stimulus. The CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks has entered a technical bear mark...

LBMA members back tokenized gold but seek legal certainty and safeguards - By Polina DevittReutersThursday, October 29, 2026 LONDON -- Members of the London Bullion Market Association broadly support exploring tokenized gold, particularly as a way to ​improve collateral efficiency, but add that any rollout ‌must preserve confidence in the underlying physical metal, avoid fragmenting market liquidity, and provide legal and regulatory certainty. In a response to a consu...

US Government Sold $907 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. That’s a Lot of Paper. Yields Pulled Back - As AI & chip stocks tanked, investors shifted from the “AI trade” to the “safe-haven trade” and bid up Treasuries.

The 13 AI Giants, from Alphabet to Oracle, Sit on $1.13 Trillion in Cash. They Can Keep Spending on AI even if Markets Get Ugly - They've invested huge amounts in AI infrastructure, but they've raised cash even faster.

Treasury I Bond “Fixed Rate” Raised to 1.40%, Highest since 2006, for 5.51% Annual Combined Rate for Next 6 Months - This generation of inflation-protected long-term tax-advantaged buy-and-forget savings products is more appealing than those of the past 20 years.

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, ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

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 ...

XRP Ledger set to fix flaw that could let stablecoin partners print new tokens - The fix is on track for Wednesday after validator support briefly dipped and restarted the two-week activation clock. XRP itself is unaffected.

Bitcoin's 'volatility curve' has a midterm bump - Your day-ahead look for Nov. 2, 2026

No proof of AI in North Korean hackers move of stolen Binance funds - Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions that suggest the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents.

Bitcoin eases to $77,900 as Binance customers pull $3.6 billion after withdrawals reopen - Bitcoin fell 0.4% to around $77,900 since midnight UTC as Binance customers pulled a net $3.64 billion after withdrawals reopened and ETFs lost $643 million.

Metals.io issues tokens backed by 25 tonnes of physical copper stored in Germany - The company is starting with $366,000 worth of copper stored in Germany, hoping to build a market for investors to own and trade physical metal onchain.

Binance hack fallout, U.S. midterms and jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Nov. 2.

Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdings - The outflows followed a 45-hour withdrawal freeze after a $6.3 billion theft, with rival exchanges attracting deposits as customers regained access to their funds.

China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchain - China's Communist Party has named virtual currency and blockchain in a new anti-corruption call.

Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft - The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get inside.

Bitcoin ETFs lost $643 million in outflows Friday, and 2026 is barely green now - The first trading day after the Binance hack saw the biggest ETF outflow since June 25.

Why Netanyahu’s Crypto Sanctions Proposal Harms Israeli Web3 Ecosystem - Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to use cryptocurrencies to evade potential banking sanctions, Israeli crypto industry leaders have pushed back, warning that such rhetoric hurts the domestic Web3 ecosystem. Industry Leaders Push Back Against Sanctions Rhetoric Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that the country could use cryptocurrencies to evade potent...

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $203M as Friday Rout Wipes out Weekly Gains - Bitcoin ETFs lost $202.59 million in the week through Oct. 30 after a violent Friday reversal erased four days of inflows. Ether suffered an even steeper $431.53 million withdrawal, while solana posted its largest weekly outflow on record. Bitcoin’s Friday Reversal Erases 4 Days of ETF Buying For most of the week, bitcoin exchange-traded funds […]

Bitcoin Price Fell After 3 Straight Midterms, and Tuesday Could Make It 4 - In each of the last three cycles, bitcoin bottomed 13 to 71 days after a U.S. midterm election. Americans vote again on Tuesday, and Polymarket gives a Democratic sweep 72% odds. The Midterm Pattern Crypto researchers have bitcoin’s last three cycle bottoms came soon after the U.S. midterms: In 2014, the low arrived 71 days […]

Hyeperliquid’s Top Two Traders Are Betting $1B on Crypto Falling - The two most profitable traders on Hyperliquid this month hold more than $1 billion in combined short positions. The larger account is short 22 assets at once and is still adding. Short Everything Seems to Be the New Mantra Crypto trackers flagged a position showing the largest whale on Hyperliquid shorting more than $610 million […]

Binance Has Shed $16B Since The Hack as Its Proof Lands Tuesday - Binance’s tracked assets have fallen by about $16.6 billion since the Oct. 29 hack. Its full zero-knowledge reserve proof, first promised for Monday, is now due Tuesday, Nov. 3. A $15.7 Billion Drawdown Data from analytics platform Defillama shows the value of Binance’s tracked exchange assets fell from about $144.9 billion on Oct. 29 to […]

The Dutch Government Has a DOGE-Style Plan To Cut 25,000 Jobs. Will It Work? - How the Dutch plan to deliver the savings remains unclear.

Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology if None Was Finally Agreed to - From Judge Mia Roberts Perez (E.D. Pa.) in Souderton Area for All v. Souderton Area School Dist., decided Sept. 28:… The post Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology if None Was Finally Agreed to appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Supreme Court to Consider Successive Habeas Claim in Capital Case, Twenty Years After the Murder - This week, the Court will consider when a death-row inmate may file a second habeas application based on “a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable.”

Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010 - 11/2/2010: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 2, 2010 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

State Governments Burden Residents With Growing Debt Just Like the Feds - Spending more than one can afford is business as usual for state officeholders.

Can Milei's Success in Argentina Be Repeated Elsewhere? - Javier Milei has defeated the tyranny of the status quo.

Brickbat: Redeverbot - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is again calling to end online anonymity, which he argues makes it difficult to identify those… The post Brickbat: <i>Redeverbot</i> appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results - The court found the administration lacked standing to bring the suit. But there are also major substantive problems with Trump's position.

Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers, Spurns Leftist Abdul El-Sayed - Democrats are bluntly denouncing Stevens as a traitor.

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...

Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone - In courts across the country, publishers and creators are suing large AI companies for training generative AI models on copyrighted works. It’s easy to see these cases as a David-and-Goliath showdown between authors and publishers fighting for a cut of Big Tech company profits. But this fight is actually much larger. It affects billions of people who aren’t represented in the case at all, inclu...

Why VPNs Are Worth Defending - Developers of virtual private network (VPN) apps are reporting that their products are again being pulled from Apple’s App Store in Russia. This is an unacceptable crackdown on a vital tool to protect privacy and speech online. Why? VPNs give people a way to control their own online activities. When you visit a website through a VPN, that website only sees the VPN server's location (well, IP ad...

Tech Tips for Parents this Digital Parenting Week - In today’s digital world, the internet is an essential resource for young people to access information, explore community, and find themselves. But we know that this often comes alongside fears of experiencing online harms like doxxing, grooming, or bullying. Trying to protect your family from everything all the time is impractical and exhausting, but some thoughtful planning can help families ...

Court Dismisses New Jersey Parents’ Lawsuit Challenging Retention of Baby Blood; Parents Will Appeal - TRENTON, N.J.—Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of New Jersey parents challenging the constitutionality of the state’s policy of drawing blood from […] The post Court Dismisses New Jersey Parents’ Lawsuit Challenging Retention of Baby Blood; Parents Will Appeal appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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

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

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 ...

FL District 14: Vote for Mike Beltran—Send a Second Amendment Fighter to Congress. - Vote for Mike Beltran for Florida’s 14th Congressional District Gun Owners of America and Fuerza 2A proudly endorse Mike Beltran for Congress in Florida’s 14th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for him on November 3. Washington needs representatives who will defend the Second Amendment when it counts. Mike Beltran has earned an A+ GOA rating and a 100% … Read more

FL District 13: Vote Anna Paulina Luna—GOA Endorsed. A+ Rated in Congress. - Vote for Anna Paulina Luna for Florida’s 13th Congressional District Gun Owners of America proudly endorses Anna Paulina Luna for reelection to Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for her on November 3. Luna has earned an A+ GOA rating for standing up for the Second Amendment. Congress makes decisions that affect your ability to … Read more

FL District 17: Vote Greg Steube—A Proven Second Amendment Champion in Congress. - Vote for Greg Steube for Florida’s 17th Congressional District Gun Owners of America proudly endorses Greg Steube for reelection to Congress in Florida’s 17th Congressional District—and we’re asking you to vote for him on November 3. Steube has earned an A+ GOA rating. His fight for the Second Amendment began long before he reached Washington. As a Florida state lawmaker, … Read more

Financial AI needs a reliable view of the customer - Continuous assurance of customer identity keeps AI decisions grounded in reality

Dive Deposits: Black-owned bank repeatedly rebuffs offer from upstart - Triad Business Bank has sent Black-owned M&F four proposals aimed at keeping the lender in North Carolina, with its charter and minority depository institution status intact. Shareholders vote Nov. 4.

Warren urges DOJ to probe BofA’s AML issues - Weeks after three financial regulators fined Bank of America $1.21 billion, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know if criminal charges are coming.

City National private bank plays up RBC tie - The Los Angeles-based subsidiary of the Canadian lender is staffing up and “amplifying” RBC’s brand to grow its private bank business, an executive said.

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

Wait, credit unions are 'banks' now? Not so fast… - Given credit unions' decades-long deviation from the statutory limits on their operations, it might feel tempting to call them "banks," but the differences are profound.

Bankers swing to negative view on funding costs: Survey - Bankers' outlook on funding costs has grown decidedly cloudy compared to their expectations from a year ago, according to a new survey from the fintech firm IntraFi.

The calculus of Congress and the cost of cash - No matter which party wins Tuesday's elections banks will still be in an enviable position, though deposit costs are expected to rise over the next year.

Survey: Firms commit to marketing but aren't tracking the results - In two reports, the PR firm Gregory finds prominent wealth managers sometimes never show up in AI search results and that few firms are doing enough to track whether all the money they spend on marketing is having the desired effect.

High mortgage rates complicate the case for paying cash for a home - With mortgage rates elevated, the homebuying math has changed for some clients. Advisors weigh the costs of borrowing against other factors such as tax consequences and liquidity needs.

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 approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

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

FDIC Board of Directors Approve New Action - BOARD MEETING | OCTOBER 30, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Approve New Action By notational vote, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Board...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for September 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 30, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for September 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)...