Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver drop as ECB pause, claims data lift yields - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower ahead of the North American market open Thursday, as rising Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and another surge in crude oil prices outweighed safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,066.82 an ounce, down 1.52%, while spot silver was trading near $58.06, down 2.75% on the...

Spot gold falls to session lows after U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to 187k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are at session lows on Thursday morning following the release of better than expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits came in below economists’ forecasts.

Gold prices continue to hold key support as ECB leaves interest rates unchanged - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to base-build at key long-term support levels even as the European Central Bank takes a neutral stance on monetary policy in the face of persistent inflation threats.

NOVAGOLD consolidates Donlin Gold ownership, creating one of North America's largest pure-play gold developers - (Kitco News) - NOVAGOLD is taking a major step toward simplifying the development of one of the world's largest undeveloped gold deposits, announcing Wednesday that it has reached definitive agreements to acquire Paulson Advisers LLC's remaining 40% interest in the Donlin Gold project in an all-share transaction.

Silver's correction has reset the market, clearing the way for a sustainable rally to $70 – WisdomTree's Nitesh Shah - (Kitco News) - Silver's brutal correction from January's record highs has disappointed investors, but one precious metals strategist says lower prices are exactly what the market needs to build a more sustainable bull market.

Gold rallies as buyers test $4,160, oil lifts yields - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as technical buying and defensive demand lifted metals despite higher crude oil prices, firmer Treasury yields and a choppy U.S. equity session. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,136.60 an ounce, up 1.47%, while spot silver was trading near $59.72, up 1.80% on the session.

The dollar is backed by force, not gold, constitutional scholar Watkins says - (Kitco News) - As the national debt nears $40 trillion, the Independent Institute's William J. Watkins, Jr. argues the country drifted from the founders' hard-money design, and that paper money now rests on little more than government power.

Gold is ‘insurance’ against currency crisis, inflation overreaction, dollar devaluation – Steve Forbes - (Kitco News) – Markets have experienced a dollar resurgence more than a decline in the gold price, while the Iran war – and the U.S. reaction to its inflation pressures – make gold essential insurance for investors, according to Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media.Forbes acknowledged that gold prices have seen a precipitous decline since hitting their late January highs n...

Rising economic fears weakening inflation’s stranglehold on gold prices - CRU - (Kitco News) - The renewed chaos in the Middle East has once again reignited inflation fears, pressuring gold as investors price in the prospect of higher interest rates. However, one precious metals analyst argues the market is approaching a tipping point where investors begin worrying less about inflation and more about the stability of the global economy—a shift that could reignite safe-have...

Gold’s long-term investment case is strong, and miners offer greatest upside - VanEck’s Casanova - (Kitco News) – Gold's recent 25% pullback reflects shifting macro conditions, but persistent inflation, geopolitical risks and lower real interest rates should support gold prices, while gold stocks have attractive cash flow, margins and valuations, according to Imaru Casanova, Portfolio Manager at VanEck.Casanova noted that the gold price saw elevated volatility in the first half of 2026 as it...

Boasberg's Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions - Boasberg's Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions Authored by Jonathan Turley, Chief Judge James Boasberg is frustrated … and he is not alone. Recently, the D.C. federal judge reportedly “groused” that the D.C. appellate court had ordered him to reconsider a case about whether the D.C. government engaged in biased enforcement aga...

Houthis Threaten Saudi Aramco After Trump Warns Will Punish Iran For Future Shipping Attacks Out Of Yemen - Houthis Threaten Saudi Aramco After Trump Warns Will Punish Iran For Future Shipping Attacks Out Of Yemen Summary Houthis escalate: The Houthis threatened Saudi Aramco after attacking two Saudi oil tankers and expanding their blockade of Saudi shipping. Oil jumps: Brent crude climbed back above $100 as Red Sea and Hormuz shipping disruptions intensified. <strong>Trump escalates ...

SpaceX Meltdown Vaporizes $1 Trillion In Market Cap As Stock, Bonds Crater - SpaceX Meltdown Vaporizes $1 Trillion In Market Cap As Stock, Bonds Crater SpaceX's Tuesday rebound was short-lived, with shares sliding to a new low of $110.85 late Thursday morning and extending their brutal post-IPO selloff. At a current market capitalization of roughly $1.479 trillion, SpaceX has erased about $1.16 trillion, or 44%, since its valuation peaked at $2.639 trillio...

This American Drone-Motor Company Is Positioned For "Massive Procurement Tailwind" - This American Drone-Motor Company Is Positioned For "Massive Procurement Tailwind" Looking at the state of modern warfare, H.C. Wainwright analyst Amit Dayal initiated Unusual Machines with a "Buy" rating, telling clients the drone-part maker is emerging as a key player in "anchoring the US drone industry's sovereign supply chain." Dayal called UMAC a "pure-play, American-made, ND...

"Closing Time" On The AI Bubble Is Sooner Than Most Think; Ed Dowd Warns Iran War Brings Global Recession Closer - "Closing Time" On The AI Bubble Is Sooner Than Most Think; Ed Dowd Warns Iran War Brings Global Recession Closer Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the end of May we could see “$250 a barrel oil and 11% inflation as a worst-case scenario in 2026.”  That didn’t happen... yet.  Dowd expl...

Software Vendor Fires Back At NJ Governor Over Noncitizen Voting Scandal - Software Vendor Fires Back At NJ Governor Over Noncitizen Voting Scandal New Jersey's noncitizen voter registration scandal has taken an uncomfortable turn for Gov. Mikie Sherrill, and the vendor she blamed for it is no longer taking the fall quietly. IDEMIA, the French multinational that has worked with New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission for more than 40 years, is refusing to ...

Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith To DOJ For Possible Prosecution - Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith To DOJ For Possible Prosecution Authored by Bryan S. Jung via PJ Media, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has formally referred former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution, alleging that Smith made false statements under oath to Congress about the scope of his inves...

Trump Throws Abraham Accords Monkey Wrench Into Saudi Nuclear Deal At 11th Hour - Trump Throws Abraham Accords Monkey Wrench Into Saudi Nuclear Deal At 11th Hour President Trump has suddenly pulled back the reins on the Saudi nuclear deal, which is likely being felt as a major shock in Riyadh, given that the deal was already signed Wednesday by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. Trump in a Thursday morning Truth...

White House Accuses Moonshot AI Of Distilling Anthropic Tech For K3 - White House Accuses Moonshot AI Of Distilling Anthropic Tech For K3 Authored by Felix Ng via CoinTelegraph.com, A White House official accused Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic’s Fable AI model to develop Kimi K3, which launched last week. In a post on X on Wednesday, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios alleged the Chinese AI firm dev...

Crop Prices Hit 3-Year High As Heat & War Stoke Supply Fears; Options Whale Places $20M Corn Bet - Crop Prices Hit 3-Year High As Heat & War Stoke Supply Fears; Options Whale Places $20M Corn Bet The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index (BCOMAGSP) climbed to a three-year high Wednesday as widening conflict across critical energy and grain trade corridors, from the Black Sea to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea, collided with scorching heat waves across Europe and the US ...

Global oil tops $100 after Houthis strike Saudi tankers and Trump threatens ‘military punishment’ on Iran - Oil futures climbed sharply Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May, after Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed attacks on two Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Sea.

Are you looking for financial advice? This is the best way to ask for it. - Whether you’re emailing an expert or posting on a public forum, you need some ground rules

Lockheed Martin’s stock has best day in 25 years as push to build more missiles faster pays off - Lockheed Martin’s stock jumps as a ramp up in missile production helped lead to an earnings beat and raise.

‘I have a $2,000 deductible’: I reported a cracked windshield on my Hertz rental car. Can they charge me? - “I never heard a rock hit the windshield.”

The August stock-market slump is a myth — so why does Wall Street keep repeating it? - More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average.

As defense spending surges, these stocks could make you the most money - Palantir tops a screen of defense companies for growth through 2028, but most of the expected best growers are small-cap stocks.

‘It would feel like a burden’: My stepmother, 96, owns the house I grew up in. Is it wrong to tell her I don’t want to inherit it? - “I would likely be the one responsible for dealing with the house.”

These franchises have the lowest startup costs — and none are fast-food restaurants - You don’t have to be a millionaire to open one of these franchises. Some require only a $50,000 investment.

Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, according to this portfolio manager - Strategists conclude the IPO wave doesn’t necessarily portend a dangerous market bubble — yet.

Why ServiceNow’s stock is a rare bright spot while the rest of tech stumbles - ServiceNow shares gained ground as an earnings beat and a booming AI pipeline offered welcome relief to software investors.

Shortsighted stock market can no longer brush off war: 'It's too hard to ignore $100 oil' - After staying flat as the U.S.-Iran war heated up again, equities tumbled on Thursday after oil prices crossed $100 per barrel.

Tesla falls 13%, Alphabet sinks 7% as AI spending concerns spook investors - Both Tesla and Alphabet signaled higher spending as they invest in artificial intelligence.

Amazon and Microsoft pivot cloud gaming strategies to target different players - Amazon is bringing Luna to the Prime Video streaming service, while Microsoft will test an ad-supported streaming of titles that people own.

Dow tumbles 400 points as Brent crude tops $100, Alphabet and Tesla drop: Live updates - U.S. equities fell on Thursday, as oil prices surged amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.

As Honda CR-V leads U.S. sales, automaker teases new American-built pickup truck - The future of the midsize pickup truck had been in flux, and the automaker said there will be a temporary production stoppage for the truck

Kevin Warsh has homed in on three key phrases. How Fed watchers interpret them - In five public appearances, Warsh has used the phrase "family fight" 13 times, returning to "first principles" 11 times and "inflation is a choice" for the Fed six times.

Trump plans generic drug tariffs from 2028 with two-year delay testing U.S. onshoring push - The latest tariff salvo underscored Trump's goal of reshoring low-cost drug production, but displacing established suppliers like India won't be easy.

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008 - Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.

World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says - The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.3% in June on big drop in gasoline - As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Economists figure out Indian central bank's currency market intervention - India's RBI Llikely Used Dollar Deposit Surgeto Cut Record FX Forward Book, Economists Say By Nimesh VoraReutersWednesday, July 22, 2026 MUMBAI -- The Reserve Bank of India has likely used part ‌of the initial inflows from its foreign-currency deposit drive to unwind a portion of its massive foreign exchange forward book, economists said, helping the central bank reduce near-term obligations. ....

Chinese banks halt retail paper gold trading: Risk mitigation or price discovery? - By Melissi PistilliInvesting News Network, VancouverWednesday, July 22, 2026 In a development causing a stir in the gold sector, Chinese banks are pulling the plug on retail paper gold trading. Major Chinese banks, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China -- the world's largest by assets -- have announced they will cease offering retail paper trading products linked to the Shanghai...

The U.S. has collected about $13 billion of Venezuela's oil money, but where is it? - By Geoff Dyer, Chris Cook, and Ana Rodríguez BrazonFinancial Times, LondonWednesday, July 22, 2026 The Trump administration has collected more than $13 billion in revenues from Venezuelan oil sales this year, according to FT calculations, but has said almost nothing about what has happened to the money. The U.S. took control of Venezuela's oil exports and suspended some sanctions after capturin...

NovaGold to buy billionaire Paulson's stake in Alaska mine - By Jacob LorincBloomberg NewsWednesday, July 22, 2026 NovaGold Resources Inc. agreed to acquire billionaire investor John Paulson’s 40% stake in the Donlin Gold project in Alaska, giving the company full ownership of a giant undeveloped bullion mine. The all-share transaction will create a new Delaware-based parent company expected to list on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press re...

Russia is reported to have sold gold for six months to help cover budget deficit - From Priamyi, KievTuesday, July 21, 2026 Russia's central bank has been reducing its gold reserves for six straight months, selling the precious metal to cover a growing federal budget deficit. According to media estimates, the current sell-off is the largest in at least 25 years. This is reported by The Moscow Times, citing data from the World Gold Council. ... Dispatch continues below ... .....

Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.77%, Highest in a Year, Driven by Bond Market Fears of Inflation & the Ballooning Debt - Promising another morose summer in the housing market.

Single-Family & Multifamily Rents in Face of an Onslaught of New Supply & Fading Population Growth - The gap between single-family rents and multifamily rents has widened massively. A look at 14 big markets.

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Fell by 15% to 33% in 30 Bigger Cities Already. Some Dropped Back to 2006 Levels - In another 39 bigger cities, condo prices fell by 8% to 14%. A massive hangover after a historic Condo Bubble.

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, ...

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 ...

Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash? - Answer lies in common law's approach to concept of legal tender When a tourist tried to pay for a burger in cash at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant in 2023, staff refused. The outlet accepted only cards ...

The SEC settles with Coinbase over its missing Gary Gensler texts - A new court status report reveals the agency will pay a flat fee to resolve a two-year fight over what former Chair Gary Gensler knew about Ethereum.

Crypto for Advisors: It’s time for tokenization to get to work -
Uniswap pushes deeper into tokenized assets with permissioned trading pools - The framework, developed with Superstate, Securitize and Dowgo, lets regulated funds and securities trade on Uniswap while enforcing compliance rules necessary for institutions.

Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rules - The Goldman Sachs CEO said the crypto market structure bill would create a more stable regulatory framework, breaking with other major bank leaders who oppose key stablecoin provisions.

The KIDS Act is way worse than digital carding — it is a mass surveillance system - The fact that lawmakers are even contemplating a bill that would create a surveillance and censorship regime should be a wake-up call for everyone who values privacy and free expression, argues Electronic Frontier Foundation's India McKinney.

BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy in a new group pledging $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for quantum threats - Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund - The sovereign wealth-backed asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks.

Polymarket to challenge France’s nationwide website block - France’s regulator has said the platform still promoted illegal gambling and cited loss, identity-check and market-manipulation risks.

Bulls face a test unlike anything in bitcoin's 17-year history - Your day-ahead look for July 23, 2026

Crypto catches its breath as bitcoin settles into a holding pattern amid July rally - BTC is rangebound between $64,000 and $66,800 after a 13% recovery from July's lows, with macro markets offering little direction and WLFI the session's surprise standout at +12%.

Verus Bridge Suffers Second Exploit in 66 Days as Flaw Pushes Total Losses to $19.1M - The Verus-Ethereum Bridge suffered its second exploit in two months, with attackers draining $7.3 million to $7.5 million in various digital assets. Flawed Logic Behind the Breach The Verus-Ethereum Bridge smart contract was exploited again on Thursday, with attackers draining $7.3 million to $7.5 million in different digital assets, according to blockchain security researchers. The […]

$111 per Share: SpaceX Plunges to New Low as Musk’s Fortune Bleeds $35 Billion in One Day - SpaceX shares fell to a fresh post-IPO low Thursday, extending a decline that has erased more than $1 trillion in market value and helped cut Elon Musk’s fortune by $35.2 billion in one day. SpaceX market data recorded at 11:30 a.m. EDT via Tradingview on July 23 showed SpaceX trading near $111, down from Wednesday’s […]

9 Wall Street and Crypto Giants Unite to Protect Bitcoin With $15 Million Initiative - Nine major financial and crypto companies have created a new alliance to help safeguard Bitcoin’s future, committing $15 million to support open-source developers, advance quantum-resistant security research, and strengthen the network’s long-term security. Wall Street and Crypto Leaders Back Bitcoin Security Blackrock, Coinbase, Strategy, Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, Block, Blockstream, Fide...

CLARITY Act Draft Gives Trump 5 Ways to Keep Profiting From Crypto, Democrats Say - Senate Democrats say the latest CLARITY Act draft leaves five ethics loopholes that could let President Donald Trump keep profiting from crypto while shaping digital asset policy. Republicans argue the bill imposes unprecedented federal restrictions. Democrats Release Five-Loophole Analysis Democratic staff on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released a two-page fact she...

BitMEX’s Final Countdown: What the Shutdown Means and When You Should Withdraw - BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading Limited announced the permanent closure of the exchange, effective Sept. 23, 2026. Wind-Down Timeline and Operational Limits BitMEX, the pioneer of cryptocurrency derivatives trading that once dominated digital asset markets, announced Thursday, July 23, it will permanently close its exchange operations on Sept. 23, 2026. The announcement sparked widespread re...

Don't Blame AI for Your Own Medical Problems - A former pastor suing ChatGPT says the chatbot gave him life-threatening medical advice. But tech-enabled healthcare is not the problem.

The People Fighting Technology That Could Save Thousands of Lives - Automation will destroy some jobs—and create others.

This Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Make Your Google Search Results Less Useful - Regulating search results when AI is upending the industry is a fool’s errand.

Through the Red Sea - Plus: Permits for prayer, a rise in gambling, AOC's world, and more...

No Pseudonymity for Sex Offender Immigration Detainee Who Speculates He May Face Harm in Syria if Identified - From Alobid v. Marin, decided March 9, 2026 by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar (C.D. Cal.), but just posted on Westlaw… The post No Pseudonymity for Sex Offender Immigration Detainee Who Speculates He May Face Harm in Syria if Identified appeared first on Reason.com.

The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Historic Lows. Contrary to What Politicians Say, No One Really Knows Why. - The latest numbers from a sample of U.S. cities indicate continuing crime decreases that go beyond a reversion to pre-2020 norms.

Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936 - 7/23/1936: Justice Anthony Kennedy's birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936 appeared first on Reason.com.

From Weed to Whiskey: Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Commerce Clause Case? - What’s at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Brickbat: Exactly Wrong - Melbourne, Florida, Police officer William Markle has resigned after body camera video showed him and other officers mistakenly tackling and… The post Brickbat: Exactly Wrong appeared first on Reason.com.

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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.

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...

Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists. - The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other words, when government determines the extent of its own power. On this episode, how lessons learned in the American Revolution gave birth to the written constitution. And more importantly, the real reasons it exists - that the government-...

The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution - Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required - Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post. The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in which EFF filed an amicus brief, alongside the national ACLU, its Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia affiliates, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). We argued that electronic device searche...

New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression - Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access information, communicate with others and participate in public debate, and foster innovation online. These laws generally shield platforms, to varying degrees, from legal liability for user cont...

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool - Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.  It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your i...

Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, in a landmark decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously 7-0 in favor of the Punxsutawney and Pitch Pine hunting clubs in their […] The post Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services - BOSTON—Can the government withhold aid from children because of their parents’ exercise of a constitutional right? That’s the question two Massachusetts families are asking the […] The post Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer - For more than a decade, the state of Alaska has been trying to permanently forfeit Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane after he transported a passenger carrying […] The post Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer 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 ...

Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms - Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 20, 2026  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ prohibition on nonresidents exercising their Second Amendment rights.  The lawsuit argues the USVI ...

WY: Which Candidates Will Defend Your Gun Rights? - The Wyoming Primary Election is quickly approaching, and your vote will help determine who will defend your Second Amendment rights in the years ahead. Gun Owners of America has completed our candidate evaluations and issued letter grades for a number of candidates across Wyoming based on their records, voting histories, responses to GOA’s candidate survey, and demonstrated commitment to protec...

DOJ Fights Us on NFA and GOA Files PA Lawsuit - From the ATF issuing a new rule, strengthening the definition of “willfully” to protect FFLs and gun owners, to the Department of Justice fighting us on our lawsuit against the NFA’s registration requirements, and filing our latest lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania… GOA has been busy. You deserve an update. Recently, the ATF issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating they are...

Alaska bank to buy Oregon lender for $167.3M - By acquiring Medford, Oregon-based People’s Bank of Commerce, Anchorage-based Northrim Bank will grow to $4.2 billion in assets and 32 branches.

Warren sounds alarm on CFTC staffing - “The CFTC may be inhibited in meeting [its] mandate due to staffing cuts that threaten to weaken its enforcement,” Sen. Warren wrote to a government watchdog.

Black-owned banks Optus, M&F to merge - The roughly $105 million deal, set to close in the fourth quarter, will create a $1.3 billion-asset entity, the largest Black-owned bank in the country, the institutions said Wednesday.

Chime launches an investment feature - Chime Invest allows users to buy stocks and exchange-traded funds commission-free through its app. Customers may also choose to have portfolios managed through a partner.

CBA banking school offers ‘immersive’ education for would-be execs - How one executive education program became a proving ground for the banking industry's future leaders, like Eastern Bank President Quincy Miller.

Mortgage rates edging closer to the 7% mark - Originators need to keep an eye on the 10-year Treasury yield used in pricing mortgages, which not only broke through 4.6%, climbed above 4.7% on Thursday.

Policy uncertainty creates an invisible 'tax' on capital formation - Banks can price in risk and manage their way around both left-wing and right-wing administrations. But the kind of uncertainty that arises from today's brand of politics is impossible to model.

Augustus raises $180M as it builds out a de novo bank - The company, which has conditional approval for a bank charter, hit a $1 billion valuation with fintech exec backing from firms such as Nubank and Revolut.

AI, sometimes, is even smarter than we think it is - An OpenAI program managed to escape its sandbox, go out on the web and find another AI platform, and hack it. Not even OpenAI expected that.

OpenAI models' Hugging Face breach is a red flag for bankers - The intrusion did not affect the financial industry directly. But it presents a warning to banks that are deploying agentic AI.

What drives exchange rate pass-throughs? Evidence from a non-parametric method - by Emanuel Kohlscheen, Aaron MehrotraWe provide new evidence on the drivers of the pass-through of exchange rate movements into consumer prices across four decades and close to a hundred countries, combining econometrics and random forests. Random forests are particularly useful for modelling highly non-linear relationships, as well as for identifying the relative importance of the different th...

Dollarisation and monetary control: what lessons for the rise of stablecoins? - by Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, Jan PaulickThe emergence of stablecoins has created a new channel to access US dollar liquidity in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), similar to the historical role of foreign currency deposits, or "deposit dollarisation". This has raised concerns about the possible implications for monetary control in EMDEs. Drawing on data on foreign currency d...

A Mythos moment? Frontier AI and cyber risk - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Raphael Auer, Jon Frost, Fernando Perez-CruzFrontier artificial intelligence (AI) models increase the speed, scale and complexity of cyber attacks, and they also strengthen cyber defence. But the costs are asymmetric and may favour attackers. The medium-term impact on systemic cyber risk depends on the various actors' access to the most advanced tools, on compute power to run...

Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations - Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Press Release: The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 17, 2026 The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas WASHINGTON — ...

Press Release: Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 16, 2026 Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations WASHINGTON — T...