Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI, oil shock lift yields - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as hotter wholesale inflation, a crude-oil surge and a jump in Treasury yields overwhelmed safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran war.

If these key gold price levels fail, expect accelerated near-term selling – TD Securities - (Kitco News) – Gold is outperforming other precious metals despite the headwinds of higher energy prices and rising Fed hike expectations, but Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and major funds could become sellers if gold breaks key support levels, according to commodity analysts at TD Securities.In a Thursday note, TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek wrote that while gold has given up some...

Gold’s record prices are reshaping demand as investors replace jewelry buyers - Metals Focus - (Kitco News) - Investment demand has been a critical pillar of support for gold in recent years and, while the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt remains a key driver in the precious metal’s long-term uptrend, one research firm is warning investors to keep an eye on another pillar that has weakened.

Central bank gold moves are about repatriation, not liquidation – StoneX’s O’Connell - (Kitco News) – While the recent headline may give the impression that central banks are selling off some of their gold reserves, the gold has merely changed location in response to the rising perceived risk of sanctions and seizure, according to Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis for EMEA & Asia at StoneX.

Gold off its lows but largely ignores 2% drop in U.S. existing home sales - (Kitco News) - The gold market is off its lows but remains under pressure as the U.S. housing market continues to stabilize, with existing-home sales falling to their lowest level since February.

Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI lifts Fed-hike risk - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, after hotter U.S. wholesale inflation, steady jobless claims and a 25-basis-point ECB rate hike reinforced the global higher-for-longer rate trade. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,362.30 an ounce, down 0.87%, while spot silver was trading at $64.920, down 3.34% on the sess...

Gold falls to session lows as weekly jobless claims holds steady at 206k - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing renewed selling pressure, with prices trading at session lows after data showed a relatively stable labor market, as the number of American workers applying for first-time unemployment benefits held steady for another week.

Spot gold price slides to $4,340/oz after August PPI rises 0.4%, core PPI rises 0.2% - (Kitco News) - The gold market is selling off after the latest data showed U.S. producers saw rising price pressures on balance last month.The headline Producer Price Index (PPI) posted a 0.4% increase in August, following July’s upwardly revised 0.1% reading, the U.S. Labor Department announced on Thursday. The latest headline data was in line with expectations, as economists looked for a 0.4%...

Gold price down but weathering ECB's 25 basis point rate hike - (Kitco News) - The gold market appears to be largely shrugging off the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates, as selling pressure remains limited against the euro.

Ron Paul says the people should own the gold, not the government - (Kitco News) - The Treasury tripled its bond buybacks and yields rose anyway. The man who wrote End the Fed says he still wouldn't trust the accounting at Fort Knox

We Are In World War Xi - We Are In World War Xi Authored by Karen Siegemund and Bradley A. Thayer via American Greatness, As the Russo-Ukrainian war continues, Americans may blame Russian leader Vladimir Putin for starting "World War III." It is correct that World War III has started, but its cause is the People's Republic of China (PRC), not Russia. The war did not start with Putin's invasion of Ukrai...

25 Years Later, Air Travel Still Bears The Imprint Of 9/11 - 25 Years Later, Air Travel Still Bears The Imprint Of 9/11 Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times</a>, The terror attacks 25 years ago this week had enduring costs for America's commercial aviation sector. Today's domestic fliers are on balance worse off for it, with higher costs, fewer choices, and more delays. That's because, on Sept. 11, 2001, men who were part of the ...

Diesel Crunch Set To Worsen As Refining Capacity Falls Short, Industry Warns - Diesel Crunch Set To Worsen As Refining Capacity Falls Short, Industry Warns The global diesel market - already trading at record prices - is set to further tighten in the coming months and keep fuel prices high, raising the prices of all goods and threatening the inflation targets of the central banks. Industry officials, who gathered at the APPEC petroleum conference in Singapor...

Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks Soar - Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs as Middle East Shipping Risks Soar By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Oil tanker rates have jumped to record highs as escalating risks to shipping in and out of the Middle East are prompting traders and tanker operators to undertake inefficient and more expensive trade routes. While the crude oil supply is actually there, shipping it through t...

Pakistan's Energy Crisis Set To Ease As Qatari LNG Breaks Through Hormuz - Pakistan's Energy Crisis Set To Ease As Qatari LNG Breaks Through Hormuz Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Pakistan is about to get some energy relief with tankers carrying Qatari LNG set to arrive in the country this month. The first cargo is seen arriving as early as Thursday, Bloomberg reported, citing ship-tracking data. Pakistan has been struggling to keep the light...

Needham Spots Autonomous Trucking Inflection Point Arriving Next Year - Needham Spots Autonomous Trucking Inflection Point Arriving Next Year Swedish freight company Einride's announcement last month that it plans to deploy 500 Tesla Semis on US roads, the largest publicly announced commitment to electric Class 8 trucks, suggests a shift toward fleet electrification. It also brings the next phase of trucking technology into focus: the gradual commerci...

Perfectly Timed AI Panic Resurrects 'Bipartisan AI Safety Bill' - Perfectly Timed AI Panic Resurrects 'Bipartisan AI Safety Bill' A stalled bipartisan artificial intelligence safety bill has suddenly found new life on Capitol Hill - propelled by a combination of dire warnings from inside the industry's leading labs and a brewing grassroots revolt threatening Republicans in key midterm states. According to a new report from Semafor, momentum is...

Why Family-Run Grocers Are Suing New York Over City-Run Stores - Why Family-Run Grocers Are Suing New York Over City-Run Stores Authored by Russ Jones via The Epoch Times, Josefina Aguirre grew up among the piñatas hanging from the ceiling of Little Mexico Meat Market, the store her parents opened in New York City's El Barrio in 1997, three years after her father crossed the border from Mexico at 17. She has a bachelor's degree in business m...

Citi Says LatAm "Poised For Take-Off" As Powerful Tailwinds Align. Here's Why - Citi Says LatAm "Poised For Take-Off" As Powerful Tailwinds Align. Here's Why Our focus on South America's improving investment outlook, underpinned by a generational shift from left-wing governments to more business-friendly governments, gained support Thursday from Citi's report, "LatAm Poised for Take-Off: The Macro Cycle Turns Latin America's Way." Citi chief Latin America eco...

Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026 - Sinopec Sees China Oil Demand Falling 8.9% in 2026 By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com China’s Sinopec, the world’s top refiner by capacity, expects Chinese oil demand to drop by 8.9% in 2026 from a year earlier amid demand destruction from higher oil prices and the acceleration of electric vehicle adoption. Oil demand in the world’s biggest crude oil importer is expected to dro...

Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast - The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter.

Adobe’s latest earnings leave Wall Street wanting more - “In this environment you can’t just meet” expectations, an analyst says

All the ways record-high diesel and rising gas prices are about to make your life more expensive — from commuting to grocery shopping - “Diesel touches everything in the economy,” one analyst says.

Want Apple’s $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo? Here’s what T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon are doing to lower the cost. - Wireless carriers are rolling out their initial iPhone promotions, but analysts say there’s no price war just yet.

SpaceX is inching closer to this lofty $100 billion milestone - SpaceX has set an ambitious revenue target and a newly disclosed computing-power deal could get the company a bit nearer to its goal.

Here are the stocks to favor in the fourth quarter — and those you should avoid - Large caps tend to outperform small caps as year’s end approaches.

Apple is walking a ‘tightrope’ when it comes to the prices of its new iPhones - The company raised prices on its phone but might still have to eat costs itself, analysts say.

The traditional paths to building wealth are becoming less accessible for young Americans. Here’s what happened. - Generation Z and young millennials are navigating major shifts in the economy that have made it harder to build wealth the way Americans did in the past.

Why $500 checks won’t help Americans facing 15% increases in Obamacare premiums next year - Rising healthcare costs have been a major issue for lawmakers and patients in recent years.

Treasury yields surge after Bessent’s beefed-up buyback operation fails to calm market - The Treasury market’s painful rout intensified Thursday, after an underwhelming auction of 30-year U.S. government debt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s first beefed-up buyback operation.

Trump says he has no regrets about starting the Iran war as U.S. dials up economic pressure - Speaking to Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham, Trump said that he would have attacked Iran despite the impact on the midterm elections.

Bessent says 'a large bank' will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a large bank would be sanctioned next week.

Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says - Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems.

Stock futures are little changed as key consumer inflation report looms ahead: Live updates - The three major averages are heading for a losing week as higher oil prices and a surge in Treasury yields weigh on stocks.

Chinese Nvidia rival Enflame soars 206% on stock market debut as AI demand stays hot - Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Friday's CPI inflation report is even more important than usual. Here's what to expect - The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the August consumer price index report at 8:30 a.m.

The likelihood of a Fed interest rate hike next week just got a lot higher - Traders pushed chances for a rate increase to 70% in morning action.

Wholesale prices rose 0.4% in August, as expected - The producer price index was expected to rise 0.4% in August, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.

U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates - Import bans on motorbikes, alcohol and dairy products are due to come into effect on Sept. 29 as the rift between the countries deepens.

Why the Fed's interest rate call could come down to a few hundredths of a percentage point - As markets vacillate between which way they see policymakers leaning, all eyes will turn to economic reports measuring producer and consumer prices.

More gold and silver investment money is diverted from metal to the imaginary - Kalshi Launches 'Perps' for Gold and Silver Following CFTC Approval, Expanding Futures Offerings By Davis GiangiulioCNBC, New YorkThursday, September 10, 2026 Kalshi has won approval to list perpetual futures tied to precious metals gold and silver in the U.S., in the latest development as the company seeks to grow its trading offerings beyond prediction markets.  The listing was originally fil...

Chinese miner takes Belt and Road to Papua New Guinea with $453 million gold deal - By Peter KerAustralian Financial Review, SydneyThursday, September 10, 2026 A Chinese state-backed resources group has cited Beijing's flagship Belt and Road infrastructure and influence initiative as the reason it is spending more than $1 billion acquiring mines and port projects across three islands in Papua New Guinea, largely from Australian companies. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ...

Jim Rickards: China prepares for currency wars - By James RickardsThe Daily Reckoning, BaltimoreThursday, September 10, 2026 That China has a large quantity of gold in its official reserve position is not news. China's gold reserves have been rising substantially since 2009. At that time, Chinas official gold reserves were 1,054 metric tonnes (mt). Today those reserves stand at approximately 2,366 mt, an increase of about 124%. But that does ...

Brien Lundin: Gold and bonds are warning us - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesMetairie, LouisianaWednesday, September 9, 2026 It might seem like everyone believes Kevin Warsh when he says he won't hesitate to raise rates. Well, everyone except one subset of investors: Those who keep buying gold. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Power Metallic Defines High-Grade Maiden Resource at Lion Zone Aver...

Steer reviews desperate interventions; Maguire cites battle of 'whales' - 10:37a ET Thursday, September 10, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, interviewed this week by the CapitalCosm channel at YouTube, discusses the desperate government interventions to support government currencies and bonds and suppress the prices of the monetary metals and commodities. The interview is 45 minutes long an...

Bond Market Has a Cow, Treasury Yields Spike across the Board, 10-Year Yield near 5%, 30-Year Yield at 5.37% - Lots of Bad Stuff all at once, topped off by Trump’s $1.35 Trillion Free-Money Promise, $5,000 for every adult American, at the worst possible time.

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Sag Further, Supply Spikes to Decade High. Condo Sales Drop to Data-Low, Supply Spikes to 14-Year High - The average weekly mortgage rate, at 6.76%, is not high historically. Inflation is high. And home prices are high.

PPI Shows Surging Inflation Across Prices that Companies Pay Each Other. The Fed Should Stop Dilly-Dallying Around - This kind of inflation is nothing to be trifled with: In services +4.5%; in goods without energy +5.0%; in energy +24%; overall +5.4%; year-over-year.

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky - The U.S. Mint began selling $1 Trump coins Wednesday. Why it matters: The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi, credit union provisions, but road ahead for bill remains murky - The Clarity Act needs 60 votes when the Senate returns from its recess next week. Republicans circulated a fresh draft on Thursday ahead of the vote.

Why a new SEC plan could ease a legal headache for tokenized securities - The SEC's new proposal to overhaul transfer-agent rules could eliminate duplicate offchain shareholder records, reducing reconciliation costs and legal uncertainty for tokenized securities.

OKX brings OpenAI and Anthropic bets to Europe as pre-IPO trading grows - The exchange is offering up to 10x leverage on private-company valuations alongside 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs.

Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of authorization gaps - ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambling laws.

Polymarket names former Amazon finance chief Warren Jenson as its first CFO - Jenson becomes the prediction market’s first CFO as Polymarket builds its regulated U.S. exchange and global platform.

Monument Bank delays retail tokenized deposits while onboarding custody partner - The London-based challenger bank tapped a Canadian custodian to meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory requirements. It now expects to roll out retail tokenized deposits by November.

Bitcoin Bancorp snaps up thousands of defunct Bitcoin Depot ATMs for $620,000 - Just over a quarter of Bitcoin Depot’s more than 9,200 kiosks have been sold for less than $1 million, court records show.

Crypto for Advisors: Hyperliquid and the future of finance -
MoneyGram unveils stablecoin-backed card as digital dollars move into everyday spending - The remittance giant is rolling out a Visa card that lets customers hold dollars and spend from a stablecoin-backed balance.

Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart, others ask EU to remove or increase cap in tokenization trial - The coalition warned that the current limit is too low, noting some existing European projects already exceed it.

Coinbase-Moov Deal Opens Stablecoins to 1,000+ Banks and Credit Unions - More than 1,000 community banks and credit unions could gain access to stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, and real-time funding through a new partnership connecting Coinbase’s digital asset infrastructure with Moov’s established payments platform. Stablecoin Payments Move Into Community Banking Small financial institutions could offer stablecoin services without developing and operating ...

Mastercard Wallet Pay Enters Massive 4.3 Billion-User Market - Mastercard has launched Wallet Pay to connect digital wallets with its global network across contactless, QR code, online, and cross-border payments. The expansion enters a market serving more than 4.3 billion users worldwide. Mastercard Connects Local Wallets to Global Payments Digital wallet users could gain broader payment access without abandoning the local services they already […]

Elon Musk Says AI and Robots Could Double the Global Economy - Elon Musk predicts artificial intelligence and humanoid robots could more than double global economic output within a decade. His forecast rests on rapid automation, mass robot production, and enough electricity to support the expansion. Musk Sees Machines Transforming Global Economic Output A surge in machine-driven production could transform employment, wages, prices, and investment across ne...

Bessent Urges Senate to Advance Clarity Act Ahead of Tuesday Vote - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged senators to advance the CLARITY Act before Tuesday’s scheduled procedural vote. The measure would establish federal digital asset rules, but unresolved political divisions leave its path through the Senate uncertain. Treasury Push Raises Pressure Before Senate Vote Federal digital asset legislation faces a decisive procedural test Tuesday after Treasury Se...

Bitcoin Eyes $100K as Analyst Sees Potentially Explosive Q4 - Bitcoin’s outlook has strengthened amid positive September ETF flows and signs of greater risk appetite across altcoins. Following new PPI data, a 21Shares strategist said conditions could propel BTC toward $100,000 during a “potentially explosive Q4.” Inflation Data Put Bitcoin’s Support Level to the Test Bitcoin investors face another inflation test after wholesale prices climbed […]

The Contempt Judgment From Missouri - The Secretary of State was subject to dueling injunctions from state and federal court. It was a lose-lose.

Marijuana Contracts Are Not Enforceable in Federal Court - Just because marijuana is legal under state law does not mean marijuana is legal -- a useful reminder.

Why Postliberalism Failed--And Is Likely to Fail Again - Contemporary postliberalism may be a fitting ideology for the age—but that hardly makes its agenda a good one, let alone an American one.  

Geof Stone and I on "The State of Free Speech in 2026" (from the National Constitution Center) - I much enjoyed participating in this, and I expect many of our readers will much enjoy listening to it. The post Geof Stone and I on "The State of Free Speech in 2026" (from the National Constitution Center) appeared first on Reason Magazine.

First Circuit Refuses to Stay District Court Injunction Against Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In Voting - The Court rightly ruled the executive branch has no authority to restrict mail-in voting.

Americans Have Learned Virtually No Lessons From 9/11 - We still believe in the false promise of trading freedom for safety.

The GOP Midterm Convention Is the Campiest Apocalypse I've Ever Seen - Inside the first event of its kind, where the end of the world is coming, but the sequins are fabulous.

Trump's Bribe, AI Doom Psyop, and the Rapture - Trump's $5,000 bribe, stay-at-home moms, car insurance beefs, AI doom, 9/11 memories, Zelda rumors, rom-coms, and the Rapture—Freed Up somehow fits it all into one episode.

A 50% Tariff on Pencil Parts? Welcome to the U.S.-Canada Trade War. - Canada's retaliatory tariffs include the little metal band that holds an eraser onto a pencil.

Trump and Vance's Plan To Bribe Voters With $5,000 Checks Shows MAGA Is Out of Ideas - By quickly endorsing Trump's ridiculous plan to bribe voters in the midterms, J.D. Vance reveals something about the future of Trumpism. There isn't one.

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One - Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO - Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 - signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom - falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies.    Using technology is how we learn and build community in today’s...

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR - Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few--causing an outcry in many communities where people are rightly concerned about the threat to civil rights and civil liberties these tools present.Some authorities are responding to these concerns by tryin...

Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be - The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global majority use it to argue for greater control over data and communications infrastructure and boost their economies. Companies market “sovereign cloud” products designed to reassure their customers...

Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch - CHICAGO—Public input determines one of the lucky finalists for this year’s South Side Pitch. For the 13th year in a row, South Side entrepreneurs will […] The post Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center - PITTSBURGH—Katy Duckstein created Roots Academy to work with other homeschool parents to provide instruction and socialization. Operating in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs, Roots is an innovative […] The post Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center appeared first on Institute for Justice.

South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services - GREENVILLE, S.C.—Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. […] The post South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services 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 ...

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

HSBC CFO Pam Kaur to step down - The first woman to serve as finance chief at Britain’s largest bank will leave before next year’s annual general meeting and will not stand for re-election to the lender’s board.

Chime outgrew bank partner model, CEO says - “There's no question that we haven't been able to move as fast as we would like” with product launches, Chris Britt said Wednesday. Acquiring Stride Bank will give the fintech “complete control of our destiny.”

Mercury gets FDIC nod - Mercury received conditional approval for deposit insurance Tuesday, but “there’s still work between here and opening Mercury Bank’s virtual doors,” its founder said.

Bank FOMO fueling AI spending, Accenture exec says - Most banks have yet to see widespread, sustained value from AI initiatives, because they “have not figured out how to reconfigure the work, fully, around AI yet,” said Accenture’s Mike Abbott.

Circle to buy Tazapay for $400M - Tazapay and Circle first forged a partnership last year, and according to CEO Jeremy Allaire, they “share a deep alignment.” Circle was the lead investor in Tazapay’s Series B funding last year.

Back to buying mode: Two banks acquire insurance agencies - New York's Arrow Financial and Pennsylvania's First Commonwealth Financial were seeing their insurance revenue grow before they announced agency purchases this week. Prior to 2025, banks were shedding their insurance agencies.

OpenAI launches financial tool for Wall Street bankers - The AI company has debuted ChatGPT for Financial Services, an enterprise tool that may threaten the role of junior analysts at investment banks.

The 9/11 attacks marked a sea change in bank regulation - The USA Patriot Act passed on an overwhelming bipartisan basis in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, overhauling banks' involvement in anti-money-laundering efforts.

US Bank partners with Stellar to test stablecoin - The institution tested USBDC in an international payment ahead of a wider rollout and amid its work on the cross-industry Open Standard stablecoin project.

FATF shares signs that online gamblers are laundering money - The global rise of online gambling has created a range of new money-laundering risks for banks and other companies, according to the Financial Action Task Force, an international standard-setting organization.

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.

Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle - Agencies reduce regulatory burden for community banks, increase eligibility for 18-month exam cycle

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Press Release: Agencies Reduce Regulatory Burden for Community Banks, Increase Eligibility for 18-Month Exam Cycle - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Agencies Reduce Regulatory Burden for Community Banks, Increase Eligibility for 18-Month Exam Cycle WASHINGTO...

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FD...