Precious Metals and Market News

Gold rises as softer PCE cools October Fed hike odds - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were modestly lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer U.S. inflation data eased immediate Fed tightening pressure while elevated Treasury yields and a still-firm dollar kept the rebound contained.

Gold price rockets to session highs as US economy rises 2.2% in Q2, PCE inflation rises 0.2% in August - (Kitco News) – Better-than-expected inflation and growth data are helping to drive renewed interest in gold on Wednesday morning.The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced on Wednesday that the final reading of second-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) showed that the economy expanded by 2.2%, up from the preliminary reading of 1.5% and also above the first-quarter growth of 2.1%.Th...

Gold faces new headwinds as ADP reports strong private-sector job growth - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trying to find some stability but faces renewed headwinds as the U.S. private-sector labor market remains fairly resilient, according to the latest employment data from private payrolls processor ADP.

Gold, silver rebound as soft data cools October Fed hike bets - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were also higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as softer U.S. labor-market and consumer-confidence data helped bullion recover from Monday’s selloff, even as long-dated Treasury yields remained near multi-decade highs. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,172.40 an ounce, up 1.42% on the session, while spot ...

Gold price likely headed lower as short-term liquidity needs trump long-term investment case – Saxo Bank’s Hansen - (Kitco News) – Gold’s resilience is being severely tested as a break below $4,230, surging Treasury yields, and a stronger dollar have triggered renewed selling, with ETF demand now the only key counterweight, according to Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.In his latest precious metals analysis, Hansen said that Gold’s early-week price action suggests the yellow metal is ...

Natixis sees gold price falling to $4,100 by year-end, but three scenarios remain in play - (Kitco News) - Gold prices could remain under pressure through the end of the year as rising oil prices, persistent inflation and higher interest rates take their toll on the precious metal, but Natixis believes the outlook could diverge dramatically depending on how the conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz evolves.

Calm stock markets today could help gold price hold support despite surging bond yields – MarketVector’s Yang - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are struggling as persistent inflation pressures drive bond yields higher and force investors to continue to price in a more aggressive Federal Reserve; however, unusually calm equity markets could be providing an important source of support for the precious metal.

Lyn Alden is holding gold, but says the Fed is bailing a boat with a leaking bucket - (Kitco News) - the Fed's tools aren't built for this kind of inflation, nobody in Washington wants to cut spending, and gold needs some time before its next run.

Gold price shoots to session high $4,171/oz after Consumer Confidence drops to 81.9 - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading at session highs after the latest data painted a worsening picture of U.S. consumer sentiment this month.The Consumer Confidence Index fell to 81.9 in September, below economists’ consensus forecast for a 89.2 reading and also below the downwardly revised 88.6 print from August, the Conference Board announced on Tuesday.

Gold prices catching a bid as JOLTS Job openings fall to 7.08 million - (Kitco News) - The gold market appears to be attracting some bullish attention as the U.S. labor market shows further signs of cooling, with the number of available jobs falling to its lowest level since May.

"BigMacGPT": McDonald's Uses AI To Figure Out How Much Your Next Burger Will Cost Depending On Location - "BigMacGPT": McDonald's Uses AI To Figure Out How Much Your Next Burger Will Cost Depending On Location One week after McDonald's held its investor day at its Chicago headquarters, Wall Street has soured on a near-term turnaround effort, with Deutsche Bank analysts saying it has effectively been delayed.  Now, a new report says the quick-service restaurant chain behind the Big Mac...

Sex, Spies, And The FOMC: How Beijing Turned A Senior Fed Economist Into Its "Inside Man" - Sex, Spies, And The FOMC: How Beijing Turned A Senior Fed Economist Into Its "Inside Man" For years, conspiracy theorists have insisted that the Federal Reserve is run for the benefit of a foreign power. It turns out they were - at worst - only half wrong: it's just that the foreign power in question wasn't getting the FOMC minutes through the front door, but via a lovesick Fed eco...

Iran State Media Says Houthis Launched Fresh Attack On Saudi Abqaiq Oil City - Iran State Media Says Houthis Launched Fresh Attack On Saudi Abqaiq Oil City Update(1159ET): While very unconfirmed at this early stage, the Houthis have reportedly attacked the Abqaiq oil city in eastern Saudi Arabia this afternoon (local), reports IRNA citing anonymous news sources. Abqaiq is at the heart of of Saudi crude processing, and it has been struck previously in the cont...

Bank of Korea To Buy 1 Ton Of Gold In First Purchase Since 2013 - Bank of Korea To Buy 1 Ton Of Gold In First Purchase Since 2013 Add South Korea to the list of countries taking tentative steps to hedge their exposure to the US dollar, and fiat in general. The Bank of Korea will buy approximately one ton of domestically produced gold in December, worth 200 billion won, according to the office of Rep. Chung Tae-ho of the Democratic Party of Kor...

Oil Hits Session High After DOE Shows Lowest Midwest Gasoline Stocks On Record - Oil Hits Session High After DOE Shows Lowest Midwest Gasoline Stocks On Record Oil prices rose to session highs after today's DOE inventory data refuted the latest cheerful API prints from Tuesday afternoon. Instead of the API-reported builds in distillates and gasoline, the DOE said that in the last week both products drew, with a modest increase in Cushing inventories, while crud...

Feds Investigate Kinzinger Over Alleged Kalshi Bets On Own Pardon - Feds Investigate Kinzinger Over Alleged Kalshi Bets On Own Pardon Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger is reportedly under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over prediction-market trades tied to an unusually personal event: whether President Joe Biden would pardon him. According to Politico, citing three people familiar with the matter, the CFTC has been...

Migrant Caravan Headed For US Border Has 'Zero Chance' Of Entering, DHS Chief Warns - Migrant Caravan Headed For US Border Has 'Zero Chance' Of Entering, DHS Chief Warns Another migrant caravan from Honduras has "zero chance" of entering the United States, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.  U.S. Army combat engineers place razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border wall to reinforce security in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on July 24, 2025. Jose Luis...

FTC Launches 'Rogue AI' Probe Of OpenAI, Anthropic - And Takes Aim At Their Regulatory Moat - FTC Launches 'Rogue AI' Probe Of OpenAI, Anthropic - And Takes Aim At Their Regulatory Moat The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching a sweeping, aggressive probe into top frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. However, the investigation goes far beyond simply asking questions about autonomous software run amok, and its chairman has made clear he won't let Silicon Valley us...

Hung, Drawn, And Third-Quartered: Roll On Q4 - Hung, Drawn, And Third-Quartered: Roll On Q4 By Michael Every of Rabobank Today ends Q3, which has been a shocker even in a year of major market shocks. Wars dragged on and spread. Russia-Ukraine saw energy sites hit and hybrid attacks against Europe increase. Saudi Arabia, not Iran, is now under missile fire and both oil exporters are partly blockaded. France gave the first si...

Core PCE Prints Cooler Than Expected Due To Change In Methodology, As Savings Rate Plunges To 3 Year Low - Core PCE Prints Cooler Than Expected Due To Change In Methodology, As Savings Rate Plunges To 3 Year Low Ahead of today's closely watched core PCE report - the Fed's (reportedly) favorite inflation indicator (although that will probably shift to Truflation after Kevin Warsh's task force is done with analyzing the data), which was seen by many as deciding whether the Fed will hike i...

Wall Street may be sleeping on this networking stock tied to Google and OpenAI - A critical bottleneck in data centers is creating a massive runway for networking stocks like Celestica, according to Bernstein.

Dolly Parton planned for her estate. The fight with her nephew shows why that matters. - It’s important to have guardrails around your legacy.

Saving your retirement could come down to this simple writing exercise - A “retirement policy statement” lays out instructions that you can stick to.

I’m 71 and still working. I earn $108,000 a year. Am I doing the right thing? - “I have $152,000 in my IRA and Roth accounts.”

A tough job market is pushing more young Americans to make a big bet: on themselves - There has been a rise in entrepreneurship among young Americans as the entry-level labor market has become tougher to join.

The 15 worst-performing S&P 500 stocks during a dismal September - The S&P 500 has gained slightly in September, but three-quarters of its components have declined.

‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that? - “As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”

Citi tells investors it’s time to sell Moderna after 600%-plus stock gains - Revenue and profit forecasts fail to justify the hype baked into Moderna’s share price, according to Citi’s analysts.

Adding Lilly’s new drug to Zepbound helped people lose up to 23% of their weight. But there were more side effects. - The company is working on an experimental amylin drug to see if it can help people lose weight and manage their diabetes — much like a GLP-1.

This is the big risk that stock investors should be watching as rising bond yields menace markets - While investors worry a spike in global bond yields will drag U.S. equities into correction territory, strategists at BofA Global Research say the real threat lies elsewhere.

Fed’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected - The personal consumption expenditures price index was projected to show an annual gain of 3.7% on headline and 3.3% for core, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks - The probe adds to the mounting scrutiny that OpenAI and Anthropic have been facing over their safety practices following the Hugging Face hack.

Inside Man: How Chinese spies used lies, love and betrayal to target the Federal Reserve - A CNBC investigation shows how former Fed advisor John Rogers became entangled with a man U.S. officials identify as a Chinese intelligence operative.

DOJ accuses Minnesota federal judges of misconduct for NY Times immigration interviews - The Department of Justice seeks the recusal of the judges who spoke to The New York Times from any cases involving the Department of Homeland Security.

Eli Lilly says closely watched combo obesity regimen boosts weight loss in mid-stage trial - Lilly said it plans to start Phase 3 trials on the combo regimen adding its amylin drug eloralintide to tirzepatide at the end of the year. 

China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August - Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors facing sluggish demand and fierce competition.

China saw 'surprise' jump in U.S. orders ahead of Trump-Xi summit, private survey shows - A private survey shows a rebound in China's exports to the U.S. as companies position for continued stability between the world's two largest economies.

Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed - Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It's not that easy.

Global debt tops $365 trillion as economists sound alarm over 'vicious cycle' - More is being paid out by advanced economies in debt interest than the whole world spends on AI, defense or clean technology.

Switzerland is keeping rates at 0% — for now - The Swiss National Bank held rates at 0% as low inflation and a strong franc enable it to diverge from other central banks, though markets expect hikes ahead.

Burkina Faso opens its first gold refinery in push for economic sovereignty - By Monika PronczukAssociation PressTuesday, September 29, 2026 DAKAR, Senegal -- Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as its military-led government seeks greater economic sovereignty after severing ties with traditional Western partners. "From now on, gold from Burkina Faso must not only be extracted in Burkina Faso, it must be processed, controlled, valued, and certified in Burkina...

Senate investigation finds rampant use of Tether's stablecoin by Iranian regime - By Dylan TokarThe Wall Street Journalvia MSN News, Redmond, WashingtonMonday, September 28, 2026 Iran has relied on digital dollars issued by one of the world's most profitable cryptocurrency companies to bypass a U.S. sanctions dragnet, said a report that Senate Democrats released today. The report, by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, says Tether's stablecoin has become a primary ...

Trump brought Venezuelan gold to the U.S. but refiners won't touch it - By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Tyler Pager, and Rebecca R. RuizThe New York TimesMonday, September 28, 2026 In early March, as President Trump basked in the success of a military intervention in Venezuela, he joined Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the West Wing for a private celebration. A businessman also attended, and brought along a pile of gold. The president looked approvingly at the 10 Venezuela...

Will this review of GATA's work persuade you to help? - 7:40p ET Sunday, September 29, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): Last week Mark Maharrey and GATA's other friends at Money Metals Exchange generously gave your secretary/treasurer a half hour on their weekly podcast to review GATA's work over the last 26 years and to remark on recent developments in the monetary metals. The MME people did a wonderful job with the presentation, sum...

Gold-rich Nicaragua gives Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land - By Christine Murray, Camilla Hodgson, Janina Conboye, and Aditi BhandariFinancial Times, LondonSunday, September 27, 2026 Nicaragua has handed mining concessions covering more than a tenth of its land to Chinese companies in the past three years, expanding Beijing's foothold in the gold-rich country as it tussles with Washington for influence. The Central American autocracy has awarded 80 conce...

Not Even the Massive Changes of Methodology Can Get PCE Inflation Back into the Bottle - Those changes in methodology knocked the PCE price index down, but even the new-and-improved version remained far above the Fed’s target.

Turnover in the Labor Market Calms Down, after Chaotic Churn - Workers quit quitting and settled in, after the epic rematching of workers and employers.

Anthropic Lost $42 Billion on $4.6 Billion in Revenues in 2025: Leaked IPO Prospectus - It plans to spend $518 billion in the coming years on cloud, computing, and infrastructure obligations and now needs a lot of AI magic money.

Is Trump’s $1 coin now on sale a legal tender? What the law says - The US Mint has begun selling the 2026 Donald Trump $1 coin, a legal-tender issue marking America’s 250th anniversary. Rolls of 25 cost $61, while 100-coin bags cost $154.50. The coin has a $1 face va ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money' - The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.

U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims - As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.

Crypto Long & Short: What will the AI agents run on? -
Clock's ticking: UK's crypto regulatory application window opens with February deadline - The five-month application window precedes the new regulatory framework’s planned introduction in October 2027, after years of legislative development.

Cardano tapped by Brazil’s state oil giant to track cleaner jet fuel and diesel - Petrobras is testing the blockchain in two research projects aimed at preventing emissions benefits from being counted twice and tracing fuel data across production and use.

A stronger dollar is a weaker threat to bitcoin than traders think - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 30, 2026

Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace - Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.

The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules. Wall Street must not repeat the ‘paperwork crisis’ - If ownership data is split across a token wrapper, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), a broker’s internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database, we are setting the stage for a Paperwork Crisis for the blockchain age, argues Fairmint’s Joris Delanoue.

OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge independent AI safety audits under voluntary White House deal - Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place.

Metaplanet directors push back against shareholder fury over a controversial executive payout plan - Independent directors cite management’s financial risk and restructuring role, but leave questions about Gerovich’s exercised shares and MMXX Ventures unanswered.

Brazilian State Energy Giant Petrobras Taps Cardano for Tracing Fuel - Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras is testing Cardano’s blockchain to track the environmental benefits of renewable fuels, expanding an experiment aimed at making emissions claims easier to verify. Putting Energy Evidence on Cardano The state-controlled oil company is working with the Cardano Foundation and researchers at PUC-Rio on two applications built on the Cardano blockchain, […]

‘Fake News’: El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows - El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office has dismissed reports that the country is pivoting to stablecoins, calling it “fake news,” and confirmed it has no plans to launch or run any crypto or stablecoin wallets. Government Denies Stablecoin Pivot El Salvador has dismissed a Bloomberg report that the country is turning to stablecoins nearly five years […]

FCA Opens UK Crypto Gates More Than a Year Before Rules Hit - Britain’s crypto rulebook now has an entrance exam. Starting Sept. 30, crypto firms can apply for full Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorization, but the regime itself doesn’t begin until Oct. 25, 2027. Firms wanting to stay should apply by Feb. 28, 2027, and existing applicants can keep serving customers, even taking new business, while the […]

Blackrock Leads $66M Bitcoin ETF Inflow as 9-Day Winning Streak Holds - U.S. bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to nine sessions on Tuesday, adding $66.19 million even as the pace of buying cooled sharply from last week. Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green as Trading Volume Falls to $1.6B The latest exchange-traded fund (ETF) data points to a market that is still attracting capital, though investors are becoming […]

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $85K as Bulls Muscle Back Into the Fight - Bitcoin’s price was trading near $84,890 to $85,469 early Wednesday, up 0.4% over 24 hours, as the market continued working through the pullback from September’s $87,374 peak. The larger uptrend remains intact, but the short-term tape has settled into a contest between support around 82,555-83,000 and resistance beginning at $85,500 and higher. BTC’s price surged […]

NFL Player's Penis Size Is a 'Matter of Legitimate Public Concern,' Says Court - That means his ex-wife can talk about it on a podcast if she wants to. But you probably shouldn’t follow suit.

On FOI Requests and Other Benefits of Working at a Public University - For twenty-five years I never had to think about freedom-of-information requests, but in the last year I have been the subject of two such requests.

Axel Kaiser Explains the Javier Milei Effect - Axel Kaiser discusses Latin America’s political realignment, the battle over culture, and why libertarians need to talk about virtue.

Jewish Community Center's Lawsuit Against "Goyim Defense League" Can Go Forward - From Gordon Jewish Community Center v. Goyim Defense League, decided Wednesday by Judge Aleta Trauger (M.D. Tenn.): The following factual… The post Jewish Community Center's Lawsuit Against "Goyim Defense League" Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Homeland Security Admits To Watchlisting Americans Based on 'Potential Inaccuracies' - The feds’ response to a lawsuit over their voter fraud investigation program is an admission that their approach didn’t work. But some questions are still unanswered.

Anti-White Speech Stemming from Seattle "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Training May Have Been Legally Actionable Workplace Harassment - From Diemert v. City of Seattle, decided by Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judges William A. Fletcher and Lucy… The post Anti-White Speech Stemming from Seattle "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Training May Have Been Legally Actionable Workplace Harassment appeared first on Reason Magazine.

AI-Powered Concierge Government - Plus: FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv forced to emergency-land, ICE hiring surge, and more...

No Sealing of Property Information in Motion Challenging Diversity Jurisdiction - From Magistrate Judge Reid Neureiter last Wednesday in Kazazian v. Wilson Elser LLP (D. Colo.) (plaintiff appears to be the… The post No Sealing of Property Information in Motion Challenging Diversity Jurisdiction appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857 - 9/30/1857: Justice Benjamin Robbins Curtis resigns from the Supreme Court after Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 30, 1857 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Filing Taxes Will Cost Americans $544 Billion This Year - The complexity and burden of the tax code add insult to injury.

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning - Every generation faces a temptation to exchange freedom for security. Every generation is told that normal rules cannot apply because a crisis is too serious, an enemy too dangerous and a moment too urgent. The post When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

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

While the Country Rejects ALPR Mass Surveillance, SF Settles for Weak Safeguards - San Francisco's decision to retain its use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) surveillance cameras belies what we know about this spying technology tool: it endangers residents and threatens the privacy and civil liberties of our community. Based on what's in the city's press release and announcement, this policy will do nothing to stop actual harms. We know innocent drivers will be stopp...

Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries - People are increasingly concerned about the ways in which mass surveillance is tracking our every move: from Flock license plate readers to face recognition to creepy ads that – based on what we see and do online – seem to know everything we’re thinking and planning. It didn’t have to be this way, and since the early days of the internet, a dedicated band of activists, lawyers and technologists...

EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy - The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began regularly deploying drones two years ago and has since expanded their use in a way that has outpaced its documented policy and evaded existing local and state oversight of these devices.  The department has a new proposed policy, which continues to be grossly inadequate in protecting privacy and civil liberties. At best, the draft policy continue...

Pottstown Residents File Second Lawsuit After Borough Tries to Circumvent Court Ruling with New Rental Inspection Law - POTTSTOWN, Pa.—Yesterday, Pottstown tenants Dottie and Eddy Rivera, their landlord, Steve Camburn, and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed a second lawsuit against […] The post Pottstown Residents File Second Lawsuit After Borough Tries to Circumvent Court Ruling with New Rental Inspection Law appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Federal Jury Strikes Down Texas Sheriff’s Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Program - SAN ANTONIO—Today, a jury in federal court found Bexar County liable for running an unconstitutional traffic stop scheme that turned mass surveillance of American drivers […] The post Federal Jury Strikes Down Texas Sheriff’s Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Program appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Danville Confirms Award-Winning Garden Complies with Local Code After IJ Letter - The city of Danville, Illinois will not be pursuing enforcement action against gardeners Jeremy Boggess and Kristi Church after the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent […] The post Victory! Danville Confirms Award-Winning Garden Complies with Local Code After IJ Letter 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 Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

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

Gun Owners of America Endorses Victoria Spartz - Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse and stand by our friend, Victoria Spartz. Victoria embodies the values that make our state strong. She has a proven track record of defending and standing up for our Second Amendment rights alongside GOA. Victoria Spartz has been a leader on gun rights in Washington. For her, the Second Amendment is more … Read more

JPMorgan Chase names next HR chief - Mark O’Donovan, JPMorgan’s CEO of international consumer banking, will succeed human-resources head Robin Leopold, who is retiring, in January, the bank said.

How BofA’s tech summit influences strategy - An annual event uniting bank leaders and tech upstarts helps the lender assess how potential partners are innovating, BofA’s chief technology and information officer said.

Florida credit union to buy 2nd bank in a month - Gulf Winds Credit Union agreed to buy Madison County Community Bank in August. Now it’s following up with a deal for Alabama’s Peoples Exchange Bank before a scheduled rebrand next year.

Fed’s ‘collective lack of action’ let info security risks fester: OIG - Governance of the central bank's information security program and enforcement of controls lack clarity, resulting in a 2024 incident involving a retiring employee “remaining unresolved for over a year,” an OIG report said.

SMBC Americas COO is out - Greg Keeley is no longer with the company he joined last year, according to an email sent to staff Monday.

Fed & FDIC cite 'significant uncertainty' in Amex living will - The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said they have doubts about the feasibility of American Express' resolution plan, yet issued no formal deficiencies with theirs or any of the other 14 other large banks' resolution plans reviewed.

Home prices lag inflation; eastern metros build equity - Home value fell in real terms, as inflation ran 1.5 percentage points above price growth, down slightly from 3.5% in June, according to the Case-Shiller index.

Fed finalizes stress test reforms, takes comment on scenarios - The Federal Reserve voted 6-1 to finalize its proposed stress test reforms, including seeking input on stress test scenarios and models annually and averaging results over two years.

A penny saved is now just a penny sitting in a cup somewhere - After Congress passed a bill speeding up its demise, the penny will be more curiosity than currency.

August PCE inflation comes in lower, but with a twist - The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation came in lower for August than it had in earlier months, but a recent methodology change raises questions about the strength of the signal.

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 finalizes changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements - Federal Reserve Board finalizes changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements

Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for 15 banking organizations - Agencies publish resolution plan feedback letters for 15 banking organizations

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.

Press Release: Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for 15 Banking Organizations - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for 15 Banking Organizations WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit...

Press Release: Sunwest Bank Assumes All Deposits and Certain Assets of Nano Banc, Irvine, California - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 Sunwest Bank Assumes All Deposits and Certain Assets of Nano Banc, Irvine, California WASHINGTON—Nano Banc of...