Precious Metals and Market News

Gold breaks below $4,600 as dollar, yields overpower haven demand - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Friday, as a firmer U.S. dollar, higher Treasury yields and oil-led inflation concerns offset safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz.

Gold could see further headwinds as New York Empire State Survey rises to 19.6 - (Kitco News) - Inflation fears continue to spook gold investors, and solid manufacturing activity from the New York Federal Reserve could put further pressure on gold.

Silver drops 4.6% as yields rise, gold holds above $4,650 - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are sharply lower after the close Thursday, as firmer Treasury yields and a stronger dollar offset safe-haven demand tied to renewed Strait of Hormuz tension.

Gold and silver await fresh catalyst despite supportive fundamentals - Sucden Financials - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver continue to draw support from solid longer‑term fundamentals through the second quarter, but one investment firm said the market is still waiting for a clear macroeconomic trigger before either metal can break decisively higher.

‘Insurance policy was being cashed in’ during Iran war gold liquidations, but demand remains strong – HSBC’s Steel - (Kitco News) – While the Iran conflict has rocked the commodity sector, with oil prices spiking as gold prices have slid lower, demand for the yellow metal has remained strong and it has performed exactly as it should under the circumstances, according to James Steel, Chief Precious Metals Analyst at HSBC.

Silver price outlooks chopped as supply deficit forecasted to narrow dramatically in 2026 - UBS - (Kitco News) – Weaker investment demand, softer industrial consumption, and higher mine supply will lower the supply deficit dramatically, which diminishes silver’s potential upside across multiple time horizons, according to the latest silver forecast from strategists at UBS.

Gold price holding the line at $4,700 as U.S. retail sales rise 0.5% in April - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to consolidate around the new psychological level of $4,700 an ounce, as U.S. consumer spending slows in line with expectations.

Gold firms near $4,700, silver slips as Hormuz talks steady oil - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are softer in early U.S. trading Thursday, as traders weigh sticky inflation signals, Treasury yields near the 4.4% area and a still-fragile U.S.-Iran/Hormuz backdrop.

Spot gold approaching session high after U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 211k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices were climbing toward highs on Thursday morning following the release of worse-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were above economists’ forecasts.

Gold weakens, silver tests $90 after April producer-price shock - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were firmer in late U.S. trading Wednesday, as a hot U.S. producer-price print, a firmer dollar and Treasury yields near the 4.5% area offset safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

US Industrial Production Surged In April - US Industrial Production Surged In April Despite record low consumer sentiment (if you believe UMich), this morning saw the Empire Fed survey show New York state factory activity expanded in May at the fastest pace in four years, and firms grew more optimistic about the outlook. That was followed by a much hotter than expected Industrial Production print (up 0.7% MoM vs +0.3% Mo...

My President Went To Beijing And All I Got Was This Crummy T-Shirt - My President Went To Beijing And All I Got Was This Crummy T-Shirt Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Stocks rallied after Jensen hopped on AF1 in Alaska. They rallied several times yesterday on Iran/China headlines, on Boeing selling planes headlines, and other soundbites from the much heralded Xi and Trump Summit. As discussed in Wednesday’s report China and Trade,...

Samsung Strike Threat Sparks Selling Contagion In Memory Stocks - Samsung Strike Threat Sparks Selling Contagion In Memory Stocks President Trump's China trip has concluded, with the multi-day summit producing comments from both sides that pointed to warming bilateral relations. As Trump returns aboard Air Force One on Friday morning, traders are shifting focus to overnight turmoil in South Korea, where labor action risks rattled Samsung shares ...

Trump Talk, Taiwan, & 'Thucydides Trap' Threat Triggers Market Mayhem Overnight - Trump Talk, Taiwan, & 'Thucydides Trap' Threat Triggers Market Mayhem Overnight Traders are waking this morning in the US to some relative market mayhem and questioning what came first - the oil spike or the geopolitical angst - to trigger these moves as it appears the market finally remembered there's more going on in the world than trading 'short compute' demand to the moon... ...

Futures Tumble As Reality Returns And Yields, Oil And Dollar Soar - Futures Tumble As Reality Returns And Yields, Oil And Dollar Soar Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off drive...

CIA Head Ratcliffe Spotted In Cuba As Trump Refocuses Crosshairs On Havana Communists - CIA Head Ratcliffe Spotted In Cuba As Trump Refocuses Crosshairs On Havana Communists We noted on Thursday that, once President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded, the Trump team's next focus would likely shift back toward Cuba. That pivot now appears underway. Aboard Air Force One early Friday, while returning stateside, Trump told reporters that "Cuba need...

Gemini Space Station Soars On $100 Million Winklevoss Investment - Gemini Space Station Soars On $100 Million Winklevoss Investment Heavily shorted Gemini Space Station soared in premarket trading after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss injected $100 million into the money-losing crypto exchange, buying Class A shares at $14 apiece in a bitcoin-funded transaction. GEMI shares are up 20% in premarket trading after closing at $5.26 on Thursday, though ...

41 People In US Under Monitoring For Hantavirus: CDC - 41 People In US Under Monitoring For Hantavirus: CDC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Forty-one people are under monitoring in the United States for hantavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 14. Most of those being monitored were at one time on board the MV Hondius, a cruise ship that experienced an outbreak of the disease after it s...

Europe's Green Deal Is Unraveling - Europe's Green Deal Is Unraveling Authored by Mohamed Moutii via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Over the past decade, Europe has played a leading role in shaping global climate policy, highlighted by the launch of the European Green Deal in 2019—Ursula von der Leyen described it as a “man on the moon moment.” The initiative aims to make Europe the world’s firs...

"LoL420F*ckThePOLICE!": Millennial Uses Claude To Crack Crypto Wallet After Decade-Long Lockout - "LoL420F*ckThePOLICE!": Millennial Uses Claude To Crack Crypto Wallet After Decade-Long Lockout A millennial used Anthropic's Claude to crack the password to his Bitcoin wallet after locking himself out for more than 11 years. Back in 2014, the X user "cprkrn," who did not identify himself, explained that he had a crypto wallet on an old computer, got stoned one night, changed the...

Trump discloses big buys of shares in Boeing and Nvidia as the companies look set to gain from his China trip - President Donald Trump has filed a disclosure showing massive buying and selling of U.S. stocks, index funds and other securities, including purchasing at least $1 million in shares of Boeing and Nvidia as those companies expect to score new business during his trip to China.

The stock market surge has delivered a rare signal. Here’s what history suggests happens next, says Goldman Sachs. - Momentum and risk appetite are ascendant, but that may be a problem, say Goldman Sachs strategists.

My wife and I retired with 22 times our income. Why don’t more people do what we did? - “The vast majority of people I’ve known are intimidated by money’s power, imbue it with almost magical qualities.”

‘Several days have passed’: The restaurant failed to process my 20% tip. Is it cheating the staff? - “When I use a credit card, tips are usually added immediately.”

Here’s why materials should be an important part of investor portfolios, according to Bank of America - The impact of AI capex, the geopolitical race for resources, rising defense spend and a housing shortage in America all argue in favor of exposure of materials in conjunction with tech for a “barbell” approach to risk

‘I experienced many years of poverty’: I worked until 70. Why do wealthy retirees look down on those with less savings? - “I worked until 70 to delay taking Social Security.”

We’re in our 40s. Our mortgage is nearly paid off — how should we invest our extra $1,500 a month? - “We already deposit $1,000 each month into the American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio Class A fund.”

Can’t afford to buy a new fridge or dishwasher over Memorial Day? A better holiday sale is coming up. - Many Americans are uncomfortable buying big-ticket appliances while gas prices are so high

The U.S. dollar has barely budged this year — but that could be about to change - Currency traders are not convinced that high interest rates are here to stay.

Container shipping routes are shifting due to the Iran war — prices of goods could go higher. - Ships are increasingly sailing through India and Sri Lanka, and through the Panama Canal.

Trump told Xi ‘I don't talk about’ whether U.S. would defend Taiwan from China - President Donald Trump spoke about Taiwan after a two-day visit to China, where he said he discussed Iran, and trade deals with Chinese President Xi Jingping.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall, strained by tech pullback and yields spike: Live updates - Wall Street is coming off yet another positive session, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing at record highs.

Starbucks to lay off 300 U.S. employees, shutter some regional support offices - Starbucks said the moves will help the coffee chain return to profitable growth.

30-year Treasury yield tops 5.1%, highest in nearly a year - Treasurys spiked on Friday as inflation signals continue to muddy interest rate expectations under the new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh.

Wall Street’s worry du jour? The big move higher in yields - The bull market in stocks now has something new to worry about now: sky-high yields around the world.

Bond market believes Fed behind the curve on inflation as Warsh takes over - Bond traders are hoping that the central bank's easing bias is replaced with a skewed view toward tightening.

Bessent sees 'substantial disinflation' ahead as Warsh takes over the Fed - Bessent said the energy-fed inflation surge recently is likely to reverse as the U.S. is "going to keep pumping."

Americans still feel pessimistic about the economy. When will it get better? - U.S. consumer sentiment has been on a downward trend since the Covid pandemic. Inflation, wars and Trump's tariffs are to blame, economists say.

Wholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on annual basis, biggest increase since 2022 - The producer price index was expected to increase 0.5% in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Markets raise chances for a Fed rate hike following hot inflation report - Market pricing took virtually any chance of a cut off the table between now and the end of 2027.

Billionaire Sprott put 98% of his $3 billion fortune into gold and silver and says gold is headed to $10,000 - By Godwin OluponmileForbes, New Yorkvia AP MoneyWise, New York Gold has had one of the greatest two-year runs in its history and the man who saw it coming says it's just getting started. Eric Sprott, 81, was at his vacation rental in San Jose, Costa Rica, in late January when Forbes checked in with him. This was right around the same time that silver had hit its all-time high of $100 an ounce, ...

Equinox Gold bids C$7 billion for Orla Mining to create Canada's second-largest gold producer - By Andrew WillisThe Globe and Mail, TorontoWednesday, May 13, 2026 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resour... Equinox Gold Corp. is bidding to join the ranks of North America's largest gold producers with an all-stock, C$7 billion offer for Orla Mining Ltd. pitched with zero takeover premium. Equinox is offering to buy Orla gold properties in Ontario, Nevada, Me...

Ross Norman: India panics and burns the golden lifeboat - By Ross NormanMetals Daily, LondonWednesday, May 13, 2026 The word I'm looking for is "contronym" -- a term that can mean its own opposite -- and it may be an apt description of gold right now. News that India has raised import duties on gold and silver from 6% to 15% is bullish and bearish at the same time. We are now seeing second-order consequences of the Iran war manifest. India is particul...

Alaska makes gold and silver currencies legal tender - By Mari KanagyAnchorage Daily NewsWednesday, May 13, 2026 JUNEAU -- The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Tuesday to establish gold and silver currencies as legal tender and exempt them from sales taxes. The bill passed the House unanimously last week, and passed the Senate 19-1 on Tuesday. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... USA Gold: Coins and Bullion Since 1973 USAGold, we...

India raises gold and silver tariffs to 15% to curb imports and support rupee - By Rajendra Jadhav, Aditya Kalra, and Mayank BhardwajReutersTuesday, May 12, 2026 NEW DELHI -- India has raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6%, government orders ​said, as part of efforts to curb overseas purchases of the ‌metals and ease pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserves. The higher duties could dampen demand in the world's second-largest consumer of preciou...

Here Come the HELOCs: Mortgages, Housing-Debt-to-Income-Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, and Foreclosures in Q1 2026 - Mortgage balances barely ticked up, but HELOCs soared.

Producer Price Inflation Explodes as the Services PPI Blows Out on Top of the Energy Price Spike - This is a massive amount of inflation that companies are passing on to each other through much of the economy.

Household Debts, Debt-to-Income Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, Foreclosures, Collections & Bankruptcies in Q1 2026 - Americans and their Debts: Student loans that suddenly have to be repaid again fueled overall delinquency rates.

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 ...

Digital Cash As Legal Tender? - Will Bloomingdale’s be forced to accept Bitcoin? Remember that the main difference between electronic cash and the electronic money that we have now is that electronic cash can flow from person to ...

Arkansas Passes Legal Tender Act, Removes Taxes on Gold and Silver - Arkansas Governor Signs Senate Bill 1718, Reaffirming Gold and Silver as Legal Tender and Removing All Tax Liability from the Monetary Metals LITTLE ROCK, AR / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Sound ...

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 ...

Next week El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency - The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving $30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as Chivo, or “cool” in ...

CoinDesk 20 performance update: BNB is only gainer as index drops 2% - BNB (BNB) rose 0.4% while Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.3% from Thursday.

XRP gives back gains after Senate crypto bill sparks 5% rally - XRP stayed pinned below resistance even as derivatives activity surged ahead of a key Senate vote that could formally reinforce the token’s commodity status.

Strategy to repurchase $1.5 billion of 2029 convertible bonds using cash or bitcoin sales - Led by Michael Saylor, the company aims to retire half of its outstanding 0% 2029 converts as it restructures liabilities tied to its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Winklevoss’ Gemini jumps 25% on $100 million bitcoin infusion despite deepening losses - Gemini's revenue improved 42% year-over-year to $50.3 million, helping narrow its net loss by 27% from $149.3 million a year earlier.

OKX, Korea Investment and Securities said to be in talks for 40% of Coinone - OKX's planned move into the South Korean market would echo that of Binance, which completed its acquisition of Seoul-based Gopax last year.

Crypto’s regulatory tailwind runs into a potential rates reset - Your day-ahead look for May 15, 2026

Wall Street is starting to notice one of crypto’s smartest AI bets - A growing spotlight on Nof1’s Alpha Arena suggests SUI Group and Karatage may have gotten early to one of the most important experiments in finance: teaching AI how to trade in real markets.

Hyperliquid leads 24-hour gains as altcoins pace bitcoin - HYPE’s surge is being fueled by Bitwise’s new spot Hyperliquid ETF and Coinbase’s expanded role as Hyperliquid’s official USDC treasury deployer.

Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu - The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.

Thorchain halts trading after $10 million cross-chain exploit, RUNE token drops 12% - The cross-chain liquidity protocol paused all trading and signing on Friday after an attacker drained roughly $10.8 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base.

Multicoin’s DeFi Disaster: Firm Spotted Dumping AAVE After Brutal 55% Drawdown - Onchain data shows Multicoin Capital is now more than $40 million underwater on a large AAVE position built through Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk. The firm now appears to be selling. A $73.7 Million Bet Gone Wrong Between October 13 and November 25, 2025, Multicoin Capital received 338,005 AAVE tokens from a Galaxy Digital OTC […]

Thorchain Loses Nearly $11M as Attackers Poison Vault Churn Process Across 4 Chains - Thorchain suffered an estimated $10 to $11 million exploit on Friday, after attackers used vault churn address poisoning to redirect funds during a routine migration process across multiple blockchains. Thorchain Funds Compromised Onchain investigator ZachXBT first flagged the incident via his Telegram channel, placing initial losses above $7.4 million before revised estimates pushed the total ...

822K Downloads at Risk: Malicious node-ipc Versions Spotted Stealing AWS and Private Keys - Three malicious versions of node-ipc, a foundational Node.js library used across Web3 build pipelines, were confirmed compromised on May 14, with security firm Slowmist warning that crypto developers relying on the package face immediate credential theft risk. Developer Secrets at Stake Blockchain security firm Slowmist flagged the attack via its Misteye threat intelligence system, identifying ...

Saylor’s Infinite Money Glitch? STRC Preferred Stock Smashes $1.53B Volume Record - Michael Saylor’s Strategy reported an all-time high trading volume of $1.53 billion for its STRC preferred stock, with the instrument closing at its $100 par value and logging just two cents of price movement. The Record and What It Means STRC, Strategy’s variable rate perpetual preferred stock, hit $1.53 billion in daily volume with Saylor […]

HYPE Jumps 17% After Hyperliquid Grants Coinbase Rights to USDH Assets - HYPE, reached a yearly high of $46.93, soaring 17% in 24 hours following news that Coinbase will stake HYPE to activate AQAv2. The Shift to USDC Integration HYPE, the utility token of the decentralized exchange and layer 1 protocol Hyperliquid, surged to $46.93 on Friday, its highest point this year. The rally followed an announcement […]

Abortion by Mail - Plus: Chinese relations, far-right extremists, Yale discriminated, and more...

Supreme Court "Shadow Docket" Order Preserves Mifepristone Via Telemedicine--For Now - The Court stayed a lower court order that would have blocked FDA rules allowing the prescription of mifepristone to terminate pregnancies via telemedicine.

$500K Damages for False Report of Assault to Police - From Bisogno v. Libertella, decided two months ago by the New York Appellate Division, Justices Francesca E. Connolly, Paul Wooten,… The post $500K Damages for False Report of Assault to Police appeared first on Reason.com.

Court Orders Reinstatement of Untenured Professor Allegedly Non-Renewed for Speech About "the Palestinian Resistance" - From Robinson v. Damphousse, decided Wednesday by Judge Alan Albright (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff Dr. Idris Robinson is a non-tenured, but… The post Court Orders Reinstatement of Untenured Professor Allegedly Non-Renewed for Speech About "the Palestinian Resistance" appeared first on Reason.com.

Guest Post: State Prosecutors, Protests, and Politics as Usual? - Professors Bruce A. Green and Rebecca Roiphe opine on the disqualification of a Santa Clara County prosecutor.

The FDA's New Psychedelic Rules Are Groovy, but the Agency Is Still a Bad Trip - The new rules will fast track clinical testing, but a far cry from legalization or decriminalization.

Today in Supreme Court History: May 15, 2000 - 5/15/2000: U.S. v. Morrison is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 15, 2000 appeared first on Reason.com.

U.K. Targets U.S. Suicide Forum With Massive Fine It'll Never Collect - British speech police try to impose their restrictions on the entire world.

Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Is a Fantasy Drama About Occupational Licensing - The first season of this Game of Thrones spinoff considers whether the main character is officially a knight.

Brickbat: Not Fantastic - New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would require companies with net income of $5 million or more to reduce… The post Brickbat: Not Fantastic appeared first on Reason.com.

US Tariff Refunds: Mostly Good Developments but Still a Long Way to Go - Processing is not paying, and close attention should be paid to potential cuts to the bottom line. The onus will be on the government for anything less than the full $166 billion (plus interest) returning to importers.

Golden Dome: From Bad to Worse - America’s goal, as should be the world’s, is to avoid launching these weapons of mass destruction. Building Golden Dome would move America further from this goal.

Courts Should Strike Down Section 122. Congress Should Reform It. - Courts have done their job so far in stopping the president’s attempts to encroach upon Congress’s constitutional authority to impose tariffs and regulate trade. But the onus is on Congress to reclaim this authority wholesale.

Another Data Point Against the Theory That Noncitizens Are Voting En Masse - The proof against such allegations is growing stronger and stronger with each affirmative investigation into noncitizen voters.

Waiver Data Reveal How the Jones Act Blocks American Trade - A new interactive infographic tracking all 45 voyages completed under the Trump administration’s March 2026 Jones Act waiver helps reveal the scale of domestic maritime trade that the 1920 law has long suppressed.

This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. - “Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than 3 months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Live on their knees or fight to the death. They chose the latter. On this episode, it’s one of the most important, but forgotten and ignored documents of the American R...

Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today - What we’re dealing with today is a government that wants to suppress dangerous words—words about its warring empire, words about its land grabs, words about its militarized police, words about its killing, its poisoning and its corruption—in order to keep its lies going. The post Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. - “Alter or abolish” Despite those words in the Declaration of Independence, the establishment today would have you believe that any effort to resist their power is “anti-American.” But they have it backwards. On this episode - it’s the founders’ framework, the right to “provide new guards” - and when that rises to the level of duty. The post This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. app...

Help EFF Solve an Issue That's Bigger than Creepy Ads - Millions of people around the world use EFF's Privacy Badger. This browser extension blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that we’re trying to solve an issue that’s even bigger than creepy ads and user profiling? You can help. JOIN EFF Online tracking isn't just creepy and unethical. It a...

The Science is Not Settled: How Weak Evidence is Fueling a National Push to Ban Social Media for Youth - As statehouses ramp up for 2026, we’re seeing a familiar and concerning trend of lawmakers rushing to regulate the internet based on shockingly shaky science. From the California State Assembly to the Massachusetts and Minnesota legislatures, a wave of bills is crashing against the digital lives of young people, with proponents of these measures framing social media access as a "public health e...

Broken Promises: RIP Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted DMs - Last week, Instagram ended its opt-in, and therefore rarely used, end-to-end encryption feature. Years after publicly promising to provide the privacy protections of end-to-end encryption across its platforms by default, it instead gave up on that technical challenge. Now, we've all lost an option for safer conversations on one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. In an announcem...

Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” - OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ)—a national nonprofit public interest law firm—announced it is joining the legal fight to defend the First Amendment […] The post Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act - Arlington, Va.—Oklahoma’s home food entrepreneurs will see their opportunities expanded under a new law that allows them to increase their annual sales. On May 5, […] The post Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance - Arlington, Va.—Today, Colorado State Sens. Judy Amabile and Lynda Zamora Wilson announced that their bill, SB26-070, will not be moving forward this year. The bill, […] The post Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance 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 ...

Comment Now To Stop the ATF’s Illegal Registry! - As part of ATF’s recent package of 34 new rules, they’ve proposed a change to their “out-of-business” records retention. This record retention amounts to an unconstitutional, illegal registry of guns and gun owners. The registry, compiled by ATF using Form 4473 — which is the dealer sales form completed by gun owners during firearms transactions — must be destroyed. Now, … Read more

NH: Senators Must Deliver on Campus Carry TOMORROW - New Hampshire gun owners are hearing disturbing rumors that another so-called “gun rights advocacy” organization is preparing to hand out A+ endorsements to lawmakers regardless of whether or not they actually support Campus Carry. That is unacceptable. If politicians want the support of gun owners, they need to earn it by taking real votes to defend the Second Amendment, not by hiding behind e...

PA: URGENT: Constitutional Carry VOTE Tomorrow! (05/06/2026) - Your action is required right away! TOMORROW, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up Senate Bill 357—the Constitutional Carry bill. Sponsored by our longtime ally, Senator Chris Dush, SB 357 would finally recognize that your right to protect yourself and your family is not a privilege granted by the government. Rather, it is a GOD-GIVEN RIGHT enshrined in … Read more

Senate confirms Warsh as next Fed chair - The mostly party-line vote comes amid concerns of whether Kevin Warsh will maintain central bank independence or hew closer to President Trump’s interest-rate demands than his predecessor.

New England mutual banks partner but it’s ‘not an acquisition’ - New Hampshire-based Mascoma Bank and Maine-based Androscoggin Bank will combine their parent companies into a new mutual holding company. “Scale in banking matters,” Mascoma CEO Clay Adams said.

CFPB’s Vought defends terminating Citi consent order - “There are no unfulfilled obligations as of the date of termination, and Citi committed to ongoing monitoring regardless of termination,” the CFPB acting director wrote to lawmakers this week.

Dive Deposits: Affirm’s AI stance runs counter to trend - While some fintechs are content to do more with less through AI, BNPL platform Affirm simply aims to do more, as its top execs eschew human layoffs in favor of artificial intelligence.

Fintech Parker files for bankruptcy - “Three weeks ago, I thought Parker was going to be acquired in a deal worth nearly $90M,” the fintech’s co-founder, Yacine Sibous, wrote Saturday. “Yesterday, we filed for Chapter 7.”

Why are huge debit card issuers still paying Visa to route payments? - Given new government rules on payment processing, giants like Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo would benefit immensely from acquiring proprietary debit card networks. Why they haven't done so already is a mystery.

How Columbia Bank kept a breach quiet for 119 days - Columbia caught the attacker still inside its systems on Dec. 19, three days before the access window closed, then took four months to notify customers.

Why Citi, Citizens are betting on their existing branches - Unlike several other large banks, neither Citi nor Citizens Financial Group is interested in expanding their retail branch presence beyond their existing footprints. Both say they see plenty of growth opportunities in those markets.

How do you get a competitive advantage when your product's a commodity? - Every business needs a competitive advantage. But for banks their core product, money, is by definition commoditized. So where do banks find an advantage?

Fed's Barr warns of tradeoffs in shrinking balance sheet - Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr Thursday warned against efforts to shrink the central bank's balance sheet, saying that effort could undermine financial stability and disrupt money markets.

Geopolitical risk in the euro area: measurement and transmission - by Yevheniia Bondarenko, Nayeon Kang, Vivien Lewis, Matthias Rottner, Yves SchülerGeopolitical risk is a major concern for the euro area, yet widely used measures largely reflect a US perspective. We introduce a geopolitical risk indicator tailored to the euro area using local European news sources.

Burkhard Balz: Central bank policy in an evolving cash landscape - Keynote speech by Mr Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Banknote Conference, Washinton DC, 13 May 2026.

Joachim Nagel: Stable and strong in turbulent times – Europe's responses to global challenges - Speech by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, to the Lions Club Frankfurt-Am Leonhardsbrunn, Frankfurt am Main, 4 May 2026.

Stephen I. Miran submits his resignation as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, effective when or shortly before his successor on the Board is sworn in - Stephen I. Miran submits his resignation as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, effective when or shortly before his successor on the Board is sworn in

Federal Reserve Board releases results from two surveys of senior financial officers at banks about their views on discount window operating days and their strategies and practices for managing res... - Federal Reserve Board releases results from two surveys of senior financial officers at banks about their views on discount window operating days and their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances

Federal Reserve Board issues Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2025 report - Federal Reserve Board issues Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2025 report

Press Release: FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 14, 2026 FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions WASHINGTON—The Feder...

Press Release: FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Stellantis Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 14, 2026 FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Stellantis Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah WASHINGTON—The Board ...