Precious Metals and Market News

Gold is throwing out the old rulebook - (Kitco News) - By almost every traditional correlation, gold should be substantially lower than it is today – and the fact that it isn’t is telling us something loud and clear.

Wall Street split on gold price path after drop below $4,300, Main Street maintains bullish majority as jobs take center stage - (Kitco News) – Gold prices survived another difficult week as early attempts to stabilize above $4,350 were overwhelmed by higher Treasury yields, hawkish Federal Reserve expectations, and persistent inflation concerns tied to energy prices and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold caps weekly loss as Fed bets, 5.2% yields limit rebound - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Friday, as oil prices fell on renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy hopes while rising Treasury yields and firm Fed rate-hike expectations capped bullion’s rebound.

Gold’s $4,300 support faces another test next week as bond yields surge and jobs data looms - (Kitco News) - Gold is ending another week in negative territory as the market continues to fight for support around $4,300 an ounce. Despite significant downside risks, analysts note that prices remain fairly resilient.

Rising inflation risks and bond yields put portfolio diversification back in focus – Man Group - (Kitco News) - Investors may be tempted by U.S. Treasury yields above 5%, but one prominent market strategist warns that rising borrowing costs represent a growing threat to both financial markets and the broader economy, creating an environment in which investors need to remain broadly diversified with exposure to gold and other commodities.

Gold price hits low of $4,254/oz after final Consumer Sentiment rises to 48.1, inflation expectations spike - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session lows after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. ticking higher, with inflation expectations shooting up.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the final reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for September was 48.1. The data was slightly better than the preliminary reading of 47.8 and the expectation of ...

Metals bounce as Hormuz diplomacy cools crude, yields stay elevated - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were sharply higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as oil prices slipped on renewed U.S.-Iran truce hopes while elevated Treasury yields and Fed rate-hike expectations kept bullion on track for a weekly loss

Gold holding its own around $4,300 as US durable goods remains resilient - (Kitco News) - Gold continues to hold the line around $4,300 an ounce but could continue to face some headwinds as the U.S. manufacturing sector remains fairly resilient.

Silver’s tight supply creates yield opportunity as Theo launches new tokenized product - (Kitco News) - Silver has traditionally been viewed as a non-yielding asset, but one financial technology company is looking to change that narrative by opening the metal’s historically opaque lease market to a broader range of investors and making it more accessible through tokenization on the blockchain.

Metals stay defensive as Hormuz talks stall, equities close mixed - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were weaker in late U.S. trading Thursday, as elevated Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and renewed oil-price strength kept pressure on non-yielding metals.

Legal Advocacy Group Accuses Virginia Schools Of Falsifying Ideology Of 911 Terrorists - Legal Advocacy Group Accuses Virginia Schools Of Falsifying Ideology Of 911 Terrorists Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Conservative legal advocacy group America First Legal (AFL) has announced it is investigating the Fairfax County Public Schools school district in Virginia, accusing Fairfax of issuing a teacher's guide that seeks to falsify the ideological und...

Larry Ellison Pledges $9 Billion More In Oracle Stock To Fund Warner Bros Deal As Price Tumbles, CDS Hits Record - Larry Ellison Pledges $9 Billion More In Oracle Stock To Fund Warner Bros Deal As Price Tumbles, CDS Hits Record Two weeks after the Larry Ellison inexplicably pulled his plan to sell up to 50 million shares, worth about $7.5 billion news of which had sent the stock sliding the day prior, the Oracle CEO - the key figure behind Paramount Skydance’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery...

Rickards: The Real In AI Is Not 'Super-Intelligence', It's China - Rickards: The Real In AI Is Not 'Super-Intelligence', It's China Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, It's past time to look beyond the AI hype. The stock valuations of the leading hyperscalers and frontier AI modeling companies are almost certainly in bubble territory. But the market will sort that out in time. We all know the names of the AI stocks whether from...

A Dollar Is Not A Dollar: A Plea To Make Dollar Policy Great Again - A Dollar Is Not A Dollar: A Plea To Make Dollar Policy Great Again Authored by John Tamny via RealClearMarkets, Le Diplomate is one of the toughest tables in Washington, DC. When it opened in 2013 its wildly popular Burger Americain (with French fries) set diners back $14, according to the Washington Post. Thirteen years later, the same meal retails for $29. As Tim Carman and Fede...

Nor'easter Hammers East Coast: 62 MPH Gusts Blast Nantucket, High Winds Hit Bethany Beach - Nor'easter Hammers East Coast: 62 MPH Gusts Blast Nantucket, High Winds Hit Bethany Beach Folks in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are waking up this morning to a power nor'easter with damaging winds, coastal flooding, and heavy rain.  Coastal wind gusts reached 62 mph on Nantucket, 58 mph in Bethany Beach, Delaware, and 55 mph in Chatham, Massachusetts, according to local weather ...

"I'm Rejecting Their Deal": Trump Blasts Iranian Proposal Amid Reports He'll Resume Bombing After Midterms - "I'm Rejecting Their Deal": Trump Blasts Iranian Proposal Amid Reports He'll Resume Bombing After Midterms Speaking to reporters Saturday on the White House lawn, President Trump offered his first direct confirmation that he has rejected an Iranian proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and is open to the resumption of attacks on the Islamic Republic, as it still insists on its strict ...

Syria Opens Overland Fuel Transit Route To Iraq Amid Hormuz Closure - Syria Opens Overland Fuel Transit Route To Iraq Amid Hormuz Closure Via The Cradle Syria has begun trucking imported gasoline from its Baniyas Refinery into Iraq, adding a return leg to a route Baghdad has used to export its fuel since the US war on Iran led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Syrian oil official told Reuters on 25 September. According to Tareq Shall...

The Commercial Real Estate Crash Is Moving From Paper Losses To Realized Losses - The Commercial Real Estate Crash Is Moving From Paper Losses To Realized Losses The great commercial real estate waiting game may finally be running out of time, according to Bloomberg. For years after Covid fundamentally changed how Americans use office space, lenders and property owners managed to postpone much of the financial damage. Loans were modified, maturities were pushed...

Quantum Computing Flees Europe - Quantum Computing Flees Europe Authored by Thomas Kolbe via American Thinker, Caught between climate regulation and catastrophic energy-policy decisions, a growing number of high-tech companies in the EU are packing up and leaving. Through stock-market deals, two top quantum-computing companies, IQM and Pasqal, are gradually moving toward the United States. The bleeding of the Eur...

China Pledges Major US Coal Purchases But Falls Short On Rare Earth Crisis Resolution - China Pledges Major US Coal Purchases But Falls Short On Rare Earth Crisis Resolution Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou poured cold water on the Trump-Xi state visit this past week, calling it "more signaling, less substance." Shortages of rare earths and critical materials in the West, caused by China's weaponization of its export channels in what can only be viewed as ...

‘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.”

From $6 eggs to $50,000 cars, these charts show how inflation has defined the past 5 years - Rising prices have been crushing consumer confidence and biting at Americans’ wallets for more than five years now.

Social Security checks are projected to be cut by $540 a month in just six years - Social Security’s future may be even more dire than expected as time is running out to shore up the program’s finances.

A 10% risk-free yield? For some, yes. - This could be a bargain, especially for very high earners and those in high-tax locations.

Choosing these AI-exposed college majors could dent your job prospects — and lower your pay - At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of AI, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions.

Tax-free bond yields are in a sweet spot. Get in before it’s too late. - Yields on municipal bonds — adjusted for taxable-equivalent comparisons — have widened dramatically over those of corporate bonds over the past two months.

‘She says it’s just money’: My friend pays for everything. I should be grateful, but I can’t stand her anymore. - “On each of these weekends away, she’s probably spending $500.”

Millions will lose Medicaid once new work rules kick in. These groups will be hit the hardest. - The changes will cut about $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years.

Do this one thing to help prevent your parents from being scammed - “I felt like I was talking to a robot,” said one adviser about a client who was ensnared in a romance scam.

My husband and I are in our 50s and have no kids. We have $2 million in IRAs and 401(k)s. Do we really need a will? - “We have no debt and own our primary home, a vacation home, as well as my mother’s home in another state.”

The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest in nearly two decades. How we got here - The benchmark yield has climbed to a 19-year high, fueled by sticky inflation, heavy bond issuance and an AI-fueled investment boom.

Apple faces $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict over iPhone and Apple Watch haptics - A federal jury awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion after finding Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents. Apple plans to appeal.

OpenAI expands review of model behavior after more rogue agent incidents emerge - OpenAI is conducting an extensive review of misaligned model activity after disclosures involving an Australian government portal and other websites.

Trump, Xi wrap state visit centered on spectacle over substance. Here are the top takeaways - President Trump and Chinese leader Xi went heavy on the ceremony and light on deliverables as they danced around Taiwan and Iran during two days in Washington.

Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles - Trump expects renewed U.S. bombing of Iran after the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reports, as Saudi-backed forces intercept projectiles.

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.

France's fresh budget battle threatens to topple another government - Time is not on the side of French government bonds, strategists have warned, as the nation's deficit balloons.

Gold Fields said to be interested in buying Northern Star - By Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, Manuel Baigorri, and Loni PrinslooBloomberg NewsSaturday, September 26, 2026 South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd. has expressed interest in acquiring Northern Star Resources Ltd., according to people with knowledge of the matter, a potential blockbuster deal that would deepen the miner's bet on Australia's prolific deposits of the metal. Gold Fields recently approached N...

Alasdair Macleod: Bond yields and gold - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, September 26, 2026 This week saw bond yields catapulting higher. What does it mean for gold, silver and the entire commodity complex? "The fact of the matter is that the emerging crisis is unlike those which have come before. Since the Second World War, crises have always been in the private sector followed by governments riding to the rescue. This o...

Will this review of GATA's work persuade you to help? - 8:55a Friday, September 25, 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. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Ultr...

Shanghai Gold Exchange pushes more Chinese banks to end leveraged retail trading - Lenders in China are redirecting retail clients to fixed-price accumulation plansand physical purchases of precious metals, moving away from margin-based speculation By Emma MaSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongFriday, September 25, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3368681/shanghai-gold-exchange-pushes-more-chinese-banks-end-retail-leverage-trading At least a dozen Chines...

Carney's call for alternatives to the U.S. dollar will get backs up in Washington - By Konrad YakabuskiThe Globe and Mail, TorontoFriday, September 25, 2026 What does Prime Minister Mark Carney have against the U.S. dollar? Plenty, it turns out. And his recent calls for an alternative to the U.S. greenback as a global reserve currency will not go over well in Washington, where the dollar's dominance is seen as an indispensable tool in the conduct of U.S. economic and foreign p...

Long-Term Treasury Yields Rise to 5.5%, Mortgage Rates to 7.5%, as Bond Market Grapples with a Complex Reality - It would make sense for the bond market to take a breather here and digest a little. But the dynamics are in place for yields to rise further.

WHOOSH, Go Orders at US Manufacturers of “Core Capital Goods,” Fueled by the AI Infrastructure Boom - Orders received by manufacturers of core capital goods spiked by 14% YoY, of machinery by 15%, of IT equipment by 16%.

What the Infamous “Housing Shortage” Looks Like: Inventories of New Single-Family Homes Balloon, Sales Crawl, Prices Sag - Homebuilders have been doing their job creating lots of new housing stock, but demand is weak, and supply sky-high.

Kraken’s parent Payward is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure, not just a crypto exchange - Kraken parent Payward is unifying trading, payments, asset management and institutional services on common rails, co-CEO Arjun Sethi said.

Binance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say - The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.

Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze - Two wallets have been almost emptied and a third is being drained, with about $75 million remaining across the five original holding accounts.

Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules - Researchers have mapped out private bitcoin-denominated transfers that run alongside Bitcoin, but the system still lacks a finished way to lock up real BTC and release it again.

Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network - Alpenglow is running on both public test networks, giving application teams a place to check their software before the live blockchain switches.

XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets - The feature would let users bundle up to eight transactions, including asset-and-payment transfers, but a brief drop below the network’s 80% support threshold restarted its two-week activation clock.

U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week - The long-anticipated exit of the commissioner sometimes known as Crypto Mom is Oct. 2, announced as the agency was sending out its latest crypto work.

Another appeals court rules against prediction market provider Kalshi, says sports contracts are subject to state regulations - A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that prediction markets' sports-related events contracts are not swaps, and therefore aren't subject to federal regulatory oversight.

Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles - The trade group will be run again by its original CEO, Kristin Smith, when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussle.

Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist - The stablecoin issuer blacklisted a wallet holding about $318,000 in USDT and USDC. Most of the stolen funds sit in ether, which can't be frozen.

Anthropic Loses Pentagon Fight Ahead of Anticipated $2 Trillion IPO - A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation for Anthropic on Sept. 25, adding a legal setback ahead of the AI company’s reported November IPO. Investors have anticipated a valuation near $2 trillion, but the offering has not been priced. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Exclusion A federal appeals court on Sept. 25 […]

Bitcoin ETFs Add $134M as 7-Day Inflow Streak Hits $2.98B - U.S. crypto ETFs finished Friday broadly higher, with bitcoin funds attracting $134.47 million and extending their inflow streak to seven sessions. Solana nearly matched ether’s daily haul, while XRP and HYPE funds also closed firmly in positive territory. Blackrock Adds $97M as Bitcoin ETFs Stay Green The week ended with the institutional bid still intact. […]

Jack Dorsey’s Block Brings Lightning Network to x402 - For decades, the internet ignored HTTP status code 402, a built-in checkout lane for the web that nobody used. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) agents need to spend money thousands of times a day without humans clicking a button. To solve this, Block plugged the Lightning Network directly into the x402 payment standard. The internet always […]

SEC Staff Clarifies How Crypto Promises Affect Securities Treatment - What a crypto issuer promises buyers can affect whether a non-security token is offered as part of an investment contract, SEC staff says. New answers address marketing, network development, buybacks, staking receipts, and trading platforms. What Issuers Tell Token Buyers Token buyers may encounter different securities treatment depending on the promises accompanying an offer, even […]

Ethereum, Solana and Zcash Face Wild Year-End Price Predictions - Three cryptocurrencies, three very different bets and millions of dollars riding on what happens before New Year’s Day. Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing a 69% chance that ethereum touches $3,000, a 60% chance that solana reaches $140 and a 41% chance that zcash hits $2,000. But traders are considerably less certain these […]

The Road Not Taken in Trump v. Barbara - A brief essay on why the Court should have decided the Birthright Citizenship case on statutory grounds.

Music Teacher's Defamation Lawsuit Against StopAntisemitism Thrown Out - From Lewis v. StopAntisemitism, decided Friday by Judge Adrienne Nelson (D. Or.): Plaintiff is a professional musician who has worked… The post Music Teacher's Defamation Lawsuit Against StopAntisemitism Thrown Out appeared first on Reason Magazine.

In Chicago, Putting a Hot Dog in a Bun Can Get You in Trouble - I've been working in law and public policy for over 15 years, and even I had a hard time making sense of Chicago's permit rules for food vendors.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 26, 1986 - 9/26/1986: Chief Justice Warren Burger retires. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 26, 1986 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

How Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers Became the New Normal - A year after launching his explosive antidrug campaign, President Donald Trump routinely rains death on alleged cocaine couriers.

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May President Trump Exclude CNN from Air Force One? Very Likely Yes - After being blocked in his attempt to keep CNN out of the White House altogether (including the main press briefing… The post May President Trump Exclude CNN from Air Force One? Very Likely Yes appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Lightning Strikes Thrice - The sun is setting shortly and I'm on the go, so my comments about the Missouri order will be brief.… The post Lightning Strikes Thrice appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Border Agents Search Phones Without Warrants. This Case Asks the Supreme Court if That's Constitutional - Federal appeals courts differ on whether the Fourth Amendment protects your cellphone at the border. A Texas lawyer is asking the Supreme Court to settle it.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Bogus traffic stops, cell-site simulating, and chain refoulment.

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...

EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights - EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article. Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people who won’t pay Trump’s company up to $100,000 a month early access to government news, EFF told a federal court.The First Amendment guaran...

DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising - Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavioral advertising, which is when companies personalize the ads they show you based on the data they’ve collected about you. The more data a company has, the more personalized the ad can be. While Dra...

D.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration Agents - EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. This is an important case—Levine v. FAA—challenging the ability of the government to punish drone pilots who record law enforce...

Five South Side Businesses Selected for Finals in Pitch Showcase - CHICAGO—Five South Side businesses will compete on October 15 in the finals of the 13th annual South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice […] The post Five South Side Businesses Selected for Finals in Pitch Showcase appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Court Rejects Qualified Immunity in Louisiana Motorists’ Case, Allowing Fourth Amendment Claims of an Unconstitutional Traffic Stop to Continue - NEW OLREANS—For nearly four years, Mario Rosales and Gracie Lasyone have pursued justice over an unconstitutional traffic stop and roadside questioning by two Alexandria, Louisiana, […] The post Victory! Court Rejects Qualified Immunity in Louisiana Motorists’ Case, Allowing Fourth Amendment Claims of an Unconstitutional Traffic Stop to Continue appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law - The city of Danville is threatening to uproot an award-winning neighborhood garden, in violation of state law. The post Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law 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 ...

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

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

Fed proposes stablecoin rules - In a statement issued alongside proposed rules, Fed Gov. Michael Barr said stablecoins “will only be stable if they can be reliably and promptly redeemed at par in a range of conditions.”

Michigan credit union CEO is out after ‘Lake America’ blowback - The executive privately posted an AI-altered photo of family members wearing ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts while headed to Canada for vacation. A public repost – without the AI label – went viral.

WestStar stretches New Mexico presence with Southwest Capital deal - The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, gives Southwest Capital a landing spot after a previous tie-up with a credit union collapsed.

BofA battles for talent as business banker hiring surges - Bank of America's Sharon Miller says competitors recognize business owners as a fountain of leads for cross-selling opportunities and are chasing that business, too.

Wells Fargo names COO Scott Powell as next risk chief - Chief Risk Officer Derek Flowers will retire from Wells Fargo in mid-January, and Powell will transition to that role, the bank said.

Embattled California bank is latest to fail - The $736 million Orange County bank had faced a smattering of enforcement actions over the years, including for concentration risks, governance issues and questionable insider transactions.

What climate finance means for portfolios - As the U.N. renews its call for $1.3 trillion a year in climate finance, four leaders in climate finance say the biggest question for advisors is where that money goes.

State regulators push back on Sen. Warren's insurance probe - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners responded to a query from Sen. Elizabeth Warren about risks to policyholders stemming from private-equity ownership of life insurers.

New York sues Polymarket, alleging 'illegal gambling' - The platform had a lawsuit filed against it by New York officials this week as the latest in a series of cases against prediction markets on the state level.

Why BMO has regained confidence in its US strategy - The Canadian bank's U.S. operations experienced challenges following a large acquisition on the West Coast. But the bank is now making good progress, according to a top BMO executive.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

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

Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank

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...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for August 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for August 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ...