Precious Metals and Market News

Long-term gold price remains supported by commodity-led inflation - Saxo Bank’s Hansen - (Kitco News) - After seeing its biggest monthly gain since the start of the year, the gold market is starting September on the back foot as prices test support near $4,350 an ounce.

Gold price slides as hike odds near 70%, testing strategist’s key level from a day earlier - (Kitco News) - Blue Line Futures' Phil Streible told Kitco News on Monday that a close below 4,350 would change his mind on gold. It touched 4,325 on Tuesday morning

Gold price at risk of pullback to $4,215/oz as short-term momentum fades – World Gold Council - (Kitco News) – The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are sending mixed signals to the market, but recent events have been net negative for gold on balance, with prices retreating and bond yields on the rise across the globe, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

Gold prices remain down as U.S. JOLTS highlight ongoing weakness in labor market - (Kitco News) - The gold market remains under pressure, testing support around $4,350 an ounce even as the U.S. labor market continues to lose momentum, with the number of available jobs remaining uninspiring.

Spot gold price at $4,366/oz after ISM Manufacturing PMI falls to 54.6 - (Kitco News) - Gold is coming off session lows after the latest data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector performing below expectations last month, while prices held steady in August.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced on Tuesday that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to 54.6 in August, after posting a reading of 55.6 in July. The headline number was lower th...

Gold price hits two-week low as Warsh repricing, oil shock lift yields - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, pressured by a global bond selloff, firmer U.S. dollar and rising oil prices as traders priced a higher probability of a September Fed rate hike.

Gold price slips as oil spike, Fed-hike odds hit risk appetite - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are slightly lower and spot silver prices are modestly higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Monday, as renewed U.S.-Iran military escalation lifted oil prices, pushed long-end Treasury yields higher and kept pressure on non-yielding metals after Friday’s hawkish Fed shock.

Treasury’s ramped-up bond buybacks soften the U.S. dollar and boost the gold price – Julius Baer - (Kitco News) – The Treasury Department’s doubling of planned U.S. debt buybacks has intensified debate about bond market intervention and has revived the USD debasement trade, with gold and silver benefiting from a renewed focus on the fiscal position of the United States, according to analysts at Julius Baer.

Gold, silver price corrections may create buying opportunities despite hawkish Fed, says analyst - (Kitco News) - Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s renewed focus on inflation has injected fresh volatility into precious metals, with gold prices dropping below $4,500 and silver testing support near $66 an ounce, but one market analyst says the hawkish shift in monetary policy expectations does not necessarily spell the end of the broader bull market in gold and silver.

Gold price is going to $20,000 as the Fed is ‘powerless’ to fight inflation, miners offer greatest upside - Crescat’s Kevin Smith - (Kitco News) - Despite all the volatility so far this year as gold suffered a significant correction from its record highs, one fund manager says the precious metal’s secular bull market remains firmly intact, with expanding global money supply and unsustainable government debt ultimately driving prices toward $20,000 an ounce.

Clyburn Calls For Packing The Court With "Baker's Dozen" To Flip Cases - Clyburn Calls For Packing The Court With "Baker's Dozen" To Flip Cases Authored by Jonathan Turley via Jonathan Turley, On NBC's "Meet the Press," Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) added his voice to expand the Supreme Court to a "baker's dozen," or thirteen members to allow Democrats to add justices who agree with him and Democratic members on how the law must be interpreted. In the m...

NY Prosecutor Says He Was Told To 'Find Crimes' To Target Trump Allies - NY Prosecutor Says He Was Told To 'Find Crimes' To Target Trump Allies A veteran prosecutor in New York Attorney General Letitia James' office says he was ordered to find crimes to pin on people connected to President Donald Trump, and the fallout left him on paid leave within days. Daniel Wiesenfeld, a former Brooklyn prosecutor who moved into James' Investor Protection Bureau,...

Pentagon Launches Grok And ChatGPT For Military Use - Pentagon Launches Grok And ChatGPT For Military Use Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times, The Department of War announced the launch of two new artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for military use on Aug. 31, expanding the department's platform of AI assistants for military personnel. Starshield AI's Grok for Government and OpenAI's ChatGPT Mil were both added to th...

As Diesel Crack Explodes Higher, DNB Warns Beijing Has "Little Reason" To Rescue The West - As Diesel Crack Explodes Higher, DNB Warns Beijing Has "Little Reason" To Rescue The West Bloomberg's NYMEX one-month heating-oil/crude spread, tracked on the Terminal as the HOCL1 Index, breached $100 per barrel early Tuesday before surging to nearly $106 by late morning. The historic blowout is a major warning that refinery outages in Russia (read Goldman's latest diesel warn...

Republican Campaign Arms Ask Supreme Court To Restore Cheapest TV Ad Rates Ahead Of Midterms - Republican Campaign Arms Ask Supreme Court To Restore Cheapest TV Ad Rates Ahead Of Midterms Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, Republican committees have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow them access to lowest-rate television ads before the November midterms after a federal appeals court ruled that only candidates are entitled to the special campaign rate required...

Trump: 'Large & Powerful Strikes' In Iran Ongoing As 'Retaliation' For Mining Hormuz Strait - Trump: 'Large & Powerful Strikes' In Iran Ongoing As 'Retaliation' For Mining Hormuz Strait Summary Reports of fresh US strike wave on southern Iran, oil soars Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be "Worthless Piece of Water" In Two Years Iran offers conditional ceasefire: Pezeshkian says Iran will return to talks if the US honors prior commitments, which Tehran says it has violated. Tank...

'Barbaric': Children Under Five Being Subjected To Forced Marriage In Britain - 'Barbaric': Children Under Five Being Subjected To Forced Marriage In Britain Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Britain now has children aged five and under on the books of the Forced Marriage Unit. Home Office figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests show at least 27 children five or younger were referred between 2021 and 2025. They sit inside a wid...

Shein IPO Flops As Fast-Fashion Empire Sees Growth Slowdown - Shein IPO Flops As Fast-Fashion Empire Sees Growth Slowdown Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein made its long-awaited Hong Kong market debut Tuesday, only to fall flat in what can only be viewed as a disappointing IPO plagued by investor concerns about slowing growth, rising costs and an increasingly challenged international business model. "Shein's many challenges are well...

Trump Admin Asks Appeals Court To Halt Block On USPS Mail-In Ballot Rule - Trump Admin Asks Appeals Court To Halt Block On USPS Mail-In Ballot Rule Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration filed an emergency motion on Aug. 31 seeking a stay of a judge's ruling that blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing its requirements to tighten rules around mail-in voting. The motion was filed in the U.S. Court of Appea...

Times Square Stabbing Victim Was Bank of America VP - Times Square Stabbing Victim Was Bank of America VP One of the two victims of a Midtown Manhattan stabbing yesterday has been identified as a vice president in Bank of America's global corporate and investment bank division, the WSJ reports.  Erin Piacenti, 32, of New Jersey was in Times Square when an unhinged woman armed with knives attacked both Piacenti and a man shortly after...

Global oil prices surge above $94 a barrel and settle at a 6-week high after the U.S. strikes Iran in Hormuz, and Trump threatens more action if Tehran retaliates - Oil prices on Tuesday settled at their highest levels in nearly six weeks, after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz in response to Tehran’s overnight attacks on ships transiting the vital waterway.

‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth IRA. Does that give him the right to say how I invest it? - “His argument is essentially that, since my parents provided the money for the Roth, they have a say in how I invest it.”

Broadcom earnings need to answer these questions for the stock to rally again - Investors are wondering if Broadcom will update its AI revenue guidance, and how durable growth in its AI business will be going forward, J.P. Morgan says.

This could be the 10-year Treasury’s tipping point into the danger zone - An unrelenting rout has global bond yields touching their highest levels since 2008, driving up borrowing costs for households, businesses and world governments.

‘I’m leaving money on the table’: I’m 64 and my husband is 70. Should I take spousal benefits or wait for my own? - “I paid a significant amount into Social Security.”

Manufacturers are getting frustrated: ‘The economy is annoying’ - ISM factory index ticks down in August as price pressure continues to build.

‘Neither of us attended college’: At 62, how can we afford to put our granddaughter through college? - “Her life was very challenging before we got custody.”

Buy these stocks to ride the next big AI wave — connectivity, analyst says - Shares of Coherent and Lumentum are Deutsche Bank’s “highest conviction” picks among hardware companies in the era of AI.

‘It’s not fair’: My twin brother and I were left houses by our parents. Can I make him pay his share for taxes and upkeep? - “I am frustrated and financially exhausted from continuing to invest my own money into these properties.”

Why Microsoft’s stock could rally another 20% even after a summer winning streak - A BofA analyst says Microsoft’s full-stack strategy and custom chips are driving superior AI economics.

U.S. strikes Iran after new Hormuz Strait shipping attacks: Centcom - U.S. Central Command announced new strikes around the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian attacks on ships and U.S. military personnel.

Bessent touts bond market as 10-year Treasury yield spikes - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed short-term bond moves even as he touted the U.S. market, saying, "what happens over a month doesn't matter."

Canada's Carney slaps Trump admin for 'doing memes ... throwing shade' - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said "It's beneath their office' when asked about Trump Cabinet secretaries insulting his nation's military.

U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance - The U.S. House on Tuesday voted in favor of a short-term spending measure that would avoid a government shutdown until after November's midterm election.

Stan Kroenke buys controlling stake in MLB's Los Angeles Angels - Kroenke Sports and Entertainment was valued at more than $26 billion in CNBC's most recent list of the world's most valuable sports empire.

Euro zone inflation is back above 3%. Higher interest rates are likely to follow - The European Central Bank is seen hiking rates in September as the Iran war raises energy costs in the region.

India’s economy expands 7.8% in fiscal first quarter, beating estimates - The economy was driven by a strong performance in the financial, real estate, information technology and professional services sectors.

Bank of England chief warns new AI models threaten global financial stability - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could materially increase cyber risks to the global financial system.

China's factory activity shrinks for second straight month, contracting less than expected - China's manufacturing activity shrank for a second straight month, keeping pressure on Beijing to support the economy as growth loses momentum.

Singapore tackles finances and culture to avert a demographic crisis - One challenge for policy makers is that success on many measures won't show up immediately.

Why Hong Kong may finally succeed in becoming gold's trading hub - By Julie ZhangSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, August 31, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3365719/golden-hour-why-hong-kong-may-finally-succeed-becoming-precious-metals-trading-hub For decades, Hong Kong has been a hub for gold jewelry. Brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Chow Sang Sang have drawn buyers from the world over, aided by the city's duty-free status and...

Stuart Englert: The fiat dollar's inflationary decline prophesizes its demise - By Stuart EnglertStuart Englert's SubstackFriday, August 28, 2026 ... Last week I was pressed to provide a mechanism and timeline for failure of the fiat U.S. dollar. Coincidentally, the online individual who insisted I provide answers was wise enough not to offer his own estimate -- or timetable -- hen the unbacked dollar would cease to function as a viable currency. His prodding, however, got...

Thailand plans closer gold market supervision to curb misuse - By Anuchit NguyenBloomberg NewsSunday, August 30, 2026 Thailand plans to tighten oversight of the gold-trading industry, including online transactions and physical bullion, as the government seeks to curb money laundering, scams, and other financial crimes. The Finance Ministry is working with the Bank of Thailand on legislation that would strengthen supervision of the industry and increase tra...

Thai central bank says gold curbs are working and may be tightened - By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-KnightBloomberg NewsThursday, August 27, 2026 Thailand's central bank governor said restrictions on gold trading have weakened the metal's influence on the baht and could be tightened further, as authorities step up scrutiny of the market for signs of illicit money flows. In March the Bank of Thailand imposed a 50 million-baht ($1.5 million) d...

Singapore removes 5% cap on gold held by investment funds - By Benicia Tan and Jean LowThe Straits Times, SingaporeTuesday, August 25, 2026 When gold prices hit a record high of around US$5,500 an ounce in January, certain family offices and fund managers were forced to reduce their holdings in order to continue enjoying tax incentives.  Since Aug. 1 they have no longer faced such a constraint. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... B...

What Warsh Referred to with “the Relatively Low Turnover in Today’s Labor Market…” - “…is partly a result of the significant rematching between employers and employees that happened at scale” after Covid.

AI, Leverage out the Wazoo, Sky-High Asset Prices, Private Credit, Interconnectedness, and Government Debt Pose Risks to Global Financial System - The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors get warned by the international Financial Stability Board.

US Government Sold $797 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 4.73%, 30-Year Yield 5.22% - Warsh moved the needle on Friday, while Bessent’s Hocus-Pocus Shows 1-3 fizzled.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

Idaho Reaffirms Gold and Silver As Legal Tender - BOISE, IDAHO / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / For the second time this month, new sound money legislation has become law in Idaho. Faced with the overwhelming likelihood of a veto override from ...

Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture - The group will focus first on a U.S. dollar stablecoin for payments and digital asset settlement, with a euro token a priority for expansion.

Robinhood's new crypto network is printing cash, and it's sending Arbitrum's token soaring - Revenue on Robinhood Chain hit a 24-hour record of $1.9 million, driving a 30% rally in ARB as traders chased downstream gains.

Musk’s X hit by wave of unsolicited password reset emails - Multiple crypto industry figures and CoinDesk staff received unexpected password reset emails on Tuesday, though there is no evidence yet that X itself has been breached.

Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less scary for fintechs - The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XLM holders earn yield by backing that protection.

Bitcoin enters ‘Rektember’ as rate-hike risk combines with seasonality to threaten rally - September has historically been a poor month for risk assets in general, and bitcoin, in particular.

Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments - Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.

UK’s crime agency freezes Premier League $13.5 million account in crypto crime probe - Authorities targeted funds from a $140 million sponsorship deal with crypto firm Sorare, though law enforcement confirmed no wrongdoing by the Premier League.

Hut 8's Texas power site sits inside Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal - The company's Texas campus has two long-term leases worth $19.6 billion, more than 260 times its latest quarterly revenue, as AI companies race to secure power and data-center capacity.

U.S. looks to influence Japan's monetary policy. It couldn't do that with bitcoin - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 1, 2026

Singapore proposes 100% reserves and a ban on yields for stablecoin issuers - The country’s financial watchdog says its proposed stablecoin rules are aligned with U.S. and EU frameworks and that it also paves the way for the recognition of foreign stablecoin.

Markets Buckle After US Strikes Iran, Dow Sinks 400 Points - According to the U.S. military and President Donald Trump, American forces started striking Iranian targets again, and Trump called the strikes “large and powerful.” Markets are reacting negatively following the U.S. airstrikes against Iran this afternoon, with selling showing up across stocks, precious metals, and bitcoin prices. CENTCOM Confirms New U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Targets […]

Trump Jr. Adds Another $300M Into Polymarket’s $21B Funding Round - Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund, 1789 Capital, is putting another $300 million into Polymarket as part of a roughly $1 billion funding round that would value the prediction market platform at $21 billion. Doubling Down, Again This isn’t 1789 Capital’s first bet on Polymarket, and it won’t surprise anyone who has watched the fund’s involvement […]

Bitcoin Price Swings Intensify as Bond Rout Hammers Markets - Bitcoin’s price opened September, moving back and forth, marked by intraday swings between $77,283 and a hair above $78,000. The volatility follows a 25% surge in August 2026, keeping bitcoin’s market capitalization steady at $1.57 trillion. On Tuesday, bitcoin’s price kicked off September with characteristic volatility, swinging on either side of $77,200 or $78,000 amid […]

Bitcoin, Ether, XRP ETFs Pull In $310M as Blackrock Drives Demand - Bitcoin ETFs returned to inflows with $216.70 million on Monday, recovering quickly from Friday’s interruption. Ether funds extended their winning streak to 11 sessions with $87.68 million, while XRP and solana also attracted fresh capital. Bitcoin ETFs Close August With $3.52B in Monthly Inflows August closed with buyers back at the table. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds […]

Trump Demands Rate Cuts as Warsh Sends Fed Hike Odds Above 66% - While the CME Fedwatch tool shows the chances of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raising the federal funds rate odds now stand at 66%, U.S. President Donald Trump is once again insisting that the central bank needs to lower borrowing costs. Trump Wants Cheaper Money as Warsh Weighs a Rate Hike In the Oval […]

Foreign Regulators Are Trying To Censor Americans Online. A Bill Would Ensure Those Demands Are Unenforceable. - The proposed GRANITE Act looks to shield U.S. companies from foreign censorship orders.

Federalism Will Save the Data Centers - State preemption worked for housing. It's unlikely to come to the rescue of incredibly unpopular data centers.

Kalshi Says It's a Prediction Market. The 9th Circuit Says It's Gambling. - Prediction markets can no longer offer sports event contracts in Nevada after the appellate court's decision, giving other states a roadmap for regulating the platforms.

Free Speech Unmuted: The Process Is The Punishment: ABC v. FCC with Stuart Benjamin - ABC is challenging the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that the agency is using its licensing authority to punish the network… The post Free Speech Unmuted: The Process Is The Punishment: <i>ABC v. FCC</i> with Stuart Benjamin appeared first on Reason.com.

What About a "'Let's Go Brandon' Was a Hallucination in the First Place" Defense? - From De Ford v. Koutoulas, decided last month by Judge Paul Byron (M.D. Fla.) but just posted on Westlaw, which… The post What About a "'Let's Go Brandon' Was a Hallucination in the First Place" Defense? appeared first on Reason.com.

The Biggest Revelation In Recent NYT Expose Is Justice Scalia Wasn't Planning on Dying - Scalia made no plans for his papers.

2,400 Baseball Games for the Price of 1 - Fake wide receivers running scams, Djokovic bounced, Messi retires, The Giving Tree wasn't about stadium subsidies, and more…

Is This the Supreme Court's Next Sports Betting Case? - Plus: SCOTUS allows Trump’s White House ballroom construction to proceed.

New in Civitas Outlook: "The End Is Near for the American Bar Association" - "I played a small role in trying to stop the ABA’s collapse, which I have not previously discussed, but now wish to share."

Trouble at the Pentagon - Plus: Nuns who podcast, Burning Man's median age is 40, Danish reparations, and more...

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

The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning - Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary - and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get - government welfare programs make things worse. The post The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709 - The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of legislation, cuts young people off from essential information and experiences, particularly harming vulnerable youth and marginalized groups who often find safety in supportive online...

EFF to Courts: Don’t Rewrite Copyright Over AI Hype - The history of technology is rife with copyright panics.  In the 1980s, major rightsholders ran to Congress and the courts, claiming that videotape recorders (VTR) were “to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.” Then, the Supreme Court declined to embrace the hype, noting that the VTR was capable of all kinds of non-infringing use...

Doxxing Safety Part II: Incident Response - Doxxing, also known as the deliberate sharing of personal information to harass or endanger someone, is a tricky thing to protect against. It often happens by some ill-intentioned person accessing publicly available information, then sharing that information more widely in the hopes it will intimidate their target or worse.  This guide is a followup from a previous post that describes a methodo...

Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance - IJ is warning residents of Smithtown, New York, that the town appears to have virtually no safeguards governing its new 250-camera surveillance network.   The post Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property - ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, a Roxbury family demanded that the town stop using its zoning code to prevent them from opening their sprawling, rural property to hikers […] The post Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power - ARLINGTON, Va.—With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to consider a case with massive implications for property owners across the country, support poured in for a […] The post Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power 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 ...

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

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

ATF MUST PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO GUN DEALERS! - We won our case, but ATF is stalling, so let’s turn up the heat and make them clear things up for dealers and gun owners nationwide… On August 5th, GOA won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA. But, in the weeks following the decision, many GOA members have found that their dealer will not transfer … Read more

Wells, BofA, Citi back upcoming stablecoin - Goldman Sachs, PNC and Capital One are also among 21 financial institutions partnering on an asset expected to go to market early next year.

KeyCorp taps City National, Fifth Third alum as strategy chief - Chris Doll’s “ability to align strategy, financial discipline, and execution will be instrumental as we continue to drive long-term growth,” Key CFO Clark Khayat said.

Mike Lyons begins his Truist era - As the industry veteran takes the helm of the bank, he’ll need a “bold and big” plan to jump-start the bank’s growth, an analyst said.

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading business - The transaction allows NYDIG to focus on power generation, bitcoin mining and data center development, the company said.

SVB ex-parent not entitled to $1.7B from FDIC - Silicon Valley Bank’s former parent company will not get $1.7 billion from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a federal judge ruled, because some executives made decisions that led to SVB’s bankruptcy.

5 dystopian AI futures bankers heard about at Jackson Hole - Princeton Professor Markus Brunnermeier warned bank regulators to get ahead of the risks AI poses to banks and markets.

How a cross-border fintech manages the geopolitical storm - dLocal, whose clients include Amazon and Uber, is trying to build a global transaction network amid a heightened awareness of "payments sovereignty." Yang Yang Zhang, dLocal's new APAC head, spoke with American Banker about how the firm is managing the pressure.

House Republicans debut CFPB reform package - The Republican proposal would bring the CFPB under congressional appropriations and curb several of its regulatory powers.

Fed's Barr noncommittal on September rate hike - Markets are still pricing in an increase in the federal funds rate later this month, but Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said his vote will depend on incoming unemployment and inflation data.

Banks are outsourcing their AI strategies to their vendors - As banks integrate AI into their systems, they are becoming accountable for decision-making architectures that they did not design and have no real insight into. That means they need to ask their vendors some hard questions.

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

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 WASHINGTON—The Federal Depo...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today...