Precious Metals and Market News

Gold’s 28% correction is painful, but history suggests the bull market isn't over - (Kitco News) - The gold market is struggling to hold support at $4,000 an ounce, and although this has been a critical level of focus in recent weeks, analysts say that the current bear-market correction should not signal the end of the long-term bull market.

ING Cuts Gold and Silver Forecasts as Rising Yields and Stronger Dollar Weigh on Prices - (Kitco News) - Surging momentum in the U.S. dollar and elevated bond yields are taking their toll on the precious metals market, with gold prices dropping below $4,000 an ounce and hitting a new low for the year.

Gold breaks $4,000 as dollar rally pressures metals - (Kitco NewWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are under heavy pressure in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a stronger U.S. dollar, renewed Fed-rate repricing and easing oil-supply fears continue to weigh against haven demand.

Gold’s pullback creates attractive entry as de-dollarization turns structural - KMLM’s Prior - (Kitco News) - Gold’s recent correction has created an attractive entry point for investors, even as short-term headwinds continue to pressure prices, according to one portfolio manager.

Gold tests $4,100, silver breaks under $62 as dollar pressure dominates - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower after the close Tuesday, as the U.S. dollar held near its strongest levels of the year, post-Fed rate-hike risk stayed in place and the Strait of Hormuz risk premium continued to unwind. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,123.00 an ounce, down 1.64%, while spot silver was trading at $61.545, down 5.45% on the se...

China gold imports hit 26-month high in May, up 76% YTD - (Kitco News) – China’s gold imports reached their highest monthly level in over two years in May, with the world’s number-one gold market showing a strong appetite for bullion as prices remained 25% below their early 2026 highs.China imported approximately 163 tonnes of gold last month, the largest monthly total since March of 2024, according to the latest customs data released over the weekend...

BMO cuts gold price forecast as Fed’s hawkish shift weighs on precious metals - (Kitco News) - Gold prices continue to trade near their lows for the year as the Federal Reserve’s new hawkish bias takes its toll on the market, with another bank lowering its year-end price forecast.

Deutsche Bank cuts 2026 gold price targets to $4,300/oz for Q3, $4,800/oz in Q4 as investor demand drops - (Kitco News) – Demand for gold continues to evaporate as investors grow more concerned about the Fed’s monetary policy outlook, necessitating a reduction of around 20% to gold price targets for the second half of 2026, according to Michael Hsueh, research analyst at Deutsche Bank.“Fed repricing, together with resilient US macro data, has played the primary role in pushing gold lower,” Hsueh wro...

Spot gold rises from session lows as flash S&P composite PMI improves to 52.2 - (Kitco News) - The gold market is rising off of its earlier session lows after the latest U.S. data showed the services and manufacturing sectors improving beyond expectations this month.S&P Global reported on Tuesday that its flash Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 52.2 in June, up from May’s reading of 51.5. The number was above expectations, as economists had forecasted a rea...

Gold, silver sell off as dollar, Fed positioning pressure metals - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as post-Fed rate risk, a firmer dollar backdrop and reduced energy-supply fear outweighed residual geopolitical demand. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,116.80 an ounce, down 1.78%, while spot silver was trading at $61.865, down 4.96% on the session.

Micron Soars After Reporting Blowout Earnings, Boosts Guidance - Micron Soars After Reporting Blowout Earnings, Boosts Guidance Step aside Nvidia: as we noted in our preview, with the world's most valuable company going nowhere in recent months, all attention has shifted to Micron, which has rapidly become one of the most important stocks in the world and certainly the most actively traded, surpassing both Nvidia and Tesla in recent days. As ...

GOP Civil War Erupts On Two Fronts: Luna Freezes The House Floor, Trump Gets "Brother'd" By Cassidy In Senate Over SAVE Act - GOP Civil War Erupts On Two Fronts: Luna Freezes The House Floor, Trump Gets "Brother'd" By Cassidy In Senate Over SAVE Act The Republican Party's long-simmering tensions over election integrity exploded into open warfare on Wednesday, with chaos breaking out simultaneously in the House and Senate - and President Trump caught in the middle of both. It started, as these things of...

72 Ships Transited Hormuz In A Day: US Energy Secretary Says 'Taking Away' Iran's Key Leverage - 72 Ships Transited Hormuz In A Day: US Energy Secretary Says 'Taking Away' Iran's Key Leverage WTI futures briefly fell below $70 a barrel for the first time since the US-Iran conflict erupted, as tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz are showing further signs of normalization and physical market tightness continues to ease. Bloomberg noted that option markets are positioning ...

Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Orders Begin Thursday; Wall Street Responds... - Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Orders Begin Thursday; Wall Street Responds... Take-Two Interactive said that its Rockstar Games studio will begin long-awaited pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI on Thursday. The action-packed game is priced at $79.99 and is scheduled to launch on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. "Launching November 19, 2026, for the PlayStation 5 compute...

Google's Dual Nuclear Tech Strategy Takes Shape With Kairos & GE Vernova - Google's Dual Nuclear Tech Strategy Takes Shape With Kairos & GE Vernova Google is placing its nuclear bets through more than one channel. Elementl Power, the independent developer that received early-stage capital from Google in 2025 to prepare three US sites, has now made its first clear technology choice on at least one of them. Elementl signed an Early Works Agreement with GE ...

Iran Calls MoU Deal A 'US Defeat' As Trump Touts Tehran Forced Into 'Very Big Concessions' - Iran Calls MoU Deal A 'US Defeat' As Trump Touts Tehran Forced Into 'Very Big Concessions' Summary Trump Hits Back, Seeks Narrative Control: "The war is going very well. As you know, we're winning by a lot. Iran is making very big concessions." Iran Declares MoU A US Defeat: Tehran says the Islamabad agreement proves Washington abandoned its pressure campaign. Hormuz Traffic Res...

Oil Tanker Earnings Soar To $470,000 A Day As Hormuz Hopes Drive Tanker Frenzy - Oil Tanker Earnings Soar To $470,000 A Day As Hormuz Hopes Drive Tanker Frenzy By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Oil tanker rates have soared since the U.S. and Iran announced the memorandum of understanding as oil importers scramble to charter vessels to pick up Persian Gulf cargoes in the hope these can transit the tentatively reopening Strait of Hormuz.  One tanker has bee...

Hawkish Warsh Hammers Barbarous Relic: Gold Crashes Back Below $4000 As Rate-Hike Odds Rise - Hawkish Warsh Hammers Barbarous Relic: Gold Crashes Back Below $4000 As Rate-Hike Odds Rise Gold plunged back below $4,000 an ounce for the first time since November 2025 this morning, as a resurgent dollar and the prospect of higher interest rates bring bullion’s three-year bull market to a halt (now down 30% from its January highs). The precious metal has posted double-digit gai...

Mediocre 5Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Slides - Mediocre 5Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Slides After yesterday's solid 2Y auction, today's 5Y auction was an uglier mirror image.  The sale of $70BN in 5 year paper priced at a high yield of 4.200%, up from 4.182% in May and the highest since Jan 25. It tailed the When Issued 4.193% by 0.7bps, and was the 8th consecutive tail for the 5Y tenor. The bid to cover was 2.351, be...

"Real Alien Shit!": Downed US Pilot Reported Seeing Iranian Drones Swarm in 'Jellyfish' Formation - "Real Alien Shit!": Downed US Pilot Reported Seeing Iranian Drones Swarm in 'Jellyfish' Formation Authored by Antiwar.com via Dave DeCamp CNN has reported that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran during the US-Israeli bombing campaign in April reported seeing a swarm of Iranian drones in a formation that resembled a jellyfish before he ejected from the ...

Meet the World Cup fans shelling out thousands for once-in-a-lifetime trips — and some don’t even have tickets to games - Soccer has ‘cult-like status,’ and World Cup visitors are going to great lengths to afford their trips to the U.S.

These hidden PCE triggers could force a Fed rate hike — and shock the market - The PCE inflation report will either calm Wall Street or ignite fears of a restrictive Fed.

Trump looked set to tout new housing legislation. Instead he said it’s ‘of minor importance’ and nixed a signing ceremony. - President Donald Trump was expected to celebrate a new housing package with Democratic and Republican lawmakers — in particular a provision banning big investors from owning single-family homes.

A SpaceX ‘investment coma’ is driving this major space ETF toward its worst month in 6 years - Investors are seeing “the reality now of owning a very volatile space stock.”

Gold, silver and bitcoin are getting rocked, and angry investors can blame Kevin Warsh - Gold, silver and bitcoin are all falling to their lowest levels of the year as a strong dollar and fears of interest-rate hikes heap pressure on the “debasement trade.”

Oil prices fall back to preconflict levels, but Trump’s comments on Iran show that supply risks remain - U.S. and global benchmark oil prices have dropped back to levels they haven’t seen since before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started at the end of February, but it’s not because risks associated with the conflict have suddenly disappeared.

I want to leave everything to my sons, but I’m terrified they’ll give it to my ex-husband. How do I prevent this? - “I would not like my money to fall into the hands of my former spouse.”

Gas prices aren’t falling fast enough for Trump. Here’s when drivers can expect more relief. - President Trump is demanding the DOJ look into why gas prices aren’t falling faster at the pump. Here are four practical factors at play.

‘It feels like a medical miracle’: How did a single QR code coupon cut my $618 Walgreens prescription to $15? - “This medication was generic.”

This solar stock is surging on the heels of a new Tesla deal - Sunrun, a provider of home battery storage, is working with Tesla to meet the energy needs of AI data centers.

Micron stock jumps 10% as soaring prices from memory crunch lead to quadrupling of revenue - Micron's quarterly earnings report follows a 700% surge in the memory maker's stock price over the past year.

Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill ahead of tense meeting with GOP senators - President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bill aimed at increasing housing affordability an hour before he was due at the Capitol for the ceremony.

Federal Reserve says U.S. banks can withstand $708 billion in losses amid overhaul of capital rules - The Fed's annual exercise comes at a pivotal moment for bank regulation because, unlike previous years, the results will not affect capital requirements.

Qualcomm stock pops 8% after chipmaker almost doubles projection for 2029 non-handset revenue - Qualcomm's primary business has been smartphones, which accounted for two-thirds of the company's product revenue in it's most recent quarter.

Energy secretary says U.S. has ended Iran's ability to close Strait of Hormuz - Some 72 ships loaded with 19 million barrels of oil have passed through Hormuz in the past 24 hours, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

Factory job cuts in June neared financial crisis and Covid levels, S&P says - Though the firm's manufacturing index ran better than expected for June, it came largely from an inventory rebuild and despite sharp job cuts.

U.S. issues sweeping Iran oil sanctions waivers, unlocking billions in revenue for Tehran - The U.S. issued a sweeping rollback of sanctions on Iranian oil, offering Tehran an economic lifeline as negotiations toward a peace deal proceed.

Struggling to find a job? Try looking in Nevada - The sparsely populated state known for its world-class casinos and dry climate has been a hiring hot spot.

Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that's already 'baked in,' analysts warn - Early signs of reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have lifted the most acute threat to global energy supplies but economic damages from the war will take months to unwind.

Trump claims Iran deal is 'unconditional surrender,' says his power has 'no limits': Axios - Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression.

Gold market manipulation hasn't gone away and GATA needs your help - 10:55a ET Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): The last year has been dramatic for the monetary metals. Sharp increases in price, indicative of short squeezes, have been offset by counterintuitive downward smashes even as a major war has broken out while another has intensified. News reports and analysis have emphasized the role of some central banks as major long...

Pinnacle Digest interview gets to the important issues about Fort Knox gold - 10:53a ET Wednesday, June 24, 2025 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The important issues about the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox are spelled out by Money Metals Exchange CEO Stefan Gleason in an interview this week with Pinnacle Digest's Aaron Hoddinott -- like the impurity of much of the gold and its likely encumbrances through surreptitious swaps and leases. Gleason adds that the new Federal Re...

Stefan Gleason: RIP, Alan Greenspan, the schizophrenic gold bug - By Stefan GleasonMoney Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoMonday, June 22, 2026 Chairman Alan Greenspan has now passed from the scene at the age of 100. Greenspan parlayed his sound-money bonafides into the top post at America's central bank and the stewardship of the world's dominant fiat currency. In betrayal of his own stated free-market principles, Greenspan spent nearly two decades at the Fed pu...

Help us in the struggle for free and transparent markets in the monetary metals - 12:19p ET Monday, June 22, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): The last year has been dramatic for the monetary metals. Sharp increases in price, indicative of short squeezes, have been offset by counterintuitive downward smashes even as a major war has broken out while another has intensified. News reports and analysis have emphasized the role of some central banks as major longs i...

Maguire and Hemke say gold 'correction' is over and expect revaluation - 11:56a ET Monday, June 22, 2025 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: London metals trader Andrew Maguire and the TF Metals Report's Craig Hemke, in conversation on this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, agree that gold's "correction" is over and speculate how a U.S. Treasury revaluation of the monetary metal to a much higher price may come about soon. The program is 57 m...

Out Hiking in Europe. Shop (Partially) Closed through June - I’ll have sporadic access to the internet and will read the comments; if I turn into a night owl, I might write an article.

US Government Sold $518 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 6-Month to 2-Year Treasury Yields Spike on Warsh’s “Regime Change” at the Fed - The 1-year Treasury yield spiked by 16 basis points, to 4.0%, highest since July, three rate cuts ago, as the bond market now expects multiple rate hikes.

Era of “Powell Was Dovish” Is Over: Warsh’s Five Taskforces - I have to say the FOMC press conference was a breath of fresh air.

Bitcoin As Legal Tender: Joana Cotar Of German Bundestag Proposes Groundbreaking Legislation In Germany - Joana Cotar, a member of the German Bundestag, federal parliament, has recently declared her support for recognizing Bitcoin BTC as legal tender in Germany. This revelation came to light during an ...

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

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

Floridians could soon be able to use gold and silver to pay for things - You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that would recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the ...

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 ...

Upheaval at the Ethereum Foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish - In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at Ethereum's eventful week that started off with the launch of EthLabs, plus the layoffs at the Ethereum Foundation, and what this all means for the network.

Kalshi targets a massive $40 billion valuation, widening lead over rival Polymarket - The prediction market operator, which is eyeing a potential public debut in 2027, could close a new funding round in Q3, according to a Financial Times report.

Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in Europe - The crypto giant must find a home base in the EU by July 1 or regulators will force the company to shut down operations for millions of regional users.

Bitcoin falls below $60,000 as AI trade continues to draw investor interest and capital - South Korean memory chip giant on Wednesday filed to raise nearly $30 billion in a U.S. offering.

Crypto Long & Short: Infrastructure is the prevailing currency in digital assets - In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Nonco’s Caue Teixeira makes the case that regardless of which coin ultimately wins, infrastructure is the prevailing currency in digital assets. Then, using CoinDesk's liquidation feed, Liquibit Capital's Alen Pavlović finds that June's forced selling peaked near $68,000, days before bitcoin actually bottomed.

SecondFi loses $2.4 million in Cardano wallet exploit - SecondFi was hit by three separate attacks exploiting a flaw in its wallet generation software. A further 129 million ADA was secured by the team before attackers could reach it.

Trump's refusal to sign housing bill could delay Congress and imperil Clarity Act - As Congress prepared to celebrate the president's signing of the bipartisan housing bill that contains a CBDC prohibition, Trump abruptly cancelled the event.

Ex-FCA policy insider explains the ‘great divide’ in the UK’s crypto ambition - Former FCA policymaker and Hedera Global Policy VP, Isadora Arredondo says there is a gap between the U.K.'s crypto ambitions and how policy is carried out in practice.

Bitcoin just broke below the floor of its famous Rainbow Chart into the ‘BTC is dead’ zone - A 50% drop from recent highs has pushed the asset into a zone historically labeled as a dead end, sparking a debate among crypto analysts.

The banking lobby is wrong about stablecoins and community banks - Congress should not kneecap one of the clearest advances in payment infrastructure to protect community banks from a threat that has not been proven, argues Eco CEO Ryne Saxe.

XRP Scarcity on Binance Drops to 3-Month Low as Supply Concerns Grow - XRP supply on Binance has expanded, with the XRP Binance Scarcity Index dropping to around 0.34, its lowest level in more than three months, pointing to a noticeable rise in available tokens on the exchange. XRP Availability on Binance Expands While Price Remains Under Pressure At 3:05 p.m. EDT on June 24, XRP is trading […]

From Volatility to Yield: BASIS.pro Reports Rising Arbitrage Opportunity Flow as Bitcoin Trades Near $62K - Victoria, Seychelles, June 24th, 2026, Chainwire. Following new Base58 Labs market-structure research, BASIS says widening cross-venue dispersion is expanding the pool of screened market-neutral opportunities and strengthening dynamic staking reward conditions across BTC, ETH, SOL and PAXG. Bitcoin remained near the $62,000 region after a sharp May–June drawdown, with realized volatility elevat...

5 Market Signals Reveal How AI Stocks, Oil and Bitcoin Shook Wall Street - Markets split sharply on Wednesday as lower oil prices eased inflation fears, but pressure on technology stocks, crypto assets and precious metals kept investors focused on risk. By midday June 24, the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded near 51,828, up about 163 points, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.11% to roughly 7,357. The Nasdaq Composite […]

Bitcoin Hits $59,018 After a 5% Drop, Forcing $237M in Long Liquidations - On June 24, bitcoin fell 5% in 24 hours to a new year-to-date low of $59,018. This marks a nearly 10% drop over the week and a 30%+ decline since the start of the year. Bitcoin Hits New YTD Low Below $60K Bitcoin dipped below $60,000 on June 24 amid a marketwide sell-off that saw […]

STRC Discount Widens as Strategy’s $12.55B Paper Loss Tests Saylor’s Thesis - On Wednesday, bitcoin slipped beneath the $60,000 zone, touching an intraday low of $59,500, while Strategy’s 847,363 BTC stash now sits $12.55 billion below water. At the same time, the company’s MSTR shares have faltered, shedding 78.37% since July 16, 2025. STRC Discount Tests Strategy’s Bitcoin Bet as Investors Demand Higher Yield The drawdown now […]

Supreme Court Ruling Offers Hope to an Iowa Marijuana User Who Got 4 Years for Owning Guns - The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Hemani could open the door to relief for cannabis consumers convicted of illegal gun possession.

DOJ Says Equal Opportunity Officials Pressured Employers Into Race-Based Discrimination - A new Office of Legal Counsel opinion says disparate impact rules pushed employers to treat workers as members of racial groups rather than individuals.

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Raise Taxes and Give All the Money to Senior Citizens - Her plan to fix Social Security's fiscal flaws would ask workers to cover the full cost. Some Republicans are supporting it too.

ICE Transfers Shouldn't Be Leaving Families in the Dark - Rapid transfers are cutting detainees off from their lawyers and families.

The Age of Stupid—and Self-Serving—AI Regulation Is Here! - Anthropic and OpenAI may not like current federal controls on their products, but it will be consumers who end up getting screwed.

The Fourth Amendment and the Color-Blind Constitution - A tale of two doctrines.

G.T. School's Bet on Gifted Ed: Cash Rewards, 2 Hours of AI Tutoring, No Lectures - Pamela Hobart of G.T. School says a lot of schools are lying to parents.

Did Justice Jackson Lose The Majority In Landor To Justice Gorsuch? - I think Gorsuch was able to flip the majority and place the Court back on the path to policing the scope of the spending power and the Necessary and Proper Clause.

Is AI Really Taking All the Jobs? Anthropic Co-Founder Reveals the Data. - Jack Clark discusses Anthropic's regulatory fights, the possibility of recursive self-improvement, and how AI could reshape the economy.

D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to Trump Administration Expedited Removal Policy (Is an En Banc Petition to Follow?) - Is the D.C. Circuit willing to allow "conservative" panel decisions on hot-button issues to stand? And is en banc review more than a way to ensure further review at One First Street?

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. - The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode - what they use against us and what’s self-inflicted. The post Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power - Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody war over mere complaints about bad policy. American Independence was built on something else spelled out in the text itself, and understood by everyone at the time. On this Episode - It's the foundation of the de...

Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War - What Madison is pointing out is that among all the ways that government destroys the liberty of its own people, its wars are the worst. The post Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

🦅 Domestic Spying Takes an L | EFFector 38.12 - Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’ private conversations without a warrant. Despite years of revelations about this law's misuse, Congress has repeatedly reauthorized Section 702 without meaningful reform. Until this month, that is, when it finally lapsed in a major victory for privacy. In our lat...

The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents - This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.  The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety ...

EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border - This week, EFF joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in writing to the UK’s Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris, raising serious concern about the Home Office’s decision to deploy Facial Age Estimation (FAE) to assess asylum-seeking children from 2027.  The letter points to four key concerns: Discrimination  As with most face estimation and re...

Waxahachie Entrepreneur Sues City Over Unconstitutional Construction Dumpster Monopoly - AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Waxahachie small business owner Josh Roman and his company American AF Dumpster Rentals have joined with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file […] The post Waxahachie Entrepreneur Sues City Over Unconstitutional Construction Dumpster Monopoly appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance - HARRISBURG, Pa.—On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review a nearly decade-old lawsuit, brought by Pottstown residents and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), challenging the borough’s use […] The post Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

After Wrongly Raiding Woman’s Home, Government’s Response Only Raises More Questions - ATLANTA—Cathy George sued officers who wrongly raided her Sandy Springs, Georgia, home demanding answers for how this dangerous mistake happened. Months later, the few answers […] The post After Wrongly Raiding Woman’s Home, Government’s Response Only Raises More Questions appeared first on Institute for Justice.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban - GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026 Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for an urgent ruling in their lawsuit cha...

One GOA Brief Changed Gun Rights Forever - Here’s What Happened at GOA This Week! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did… We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week. From Hosting National Women’s Range Day in New Hampshire, to highlighting our work defining the legal interpretation of the … Read more

IL: Stop Illinois’ Backdoor Handgun Ban – TAKE ACTION - Anti-gun lawmakers in Springfield are trying to move HB 4471, the so-called “Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act,” out of the House Rules Committee. This bill isn’t about stopping violent criminals. It’s a backdoor ban aimed at common semiautomatic pistols, including many Glock-style handguns. HB4471 originally sought to criminalize the manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, import, or transfer of...

Banks strike deals in Michigan, Wisconsin - A deal in Michigan is set to create a $1.68 billion bank. Another, in Wisconsin, will create a $3.1 billion institution.

Dive Deposits: Fiserv’s CEO switch cements JPMorgan alum’s next chapter - The payments processor turned to Takis Georgakopoulos when Mike Lyons left for Truist. If the new CEO’s name sounds familiar, that may be because of a dust-up with Greek fintech Viva Wallet.

Ex-NY governor to lead blockchain venture between OKX, NYSE owner - A venture between crypto firm OKX and Intercontinental Exchange aims to focus on building infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

Fintech partner to rebrand to Quill Bank - Utah-based Capital Community Bank is set to launch a revamped website June 30, with a mission to lend credibility and “banking backbone” to fintech partners.

KeyBank bets on relationships over tech budgets - Still, midsize lenders must take “more progressive, larger steps” to meet evolving customer expectations, said Emily Gessner, who jumps from a consumer to a commercial role at the bank next month.

Ameris Bancorp targets Nashville for its next market expansion - The Atlanta-based parent company of Ameris Bank plans to open a commercial banking office in Tennessee's largest city by the end of the year, as part of its organic growth strategy.

Morgan Stanley's Vince Lumia: AI may let advisors triple their client loads - The head of client segments in Morgan Stanley's wealth division acknowledges AI could one day be the primary source of financial advice for mass affluent clients. Morgan Stanley advisors working with wealthier investors will have to up their games.

Trump's top economic aide pick has unconventional bank ideas - The Senate Banking Committee is slated to consider Christopher Phelen to be the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday. Phelen has said in past academic papers that fractional reserve banking is "highly problematic."

How FNBO uses agentic AI to investigate financial crime - The Omaha bank says AI agents halve the time required to research fraud, sanctions violations and money-laundering alerts.

Worldpay's World Cup outage puts payments resiliency in the spotlight - The shutdown came in the middle of a match, knocking out processing at small businesses, a segment expected to see transactions spike during such an event.

José Luis Escrivá: Competitiveness for growth - Opening address by Mr José Luis Escrivá, Governor of the Bank of Spain, at the "Competitiveness for growth" conference, organised by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA) and the Spanish Association of Credit Cooperatives (UNACC), Madrid, 19 June 2026.

Colm Kincaid: Harnessing opportunity - the role of financial intermediaries in Europe - Speech by Mr Colm Kincaid, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at BIPAR (European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries), Brussels, 19 June 2026.

Madelena Mohamed: A LEAP for nature: advancing nature-related financial risk and opportunity assessment in Malaysia - Keynote address by Ms Madelena Mohamed, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the launch of the report "A LEAP for nature: advancing nature-related financial risk and opportunity assessment in Malaysia", Kuala Lumpur, 11 June 2026.

Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses - Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses

Federal Reserve notes with deep sadness the passing of Alan Greenspan - Federal Reserve notes with deep sadness the passing of Alan Greenspan

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc.

Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE  The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in an open session: Date and Time: Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. ET ...

Press Release: FDIC Statement on the Passing of Chairman William Isaac - PRESS RELEASE | JUNE 22, 2026 FDIC Statement on the Passing of Chairman William Isaac WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (F...