Precious Metals and Market News

Investors continue to cling to their gold during the weekend - (Kitco News) - The threat of a geopolitical flare-up is once again giving investors a reason to sleep with one eye open — and one hand firmly on their bullion.

Wall Street waxes bullish amid geopolitical and technical momentum, Main Street sets 2026 sentiment high as gold challenges $5,300/oz - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street waxing bullish once again, while Main Street investors were more optimistic than they had been this year after gold’s solid gains.

‘As the world breaks up, you're going to need a monetary reserve system’ – Sprott’s Paul Wong on why Bretton Woods III is inevitable and gold stands alone - (Kitco News) – The deglobalization trend that was steadily building over the last decade reached a crescendo in 2025, with the simultaneous breakdowns of post-WWII alliances, international political and military norms, and foundational assumptions underpinning currencies and commodities. According to a recently published special report from Sprott, as the various elements of deglobalization fee...

Gold prices push back above $5,200; sees solid rebound in February to end month with another record - (Kitco News) - Gold prices have once again reclaimed lost ground above $5,200 an ounce ahead of the weekend, as geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East continues to drive safe-haven demand.

The banks have lost control: Eric Sprott on the $300 silver squeeze and his massive mining sweep - (Kitco News) - Gold has firmly established itself in the low to mid $5,000s, a level the market is now pricing as the new normal. But the real story unfolding in the precious metals market is the violent breakout in silver.

CME outage derails silver rally at critical moment, sparking confusion, suspicion and outrage - (Kitco News) – Global commodity markets were rocked by a major infrastructure disruption on Wednesday afternoon as the CME Group halted electronic trading for metals and natural gas, just after silver futures had reclaimed the $90 per ounce milestone.In an official statement provided to Kitco News on Thursday, a spokesperson for the CME Group said the stoppage was triggered by a technical failu...

Peter Schiff: CME silver halt ‘better than telling the truth’ as prices surge past $90 - (Kitco News) - Global financial markets faced a major infrastructure disruption Wednesday as the CME Group was forced to halt electronic trading for metals and natural gas, just as silver prices surged past the $90 per ounce milestone.

Can gold prices hold above $5,200 as inflation pressues rise - (Kitco News) - The gold market is holding gains above $5,200, but according to some analysts, it could face headwinds as the U.S. inflation threat is far from over following a strong rise in producer prices.

Bitcoin Feb. 27 daily chart alert - Sideways grind at lower levels - (Kitco News) - Friday, February 27—March bitcoin futures prices are weaker in early U.S. trading Friday. Trading action has turned into a sideways grind at lower levels, with a price downtrend line on the daily bar chart now in some jeopardy.

Gold market analysis for February 27 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders - (Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

China's Biological Weapons Labs In America - China's Biological Weapons Labs In America Authored by Gordon Change via The Gatestone Institute, China has been maintaining at least two facilities — one in California and the other in Nevada — that are part of a biological weapons program. A Declaration of Arrest Report, issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in connection with the detention of Ori Solomon on ...

Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here's How To Check - Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here's How To Check Meta's Ray-Bans are seeing growing adoption among everyday consumers, highlighting an affordability sweet spot for AI-powered wearables as Apple is expected to enter the space with its own smart glasses following its failed Vision Pro launch. Yet, as AI-powered glasses gain popularity, they introduce new privacy and securi...

The Clash Of Civilizations Restarts History - The Clash Of Civilizations Restarts History Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Western globalists won’t last long. Thirty-five years ago, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama made a name for himself by advancing the proposition that the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union promised the ascendency and universalization of so-called Wester...

ICE New Orleans Reports 11,000 Deportations In January - ICE New Orleans Reports 11,000 Deportations In January Look no further than the reason unhinged Democrats want to rein in, or even abolish, ICE: these left-wing politicians have championed nation-killing open borders under a globalist framework, flooding their sanctuary cities with illegal aliens to build a new voter bloc. That voter bloc then translates into voting power, and ICE...

Will China Come To Iran's Rescue? - Will China Come To Iran's Rescue? Via Middle East Eye As tensions between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance approach a critical juncture, a question echoes through global capitals, newsrooms and policy circles: will China come to Iran’s rescue? And if so, what would that assistance look like? The answer defies the binary expectations of traditional military alliances. China is unl...

Israel Launches Wave Of Strikes On Lebanon In Precursor To Potential Iran War - Israel Launches Wave Of Strikes On Lebanon In Precursor To Potential Iran War Some analysts fear Israel is testing out a precursor for another multi-front war as the US appears poised to attack Iran. Technically a ceasefire has been in effect in southern Lebanon, but the IDF military has been testing - or more like blowing straight past - these truce barriers. The Israeli Army car...

Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries - Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said on Feb. 25 that Google and its cybersecurity partners disrupted a global espionage campaign that the group confirmed had hacked 42 countries and suspects infected at least 20 more. GTIG has tracked the group as UNC2814/G...

AI Can Now Unmask Anonymous Internet Users, New Study Finds - AI Can Now Unmask Anonymous Internet Users, New Study Finds It looks like AI can now unmask any anonymous account on the internet. That’s according to a new study by Simon Lermen (MATS), Daniel Paleka (ETH Zurich), Joshua Swanson (ETH Zurich), Michael Aerni (ETH Zurich), Nicholas Carlini (Anthropic), and Florian Tramèr (ETH Zurich), published on arXiv. In the paper, “Large-Scale O...

A Montreal Narco Network Busted For Allegedly Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America - A Montreal Narco Network Busted For Allegedly Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America Submitted by The Bureau's Sam Cooper, An elite Montreal-based narco network allegedly exported carfentanil and next-generation synthetic opioids 100 times deadlier than fentanyl to American consumers via the dark web, leading to the arrest of four yesterday, after 13 months of joint surveillance by...

Lululemon Founder Blasts Board Again Amid Stock Collapse - Lululemon Founder Blasts Board Again Amid Stock Collapse Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson blasted the board in a fiery message to shareholders earlier and ramped up calls for activism as the athletic apparel retailer is set for a lost year, lagging behind competitors, losing market share, and entangled in multiple see-through-leggings quality-control controversies with custo...

My brother is paranoid, alone and has forgotten that he sold his house. How can we help? - His lawyer said, “He’s gone off the deep end.”

Private-credit ‘cockroaches’ and the AI ‘scare trade’ hammered stocks in February. Here’s what else has investors shaken up. - Stocks were caught up Friday in a whirlwind of market-moving headlines, making for a wild final trading day in a rough month for U.S. equities.

Trump blacklists Anthropic, opening the door to Elon Musk and xAI - Grok will let its model be used for classified purposes, while Anthropic has refused to let its products be deployed for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.

After 46 years working, I’m not retiring — instead, I take a vacation every month. Is that a good life in your 70s? - “I’ve owned my own company for the last 15 years. It’s worth $8.5 million.”

Here’s what’s worth streaming in March 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more - Shows like HBO’s ‘DTF St. Louis’ and ‘Rooster,’ Paramount’s ‘The Madison’ and Netflix’s ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie jump out of the gate as Emmy season gets underway

Will the bank get suspicious if I deposit $150,000 in cash into my checking account? - “I live in a state with no inheritance tax. I assume I can make this deposit legally.”

Trump warned ‘sometimes you have to’ use force on Friday. Oil markets now see high odds of a U.S. strike on Iran. - Oil prices jolted higher on Friday, booking their biggest daily gains in over a week, after President Trump signaled the window for using diplomacy to end Tehran’s nuclear program may be closing.

United’s stock had its worst day in months on rising oil prices, market jitters - United Airlines’ stock on Friday suffered its worst drop in 10 months, with other airline stocks also seeing steep declines amid rising oil futures prices and increased market jitters.

Medicare will run out of money 12 years earlier than expected - The Congressional Budget Office warns America’s public retirement programs are deteriorating at a shocking rate.

Software stocks fall as Block’s big job cuts stoke further AI fears - Block’s layoffs exacerbated concerns that artificial-intelligence could decimate employee counts and hurt demand for software.

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models.

WBD employees fear coming wave of job losses as Paramount tops Netflix's bid to acquire company - WBD employees fear potential job cuts, culture clashes and high debt loads as Paramount supplants Netflix as the company's acquirer.

UBS downgrades the U.S. stock market. Here's what has the investment bank worried - UBS downgraded U.S. equities to "benchmark" in a fully invested global equity portfolio, saying factors that powered years of outperformance are starting to fade.

Dow closes more than 500 points lower after hot inflation report, mounting concerns about AI impact - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished in the red for February amid growing fears about the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy.

What traders are buying and selling during rout: Dumping Nvidia, buying Apple - In an appearance on CNBC's "Halftime Report," investors Kevin Simpson and Steve Weiss revealed their recent trades.

Are Jack Dorsey's aggressive job cuts the start of an AI jobs apocalypse? Economists weigh in - Economists question whether such moves signal a broader shift in the labor market or simply reflect company-specific adjustments.

Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected - The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.

Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure - The Supreme Court decision to strike down Trump's tariffs has thrown fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated with global partners, stalling trade talks.

Top earners are more afraid for their employment than lower income as AI threat increases - The prospect of being replaced by artificial intelligence is helping to scare higher-income workers.

China’s leverage rises before high-stakes summit as Supreme Court curbs Trump tariffs - Supreme Court's decision to invalidate Trump's tariffs has strengthened China's hand ahead of the leaders summit in April, at a time when Beijing seeks U.S. concessions on Taiwan.

Futures were suspended to avert default in silver, trader Vince Lanci says - 2:46p ET Friday, February 27, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In his daily commentary for the Arcadia Economics channel at YouTube, market analyst and futures trader Vince Lanci offers his suspicion about the "technical issue" that supposedly caused the brief suspension of the U.S. commodities futures market on Wednesday. Most likely, Lanci says, there were so many more buy orders than sell ...

Gold to take center stage at PDAC, with some predicting prices will hit $10,000 - After years in the 'wilderness,' gold bugs get sweet vindication at the annual mining event amid bullion's historic run By Gabriel FriedmanNational Post / Financial Post, TorontoThursday, February 26, 2026 https://financialpost.com/commodities/mining/gold-bugs-pdac-new-credibility John Ing has been bullish on bullion for more than five decades, and he's not about to change his tune as gold rips...

Alasdair Macleod: The paper silver crisis has begun - 11:25a ET Friday, February 27, 2025 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In a five-minute video at Egon von Greyerz's blog at Substack, economist Alasdair Macleod explains how the great silver squeeze has begun, with the New York, London, and even Shanghai markets now having only a small fraction of the real metal necessary to meet huge pending demands for delivery. Macleod warns investors not to put ...

China encourages dollar buying to slow surging yuan - By Winni Zhou, Joe Cash, and Samuel ShenReutersFriday, February 27, 2026 China's central bank moved to rein in the fast-rising yuan today, scrapping risk reserves requirements for forex forward contracts in a move that would encourage dollar buying as exporters start to feel the pinch from a stronger currency. The decision came after the yuan hit a near three-year high against the dollar on Thu...

ECB sells some U.S. dollar assets, cuts weight of dollar in reserves - By Balazs KoranyiReutersThursday, February 26, 2026 FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Central Bank sold some of its dollar assets early last year and reduced the weight of the dollar in its foreign exchange reserves in what it said was a standard rebalancing of its portfolio. The bank played down the significance of the move, which came before the market turbulence generated by U.S. President ...

Services PPI Inflation Explodes. Goods PPI Jumps as Companies Shuffle Tariffs to Each Other. Food & Energy Plunge - It will further fuel the acceleration of the Fed-favored PCE Price Index.

AI, the Immigration Crackdown, and Mind-Blowing Overhiring in 2020-2022 Are Now Rattling the Labor Market - Despite only tepid job creation by the private sector, unemployment remains historically low.

Credit Card Delinquencies, Balances, Burden, Credit Limits, and Collections in Q4 2025 - Despite the wailing about tapped-out, struggling and cracking consumers, the credit card delinquency rate dropped to multi-year low.

Fiat Money vs. Legal Tender: What’s the Difference? - Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

A bill to make gold and silver legal currency in NH is back for the second year in a row - Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia, R-Tilton, has introduced a bill to make gold and silver legal tender in New Hampshire. Harvey-Bolia argued that gold and silver can hedge against inflation and allow people ...

IMF against making crypto legal tender, issues action plan - The International Monetary Fund is recommending that countries not give cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin status as legal tender. The IMF made that point as a part of a nine-point action plan for how ...

IMF says no crypto as legal tender — Community disagrees - A community member believes that the space will look back to this moment once it succeeds in making the world decentralized. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently made another anti-crypto ...

OpEd: On Gold, Silver as Our Legal Tender - Other states are testing parallel currencies, but legal, political and fiscal roadblocks make the idea nearly impossible in the Golden State. Imagine walking into your local coffee shop in Los Angeles ...

Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 - With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher - Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.

Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case - Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.

Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU - The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.

Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset - The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.

Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World - Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps - The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan - After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025

Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU - Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA

Bullish Sign? Bitcoin Nears Milestone as 100+ BTC Wallets Approach 20K - Bitcoin’s bullish setup is strengthening as wallets holding 100 BTC or more approach record levels, according to Santiment, which says this trend can be considered a bullish sign when it rises during or after price declines. Bitcoin Flashes Possible Bullish Sign as Large Holders Climb Toward 20,000 Threshold Crypto analytics platform Santiment shared on social […]

Ripple Legal Chief Challenges ‘Crypto Is Useless’ Narrative as US Usage Continues Climbing - Ripple’s chief legal officer is challenging claims that cryptocurrency lacks real-world utility, pointing to rising U.S. merchant adoption and growing consumer reliance as evidence that digital assets are becoming embedded in everyday commerce. Ripple’s Legal Chief Challenges Media Narrative on Crypto Utility Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, who also serves as President of the […]

Fidelity Discusses Bitcoin Moving From Short-Term Trade to Long-Term Macro Portfolio Asset - Bitcoin’s notorious four-year boom-and-bust cycle may be losing its grip as institutional demand, deeper liquidity, and shifting ownership patterns reshape market dynamics, potentially redefining how investors position bitcoin in long-term portfolios, according to Fidelity’s analysis. Fidelity: Bitcoin Is No Longer Just a Trade — It’s Emerging as a Core Long-Term Portfolio Asset Bitcoin’s long-...

Bill Criminalizing Crypto-Powered Foreign Currency Tax Evasion Surges in Brazil - The bill, introduced by Federal Deputy Tabata Amaral, amends the current regulation and establishes the crime of cryptocurrency tax evasion, aiming to curb the rising volume of remittances and settlement alternatives using dollar proxies, including stablecoins. Brazil Aims To Criminalize Undeclared Stablecoin Transactions In New Bill Brazil is taking measures to tighten its grip on […]

The Final Million: Why Experts Say 20 Million BTC Mined Cements ‘Provable Scarcity’ - As Bitcoin approaches the 20 million coin milestone in March 2026, the network is entering a pivotal transition from its era of massive block subsidies to a future dependent on transaction fees. Industry experts view this as a powerful psychological and institutional validator of “provable scarcity.” Provable Scarcity vs. Discretionary Policy The Bitcoin network stands […]

Bernie Sanders Is Lying About AI Data Centers - Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss why AI data centers spark joy, their favorite Black Mirror episodes, and libertarian skepticism of the Epstein files release.

Trump Thinks Any Judge Who Rules Against Him Is in League With the 'Radical Left' - The president's wildly inaccurate ideological labels are no more meaningful than his other ad hominem attacks on people who disagree with him.

Unripe Septics, Unripe Commandments, and Technological Advances - Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Katie Miller Is Trying To Sell MAGA on Solar Energy - Stephen Miller's wife is giving renewables a P.R. boost.

Blind Refugee Found Dead 5 Days After Release From Border Patrol Custody in Buffalo - The Department of Homeland Security claims that the refugee was dropped off at a “warm, safe location” in Buffalo, New York. But he never made it inside.

Anthropic CEO Refuses Pentagon Demands To Remove Safeguards on Military AI - Dario Amodei penned a public letter explaining the danger of the Defense Department's request to remove certain constraints from Claude, and refusing them outright.

The Unconstitutional Commandeering of New Hampshire Continues - Judge McCafferty refuses to stay her unconstitutional injunction, and it appears the state AG's office is still failing to raise its strongest constitutional defense.

The Trump Administration Made Habeas Corpus Great Again - More habeas corpus petitions were filed over the last year than in the past three administrations combined because of the administration's mass detention policy.

This Taxation Is Looking a Lot Like Theft - The Trump administration is trying to avoid paying refunds after illegally collecting $175 billion from its emergency tariff scheme.

Don't Call It a Realignment - Trump is squandering the record gains he made with minorities in 2024.

Anthropic Just Showed What Doing the Right Thing Looks Like - Anthropic has shown bravery not in standing up to the demands of a foreign adversary’s government but in standing up to our own government here in the US.

ICE: Potential Election Subversion Tool? - While ICE agents will reportedly not be deployed at polling locations, could they conduct patrols or establish checkpoints on public streets or sidewalks leading to a polling place instead?

The Framers Gave the Power to Regulate Elections to Congress, Not the President - A federal judge recently held that “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.” It really is as simple as that.

Friday Feature: Happy Hens Farm and Forest School - If your child needs a different learning environment, look for it—and if you can’t find it, create it, says microschool founder Maggie Van Camp. If you build it, they will come because other families are probably feeling the same way but don’t know what to do.

Emergency Authorities and the Constitutional Allocation of Election Power - Elections are always high-stakes, and public trust in election processes is important. But invoking vague emergency statutes to exert more control over elections would raise the stakes—and reduce public trust in elections.

This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. - The executive, James Madison warned, is the branch of power most interested in and prone to war. Empowering it to both declare and wage war, not only guarantees endless war, it’s a ROYAL power the founders fought to free themselves from. That’s why a free people must disarm the president from this potential. The post This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Cent...

Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended - You can’t build a true “land of the free” on hope, wishing for the “right people” to gain power and resist the temptation to abuse it. The post Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t a Warrant. It’s a Home Invasion. - It started a revolution. Now it's just your average Wednesday. Government agents with blank-check power to search and seize - no oath, no probable cause, no limits. James Otis called it “the worst instrument of arbitrary power.” Today, most people won’t even flinch at this brazen attack on your life, liberty and property. The post This Isn’t a Warrant. It’s a Home Invasion. appeared first on Te...

Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn’t Support Broad Search of Protesters’ Devices and Digital Data - In a big win for protesters’ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to sweeping warrants to search a protester’s devices and digital data and a nonprofit’s social media data. The case, Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs, arose after a housing protest in 2021, during which Colorado Springs police arrested protesters for obs...

☺️ Trust Us With Your Face | EFFector 38.4 - Do you remember the last time you were carded at a bar or restaurant? It was probably such a quick and normal experience, that you barely remember it. But have you ever been carded to use the internet? Being required to present your ID to access content online is becoming a growing reality for many. We're explaining the dangers of age verification laws, and the latest in the fight for privacy a...

How to Pick Your Password Manager - Phishing and data breaches are a constant on the internet. The single best defense against both is to use a password manager to generate and automatically fill a unique password for every site. While 1Password has recently raised their prices, and researchers have recently published potential flaws in some implementations, using a password manager is still a critical investment in keeping yours...

Arizona Educator Sues County Attorney Whose Hired Thugs Bullied Him Out of Election Campaign - PHOENIX—When two men approached Fernando “Fernie” Madrid outside of a church, he thought he had two more signatures for his petition to run for school […] The post Arizona Educator Sues County Attorney Whose Hired Thugs Bullied Him Out of Election Campaign appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Vindicated: Court rebukes Newton, Iowa, officials for retaliatory arrests after citizen called them “fascists” - Today, a federal judge in Iowa ruled that the city of Newton, Iowa, violated Noah Petersen’s constitutional rights when city leaders arrested him for critiquing […] The post Vindicated: Court rebukes Newton, Iowa, officials for retaliatory arrests after citizen called them “fascists” appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Arrested by ICE and Held for Three Days without Communication or a Hearing; Citizen and Veteran Sues Feds - LOS ANGELES—Last July, George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Iraq combat veteran, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies for […] The post Arrested by ICE and Held for Three Days without Communication or a Hearing; Citizen and Veteran Sues Feds 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 ...

TX: GOA Proudly Supports 13 Federal Candidates in Texas! - We’re excited to announce that Gun Owners of America proudly endorses thirteen dynamic, 2A candidates to represent the great state of Texas in Washington, D.C.! ✅ Ken Paxton — U.S. Senate ✅ Nathaniel Moran — U.S. House, TX-01 ✅ Steve Toth — U.S. House, TX-02 ✅ Keith Self – U.S. House, TX-03 ✅ Pat Fallon – U.S. House, TX-04 ✅ … Read more

WV: BREAKING: SB 1071 pulled—Your call is needed immediately! - Senator Willis Pulls Machine Gun Bill from Consideration Gun owners are left feeling betrayed Things are changing moment by moment in Charleston. Earlier this morning I encouraged you to thank Senate Judiciary Chairman Tom Willis for scheduling a vote on SB 1071, the bill allowing WV to sell machine guns to residents. But remember how I indicated in the alert that, previously, … Read more

WV: One more push needed for SB 1071 today! - Your Calls Changed Everything — Vote Taking Place Today in Charleston! Your hard work is paying off, and they are listening to you in Charleston! Even though there were no initial plans to bring up SB 1071 for a vote, your emails and calls have changed everything. The Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting today (maybe this morning) to allow … Read more

Washington’s FS Bancorp boosts Portland presence - The bank’s $34.6 million merger with Oregon-based Pacific West, set to close in the third quarter, will create a lender with 31 locations and $3.6 billion in assets.

Meta dips a toe back into crypto - The social media giant is exploring the use of stablecoin payments in its app ecosystem, years after its Diem digital currency experiment imploded.

Block swaps 4,000 workers for AI - CEO Jack Dorsey told investors Thursday that Block’s headcount will drop about 40% as it leans on artificial intelligence for efficiencies.

NY banks Arrow, Adirondack to merge in $89.1M deal - The combination gives Arrow 19 added locations and a blueprint to expand west into the Mohawk Valley and north to mountain resort towns like Lake Placid.

HSBC names generative AI a leading investment area - The London-based bank plans to use the technology for employee assistance, process reengineering and customer experience.

Edward Jones gets green light to launch industrial bank - The financial advisory firm initially sought an industrial loan charter back in 2020. It's the third company to receive the necessary approvals this year, joining General Motors and Ford.

What's it going to take to get banks back into mortgages? - Though changes to bank capital rules previewed by Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in February are being viewed as welcome, experts say other more significant hurdles — not all of them regulatory — are keeping banks on the sidelines of mortgage servicing and lending.

Morgan Stanley applies for crypto trust charter subsidiary - The proposed national trust charter company would be a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The application was filed on Feb. 18.

Fulton's latest acquisition nears finish line - Fulton Financial received the necessary approvals to acquire Blue Foundry Bancorp; JPMorgan hired two Bank of America health care veterans while shuffling leadership; Mizuho Financial Group has plans to replace about 5,000 administrative jobs with artificial intelligence over the next 10 years; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

LA bank is latest lender to be ensnared in alleged fraud saga - Preferred Bank moved a $115 million block of loans to nonaccrual status after the borrower, which is battling fraud charges leveled by other banks, began missing payments.

Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE) - Executive Summary - The Financial Stability Board (FSB) report on the Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), published in April 2025, establishes an approach to promote common information elements and requirements for reporting operational incidents by financial institutions to authorities. It aims to improve regulatory coordination in responding to operational incidents, thereby helping to enhance financi...

Harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for enhancing cross-border payments – updated report - The CPMI's harmonised ISO 20022 data requirements for cross-border payments (harmonisation requirements) are a key milestone under the G20 roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments.

Basel Committee issues a consolidated version of its guidelines - The Basel Committee has published a consultation on a consolidated version of its guidelines and sound practices. The consolidated version aims to improve accessibility and substantially streamline guidance materials. Comments on the consultation are requested by 26 June 2026.

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 20 and 28, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 20 and 28, 2026

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of First Financial Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of First Financial Bank

Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal - Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal

Press Release: FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Edward Jones Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 27, 2026 FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Edward Jones Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah WASHINGTON – The B...

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Second Quarter 2026 and Third Quarter 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 27, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Second Quarter 2026 and Third Quarter 2026 WASHINGTON - The Federal ...