Precious Metals and Market News

Silver's stubborn supply deficits and rising industrial and monetary demand offer ‘multiple avenues for future appreciation’ – Sprott’s Paul Wong - (Kitco News) – Silver enjoys a unique combination of ongoing supply deficits, rising industrial and monetary demand, and tight physical market conditions, which offer multiple vectors for prices to appreciate, according to Paul Wong, managing partner and market strategist at Sprott Inc.In a recent analysis of the precious metals market, Wong noted that silver prices recorded their largest month...

Gold holding steady as Bank of Canada leaves rates unchanged - (Kitco News) - The gold market is holding its ground against the Canadian dollar as the Bank of Canada leaves interest rates unchanged and adopts a neutral, yet cautious, wait-and-see approach to inflation.

Gold steadies above $4,000 as PPI cools, yields rise - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly higher and spot silver prices are weaker ahead of the North American market open Wednesday, as a softer U.S. inflation mix supported precious metals while renewed Strait of Hormuz tension kept crude oil prices and Treasury yields elevated.

Gold finding its footing as US producer prices fall in June - (Kitco News) - The gold market is once again attracting bullish momentum, pushing back into neutral territory as wholesale inflation pressures eased more than expected.

Spot gold shoots above $4,060/oz after New York manufacturing index surprises with rise to 15.6 - (Kitco News) - Gold prices shot to session highs after manufacturing activity in the New York region rose deeper into expansionary territory this month, according to the latest data published by the New York Federal Reserve.The regional central bank announced on Wednesday that its Empire State manufacturing survey improved to 15.6 in July, after posting a 5.7 print in June. The data was fa...

VanEck’s Casanova sees gold's pullback as noise, says mining stocks remain the standout trade - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to struggle to find consistent bullish momentum, but one fund manager noted that the precious metal remains one of the best-performing assets over the past 12 months, with mining equities taking the top spot.

Gold rebounds after soft CPI as yields, dollar retreat - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as a softer-than-expected U.S. CPI report pushed Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar lower, helping metals recover even as crude oil stayed bid on renewed U.S.-Iran tension

Chinese ETFs see worst June on record, but H1 numbers reveal resilient ETF, wholesale and PBoC demand – WGC’s Jia   - (Kitco News) – Gold’s weakness last month pushed prices into negative territory in H1, but Chinese gold ETFs still saw notable net inflows in the first six months, while wholesale demand rebounded on a monthly basis in June, according to Ray Jia, research head for China at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the WGC’s latest China gold market update, Jia noted that June’s pronounced price weakness ...

Fed Chair Warsh tells Congress the FOMC has ‘no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation’ - (Kitco News) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used the opening statement of his first testimony before Congress to present a positive depiction of the state of the economy, and a vision for monetary policy centered on the price stability side of the central bank’s dual mandate.

Gold and silver rally as CPI cools Fed-rate pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher ahead of the North American market open Tuesday, as a softer-than-expected U.S. CPI report reduced Fed-rate pressure and helped metals recover despite another spike in crude oil tied to U.S.-Iran tensions.

Iraqi Militia Vows To Disrupt Any Future Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline: US 'Stealing Our Oil' - Iraqi Militia Vows To Disrupt Any Future Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline: US 'Stealing Our Oil' Via The Cradle US and Iraqi officials are set to conclude a major energy deal as part of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington this week, according to Iraqi officials cited by AP Wednesday. "An agreement is slated to be signed Friday between Iraq, US companies Chevron and TI Capita...

Pennsylvania Data Centers Face Increased Oversight Under New Law - Pennsylvania Data Centers Face Increased Oversight Under New Law By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, signed a budget Sunday which will require data centers to report their exact water and power usage annually to the state. It also requires the PJM Interconnection to give Pennsylvania state regulators additional insight into its demand f...

SpaceX Shares Fall Below $135 IPO Price, But The Real Story Is Its Bonds - SpaceX Shares Fall Below $135 IPO Price, But The Real Story Is Its Bonds SpaceX has slipped below its much-hyped $135 IPO price, and down 40% from the all time high hit during the June 15th gamma squeeze when the stock surged above $220 if ovenright trading, an "inevitable outcome" according to Bloomberg, which lends some validation to the skepticism surrounding "a valuation that a...

Legionnaires' Cases Rise In Manhattan's Upper East Side As Dozens Of Cooling Towers Test Positive - Legionnaires' Cases Rise In Manhattan's Upper East Side As Dozens Of Cooling Towers Test Positive Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, New York Health officials have identified dozens of cooling towers in Manhattan’s Upper East Side that tested positive for traces of Legionella bacteria, as Legionnaires’ disease cases reached 63 as of Tuesday. So far, 12 people are cur...

Alibaba's Qwen AI Will Be Integrated Into Apple Phones In China Amid Push For Local Models - Alibaba's Qwen AI Will Be Integrated Into Apple Phones In China Amid Push For Local Models Apple is starting to take cost-cutting (and Chinese supply chains) very seriously. Just days after reports that the smartphone giant will use China's DRAM pioneer CXMT (which just priced its IPO) for local memory as a cheaper alternative source to ridiculously overpriced DRAM sourced from th...

Standard Nuclear Slashes IPO Size As Nuclear Comps Collapse - Standard Nuclear Slashes IPO Size As Nuclear Comps Collapse Standard Nuclear reset its IPO terms sharply lower as recent nuclear peers have watched their stock price crater after debuting on the public market.  The TRISO fuel manufacturing company originally targeted 18.25 million shares at $18-$21, for up to $383 million in proceeds and an implied valuation as high as $3.55 bil...

Trump Says FBI Wasting Time If It Probes Conspiracy Theories About Graham's Death - Trump Says FBI Wasting Time If It Probes Conspiracy Theories About Graham's Death Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump said on July 14 that he was aware of the conspiracy theories surrounding Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C) sudden death but said that any FBI investigation into them would be a waste of time. Trump was responding to a reporter’s que...

Wisconsin Panel Finds Elon Musk Likely Broke The Law With $1 Million Voter Checks - Wisconsin Panel Finds Elon Musk Likely Broke The Law With $1 Million Voter Checks Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, A bipartisan Wisconsin elections panel has determined there is probable cause that Elon Musk broke state law by offering two $1 million checks to voters during last year’s hotly contested Supreme Court race. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted ...

Fort Knox Standoff: Bessent Says All The Gold Is There, Says America 'Used To Be Backed' By It - Fort Knox Standoff: Bessent Says All The Gold Is There, Says America 'Used To Be Backed' By It U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has once again assured the public that America's gold reserves remain fully intact, pushing back against years of speculation surrounding the legendary vaults at Fort Knox. In a Fox News interview with Jesse Watters that aired Monday night, Bessent re...

WTI Dips As US Crude Production Hits Record High, SPR Draw Slows, Cushing Remains At 'Tank Bottoms' - WTI Dips As US Crude Production Hits Record High, SPR Draw Slows, Cushing Remains At 'Tank Bottoms' Oil prices are marginally higher overnight after President Trump reinstated the blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz and shipping slowed to a crawl amid the renewed warfare in the critical waterway. US Central Command said it completed a morning round of strikes on Iran...

Permanent daylight-saving time would be a win for tourism, but other sectors have big concerns - One lawmaker points to benefits such as more time to do “outdoor leisure activities.”

Small-cap outperformance is persisting — and these 15 quality stocks pay rich dividends - Think large caps are still the best bet? The data say you are looking in the wrong place.

Your Social Security check could go up by $74 a month next year - Social Security’s cost-of-living-adjustment could be 3.8% in 2027, as inflation shows signs of cooling.

SpaceX’s stock breaks below its IPO price for the first time. Why it could still fall further. - SpaceX has lost more than $800 billion in market value from its closing high seen a month ago.

‘They are relentless’: A scammer is trying to change the email on my empty Robinhood account. What do they have to gain? - “I’ve just been ignoring their attempts.”

Warsh won’t say if he’s spoken with Trump since taking the Fed’s helm - Senate Democrats are uneasy about White House influence at central bank.

Most Americans don’t know how to prevent dementia. Here’s what you can do. - ‘Brain health is a lifelong commitment — it’s never too early or too late to start’

‘I don’t want to sound callous’: Why base your Social Security claim on life expectancy? We could die at any time. - “The actual date of death ultimately affects only the surviving beneficiaries.”

It’s a buyer’s market for bonds - Bonds are out of fashion with big investors — which makes them an interesting investment opportunity for the rest of us.

America’s oil refiners could more than triple profits as Iran war sparks massive boom - U.S. oil refiners are about to report a historic profit surge as the industry takes advantage of supply disruptions.

Warren Buffett on the market today: 'It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling' - The investor has been sharply critical of the stock market, one that he says is increasingly defined by speculative trading as opposed to long-term investing.

Historic IBM stock crash sets up unique options strategy - IBM shares fell just over $73 to ~$217 — a jaw-dropping 25% single-day decapitation.

Trump's DNI pick Jay Clayton won't tell senators Biden won the 2020 election - The Senate Intelligence Committee is considering Jay Clayton's nomination to be the director of national of intelligence.

S&P 500 is little changed as chip stocks fall; traders weigh inflation data: Live updates - The S&P 500 was relatively unchanged on Wednesday, with chipmakers suffering losses, as traders digested more data showing inflation is cooling.

Anthropic moves closer to mega-IPO as bankers line up investor meetings - Anthropic is lining up investor meetings ahead of a potential IPO as soon as October as the AI startup behind looks to beat rival OpenAI to the public markets.

Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.3% in June on big drop in gasoline - As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Renewed Hormuz hostilities drive ECB rates rethink amid ‘extremely volatile’ outlook - Several consecutive days of strikes exchanged between the U.S. and Iran have cast uncertainty on the European Central Bank's interest rate decision next week.

China posts slowest quarterly growth since 2022 as investment slumps, fanning stimulus calls - That second-quarter growth came below Beijing's full-year growth target range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal in decades.

Consumer prices rose 3.5% annually in June, less than expected as energy prices eased - The consumer price index in June was expected to increase 3.8% from a year ago.

India's inflation accelerates to 4.38% in June, exceeding forecasts - Inflation has risen for the eighth straight month in India, as food and energy prices rise due to the Iran war and deficient rainfall.

Trump $1 dollar 'gold coin' to go into production, Bessent says - By Gareth Vipers and Richard RubinThe Wall Street JournalWednesday, July 15, 2026 President Trump has added his name or likeness to federal buildings, airports, bridges and even some passports. Now the U.S. Mint is set to begin striking a dollar coin featuring his face, a rare move to put a sitting president on American money. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled designs for the new "gold ...

Ghana's 2026 artisanal gold output expected to surpass record 2025 level - By Christian AkorlieReutersTuesday, July 14, 2026 ACCRA -- Ghana's Gold Board bought up to 54 metric tons of gold from artisanal and small-scale mining in ​the first half of 2026 and output from the sector ​is on track to match or surpass last year's record, ⁠the state entity's CEO said on Tuesday. The figures and prediction point to ​another strong year for Ghana's biggest export and foreign e...

Vault and Genesis merging to create Australia's third-largest gold producer - By Nikita Maria JinoReutersMonday, July 13, 2026 Genesis Minerals has agreed to acquire smaller peer Vault ‌Minerals in a deal that would create Australia's third-largest gold producer with a market capitalisation of around A$12.6 billion ($8.71 billion). ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Guanajuato Silver Is Reactivating Silver and Gold Mines in Mexico Guanajuato Silver i...

Alasdair Macleod: First gold, then markets migrating East - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, July 10, 2026 Goodbye to Western paper. Moving in plain sight, China has set up a new market in Hong Kong ready to take over from London and New York when the dollar dies. First, let's look briefly at what happened to gold in the 1973-1974 OPEC crisis. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... First Majestic Mines Silver and Gold, M...

Contango ORE drops gold hedges to boost upside as Manh Choh mine output nears - From MarketBeat, Sioux Falls, South DakotaSunday, July 12, 2026 Contango ORE executives said the company has eliminated its remaining gold hedge book by converting the last 15,000 ounces of hedged gold into debt, a move management framed as increasing shareholder exposure to gold prices while preserving equity. Speaking during an investor webinar, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, president and CEO of Con...

Producer Price Inflation beyond Energy: “Core” PPI Accelerates to 4.7%, Services PPI to 4.6%. Lots of Inflation Going on in Here - The plunge in energy prices pushed down overall PPI inflation, to a still very high 5.5%. It has been zigzagging higher since mid-2023.

Largest “Foreign” Holders of US Treasuries, incl. US Hedge Funds in the “Basis Trade” & US Companies with Overseas Entities - How much of that foreign demand for US Treasuries is actually “foreign?” Less than it seems. Here are some clues.

Gasoline Plunged in June and lots of Month-to-Month CPI Squiggles Happened to Drop Simultaneously, but that Won’t Last - The CPI headline does not provide political backing for a politically unpopular rate hike at the July FOMC meeting. Details – such as outliers reverting in a month or two – don’t matter today.

DTCC moves tokenized securities into live trading, marking a milestone for Wall Street's blockchain push - DTCC's first live production trades using tokenized securities show how blockchain could reshape the infrastructure behind Wall Street.

Cantor and Securitize collaborate on blockchain-based IPOs - The move creates a pathway for public companies to raise capital onchain and issue tokenized securities.

Ostium suffers $18 million exploit as oracle attack wave continues to hit DeFi - A hacker used Ostium's own price-reporting infrastructure against the protocol, submitting falsified future-dated oracle data to manufacture fake trading profits and trigger an $18 million payout.

The privacy paradox of protecting kids online - We don’t need to imagine the privacy pitfalls of age verification. They’ve been happening for years, argues Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard.

Crypto Long & Short: To ETH or not to ETH — is SOL the better diversifier? - In this week's, Morgan Stanley’s Denny Galindo writes that as the crypto market expands, solana has historically been a better portfolio diversifier than ether, despite being more volatile.

President Trump expected to meet with senators to work on ethics concerns in crypto bill - The most contentious piece of the crypto market structure bill is unresolved in the final weeks of Senate runway, and the president is expected to discuss it.

South Korea to modify 76-year-old law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assets - The government also reaffirmed plans to pilot tokenized government bonds next year and explore tokenizing state-owned real estate.

Open USD poses biggest threat yet to Circle's USDC, CoinShares says - The consortium-backed stablecoin would share reserve income with partners instead of the issuer, pressuring Circle's margins if it debuts in 2026.

A timeline of the Ethereum Foundation's ongoing shakeup - In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re unpacking the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum Foundation this year.

BlackRock's crypto assets fall 39% despite $15 billion of net inflows - BlackRock's digital asset funds attracted $15 billion in net inflows over the past year, but falling crypto prices drove the value of those holdings sharply lower.

Bitcoin Tops $65,500 as $209 Million in Crypto Shorts Collapse Across Markets - Fueled by positive economic data, bitcoin added to its July 14 gains on Wednesday to breach $65,000, hitting an intraday peak of $65,518 and driving its market cap past $1.3 trillion. Leveraged Shorts Wiped Out in Derivatives Flurry Building on a recovery that wiped out Monday’s losses, bitcoin comfortably surpassed the $65,000 threshold on Wednesday. […]

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Turn Green With $239M in Inflows as Japan Moves Toward Crypto ETFs - Crypto ETF flows turned positive on Tuesday, July 14, as bitcoin funds drew $181.08 million and ether ETFs added $58.34 million. Altcoin ETFs were unusually quiet, with XRP, solana and HYPE products seeing no trading activity. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post Clean Inflow Day as Altcoin Funds See No Trading Activity The crypto exchange-traded fund […]

Sensex, Nifty 50 Crash, Then Strike Back as India Defies Global Chaos - India’s stock market took its steepest single-day hit in months this week, then clawed back the losses within days, while the country’s payment system, chip industry, and crypto rules kept moving forward underneath the volatility. The country has stood among the most resilient economies across the vast majority of the world’s leading economic powers amid […]

Bitmine Makes Ethereum King, Turns 98% of Revenue Into Staking Windfall - Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. generated $45.7 million from ethereum staking during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, marking a fundamental shift in the firm’s corporate operating model. The publicly traded blockchain infrastructure company filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing financial results for the period ending May 31, […]

Bitcoin Blasts Past $65K as Soft Inflation Ignites Stocks, Gold and Crypto - Bitcoin broke above $65,000 on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT, after a softer-than-expected U.S. producer price report lifted stock futures, crypto, and gold, even as Middle East supply fears kept oil prices near multi-year highs. Producer Prices Cool, Fed Bets Shift The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June Producer Price Index (PPI) at […]

12 States Sue, Call Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger an Antitrust Violation - If successful, it could do more harm than good to the entertainment industry.

European Commission Moves Us One Step Closer to the End of the Open Internet - It's coming faster than you might think.

What Has Heller Wrought In 18 Years? - "In nearly two decades, very little about the practical right to keep and bear arms has changed."

How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Mind? - Spencer Greenberg discusses the science of self-improvement, why our thoughts and emotions can mislead us, and what it really takes to change.

Lindsey Graham's Sister Tapped To Replace Him in the Senate - Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss what's next for the U.S. Senate after Lindsey Graham's passing and Mitch McConnell's continued absence.

"There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT" - It's judicial precedent now, from Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan (W.D. Pa.) in yesterday's Multiple Energy Tech., LLC v. Under Armour,… The post "There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Government Doesn't Know Whether You Need Antidepressants - Against the new war on SSRIs.

No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over Drug 'Legalization' - The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman misstates the findings of a new paper to claim he was right all along.

The Fed's Tough Mission - Plus: More strikes on Iran, Nayib Bukele runs for a third consecutive term, private dinosaur-bone ownership, and more...

Utah's New Rule Allowing Propensity Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions - While propensity evidence is generally inadmissible in criminal cases, an exception for sexual assault cases is both common practice and good public policy.

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.

Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists. - The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other words, when government determines the extent of its own power. On this episode, how lessons learned in the American Revolution gave birth to the written constitution. And more importantly, the real reasons it exists - that the government-...

The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution - Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

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.

🚫 Don't Let Congress Age-Gate the Internet | EFFector 38.13 - The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the KIDS Act is a sprawling package of proposals to control what we can see and say online. Supporters claim the KIDS Act is needed to protect minors online. But if lawmakers really want to make the internet safer, why are they encouraging more surveillance inste...

European Court: Apple Can Not Shirk Off its Interoperability Requirements - One of the best bulwarks against monopoly is interoperability—that is making a new product or service work with an existing product or service. Interoperability allows users, and not the manufacturers of their devices or largest player in a market, to decide what application best serves them. Unsurprisingly, companies like Apple have worked hard to resist interoperability requirements.  On July...

Don’t Repeat NY’s 3D Printing Blunder - This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That means not only is there a ticking clock to protect every artist, researcher, engineer, and hobbyist in the state, but there is a real risk of other states thoughtlessly following suit—prior to the New York rules even ta...

Victory for Small San Diego Business! Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Ruinous Financial Surveillance of California Money Services Businesses - SAN DIEGO—San Diego small business owner Esperanza Gomez can continue to operate her money services business free of ruinous financial surveillance after a federal appeals […] The post Victory for Small San Diego Business! Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Ruinous Financial Surveillance of California Money Services Businesses appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Public Interest Law Firm Warns PA Lawmakers Against Regulating Speech - This week, the Institute for Justice (IJ) warned Pennsylvania lawmakers that attempting to regulate how the term “state fair” is used would violate residents’ First Amendment rights.  The post Public Interest Law Firm Warns PA Lawmakers Against Regulating Speech appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Long Island Electrician Injured at Airport Teams Up with Public Interest Law Firm to Hold the Government Accountable - NEW YORK—In his first week on the job at Long Island MacArthur Airport, Gino Fiermonte was shocked and seriously injured. According to Gino, the accident […] The post Long Island Electrician Injured at Airport Teams Up with Public Interest Law Firm to Hold the Government Accountable 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 ...

DOJ Fights Us on NFA and GOA Files PA Lawsuit - From the ATF issuing a new rule, strengthening the definition of “willfully” to protect FFLs and gun owners, to the Department of Justice fighting us on our lawsuit against the NFA’s registration requirements, and filing our latest lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania… GOA has been busy. You deserve an update. Recently, the ATF issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking indicating they are...

Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A Endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer - Gun Owners of America & Fuerza 2A Endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 9, 2026  TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Fuerza 2A proudly endorse Blaise Ingoglia for Florida Chief Financial Officer.  Throughout his service in the Florida Legislature, Ingoglia has consistently stood with Florida’s law-abiding gun owners and fought to ...

MA: Attend the Civil Rights Coalition Special Event on July 15th! - Massachusetts gun owners are facing an unprecedented assault on their constitutional liberties under the draconian overreach of Chapter 135. This unconstitutional legislation directly targets law-abiding citizens, creating an unnecessary and convoluted burden on anyone exercising their right to keep and bear arms. To counter this blatant infringement and fully restore our Second Amendment right...

NC’s First Bank to buy SC lender for $166M - Buying Carolina Bank & Trust would add 14 branches to First Bank’s existing 113-location footprint and push the acquirer well past $13 billion in assets. The deal is set to close by the first quarter of 2027.

Bank of America’s chatbot Erica continues to amplify digital engagement - Active users of Bank of America’s chatbot grew 23% year over year to 24.6 million.

How PayPal may benefit Stripe - The digital payments startup has reportedly made a bid for a stake in its older predecessor, potentially creating a massive processor.

Citi flags potential for more severance this year - The bank, which has reduced headcount by about 5% over the past year, is focused on finding efficiencies to fund investments, executives indicated Tuesday.

First Hawaiian to buy California’s TriCo in $2B deal - The acquisition, set to close by year-end, marks a return to the mainland for the Hawaiian lender, which was once part of BNP Paribas’ U.S. network.

As fintechs chase OCC licenses, are sponsor banks at risk? - Coastal Financial, which has added Pliant as a client to support the German fintech's U.S. ambitions, says there's still a need for partners to ease compliance and automation.

Stripe takes another swing at PayPal acquisition - Stripe and Advent International have reportedly offered to buy PayPal for $60.50 per share, or $53 billion, a valuation that some think might be viewed as a "low-ball" offer.

Banking regulators missed a major loophole in proposed capital rules - As written, new capital standards for U.S. banks fail to account for the additional risk posed by many home loan clients who obtain second mortgages. Fixing the problem will significantly reduce the rule's benefit to banks.

New York's data center freeze misses the credit markets - The order stops New York projects at the door. It does not reach the loans and bonds already financing the buildout.

Chase, Wells, BofA post strong Q2 mortgage gains - Industry economists and analysts were predicting single digit quarter-to-quarter gains, but a trio of large banks had an over 30% rise in mortgage volume.

Geopolitical risk and emerging market sovereign risk premia - by Fredy Gamboa, José Vicente RomeroThis study examines how geopolitical risk (GPR) transmits to sovereign credit risk in emerging market economies (EMEs), using monthly data on the 5-year sovereign credit default swap (SCDS) and the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) spread for 13 EMEs over the period of January 2005–October 2025. Using fixed-effects panel local projections, the fr...

The AI investment race - by Phurichai RungcharoenkitkulThe AI build-out ranks among the largest technology-driven investment booms in US history. Its scale, reliance on debt and circular equity ties raise questions about the boom's sustainability and financial stability. We study a dynamic contest in which firms competing for a few dominant positions over-commit resources. The over-investment leaves the sector exposed ...

AI disruption in private credit: exposure to software firms in BDCs - by Fernando Avalos, Giulio Cornelli, Egemen ErenBusiness development companies (BDCs) have lent around $115 billion to software firms, which represents about a fifth of all their lending and over 80% of their fast-growing technology portfolios. Borrowers' revenue uncertainty posed by generative artificial intelligence has not affected these loans yet, and neither BDCs nor their equity investors...

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy - Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with TS Banking Group, Inc. and TS Contrarian Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with TS Banking Group, Inc. and TS Contrarian Bancshares, Inc.

Press Release: Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 13, 2026 Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States WASHINGTON —...

Press Release: Kentland Bank Assumes All Deposits of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 10, 2026 Kentland Bank Assumes All Deposits of Kentland Federal Savings and Loan Association WASHINGTON — Kentland Federal ...