Precious Metals and Market News

Gold is oversold, the debasement trade is still on, and the pressure is building – Sprott’s Paul Wong - (Kitco News) – Gold is massively oversold by every meaningful metric and is likely to set a cyclical bottom before September, while currency debasement is the fundamental driver that will push gold to its next all-time high, according to Paul Wong, managing partner and market strategist at Sprott Inc.In a recent interview, Wong told Kitco News that gold tends to find support when prices fall to...

Gold, silver firm as equities slip and Hormuz risk supports oil - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are modestly higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Monday, as short covering helped metals stabilize after last week’s selloff, while higher Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and elevated crude oil prices capped the rebound.

Despite Middle East escalation, interest rates remain the key price driver for gold and silver – StoneX - (Kitco News) – Interest rates are still the key driver for precious metals prices even as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalates further, with gold and silver facing continued downside risk, according to Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis for EMEA & Asia at StoneX.

Gold gains capped as markets ignore positive data over Hormuz worries, Indian silver premiums rise despite low demand – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices aren’t benefiting from lower rate hike expectations because market participants are worried about the Iran conflict, while India’s new import controls are causing 10% price premiums on domestic silver even as demand languishes, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices have remained trapped in a $250 r...

Gold softens, silver rebounds as Fed-rate risk limits metals - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are slightly lower and spot silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Monday, as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation pushed crude oil back above $90 a barrel and kept Treasury yields firm, limiting gold’s safe-haven response.

Gold steadies near $4,000 as chip selloff hits equities - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as short covering helped metals stabilize after Thursday’s break while firm Treasury yields, a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated oil prices kept the broader tone defensive.

Wall Street breaks bearish, Main Street sentiment still split after gold struggles to maintain $4,000 support amid summer doldrums - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street overwhelmingly bearish on gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street sentiment remained divided and indecisive after the yellow metal repeatedly tested the $4,000 support level.

Markets will find out next week how firm $4,000 is as a floor for gold - (Kitco News) - Despite easing inflation pressures, gold is ending the week with another loss as it tries to hold support at $4,000 an ounce.

Spot gold hits session high near $4,000/oz after preliminary Consumer Sentiment rises to 54.4, one-year inflation expectations ease - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. improving, with shorter-term inflation expectations easing.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for July was 54.4. The data was better than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists ...

Gold steadies, silver weakens as yields cap inflation-data relief - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are slightly higher and spot silver prices are weaker ahead of the North American market open Friday, as traders weighed this week’s softer inflation data against resilient U.S. economic readings, firm Treasury yields and renewed Strait of Hormuz risk.

Narrative Control: The Collapsing Authority Of The State - Narrative Control: The Collapsing Authority Of The State Authored by Jacob Reynolds via 'Academy of Ideas' substack, Perhaps the central battleground of contemporary politics is the need of our political elites to control the narrative. Primarily, the role of establishment politicians is not to deliver changes and reforms, not to fix problems identified by people in their everyday...

Oregon Sees Disturbing Spike In Gender Transition Therapy For Children - Oregon Sees Disturbing Spike In Gender Transition Therapy For Children If you're curious to see what the US would look like under an entrenched progressive regime, deep blue states like Oregon offer special insight.  Four years of woke Democrats running the show under the Biden Administration was bad enough - Pride flags draped across the White House and naked transgenders dancing ...

Is China Sabotaging America's Data Centers? - Is China Sabotaging America's Data Centers? Authored by Lipton Matthews via American Greatness, China is the one foreign power with both the resources and the strategic incentive to shape American technology. Washington’s preoccupation with foreign influence has become almost reflexive, though curiously selective in its targets. Some lawmakers have built entire political identi...

National Guard Deployment To DC Will Continue Until Trump's Term Ends - National Guard Deployment To DC Will Continue Until Trump's Term Ends A new extension of the National Guard’s deployment to Washington will keep guardsmen in the nation’s capital until President Donald Trump’s term ends in more than two years. The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the mission for which National Guard troops were deployed will continue until Jan. 20, 2029, or unt...

The False Choice Facing American Agriculture - The False Choice Facing American Agriculture Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, This week, I was talking with one of my neighbors, a good man who raises hay and runs a cow-calf operation. As we discussed different approaches to grazing and pasture management, he laughed and called some of my ideas "fantastical fairy tales." We both laughed. A farmer moves cattle fro...

Woman Walks Into Ontario Police Department With Live World War II Grenade - Woman Walks Into Ontario Police Department With Live World War II Grenade An Ontario police department is warning residents not to bring unexploded military munitions to the station after a woman walked in carrying a live World War II grenade, according to the NY Post. The incident happened at an Ottawa-area Ontario Provincial Police detachment, where officers said a resident arri...

Inside California's Battle With The Marijuana Black Market - Inside California's Battle With The Marijuana Black Market Authored by Brad Jones via The Epoch Times, A convoy of sheriff's deputies heads into a vast network of illegal marijuana grow operations in the foothills of Mount Shasta in California's Siskiyou County. They drive into a dusty encampment strewn with garbage and piles of empty plastic fertilizer containers, a blight on th...

NYC Street Vendors Now Openly Selling Illegal Prescription Pills Across 10 Blocks - NYC Street Vendors Now Openly Selling Illegal Prescription Pills Across 10 Blocks What looks like an ordinary row of street vendors in Washington Heights is, in reality, an illegal outdoor pharmacy, according to the NY Post. Along roughly half a mile of St. Nicholas Avenue, between West 179th and West 183rd streets, vendors openly sell prescription medications from folding tables,...

Winter Is Coming: The Work To Keep Us Warm Is Underway - Winter Is Coming: The Work To Keep Us Warm Is Underway Authored by Larry Behrens via RealClearEnergy, As temperatures near 100 degrees across the country, the last thing on the minds of most Americans are worrying about is…heat. Not the summer heat. The other kind. Winter is coming, and in just a few months, millions of Americans will move from cranking up their air conditione...

Trump Reaches For A 1930 Tariff Law To Hit Canada With 50% Duties - But Not On These Items - Trump Reaches For A 1930 Tariff Law To Hit Canada With 50% Duties - But Not On These Items President Donald Trump signed three proclamations Monday imposing an additional 50 percent tariff on a broad list of Canadian goods, accusing Canada of discriminating against American dairy, alcohol, and auto exports. The White House said the president was acting to hold Canada accountable fo...

Your healthcare could now cost $185,500 in retirement — and that doesn’t include long-term care - Rising prices for care and managing chronic conditions helped drive up the forecast.

U.S. hits Canada with stiff new tariffs, escalating trade tensions - The Trump administration on Monday said it would slap 50% tariffs on some goods imported from Canada, in an effort to end what it sees as discriminatory trade practices by Ottawa against the U.S. automobile, dairy and alcohol industries.

I racked up $35,000 in credit-card debt. Should I file for bankruptcy? - “I’m also considering working with a credit-counseling agency or enrolling in a hardship program.”

Why are gasoline prices rising faster than oil prices? Blame it on the ‘crack.’ - The spread between the cost of barrels of gasoline and crude oil — known as the “crack spread” — has widened sharply.

I will claim Social Security early. Why do so few people talk about the elephant in the room? - “The strongest argument for claiming benefits earlier goes beyond the traditional break-even analyses.”

Why cheap Chinese AI models could actually be a boon for Nvidia, Micron and other chip stocks - Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 could encourage a surge in enterprise workloads and provide a long-term tailwind to chip demand.

We have $8 million in traditional IRAs. Should we tap them to buy a house — and take the tax hit? - “We would rather pay taxes upfront than pay mortgage interest.”

Americans are skipping lettuce and salads as investigation into cyclospora outbreak continues - Shares of salad chains like Cava, Chipotle and Sweetgreen closed lower on Monday.

Global oil prices settle at one-month high despite new Iran ceasefire proposal, as blockade on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis keeps market on edge - Oil prices settled at one-month highs in volatile trading on Monday as traders weighed escalating geopolitical tensions following a fresh barrage of strikes across the Middle East over the weekend against reports of a new ceasefire proposal between the U.S. and Iran.

Lumentum’s stock just got a lot more interesting — and Barclays has turned bullish - A Barclays analyst now recommends Lumentum’s stock after a period of substantial underperformance relative to the broader chip sector.

Ships shun Strait of Hormuz as renewed fighting strains key oil corridor - Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slumped since U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade took effect last week.

U.S. condemns China's 'dangerous and aggressive' acts after Philippine sailor injured at disputed shoal - The flare-up came before Rubio is expected to visit Manila for meetings of Southeast Asian foreign ministers, with Chinese diplomat Wang Yi also in attendance.

Trump imposing 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods over alleged trade discrimination - Canada's relationship with the U.S. has frayed amid Trump's tariff-heavy agenda and vocal displeasure with the nations' trilateral trade pact with Mexico.

Inflation fears are back in the spotlight as the Middle East conflict keeps oil prices elevated, analysts say - Inflation fears are back in focus amid worries over escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East conflict which has kept oil prices elevated

General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell. Here's what Wall Street expects - Wall Street analysts expect General Motors to report adjusted earnings per share of $3.20 and revenue of $47.01 billion.

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008 - Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.

World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says - The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.

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.

Goldman Sachs note hints China's gold accumulation may be far more than official numbers - By Eamonn SheridanInvesting Live, Limassol, CyprusMonday, July 20, 2026 China's true pace of gold accumulation is running far ahead of what official figures suggest, according to new estimates from Goldman Sachs. The bank calculates that China acquired more than 48 tonnes of gold in May through the London over-the-counter market, the largest monthly purchase in over a year and nearly five times...

U.S. technology giants' $1.65 trillion 'invisible debt' sparks concerns - By Choi In-junThe Chosun Daily, SeoulWednesday, July 20, 2026 Major U.S. big tech companies have accumulated "invisible debt" totaling $1.65 trillion through massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, surpassing the debt officially recorded in their financial statements.  Concerns are growing that these companies could face astronomical liabilities if global AI demand falls ...

On LFTV, Macleod and Maguire discuss China's takeover of the gold market - 10:34a ET Monday, July 20, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Monetary metals market analyst Alasdair Macleod is the guest on this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, joining London metals trader Andrew Maguire in a discussion of China's takeover of the international gold market and its establishing the yuan as a gold-backed alternative to the U.S. dollar. The yuan,...

Muflih Hidayat: China's paper gold trading shutdown and its global price impact - 11:04a ET Sunday, July 19, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Australia's Discovery/Alert internet site published yesterday a brilliant and comprehensive report by its mining journalist, Muflih Hidayat, about China's plan to replace Western "paper" pricing of gold -- derivative-based pricing -- with pricing based on trading of real metal in Shanghai and Hong Kong.  ... Dispatch continues below ...

France withdrew billions in gold from U.S. vaults. Is a global currency shift ahead? - By Laura GrandeAssociated Pressvia Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaSaturday, July 18, 2026 Earlier this year France pulled off a financial maneuver that turned old gold into billions. The strategy itself was relatively simple. Starting in mid-2025, France's central bank sold 129 metric tons of gold it had stored in New York and replaced it with newer, high-quality bullion held in Paris. ... Di...

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Fell by 15% to 33% in 30 Bigger Cities Already. Some Dropped Back to 2006 Levels - In another 39 bigger cities, condo prices fell by 8% to 14%. A massive hangover after a historic Condo Bubble.

30-Year Treasury Yield still 5.06%, 30-Year TIPS Yield Highest since 2010 Reintroduction, Yield Curve Prepped for Rate Hike - Unabated fears of inflation and worries about the onslaught of new debt keep pushing up long-term yields.

Home Prices in 33 Big Expensive Cities in America: 25 Fell Year-over-Year in June, 2 Rose to New Highs - And 28 were down from their peaks in prior years, led by Austin -27% and Oakland -25%.

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

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

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

Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash? - Answer lies in common law's approach to concept of legal tender When a tourist tried to pay for a burger in cash at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant in 2023, staff refused. The outlet accepted only cards ...

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 ...

Inside Cardano's 'Van Rossum' hard fork, and what it means for users - The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built it.

Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift - This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx.

AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts - The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.

Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock - The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply.

Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.2 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged - For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock.

Brazil’s securities regulator sets up task force with 60-day deadline for tokenization proposal - The framework will address critical issues like official ownership records, private key custody, transaction reversibility and system liability.

A bitcoin 'volmageddon' may be brewing, key indicator suggests - Your day-ahead look for July 20, 2026

Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September - Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines.

Crypto market slips even as equities advance. Pump surges on social-media chatter - With a Fear and Greed index pointing solidly at "fear," crypto prices drifted lower even as stock index futures rose. PUMP's 20% surge was the only real headline in an otherwise quiet session.

Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4 - Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said.

Americans Lost $11 Billion to Crypto Scams Last Year. Most of It Ended at a Gas Station - Americans filed 181,565 cryptocurrency-related complaints in 2025 and reported more than $11.366 billion in losses, with crypto making up over half of the FBI IC3’s $20.877 billion in total internet-crime losses. A fast-growing slice is crypto kiosks, which generated $389 million across 13,460 complaints, and victims 60 and older accounted for $257.4 million of that […]

What Happens When a Bitcoin Block Is Full? Every Byte Sparks a Live Fee Auction - When Bitcoin traffic gets heavy, a full block does not stop the network; it turns the next available space into a live auction where urgency has a price. The Line Forms Before the Block Think of a crowded subway platform at rush hour. Every new rider has a valid ticket, but the arriving train has […]

Grayscale to Pay Quarterly Cash From ETH and SOL Staking Rewards: A Look at The Mechanics - Grayscale plans to amend its Ethereum Staking exchange-traded fund (ETHE) and Solana Staking ETF (GSOL) to convert staking rewards into cash and distribute them to shareholders at least once a quarter. The Filing Onchain analyst Wu Blockchain relayed the update in a post on X, citing that the proposed amendments would require the trusts to […]

Strategy Says Bitcoin Reserve Provides 31 Years of Dividend Coverage as Cash Buffer Reaches $3.2 Billion - Strategy says its bitcoin treasury provides 31 years of dividend coverage, while its U.S. dollar reserve provides 1.8 years of near-term coverage. The figures shift attention from bitcoin purchases to the company’s ability to sustain preferred-share obligations. Bitcoin Reserve Becomes a Key Measure of Strategy’s Financial Strength Investors in Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) are increasingly […]

Robert Kiyosaki Reveals What He Would Do With $10,000 If He Lost Everything - Robert Kiyosaki envisions losing all of his assets and starting over with only $10,000. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author explains how he would use that money to rebuild his wealth—and why none of it would initially go into stocks, cryptocurrency, or real estate. Why Would Robert Kiyosaki Refuse to Invest the $10,000? During a […]

Trump Plans to Impose New Illegal Tariffs on Canada - The 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports are based on the long-defunct Section 338 of the notorious Smoot-Hawley tariff act.

Contradictions of Socialist Prison Abolitionism - Many "democratic socialists" want to abolish prisons. But this is in conflict with their objective of making many more activities illegal.

Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control? - Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.

SCOTUS Granted A Petition On July 20 That Was Conferenced On June 29 - This posture is very unusual.

Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements - The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.

South Carolina Law Prohibits Tattoo Parlors Near Churches. A New Lawsuit Calls That Unconstitutional. - A tattoo business is challenging South Carolina laws restricting how and where tattoo artists operate.

Britain's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Promises 'Stronger Public Control' of Stagnating Economy - Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade inherits weak growth, record-high taxes, and a swelling welfare bill. His proposed cure is an even larger role for the state.

A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There. - A federal judge ordered sweeping improvements to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Families say their loved ones died of neglect inside.

The Ideological Imbalance in the Academy is Even Worse than Many Critics Believe - Tyler Austin Harper of the Atlantic has a recent X thread in which he challenges progressives to recognize that academia… The post The Ideological Imbalance in the Academy is Even Worse than Many Critics Believe appeared first on Reason.com.

The Iran War Is Back, Sort Of - The U.S.-Iranian peace memorandum has broken down, and violence is slowly ramping back up to a full-on war. Four Americans paid the price this weekend.

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.

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool - Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.  It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your i...

“Stealth Crawlers” Are Not a Threat to the Open Web. Bills Targeting Them Would Be. - There’s a new boogeyman in the battles over AI: so-called “stealth crawlers.” We’ll admit it—the term “stealth crawlers” sounds quite nefarious. In reality, they’re anything but. “Stealth crawlers” are simply automated tools to access and collect public web data—without disclosing the user’s identity. Private crawlers like these facilitate all kinds of important work that benefits the public, i...

Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices - Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic gunshot detection devices to identify signs of “human distress.” ...public pressure can sometimes work to influence both companies and lawmakers that control a city’s purse strings to discontinue or dive...

Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer - For more than a decade, the state of Alaska has been trying to permanently forfeit Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane after he transported a passenger carrying […] The post Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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.

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 ...

Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms - Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 20, 2026  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ prohibition on nonresidents exercising their Second Amendment rights.  The lawsuit argues the USVI ...

WY: Which Candidates Will Defend Your Gun Rights? - The Wyoming Primary Election is quickly approaching, and your vote will help determine who will defend your Second Amendment rights in the years ahead. Gun Owners of America has completed our candidate evaluations and issued letter grades for a number of candidates across Wyoming based on their records, voting histories, responses to GOA’s candidate survey, and demonstrated commitment to protec...

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...

Citizens to exit agreements with CoreCivic, GEO - Citizens called the end of its relationships with the ICE contractors “a business decision” that “does not reflect any change in our view regarding these companies' business models or operations.”

Kansas’ Small Business Bank fails - The Fed last month gave the Lenexa-based lender 30 days to increase its equity, after two previous enforcement actions. It’s the fourth bank collapse of 2026 and the second in seven days.

Banks report operational changes driven by AI adoption - Executives at Bank of America, Citi and JPMorgan Chase highlighted the scale of ongoing AI adoption efforts and effects on operations.

The future of banking growth is decision intelligence - Financial institutions have more data than ever. The ones winning make smarter decisions faster.

From legacy to leading edge: DXC CoreIgnite bridges the banking innovation gap - DXC CoreIgnite connects banks to fintech innovation without core system disruption.

Ex-TD Bank employees sentenced in money-laundering scheme - Two former mid-level employees at the Toronto-based bank received U.S. prison sentences for their roles in funneling nearly half a billion dollars through TD accounts.

Why advisors are closely watching Dimensional's next move - The firm isn't discussing the news reports suggesting it's for sale. Here's how it has built such a close relationship with so many planners over the years.

Samsung launches Galaxy credit card to rival Apple Card - Samsung is taking a page from Apple's playbook and launching its own, digital wallet-native credit card with Barclays and Visa as the South Korean electronics company looks to expand digital services. It is Samsung's first credit card in the U.S.

Republicans ask CFPB's Vought how to curb agency's power - At a House hearing last week, GOP lawmakers asked Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for advice on how to craft legislation to permanently change the CFPB's authority. The hearing highlighted a consensus among Republicans that administrative policy rollbacks are not enough.

When wealthy clients don't trust heirs with the money - Advisors have a role to play in facilitating the great wealth transfer, and some wealth owners are uncertain about whether heirs are ready.

A Mythos moment? Frontier AI and cyber risk - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Raphael Auer, Jon Frost, Fernando Perez-CruzFrontier artificial intelligence (AI) models increase the speed, scale and complexity of cyber attacks, and they also strengthen cyber defence. But the costs are asymmetric and may favour attackers. The medium-term impact on systemic cyber risk depends on the various actors' access to the most advanced tools, on compute power to run...

The evolving nexus: sovereigns, banks and NBFIs - by Stefan Avdjiev, Bryan Hardy, Maximilian JagerThis paper documents that the traditional sovereign-bank nexus has morphed into a broader nexus that now also includes non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs): the sovereign-bank-NBFI nexus. The classical sovereign-bank nexus has been a major financial stability concern following the eurozone crisis. Since then, sovereign debt levels have increase...

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...

Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations - Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

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

Press Release: The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 17, 2026 The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas WASHINGTON — ...

Press Release: Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 16, 2026 Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations WASHINGTON — T...