Precious Metals and Market News

Rising real yields crush precious metals momentum - (Kitco News) - Bullish momentum in the precious metals market suffered a significant blow this week, with gold ending down nearly 4% and silver tumbling roughly 13% from recent highs, underscoring the continued pressure on the sector.

Silver dives below $76, gold tests $4,500 support as Iran risk drives oil, rate fears - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late U.S. trading Friday, as a stronger dollar, surging Treasury yields and oil-led inflation fears offset defensive demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz

Wall Street sees gold dropping further as yields and the dollar strengthen, Main Street maintains bullish bias as $4,500 emerges as critical support - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street throwing in the towel on gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street maintained a bullish bias despite gold’s decline.

Gold and silver slammed as Iran war fuels inflation and rate hike fears - (Kitco News) - Gold investors are once again dealing with dashed bullish hopes and dreams, as no meaningful progress has been made toward ending the war in Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which continues to drive oil prices higher and stoke inflation fears.

Copper near $6.25 puts mine supply back in focus, says Neil Adshead - (Kitco News) Copper’s move toward $6.25/lb is improving margins for miners, but Neil Adshead said the industry’s core supply problem remains unchanged: getting new tonnes into the market is still slow, expensive, and difficult.

Jeff Currie turns near-term bearish on gold, but sees massive commodity upside - (Kitco News) - The commodity market represents the biggest asymmetrical trade in global financial markets, even as gold continues to face significant headwinds from rising inflation pressures and the war in Iran, which continues to create significant funding pressures for emerging markets, according to one famed commodity analyst.

China sees solid ETF inflows and massive PBoC purchases in April amid flat price performance – WGC’s Jia   - (Kitco News) – While international and Chinese gold prices ended April essentially unchanged, local ETFs and the country’s central bank continued their accumulation even as wholesale demand slid, 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 gold traded sideways in April, with the LBMA Gold Price PM up ...

Gold breaks below $4,600 as dollar, yields overpower haven demand - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Friday, as a firmer U.S. dollar, higher Treasury yields and oil-led inflation concerns offset safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz.

Gold could see further headwinds as New York Empire State Survey rises to 19.6 - (Kitco News) - Inflation fears continue to spook gold investors, and solid manufacturing activity from the New York Federal Reserve could put further pressure on gold.

Silver drops 4.6% as yields rise, gold holds above $4,650 - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are sharply lower after the close Thursday, as firmer Treasury yields and a stronger dollar offset safe-haven demand tied to renewed Strait of Hormuz tension.

Largest Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow In Over A Year Leaves Four Dead - Largest Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow In Over A Year Leaves Four Dead The Russian capital has just suffered possibly its single biggest and deadliest Ukrainian drone attack of the war - and certainly the largest attack wave on Moscow in the last year. It ironically comes exactly a week after President Zelensky signed on to a three day Russian 'Victory Day' ceasefire at the behes...

YouTube, Snap, And TikTok Settle Kentucky School District's Social Media Addiction Claims - YouTube, Snap, And TikTok Settle Kentucky School District's Social Media Addiction Claims Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), YouTube, Snap, and TikTok have settled a Kentucky school district’s claims that the platforms fueled a youth mental health crisis that the school district said it was forced to manage. The Breathitt County School District in r...

DOJ Probes BlackRock Private Credit Fund Valuations After Dramatic Repricings - DOJ Probes BlackRock Private Credit Fund Valuations After Dramatic Repricings It all started in late January, just before the Blue Owl debacle and the SAAS-palcypse sparked a historic crash in private credit.  It was then that in a rare off-cycle disclosure, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp., a publicly traded private-credit fund structured as a business development company (BDC), discl...

Trump Tells Iran 'Clock Is Ticking, Move Fast' After New Peace Proposal As Analysts Predict Likely Return To War - Trump Tells Iran 'Clock Is Ticking, Move Fast' After New Peace Proposal As Analysts Predict Likely Return To War Update(1410ET): President Trump has warned Iran on Sunday that the "clock is ticking" as Pakistani-mediated talks have not only stalled, but show no signs at all of restarting anytime soon. "They better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them," he wrote...

The Fed Will Invent New Inflation Numbers Out Of Thin Air - The Fed Will Invent New Inflation Numbers Out Of Thin Air Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance The Federal Reserve is rapidly approaching the point where every available option becomes politically toxic, economically destructive, or both. Inflation remains stuck around 3.8% CPI, well above the Fed’s stated 2% target, and that number alone should theoretically eliminate any serious d...

Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem - Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem Late Saturday night, a massive explosion and a bright fireball illuminated the skies over Israel's Beit Shemesh, deeply rattling local residents and setting off rampant speculation in local media and online commentary.  The area lies just 19 miles west of Jerusalem, close enough to be located within...

AI vs Affordability And Rates - AI vs Affordability And Rates By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Last week, we contemplated, for the first time, that we might need to Understand Universal Basic Income. The timing was very good as on Monday, South Korea floated the idea of transferring some AI-driven tax revenue to its citizens. As uncertainty around jobs, income, and costs continue to weigh on overall confiden...

Axios Warns Cuba Stockpiled 300 Attack Drones With Crosshairs On U.S. Homeland - Axios Warns Cuba Stockpiled 300 Attack Drones With Crosshairs On U.S. Homeland Well, well, well. On Feb. 3, we first asked whether a Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0 was quietly taking shape on the collapsed, communist-run Caribbean island of Cuba. But instead of Soviet missiles, we warned that Havana may be stockpiling Russian-made Geranium one-way attack drones with the operational ran...

Remember: In A Crisis, Everyone Will Consider Themselves 'The Good Guys' - Remember: In A Crisis, Everyone Will Consider Themselves 'The Good Guys' Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via substack, The state has two monopolies it must protect whatever the cost: the monopoly on decreeing what is legal tender and on force. We’re entering an era in which push comes to shove will lead to immovable objects encountering irresistible forces. All sorts of verities a...

Americans Face The Highest Memorial Day Gas Prices On Record - Americans Face The Highest Memorial Day Gas Prices On Record The nationwide average price of regular gasoline marginally increased on Thursday, after five straight days of decline, the American Automobile Association (AAA) said in a May 14 statement. The national average price is “at the same range as it was in 2022, the year gas prices hit record highs. Travelers are preparing ...

The Iran war could be a $300 billion shock — driving up mortgage rates and squeezing wages - The Trump administration and Congress can act now to bring down energy costs and make Americans’ lives more affordable.

Walmart and Target are about to show just how much shopping habits have changed due to the Iran war - Walmart has said that customers start to cut spending when gas prices hit $4.50 to $5 a gallon.

Nvidia is getting some help as it props up S&P 500 earnings growth - Micron is expected to be the second-largest contributor to the index’s overall earnings growth — behind Nvidia, whose impact will likely diminish.

Health officials declare Ebola outbreak a public health emergency - A rare strain of Ebola virus likely caused 80 deaths in Congo and Uganda, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency.

What former poker champion turned investing coach Annie Duke says most of us get wrong about risk - The author of ‘Quit’ talks about market bubbles, costly investing mistakes and why investors freeze at the worst time.

Meet the Nvidias of power — 5 stocks winning Big Tech’s $700 billion AI energy grab - Infrastructure giants such as GE Vernova and Bloom Energy are the new gatekeepers of the AI grid.

Your 3–6 months of emergency savings won’t cut it — why the job market now demands an 18-month cash cushion - Artificial intelligence will displace some jobs and replace others. Here’s how to make sure you’re on the right side of change.

‘I experienced many years of poverty’: I worked until 70. Why do wealthy retirees look down on those with less savings? - “The majority of people are struggling to make ends meet.”

‘I’m already feeling anxious’: My ex-husband offered to give me a $30,000 lump sum for child support. Is there a catch? - “He has not paid the last two months, and it is not court-ordered.”

‘I nearly made a major misstep’: I claimed my Social Security benefits at 64 instead of 70. Here’s why. - “It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.”

AI-related layoffs a boost for stocks? Not necessarily - The data underscores an uncomfortable reality.

Trump warns Iran to 'get moving' or 'there won’t be anything left' - The president has previously threatened to strike civilian infrastructure in Iran, a potential war crime.

With the Long Island Rail Road shut down, New York governor urges unions to resume talks - The railroad closed down and workers went on strike just after midnight Friday, after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.

UAE reports drone strike at nuclear power plant as Iran war deadlock persists - The drone hit an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the ⁠Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said.

Ross Stores and TJX Companies among stocks with earnings momentum reporting this week - Ross Stores and TJX Companies are two stocks reporting this week with earnings momentum at their backs.

Traders now see next Fed interest rate move as a hike following inflation surge - The fed funds futures market is pricing in an increase as soon as December.

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say - The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday.

Bond market believes Fed behind the curve on inflation as Warsh takes over - Bond traders are hoping that the central bank's easing bias is replaced with a skewed view toward tightening.

Bessent sees 'substantial disinflation' ahead as Warsh takes over the Fed - Bessent said the energy-fed inflation surge recently is likely to reverse as the U.S. is "going to keep pumping."

Americans still feel pessimistic about the economy. When will it get better? - U.S. consumer sentiment has been on a downward trend since the Covid pandemic. Inflation, wars and Trump's tariffs are to blame, economists say.

The surprisingly mysterious reason we use the $ symbol for the U.S. dollar - By Annie ReneauUpworthy, Los AngelesFriday, May 15, 2026 We see many symbols in our everyday lives that we likely don’t pay much attention to: the @ in our email addresses, for instance, or the % in our weather forecasts. But do we ever wonder where these symbols came from? Why they look like they do? Or how they came to mean what they mean? ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ...

Alasdair Macleod: Inflation undermines all asset values - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, May 15, 2026 The febrile condition of all asset markets headed by rising G7 bond yields is leading to uncertainty for gold and silver prices. One last sell-off is a golden opportunity for stackers.  For the first half of this week, gold and particularly silver prices rose before being hammered yesterday and this morning. In overnight Asian trade, gol...

Billionaire Sprott put 98% of his $3 billion fortune into gold and silver and says gold is headed to $10,000 - By Godwin OluponmileForbes, New Yorkvia AP MoneyWise, New York Gold has had one of the greatest two-year runs in its history and the man who saw it coming says it's just getting started. Eric Sprott, 81, was at his vacation rental in San Jose, Costa Rica, in late January when Forbes checked in with him. This was right around the same time that silver had hit its all-time high of $100 an ounce, ...

Equinox Gold bids C$7 billion for Orla Mining to create Canada's second-largest gold producer - By Andrew WillisThe Globe and Mail, TorontoWednesday, May 13, 2026 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resour... Equinox Gold Corp. is bidding to join the ranks of North America's largest gold producers with an all-stock, C$7 billion offer for Orla Mining Ltd. pitched with zero takeover premium. Equinox is offering to buy Orla gold properties in Ontario, Nevada, Me...

Ross Norman: India panics and burns the golden lifeboat - By Ross NormanMetals Daily, LondonWednesday, May 13, 2026 The word I'm looking for is "contronym" -- a term that can mean its own opposite -- and it may be an apt description of gold right now. News that India has raised import duties on gold and silver from 6% to 15% is bullish and bearish at the same time. We are now seeing second-order consequences of the Iran war manifest. India is particul...

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Price Drops & Gains in 33 Big Expensive Cities, April 2026 - Home prices fell year-over-year in 25 of the 33 big expensive cities in April, a bunch set multi-year lows, led by Oakland & Austin, down by 26% from 2022. Two set new highs.

US Government Sold $691 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week, 10-Year Yield Spikes to 4.6%, 30-Year Yield to 5.12% as 2nd Wave of Inflation Takes Off - The Fed is “behind the curve,” and the bond market is getting very nervous.

Here Come the HELOCs: Mortgages, Housing-Debt-to-Income-Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, and Foreclosures in Q1 2026 - Mortgage balances barely ticked up, but HELOCs soared.

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 ...

What Is A "Legal Tender Law"? And, Is It A Problem? - What is a legal tender law? Over the years, there has been some discussion about “legal tender laws” in the United States. I talked to a legal expert about it, and discovered – as I suspected – that ...

Arkansas Passes Legal Tender Act, Removes Taxes on Gold and Silver - Arkansas Governor Signs Senate Bill 1718, Reaffirming Gold and Silver as Legal Tender and Removing All Tax Liability from the Monetary Metals LITTLE ROCK, AR / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Sound ...

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 ...

The Conundrum Of Bitcoin Legal Tender Laws - Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s laser-eyed President, shocked the world at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami when he announced that bitcoin would become legal tender in his country. A few days later, ...

The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto - Unpacking Thursday's at-times contentious markup hearing.

DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private - VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.

Japan's SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities plan to offer crypto investment trusts - Another 11 companies responded to a survey saying they would consider offering crypto funds once the regulatory environment becomes clear.

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted - A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even if geopolitical tensions ease.

Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout - In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a software, is fairing in the Solana ecosystem.

Crypto users are choosing juicy yields over protection, putting billions at risk of hacks - DeFi insurance protocols debuted with huge ambitions during the 2020 crypto boom. But as hacks evolved and users chased yields over protection, most of the sector collapsed under the same risks it was built to cover.

The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up - For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.

XRP beat bitcoin gains as Clarity Act advanced, but a real bullrun still needs Congress - The token jumped 5% after a Senate committee moved the market-structure bill forward, reviving hopes that legal clarity can pull deeper institutional money into XRP products.

Crypto longs lose $500 million as bitcoin slides to $78,000, SOL and XRP down 5% - A long-skewed liquidation cascade flushed leverage across the major tokens overnight, with the move tracking a global bond selloff and the worst session for U.S. stocks since March.

Bhutan ‘doesn’t recall’ selling any bitcoin, disputing widely tracked $1 billion BTC drawdown - Arkham Intelligence data shows that over $1 billion in bitcoin has left wallets attributed to Bhutan in the past year, flowing to exchanges and trading firms. The country says it has not sold any.

Report: SBI and Rakuten Build Crypto Trusts as 11 Japan Brokerages Eye Entry - Japan’s largest brokerages are preparing to sell cryptocurrency investment trusts to retail investors, according to a Nikkei Asia survey published on Sunday. Japan Brokerages Push Crypto Funds as FSA Eyes 2028 Regulatory Deadline SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities plan to develop and distribute crypto investment trusts in-house, according to a recent Nikkei Asia report. The […]

Peter Schiff Tells VRIC Media the US Economy Is Heading Into Its Worst Inflation Yet - Peter Schiff, chairman of Euro Pacific Asset Management and longtime gold advocate, told VRIC Media host Darrell Thomas this week that the U.S. economy is far more fragile than markets currently reflect, and that inflation is heading higher, not lower. Gold Advocate Peter Schiff Predicts $20,000 Gold Price Over the Next Decade During the interview, […]

DeFi Confidence Cracks After KelpDAO Exploit as Aave Suffers 44% Monthly Drop - Since the $292 million KelpDAO incident, decentralized finance has endured a brutal stretch, with fallout spreading well beyond the initial exploit. Lending protocol Aave has been among the hardest hit, as its total value locked has fallen 44% during a month that exposed just how fragile confidence across the DeFi sector can become after a […]

Infinite Money Glitches, Multicoin’s AAVE Dump, and More – Week in Review - Coinbase moved deeper into Hyperliquid by taking the USDC treasury deployer role, while HYPE jumped on the platform’s shift toward a more unified stablecoin setup. Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hit record trading volume, reinforcing Michael Saylor’s bitcoin funding machine. In Washington, Kevin Warsh was confirmed as Fed chair and the CLARITY Act advanced in the […]

Massie vs. Gallrein: Prediction Markets Bet $5.5M on the Most Expensive US House Primary Ever - Prediction market traders have placed more than $5.5 million in combined volume on the Kentucky 4th Congressional District Republican primary, with challenger Ed Gallrein holding a narrow edge over seven-term incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Gallrein Pulls Ahead of Massie on Polymarket and Kalshi in Kentucky House Race On Polymarket, the KY-04 […]

Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954 - 5/17/1954: Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe are decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 17, 1954 appeared first on Reason.com.

Archives: The Best of Brian Doherty - The June 2026 issue's archives are dedicated to longtime Reason editor Brian Doherty, who died in March.

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Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918 - 5/16/1918: The Sedition Act of 1918 is enacted. The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions brought under this law in Schenck, Debs, and Abrams. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918 appeared first on Reason.com.

Josh Hawley's Pro-Union Bill Would Let Washington Write Your Contract - The GOP wants to be the party of labor. The Faster Labor Contracts Act isn't the way to do that.

Stewart Brand on Fixing Stuff, Modern Environmentalism, and the Nuclear Future - "There's always a place in not just the market, but a range of situations and mindsets, for things that are cheap, fast, and just barely in control," the Whole Earth Catalog creator tells Reason.

The Anarchists Who Thought Mao Was on Their Side - As the Cultural Revolution turns 60, here's a look back at some of the fantasies that people projected onto it—and at one moment of possible prescience.

S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum Decision - Today's order is here; the application that was denied is here. The state's argument for a stay, which the Court… The post S. Ct. Denies Stay of Virginia Supreme Court's Redistricting Referendum Decision appeared first on Reason.com.

Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds - From yesterday's decision by Judge Anthony Trenga (E.D. Va.) in Fseisi v. O'Keefe Media Group: The Complaint alleges the following:… The post Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

These Politicians Want To Tax the Rich. But Why Do They Seem To Despise Them? - Are Jeff Bezos and other billionaires really evil just because they're wealthy?

Immigration Studies Director David J. Bier Testifies Before the House Judiciary Committee - Our research finds immigrants—legal and illegal—work at higher rates, generate more income and taxes, and have reduced the national debt by $14.5 trillion over the last 30 years.

Virginia's "Assault Weapons" Ban Draws Immediate Legal Fire—in State and Federal Court - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB 749 into law on Thursday, May 14, making Virginia one of the latest states to enact an “assault weapons” ban—joining at least ten others, with Rhode Island’s own ban also set to take effect July 1, 2026.

Trump’s Personal Investments and Government by Deal - Markets require general rules to function properly, not personalized bargains—Trump’s financial disclosures are a reminder of why.

Friday Feature: Start Bright Learning Center - As a teaching intern, Valeria Oquendo saw problems in public schools, which led her to create her own microschool. Florida’s school choice programs make her program accessible for families.

US Tariff Refunds: Mostly Good Developments but Still a Long Way to Go - Processing is not paying, and close attention should be paid to potential cuts to the bottom line. The onus will be on the government for anything less than the full $166 billion (plus interest) returning to importers.

This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. - “Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than 3 months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Live on their knees or fight to the death. They chose the latter. On this episode, it’s one of the most important, but forgotten and ignored documents of the American R...

Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today - What we’re dealing with today is a government that wants to suppress dangerous words—words about its warring empire, words about its land grabs, words about its militarized police, words about its killing, its poisoning and its corruption—in order to keep its lies going. The post Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. - “Alter or abolish” Despite those words in the Declaration of Independence, the establishment today would have you believe that any effort to resist their power is “anti-American.” But they have it backwards. On this episode - it’s the founders’ framework, the right to “provide new guards” - and when that rises to the level of duty. The post This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. app...

Help EFF Solve an Issue That's Bigger than Creepy Ads - Millions of people around the world use EFF's Privacy Badger. This browser extension blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that we’re trying to solve an issue that’s even bigger than creepy ads and user profiling? You can help. JOIN EFF Online tracking isn't just creepy and unethical. It a...

The Science is Not Settled: How Weak Evidence is Fueling a National Push to Ban Social Media for Youth - As statehouses ramp up for 2026, we’re seeing a familiar and concerning trend of lawmakers rushing to regulate the internet based on shockingly shaky science. From the California State Assembly to the Massachusetts and Minnesota legislatures, a wave of bills is crashing against the digital lives of young people, with proponents of these measures framing social media access as a "public health e...

Broken Promises: RIP Instagram’s End-to-End Encrypted DMs - Last week, Instagram ended its opt-in, and therefore rarely used, end-to-end encryption feature. Years after publicly promising to provide the privacy protections of end-to-end encryption across its platforms by default, it instead gave up on that technical challenge. Now, we've all lost an option for safer conversations on one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. In an announcem...

Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” - OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ)—a national nonprofit public interest law firm—announced it is joining the legal fight to defend the First Amendment […] The post Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act - Arlington, Va.—Oklahoma’s home food entrepreneurs will see their opportunities expanded under a new law that allows them to increase their annual sales. On May 5, […] The post Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance - Arlington, Va.—Today, Colorado State Sens. Judy Amabile and Lynda Zamora Wilson announced that their bill, SB26-070, will not be moving forward this year. The bill, […] The post Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance 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 ...

Comment Now To Stop the ATF’s Illegal Registry! - As part of ATF’s recent package of 34 new rules, they’ve proposed a change to their “out-of-business” records retention. This record retention amounts to an unconstitutional, illegal registry of guns and gun owners. The registry, compiled by ATF using Form 4473 — which is the dealer sales form completed by gun owners during firearms transactions — must be destroyed. Now, … Read more

NH: Senators Must Deliver on Campus Carry TOMORROW - New Hampshire gun owners are hearing disturbing rumors that another so-called “gun rights advocacy” organization is preparing to hand out A+ endorsements to lawmakers regardless of whether or not they actually support Campus Carry. That is unacceptable. If politicians want the support of gun owners, they need to earn it by taking real votes to defend the Second Amendment, not by hiding behind e...

PA: URGENT: Constitutional Carry VOTE Tomorrow! (05/06/2026) - Your action is required right away! TOMORROW, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up Senate Bill 357—the Constitutional Carry bill. Sponsored by our longtime ally, Senator Chris Dush, SB 357 would finally recognize that your right to protect yourself and your family is not a privilege granted by the government. Rather, it is a GOD-GIVEN RIGHT enshrined in … Read more

FDIC: Top depositors led 2023 runs at failed regional banks - Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank each lost about half of their deposits in a matter of days in early March 2023, the regulator found.

Senate panel approves crypto bill - The Clarity Act – with stablecoin yield language intact – moved to the full Senate. Some last-minute amendments resurfaced, but an anti-money laundering measure was denied.

Stellantis gets FDIC’s ILC charter approval - The car manufacturer joins Ford and GM in receiving regulatory approvals this year to obtain an industrial loan company charter.

How Alaska’s Credit Union 1 serves ‘banking tundras’ - CEO Mark Burgess discusses the challenges of serving disparate, isolated communities – from transporting teller machines by plane to using remote capabilities to capture loan signatures.

Senate confirms Warsh as next Fed chair - The mostly party-line vote comes amid concerns of whether Kevin Warsh will maintain central bank independence or hew closer to President Trump’s interest-rate demands than his predecessor.

Dems say SBA left businesses vulnerable to 'predatory' financing - Sens. Ed Markey and Ron Wyden argue that the Small Business Administration neglected to warn small firms of the risks of merchant cash advances and closed off a key "escape route" from the resulting debts.

Newsom taps Chopra to lead new California oversight agency - In a move seen to bolster his 2028 presidential run, California Governor Gavin Newsom named Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to lead a new oversight agency; a Pine Bluff, Arkansas, bank employee was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for bank theft; a Fairfax, Virginia, security administrator has been charged with allegedly stealing more than ...

The rumor of cash's death is greatly exaggerated - New Federal Reserve stats show most consumers carry and store paper money, even as digital payments become mainstream.

Hancock Whitney inks deal to buy Orlando community bank - The Mississippi lender's pending acquisition of OFB Bancshares, the parent company of One Florida Bank, offers an entry point into the fast-growing Orlando market.

Pressure, FOMO: Some big banks are rolling AI out too fast - At some banks, executives are overpromising results and putting tremendous pressure on tech teams, leading to a range of problems.

Geopolitical risk in the euro area: measurement and transmission - by Yevheniia Bondarenko, Nayeon Kang, Vivien Lewis, Matthias Rottner, Yves SchülerGeopolitical risk is a major concern for the euro area, yet widely used measures largely reflect a US perspective. We introduce a geopolitical risk indicator tailored to the euro area using local European news sources.

Burkhard Balz: Central bank policy in an evolving cash landscape - Keynote speech by Mr Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Banknote Conference, Washinton DC, 13 May 2026.

Joachim Nagel: Stable and strong in turbulent times – Europe's responses to global challenges - Speech by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, to the Lions Club Frankfurt-Am Leonhardsbrunn, Frankfurt am Main, 4 May 2026.

Federal Reserve Board names Jerome H. Powell as chair pro tempore; Powell will serve as chair pro tempore until Kevin M. Warsh is sworn in as the new chair - Federal Reserve Board names Jerome H. Powell as chair pro tempore; Powell will serve as chair pro tempore until Kevin M. Warsh is sworn in as the new chair

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by the Stephen M. Calk 2025 Trust - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by the Stephen M. Calk 2025 Trust

Federal Reserve Board announces it does not object to the conversion of United Texas Bank, of Dallas, Texas, from a bank supervised by the Federal Reserve to a national bank supervised by the Offic... - Federal Reserve Board announces it does not object to the conversion of United Texas Bank, of Dallas, Texas, from a bank supervised by the Federal Reserve to a national bank supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Press Release: FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 14, 2026 FDIC Releases Public Sections of Informational Filings for Six Insured Depository Institutions WASHINGTON—The Feder...

Press Release: FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Stellantis Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 14, 2026 FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Stellantis Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah WASHINGTON—The Board ...