Precious Metals and Market News

Wall Street holds out hope for gold despite fall to $4,445/oz, Main Street pares bullish majority with payrolls now in focus - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed half of Wall Street still bullish even after gold’s dramatic Friday slide, while Main Street sentiment pulled back from last week’s high-water mark.

Gold, silver sink as Warsh revives September Fed-hike trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole speech to reinforce the central bank’s inflation fight, lifting short-end yields, firming the U.S. dollar and forcing a heavy unwind in precious metals.

Gold is 'on the radar screen' and the Fed is split 'down the middle,' former Fed president says - (Kitco News) - Jim Bullard says a hold next month could still be hawkish, foreign central banks found physical gold more desirable than Bitcoin this year, and gold’s run-up may signal eroding faith in the Fed, something he says is "on the radar screen."

Gold’s rally hits a speed bump, but analysts see 40 trillion reasons to stay bullish - (Kitco News) - The gold market may have 40 trillion reasons to go higher through the rest of the year, but analysts say that renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve still needs to fight inflation could add some volatility to the market next week.

Gold's renewed momentum is sending a warning about America’s $40 trillion debt - (Kitco News) - Gold has seen a sharp pullback ahead of the weekend, but its impressive gains this past month should be a wake-up call for investors.

Gold prices drop 1% as Warsh says inflation a bigger concern than slowing labor market - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing significant selling pressure as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterates his commitment to bringing inflationary pressures back in line with the central bank’s 2% target.

Gold price falls to $4,543/oz after payrolls revisions show -79,000 jobs in 12 months to March 2026 - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are lower after the latest U.S. employment data showed a relatively small downward revision to the nonfarm payrolls numbers over the last year.

Spot gold falls below $4,550/oz after final Consumer Sentiment falls to 51.7, one-year inflation expectations ease - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading at session lows after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with shorter-term inflation expectations easing.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the final reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for August was 51.7. The data was better than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists called for a read...

Copper Giant intercepts 771 meters at Mocoa as Giustra says project is “getting bigger and bigger” - (Kitco News) - The latest drilling supports the model behind a billion-tonne resource as the world searches for its next generation of large copper mines.

Fed Chair Warsh’s actual guidance from Jackson Hole may be buried in the footnotes – LPL Financial’s Roach - (Kitco News) – Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's speech from Jackson Hole this morning will likely be light on details and new insights, but the footnotes could offer important clues about his thinking, according to Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial.

Rise And Fall Of "Climate Crisis" Info War As Dems Urge Politicians To Avoid Global Warming Talk - Rise And Fall Of "Climate Crisis" Info War As Dems Urge Politicians To Avoid Global Warming Talk The "climate crisis" headlines forced down the throats of the American people only began to emerge when socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and unhinged leftist Sen. Ed Markey introduced the Green New Deal in early 2019. That was the moment when global-warming headlines spiked and t...

US Forces Sink Vessel Providing At-Sea Refueling For Cartel: SOUTHCOM - US Forces Sink Vessel Providing At-Sea Refueling For Cartel: SOUTHCOM Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, U.S. forces, on Aug. 28, sank a vessel in the eastern Pacific that the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said was serving as an at-sea refueling point for drug-trafficking boats. A vessel suspected of providing at-sea refueling for drug traffickers burns after being ta...

These Are The World's Safest (And Least Safe) Cities - These Are The World's Safest (And Least Safe) Cities Doha ranks as the safest major city in the world in 2026, while Caracas sits at the opposite end of the ranking. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, compares the world’s safest and least safe major cities using Numbeo’s 2026 Safety Index. Scores are based on five years of user submissions covering perceptions ...

Central Asia Resists US Pressure To Choose Sides In AI Race - Central Asia Resists US Pressure To Choose Sides In AI Race Authored by Eurasianet via OilPrice, Kazakhstan is continuing to expand AI cooperation with China even after joining the US-led Pax Silica initiative. Uzbekistan says it wants access to both cutting-edge American technology and lower-cost Chinese AI models rather than choosing between them. Their positions illustrate th...

Federal Court Rules Sexual AI Images Of Children Are Legal To Possess - Federal Court Rules Sexual AI Images Of Children Are Legal To Possess Perhaps sometimes it's best for judges to ignore technical loopholes and rigid legal precedent for the sake of doing the right thing?  Maybe, in extreme cases where absolute evil is involved, our system could dismiss the "rights of artists" and enforce restrictions based on the potential long term damage to socie...

What Do "Capitalism" And "Socialism" Really Mean? - What Do "Capitalism" And "Socialism" Really Mean? Authored by Vincent Cook via Mises Institute, The old debate between socialism and capitalism is back. It wasn't that long ago when socialist economics had been repudiated even by former Soviet insiders, businesses like Wendy's and Miller ran clever television advertisements poking fun at the once-mighty but by then grossly dysfunc...

Pentagon Grabs 35% Equity Stake In Venezuelan Oil As Trump Vows To "Fill Up" The SPR - Pentagon Grabs 35% Equity Stake In Venezuelan Oil As Trump Vows To "Fill Up" The SPR Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday evening unveiled further details of the grand US oil deal that was announced by President Trump on Friday, detailing that her country will receive about $19 per barrel of oil produced under the long-term energy deal. Rodriguez, who was Maduro's #2 a...

Opportunity Lost? Gained? Squandered? - Opportunity Lost? Gained? Squandered? Submitted by Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Another week with so many competing narratives driving markets. The information flow was coming so fast and furious that it is difficult to believe that Economic D-Day kicked off the week (it already seems longer than that). Today, we will take a quick romp through how things seem to be playing...

State Department Revokes Visa Of Iraqi National On FBI Terror Watchlist - State Department Revokes Visa Of Iraqi National On FBI Terror Watchlist Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The State Department has revoked the visa of an Iraqi national who was placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist, ending her ability to enter the United States years after she received a high-profile award from the Biden administration. The U.S. Department of State in...

The Mother Of All Mean Reversions: Commodities Have Never Been This Cheap Versus Stocks - The Mother Of All Mean Reversions: Commodities Have Never Been This Cheap Versus Stocks Across Wall Street, from Barclays and UBS to HSBC, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, a common view is taking shape: physical scarcity is emerging across multiple commodity classes, driving prices sharply higher and signaling a broader hard-asset squeeze. Last week, UBS strategist Sagar Khandelwal iss...

U.S. stock futures slip as chances of rate hike rise after Warsh’s Jackson Hole comments - U.S. stock-index futures declined on Sunday, as investors ponder the likelihood of a fresh interest-rate hike and look ahead to fresh labor data and tech earnings this week.

‘It’s the ultimate regifting’: My mom gave me a house. Should I transfer it back to her to reduce capital gains? - “The property is very old and requires significant ongoing maintenance.”

‘My main goal is to help people’: I’m single, 74, with $10 million burning a hole in my pocket. What should I do? - “I also own my home and an SUV outright, with no outstanding debt.”

‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth IRA. Does that give him the right to say how I invest it? - “His argument is essentially that, since my parents provided the money for the Roth, they have a say in how I invest it.”

My mother, 91, has dementia. Every bank says I need her signature to unlock her $100,000 stock certificate. What can I do? - “These shares are the only assets in her estate without designated beneficiaries.”

My contractor handed my $42,000 pool upgrade to a subcontractor I had already rejected. What can I do? - “I specifically rejected Contractor A because of his reputation.”

Does a 2% beneficiary inherit 100% if the 98% beneficiary dies in a car accident? Asking for a friend. - “I’m curious what would happen if the account owner were to die suddenly at the same time as the 98% beneficiary.”

Am I too old for Roth conversions? I’m 84 and my wife is 77. We have $8 million saved. - “We are reluctant to pay a financial adviser 2% of assets — roughly $160,000 per year.”

These charts show how leverage-happy investors are transforming the stock market - A rush of retail investors and quant funds has caused a shift toward more borrowed money and more short-term trading.

Party balloons could become a ‘luxury’ as the Iran war spurs a helium shortage - Dollar Tree says a helium squeeze has hit sales of balloons and party supplies. Researchers note this could foreshadow higher costs for other industries that depend on the gas.

He beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media? - Mike Moore beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media?

Oil rises over 1% after U.S. forces strike two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island - Oil rises Monday, amid heightened concerns over supply disruptions after U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday.

China's factory activity shrinks for second straight month, contracting less than expected - China's manufacturing activity shrank for a second straight month, keeping pressure on Beijing to support the economy as growth loses momentum.

Stock futures fall after U.S. strikes Iran; Wall Street heads for winning month: Live updates - The Dow is up 2.1% in August, on pace for its fifth consecutive monthly advance.

Aon nears $17 billion deal to buy insurance broker USI from KKR, WSJ reports - Aon is nearing a roughly $17 billion deal, including debt, to acquire insurance brokerage USI from KKR, the Journal reported.

China's factory activity shrinks for second straight month, contracting less than expected - China's manufacturing activity shrank for a second straight month, keeping pressure on Beijing to support the economy as growth loses momentum.

Singapore tackles finances and culture to avert a demographic crisis - One challenge for policy makers is that success on many measures won't show up immediately.

K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy - Economists have long viewed the post-pandemic economy as "K"-shaped. That consensus has now evaporated.

Fed Chairman Warsh expresses concern about inflation, advocates for 'quieter' central bank - He used the speech to outline his philosophy on policymaking while carefully sidestepping any signals

Fed's Hammack says 'now is the time to act' on raising interest rates - She still thinks the Fed needs to take action against inflation that is straining household budgets.

Thai central bank says gold curbs are working and may be tightened - By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-KnightBloomberg NewsThursday, August 27, 2026 Thailand's central bank governor said restrictions on gold trading have weakened the metal's influence on the baht and could be tightened further, as authorities step up scrutiny of the market for signs of illicit money flows. In March the Bank of Thailand imposed a 50 million-baht ($1.5 million) d...

Singapore removes 5% cap on gold held by investment funds - By Benicia Tan and Jean LowThe Straits Times, SingaporeTuesday, August 25, 2026 When gold prices hit a record high of around US$5,500 an ounce in January, certain family offices and fund managers were forced to reduce their holdings in order to continue enjoying tax incentives.  Since Aug. 1 they have no longer faced such a constraint. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... B...

Alasdair Macleod: The silver squeeze is back - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, August 28, 2026 A week of consolidation for gold and silver ends with a strong performance for silver. Driving silver's price are factors common to gold, plus the gradual reopening of Indian demand. Silver volumes on Comex have been high for the last seven trading sessions, while open interest has climbed from ultra-low levels, but it is still in dee...

'Paper' gold is cracking as China builds a gold-based financial system, Maguire tells LFTV - 12:04p ET Thursday, August 27, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: On this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says confidence in "paper" gold is "cracking" as China continues building an international financial system providing an alternative to the U.S. dollar. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Ultra-Sec...

When people move from ETF paper to real metal, they need vaults to keep it in - The Year the Rich Went Wild for Gold By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonThursday, August 27, 2026 Row upon row of gunmetal-grey boxes fill the floor-to-ceiling shelves of Sharps Pixley's underground vault, concealing the glittering treasure packed inside. The vault in London is so full that the gold dealership is hunting for a site for a new one, says Giles Maber, head of UK at the company. I...

US Government Sold $797 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 4.73%, 30-Year Yield 5.22% - Warsh moved the needle on Friday, while Bessent’s Hocus-Pocus Shows 1-3 fizzled.

Warsh Speaks, Treasury Yields Jump, 6-Month to 3-Year Treasury Yields Spike - He stated what's has been clear to everyone but the Fed: amid too-high inflation, Financial Conditions are not “restrictive.”

Quarterly Update on the Ugly Fiscal Condition of the US in Q2 2026 - US government interest payments, tax receipts, average interest rate on the $40 trillion Treasury debt, Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Deficit-to-GDP Ratio...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

Michael Saylor hints at first bitcoin purchase in two months - Bitcoin rebounds from Friday’s low as Strategy’s valuation expands and bitcoin dominance climbs above 60%.

From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely - Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increasingly high-tech exploits.

Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction - As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet.

A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49% - The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.

Ditching 'digital gold': BPI study suggests everyday Americans prefer control and micro-investing - A new survey suggests some of bitcoin's most familiar sales pitches of changing the world may be poorly suited to a majority of prospective buyers.

Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money engine - Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.

The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet - AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer has not been invented yet.

Tokenized assets are busier than the data shows - When you strip out what was never mobile, correct for who's holding what and why, add back what works off-contract, the utilization of tokenized assets looks close to 20%, argues Katana’s Matthew Fisher.

Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million worth of coins - Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total.

Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives - An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.

Why a Famous Burger Chain Now Calls Itself a ‘Bitcoin Company’ - Steak ‘n Shake says bitcoin payments have strengthened sales, reduced costs, and supported investment in food quality. Its strategy now extends beyond checkout to a bitcoin reserve and employee bonuses. Why Steak ‘n Shake Now Calls Itself a Bitcoin Company A burger chain founded in 1934 has redefined itself around bitcoin, Steak ‘n Shake shared […]

US Strikes Iran, Brent Cracks $90 as Hormuz Risk Explodes Again - U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday after reportedly spotting preparations for another mining operation, abruptly ending a roughly monthlong lull in direct attacks between Washington and Tehran. Sunday’s Aug. 30 strikes put military risk squarely back over one of the world’s most critical energy corridors after more than […]

Options Bets Turn Defensive Ahead of a Bitcoin Price Showdown - Bitcoin derivatives traders are dragging a hefty book into September, with futures open interest at $54.82 billion while the spot price sits at $78,425 at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 30. Alongside this, options positioning tells a sharper story. Currently, calls dominate outstanding contracts, September expirations are heavily populated, and max-pain levels are mostly […]

UK Reveals 240 Crypto Millionaires in First Official Tax Report - The UK government’s first official report on taxable crypto asset gains identifies 240 people who each declared more than £1 million in capital gains. Together, they reported £717 million, more than half of the £1.38 billion declared by 17,600 individuals. First Official Tax Report Identifies 240 Crypto Millionaires The UK government’s first official publication of […]

Solana Breaks 10-Month Curse as Institutional Money Storms In - As of this weekend, the digital asset solana (SOL) is closing August with its first monthly win in nearly a year, as institutional money, a tighter future token supply, and record network activity drove SOL back above $100 per coin. The token traded near $106 on Sunday afternoon after touching $110.38 on Aug. 27, its […]

New York Times Recycles Same Old Story About Northern District of Texas - Yet the article inexplicably makes no mention of judge shopping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

What J.D. Vance Gets Wrong About Hamilton (and Markets and Milton Friedman) - The Vice President's argument for more governmental intervention in the economy is based upon a morass of misunderstandings.

An Actual SCOTUS Nightmare - Recently, Justice Jackson warned about a "Kafkaesque nightmare" at the Supreme Court. Well, I had my own.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 30, 1967 - 8/30/1967: Justice Thurgood Marshall takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 30, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com.

Inside Venezuela's El Helicoide Prison: How Dissident Jesús Armas Endured Torture and Outlasted Maduro - For helping prove that Maduro lost the 2024 election, Jesús Armas spent more than a year in Venezuela’s most-feared prison. He’s lucky it wasn’t more.

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First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules - Some short excerpts from the >35K-word decision by Judge Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Daily Pub. Corp. v. Rubio:… The post First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules appeared first on Reason.com.

Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations Violate the First Amendment - The decision goes further than other similar recent rulings.

Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967 - 8/29/1967: Justice Neil Gorsuch's birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com.

Lawmakers Want To Stop Kids From Nicknaming Their Pokémon - The Safer GAMING Act would silence minors in every online game by default—and violate the First Amendment. 

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning - Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary - and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get - government welfare programs make things worse. The post The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity - EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are putting forward recommendations to strengthen robust privacy and data protection safeguards in the context of Brazil's elections. The recommendations stress the close relationship between violations of personal data protection and challenges to the integrity of electoral processes. They underscore how privacy and data protection guarantees are a cruc...

A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted unlawful investigations into dozens of individuals who have documented ICE activities in their communities, social media users who criticized the government, and international students who attended a protest. A favored tool in these speech chilling investigations are administrative subpoenas sent to technology companies, requesting basic s...

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms - Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) build a searchable map of everywhere a driver goes, fed into databases that police, ICE, and private vendors can query after the fact. Networked across a city, ALPRs are purpose-built to track everyone regardless of suspicion. ALPRs are not a surveillance tool that can be made safe with the right policy or feature update—they are irredeemably harmful. EFF...

Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property - ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, a Roxbury family demanded that the town stop using its zoning code to prevent them from opening their sprawling, rural property to hikers […] The post Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power - ARLINGTON, Va.—With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to consider a case with massive implications for property owners across the country, support poured in for a […] The post Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners - Five Humboldt County property owners, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), have reached a settlement with Humboldt County that dismantles the code-enforcement system the […] The post Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners 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 ...

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

ATF MUST PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO GUN DEALERS! - We won our case, but ATF is stalling, so let’s turn up the heat and make them clear things up for dealers and gun owners nationwide… On August 5th, GOA won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA. But, in the weeks following the decision, many GOA members have found that their dealer will not transfer … Read more

NFA Victory FAQ: What Gun Owners Need to Know - On August 5, 2026, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements are unconstitutional for certain firearms whose NFA tax has been reduced to $0. This ruling was thanks to GOA’s historic “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit.”  Since then, we’ve received thousands of questions about what the ruling means for gun owners. Here are the answers we have right now to s...

Warsh furthers his push toward a ‘quieter Fed’ - In his first Jackson Hole address, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh doubled down on a promise to cut “forward guidance” and a commitment to 2% inflation.

VALT Bank gets FDIC’s nod - The proposed Eagle, Idaho-based digital business bank, which received its conditional OCC charter in March, plans to open in the fourth quarter, proposed CEO Matt Gediman said.

OCC, FDIC cement drill-down on ‘material financial risks’ - The agencies said the changes would provide greater clarity and certainty for banks, while critics say revisions will weaken supervision.

Renasant names KBW alum as its next CFO - Catherine Mealor will succeed the retiring Jim Mabry as the Mississippi bank’s finance chief. The lender said it intends to nominate Mabry for a board seat next year.

4 takeaways from Jes Staley’s Epstein testimony - Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein when the now-late financier was in prison for sex crimes.

Truist, Fifth Third pause sales tied to life-insurance probe - The banks are tapping the brakes on their role as sale channels for Delaware Life Insurance Co. amid a U.S. investigation of billionaire financier Mark Walter's sprawling business empire.

What bankers expect from bank M&A this year - Mergers have been rising during the second Trump administration. That's likely to continue, experts say. Here's the state of M&A in the banking industry.

Small firms hate SBA's new size standards; lenders are intrigued - The Small Business Administration's proposed rule increasing the size of firms eligible for government-backed loan programs could boost the appeal of SBA loan programs to banks and credit unions, but it's drawing sharp criticism from smaller firms.

What banks can do about the latest Chinese hacking campaign - Financial institutions were among 300-plus U.S. organizations robbed in a 2024 campaign.

Advisors rethink Roth IRA conversions after the OBBBA - The 2025 tax law changed the factors involved in the decision to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 WASHINGTON—The Federal Depo...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today...