Precious Metals and Market News

Gold price finding new support as U.S. New home sales drop 6.2% in April - (Kitco News) - The gold market is finding some bullish support following disappointing economic growth in the first quarter, and the precious metal could attract further bids after weaker-than-expected U.S. new home sales data.

Gold price bounces off its lows as U.S. economy grows 1.6% in Q1, core PCE rises 3.3% - (Kitco News) - The gold market has managed to bounce off its session lows but remains under significant selling pressure, even as the U.S. economy continues to cool and inflation pressures remain relatively muted — conditions analysts say could give the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates by the end of the year.

Gold off session lows after U.S. durable goods rise 7.9% in April - (Kitco News) - The gold market is rising from session lows below $4,400 per ounce after the latest economic data showed sales of durable goods last month beat expectations.The Commerce Department announced Thursday that U.S. durable goods orders rose 7.9% in April, following March’s revised increase of 1.3%. The data was far higher than expected, as the consensus view of economists called ...

Spot gold struggles to reclaim $4,400/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 215k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices were struggling to reclaim $4,400 per ounce on Thursday morning following the release of worse-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits were above economists’ forecasts.

Gold breaks $4,400 as U.S.-Iran strikes revive oil inflation risk - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, as a firmer U.S. dollar and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions offset support from lower Treasury yields.

Gold tests $4,450 as stocks hit records, oil drops - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are down and spot silver prices are sharply lower after the close Wednesday, as a sharp drop in crude oil and record U.S. equity closes reduced safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,454.80 an ounce, down 1.17%, while spot silver was trading near $74.665, down 3.00% on the session.

Gold will top $5,500 in 2027, could reach $10,000 by 2030, but silver’s upside will narrow – Rockefeller’s Moglia - (Kitco News) – Gold remains the anchor of the new commodity cycle, and the yellow metal’s secular bull market is still intact despite the recent volatility in precious metals, according to Doug Moglia, macro and market strategist at Rockefeller Global Investment Management.

Silver can reach $100 an ounce this year, but the momentum won’t last - Bank of America - (Kitco News) - The silver market continues to struggle, with prices stuck below $75 an ounce, and although prices could move higher by year-end, one bank is warning investors that the precious metal faces some headwinds due to shifting industrial demand.

UBS lowers 2026 gold price forecast to $5,500/oz: ‘Markets are rediscovering the concept of opportunity cost’ - (Kitco News) – Swiss banking giant UBS has cut its year-end 2026 gold price forecast from $5,900 to $5,500 per ounce, citing risks of persistent headwinds from elevated Treasury yields and sustained U.S. dollar strength.UBS analysts Dominic Schnider and Wayne Gordon said that investors are shying away from the yellow metal as yields stay high.“Markets are rediscovering the concept of oppor...

Metals drop as Iran deal hopes cut oil, haven bid - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as lower oil prices, firmer global equities and reduced safe-haven demand outweighed support from lower Treasury yields.

Newsom Vows 100% Tax On Trump "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Payouts - Newsom Vows 100% Tax On Trump "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Payouts Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his administration will seek to impose a 100 percent tax on any California residents who receive money from President Donald Trump's newly created $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. Speaking to reporters, Newso...

Oklo COO Says Nuclear Waste Could Power America For 150 Years - Oklo COO Says Nuclear Waste Could Power America For 150 Years Earlier this week, we covered Oklo’s approval by Chris Wright’s DOE to convert plutonium previously set for disposal into new fuel. “Fuel supply constraints are a key throttle to advanced reactor development,” Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte said following the announcement.  Jacob’s wife and Oklo’s COO Caroline DeWitte joined Ze...

Remarkable Turns Of Events - Remarkable Turns Of Events By Michael Every of Rabobank It’s remarkable screen oil prices are little changed at below $100 today after Trump said the US is “not satisfied” over talks with Iran, days after claiming a deal was imminent, and hours after saying the terms the Iranians had leaked that the US agrees to --a real TACO-- were a “complete fabrication.” It’s more remarkabl...

Oil Tumbles On Deal 'Breakthrough' As US-Iran Reportedly Reach MOU, Pending Trump's Final Approval - Oil Tumbles On Deal 'Breakthrough' As US-Iran Reportedly Reach MOU, Pending Trump's Final Approval Summary Per Axios: "U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give it his final approval." Unconfirmed reports of Ayatollah ...

Chinese Navy Pushes Dutch Frigate From Claimed Waters Via Electronic Warfare - Chinese Navy Pushes Dutch Frigate From Claimed Waters Via Electronic Warfare The Netherlands has become the latest Western nation to tangle with Beijing and exchange tense words after testing its sweeping claims to the South China Sea. A tense military encounter unfolded involving a Dutch warship, identified as the HNLMS De Ruyter, after it had entered waters near the disputed Par...

US New Home Sales Tumbled In April As Prices Soared - US New Home Sales Tumbled In April As Prices Soared With Case-Shiller reporting existing home price declines in half of America's largest cities, and after two straight months of rip-roaring demand, NAR reports that New Home Sales in April tumbled 6.2% MoM (almost twice as bad as the 3.2% MoM decline expected). March's 7.4% MoM spike was revised down bigly to just +3.4%, all of whi...

US Charges Google Employee With Pocketing Millions From Insider Trading Bets On Polymarket - US Charges Google Employee With Pocketing Millions From Insider Trading Bets On Polymarket Authored by Stephen Katte via CoinTelegraph.com, US authorities have charged a Google employee with allegedly using information from the company to make bets on Polymarket and profit $1.2 million. The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it unsealed charges against Google software en...

Tony Blair Calls For UK To Get Closer To Trump And Ease Climate Change Targets - Tony Blair Calls For UK To Get Closer To Trump And Ease Climate Change Targets Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who led the Labour Party to three election victories, said the government should repair its relationship with the United States rather than look to rejoin the European Union. Blair, who remains a deeply divisive...

'He's Having A Stroke': Jill Biden Admits Joe's Debate Disaster Scared Her 'To Death' - 'He's Having A Stroke': Jill Biden Admits Joe's Debate Disaster Scared Her 'To Death' Opportunistically timed to boost sales of her soon-to-be released memoir, Jill Biden has come clean on her reaction to Joe Biden's catastrophic performance in his June 2024 debate with Donald Trump. Though she publicly lauded his performance at the time, now she admits she thought her husband was...

Americans' Savings-Rate Slumps In April As Fed's Favorite Inflation Signal Soars - Americans' Savings-Rate Slumps In April As Fed's Favorite Inflation Signal Soars After accelerating significantly in March, The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - rose 0.2% MoM in April (less than expected +0.3% MoM), but pulled up the YoY measure to +3.3% (as expec...

‘There is zero transparency’: My friend’s sister controls their mother’s estate. How can we stop her from stealing? - “The sister claims she does not have to explain herself to anyone.”

My friend wants me to sell her stuff at my garage sale. Should I take a cut of her profit? - “I should get some money for my labor. But it feels a little icky to me.”

Dollar Tree’s sales top forecasts as fewer people are shopping but they’re spending more - The stock is surging toward its best day in four years after the discount retailer’s full-year profit outlook was raised.

Houston Rockets owner is placing an $18 billion bet on Las Vegas by buying Caesars - The holding company of Tilman Fertitta, who owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget casinos, is buying Caesars Entertainment in a deal valued at nearly $18 billion.

More Americans are raiding their emergency savings just to fill up their gas tanks - Most people think of emergencies as job loss or a hospital bill. For many today, it’s soaring energy costs.

Here’s the real story behind the record drop in America’s oil reserves - Stocks in the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve are near their lowest in more than 40 years — but it may not matter

First-quarter GDP chopped to 1.6%. Here’s why — and what it tells us about the economy. - The U.S. economy wasn’t all that great in the first three months of the year. But it wasn’t terrible, either.

Is the ‘debasement trade’ dead? Outflows from gold and bitcoin ETFs suggest investors are moving on. - The so-called debasement trade has fallen out of favor as both a discussion point and an investment concept.

Investors are rushing to buy TIPS ETFs to beat inflation. They could end up losing. - Inflation-protected funds don’t always protect against inflation. As consumer-price inflation hits a three-year high due to the Iran war, the premise in their names is being tested.

Why it’s time to start discussing semiconductors like commodities: There may be a supercycle - Ned Davis Research says the bubble argument for chips has some grounding, but that sector may also be looking at the start of a new supercycle.

Core inflation hit an annual rate of 3.3% in April, as expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows - The PCE price index for April was expected to show an annual inflation rate of 3.8% for all items and 3.3% for core.

Oil prices pull back on report U.S.-Iran agreement to extend ceasefire awaits Trump approval - Oil prices pulled back Thursday, erasing earlier gains on a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached an agreement to extend ceasefire.

New York passes Mamdani's pied-a-terre tax. Here's who pays and how much - Citadel CEO Ken Griffin became the face of the tax after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video in front of Griffin's penthouse apartment.

U.S. sanctions Iran's Hormuz Strait authority, condemns ballistic missile launch at Kuwait - The latest military and economic actions come as President Trump insists he feels no pressure to make a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.

Airlines, hotels warn against Trump admin threat to international flights to 'sanctuary cities' - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is considering pulling international flight processing in "sanctuary cities."

Core inflation hit an annual rate of 3.3% in April, as expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows - The PCE price index for April was expected to show an annual inflation rate of 3.8% for all items and 3.3% for core.

Energy inflation has been more persistent than expected, Fed's Goolsbee tells CNBC - While oil prices have recently fallen on news that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran could come, prices are still significantly higher than before the war.

Fed’s Kashkari tells CNBC that inflation fight takes priority as labor market is 'in decent shape' - The Minneapolis Fed President warned that persistently high inflation risks becoming embedded in consumer expectations, potentially forcing tougher policy action later.

ECB 'will do what is necessary' to tame inflation, Bank of France governor tells CNBC - Markets are overwhelmingly pricing in a rate hike from the central bank at its next meeting.

Americans are feeling inflation's pinch into the holiday weekend. Here's where prices are rising the most - Prices related to travel, recreation and food saw particularly steep increases, stretching Americans' wallets as they celebrate the unofficial start of summer.

Goldman says dollar surge during Iran war weighed on demand for Treasuries - Everybody's intervening surreptitiously in the currency markets but would never intervene in gold, would they? * * * By Anya AndrianovaBloomberg NewsWednesday, May 27, 2026 A stronger dollar during the first month of the U.S.-Iran conflict spurred foreign official institutions to sell Treasuries, according to Goldman Sachs. The U.S. currency is "one of the most meaningful drivers of valuation-a...

Malaysia jolts bullion trade with 10% import duty on gold bars - By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsTuesday, May 26, 2026 Malaysia has imposed a 10% import duty on some gold bar shipments, according to traders familiar with the matter, disrupting the bullion trade in the Southeast Asian nation. Some inbound cargoes have been charged a 10% duty since at least early May, traders and dealers said, asking not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the me...

Uzbekistan resumes gold exports after half-year pause - By Yuliya FedorinovaBlomberg NewsTuesday, May 26, 2026 Uzbekistan, one of the largest gold producers, resumed full-scale gold exports in April after a half-year pause. The nation exported about $1.5 billion of non-monetary gold in the first four months of the year, the National Statistics Committee reported today, indicating that most of it was sold in April. ... Dispatch continues below ... ....

Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century - From RTE, DublinTuesday, May 26, 2026 The Paris Mint said that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first since it quit making Napoleons and Louis coins a century ago. Four versions of the new Marianne coins will go on sale 16 June, ranging from one-tenth of an ounce (3.1 grams) to a full ounce (31.1 grams). ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Bu...

Patrick Gibbons: There's a global rush to gold but Australia is the hardest place to mine it - By Patrick GibbonsAustralian Financial Review, SydneyTuesday, May 26, 2026 Sometimes budget papers hide in plain sight critical information. And this year's was no different. Buried among the usual forecasts for iron ore, coal, and LNG export earnings was a commodity Canberra rarely talks about: gold. For decades gold has occupied an awkward place in Australia's economic story. Iron ore built t...

Micron, the WTF AI Mania Chart of the Year - The stock has a history of collapsing by 50% to 98% after every spike, regularly falling below its Dotcom Bubble high. But this time is different?

Oh Dear, Condo Prices already Dropped by 15% to 33% in 24 Bigger Markets, Some Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago - Plus, in another 44 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 7% to 14% so far, as the mindboggling Condo Bubble comes unglued.

10-Year TIPS v. 10-Year Treasury Securities: Bond Market Has Long Been Delusional about Actual CPI Inflation - There's no indication the bond market is better now in figuring future inflation; its expectation of 2.4% annual CPI over 10 years seems woefully low.

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, ...

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 ...

Next week El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency - The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving $30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as Chivo, or “cool” in ...

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 ...

Federal Reserve Note: What It Is, Longevity, and Key Features - Discover what Federal Reserve notes are, their lifespan, and key features that make them secure and essential as the official paper currency of the U.S.

Bitcoin pinned below $73,000 despite potential U.S.-Iran deal news - U.S. stocks and bonds, and the oil market are reacting positively to yet another purported peace agreement, but crypto markets remain under heavy pressure.

A blockchain lottery plans to turn crypto gambling fees into Ethereum developer funding - Decentralized lottery protocol Megapot is teaming up with Protocol Guild in what the firms describe as the crypto industry’s first programmable charity lottery.

Crypto Long & Short: Asia’s regulated crypto future - Asia's adoption of crypto and stablecoins is driving regulated growth in payments and remittances. Learn how Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Korea are leading the way.

Disciplined AI agents are the disruptor needed to break the exchange churn model - Programmable incentives that allow independent trading agents to earn only when portfolios rise will create a fairer market for retail customers, explains Naja.

Gemini taps SpaceXAI to build a personalized prediction markets feed - The new feature integrates SpaceXAI models to deliver real-time market intelligence, personalized signals and portfolio insights directly inside the Gemini app.

'Debasement trade’ falls out of favor as inflation fears cool, JPMorgan says - Investors are abandoning bitcoin and gold, perhaps sensing a coming end to Middle East hostilities.

Asset manager Grayscale delays IPO plans as crypto listing boom loses steam - Grayscale’s decision to delay its IPO highlights the growing caution across the crypto industry as volatile markets and weak investor demand weigh on public listing plans.

VanEck launches first U.S. spot BNB ETF on Nasdaq - The ETF offers investors BNB exposure through traditional brokerage accounts without requiring them to directly buy or store the token.

Bit Digital bought $20 million ETH for first time since October before 15% plunge - The firm said it purchased 8,568 ether on May 11 at an average price of $2,334. Since then, ETH broke below $2,000, leaving the firm sitting at a $3 million unrealized loss.

What's next as hot money cycle has gone from crypto to gold to AI to memory - As bitcoin and gold momentum fades, investor flows are increasingly rotating into AI infrastructure, semiconductor and memory-related equities.

Someone Tested a 1997 Processor and Proved That Just 128 MB of RAM Is Enough to Run AI - How did EXO Labs get a lightweight Llama 2 running on a 1997 Pentium II with just 128 MB of RAM? By leaning on BitNet’s ternary-weight approach (-1, 0, 1), the team showed the model could respond, slowly, underscoring that software optimization, not new silicon, can unlock surprising headroom on legacy machines. EXO Labs just […]

XRP Sheds Nearly 6% Weekly as Traders Rotate Into XLM After DTCC Partnership - A broader cryptocurrency market rout dragged XRP down to a multiweek low of $1.265 before it stabilized at $1.29, shedding 3.2% of its value in 24 hours and pushing its market cap below $80 billion. XRP Hits Multiweek Lows XRP plunged Thursday, May 28, to its lowest level since early April amid a cryptocurrency market […]

Traders Watch BTC Slip Below Key Moving Averages as Bears Put Pressure on $73K - Bitcoin held a narrow intraday range of $72,622 to $76,047 on Thursday, as bears maintained structural control across multiple timeframes. Price action on the 1-hour, 4-hour, and daily charts all pointed to a market searching for directional conviction near multi-week lows. Bitcoin Chart Outlook The 1-hour chart showed bitcoin consolidating around $73,000 after buyers defended […]

Strive Buys 1,109 Bitcoin as Treasury Rises to 16,500 BTC - Strive bought 1,109 bitcoin last week, raising its total holdings to 16,500 BTC and strengthening its place among major public corporate holders. The company is also reviewing new capital-raising tools as it prepares to expand its bitcoin-linked treasury strategy. ASST Climbs 133% as Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury With $85M Addition Strive has added over 1,000 […]

When Cake Wallet Outgrows its Limits: Enabling Swaps With ChangeNOW - Scaling Under Growing User Demand Cake Wallet was founded in 2018 as a privacy-first crypto application. The product started as an iOS-only, Monero-only side project built around Monero, a blockchain network designed for complete transaction anonymity. At launch, the ecosystem lacked supporting infrastructure despite growing demand. Cake Wallet addressed a clear market gap: simple access […]

Caveman Bureaucrat - Early man discovers fire, bureaucracy.

No Pseudonymity for Most Challengers of Visa Vetting Policy - From Doe v. U.S. Dep't of State, decided yesterday by Chief Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.): Plaintiffs are 49 U.S. visa… The post No Pseudonymity for Most Challengers of Visa Vetting Policy appeared first on Reason.com.

Student Speech and Civic Education - In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression… The post Student Speech and Civic Education appeared first on Reason.com.

Alliance Defending Freedom Is Hiring A Senior Counsel - I am happy to pass along this hiring notice from my friends at ADF: Alliance Defending Freedom is seeking Senior… The post Alliance Defending Freedom Is Hiring A Senior Counsel appeared first on Reason.com.

Leaked Plans Show School Buses Could Become Roaming Surveillance Vehicles - The documents reveal BusPatrol’s plan to equip tens of thousands of school buses with license plate readers and share the data with law enforcement.

A 'More Decisive' Response - Plus: when the city government starts covering Ozempic, Jill Biden's lies, and more...

SCOTUS Summarily Reverses The "Inquisitorial" Fourth Circuit Twice In One Term - The judges of the Fourth Circuit continue to act as advocates.

Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the Foreign Commerce Clause and Climate Change Lawsuits - As I noted in a separate post, the legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft… The post Amicus Brief in <i>Suncor Energy</i> on the Foreign Commerce Clause and Climate Change Lawsuits appeared first on Reason.com.

Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the First Amendment and Climate Change Lawsuits - The legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft an amicus brief for them in Suncor… The post Amicus Brief in <i>Suncor Energy</i> on the First Amendment and Climate Change Lawsuits appeared first on Reason.com.

Today in Supreme Court History: May 28, 1906 - 5/28/1906: Justice Henry Billings Brown retired. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 28, 1906 appeared first on Reason.com.

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.

Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to Stop the Feds - “A refusal to cooperate.” That’s the strategy James Madison gave us to stop federal programs. In Federalist #46, he laid out a series of steps to combat “unwarrantable measures of the federal government” along with those that are “warrantable” but “unpopular.” In other words, we can use his blueprint to combat unconstitutional acts, as well […] The post Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to ...

They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. - Written almost 300 years ago, it was so prophetic, it sounds like it was written today. A warning about the dangerous cult that promises to protect your country - but is really killing it. On this episode, it’s the true enemy within, destroying freedom. The post They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

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...

More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints - An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered a troubling pattern: in the absence of a warrant requirement to search ALPR databases, law enforcement agencies have moved beyond specific investigations to use these surveillance networks for virtually any whim. Our findings suggest that the absence of a warrant requiremen...

🔒 A Win for Encrypted Messaging | EFFector 38.10 - When it comes to keeping our texts, chats, and other digital messages safe from prying eyes, we have a powerful tool: end-to-end encryption. Used correctly, end-to-end encryption turns our conversations online into secret messages that can only be decoded by their intended recipients. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering new developments in this tool, and how you can use it to prev...

Microsoft Took a Step Toward Human Rights Accountability. Google and Amazon (and Others) Should Pay Attention! - For years, civil society organizations, workers, journalists, and human rights experts have warned that major technology companies risk enabling grave human rights abuses when they provide cloud computing, AI, and surveillance infrastructure to governments implicated in violations of international and humanitarian law. While many companies pay lip service to evaluating customers and contracts f...

Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous - ARLINGTON, Va.—Across Wisconsin, home bakers are getting bad advice from the state government, which is telling them to stop selling their foods through a business […] The post Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous appeared first on Institute for Justice.

US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers’ Eminent Domain Case - WASHINGTON—The U.S. Solicitor General supports the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the appeal of a group of North Dakota ranchers who are fighting for payment […] The post US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers’ Eminent Domain Case appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling That City Must Compensate Innocent Woman After SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home - NEW ORLEANS—Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision that ruled the city of McKinney, Texas, must pay compensation to an innocent woman after a SWAT team […] The post Appeals Court Upholds Ruling That City Must Compensate Innocent Woman After SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home 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 ...

TELL PRESIDENT TRUMP: PARDON TATE ADAMIAK! - The Biden DOJ & ATF sent Adamiak to prison for 20 years for nothing, now gun owners have the chance to help free him and right this wrong… Joe Biden’s weaponized Department of Justice ruined Tate Adamiak’s life. President Trump must pardon him. Gun Owners of America is calling on our grassroots members to call the White House and tell President … Read more

PA: URGENT: Pass Constitutional Carry, Strengthen Preemption, and Stop Retaliatory Gun Control! -   URGENT: Pass Constitutional Carry, Strengthen Preemption, and Stop Retaliatory Gun Control! The battle lines are drawn in Harrisburg, and we have a historic opportunity to secure our liberties—but only if we act immediately! Right now, we are fighting on multiple fronts to protect our God-given rights, and the gun grabbers are throwing an absolute temper tantrum because we are … Read more

Repealing The Hughes Amendment With Your Help! - ABOLISH THE HUGHES AMENDMENT! GOA-backed legislation introduced by Rep. Jimmy Patronis repeals the Hughes Amendment, making post-1986 machineguns legal… Representative Jimmy Patronis has just introduced a GOA-backed bill: the “Firearm Freedom Act” This bill fully repeals the dreaded Hughes Amendment, which banned the sale of automatic firearms manufactured after 1986. The Hughes Amendment was a...

California judge rules in favor of OppFi, against regulator - A judge ruled that OppFi sufficiently demonstrated that its banking partner was the true lender of OppLoans, and that their relationship wasn’t a “rent-a-bank ruse.”

OCC cites AML deficiencies at NY bank that partners with fintechs - New York City-based Community Federal Savings Bank, a partner to Wise and Crypto.com, faces an enforcement action over what the regulator deemed an inadequate suspicious activity alert system.

LendingClub CEO expects ‘skinned knees’ amid fintech charter rush - Fintechs that want to become banks should brace for “a learning curve” as they ramp up governance, risk and compliance infrastructure, said LendingClub CEO Scott Sanborn.

JPMorgan CEO: AI may create things ‘we’re going to lose at’ - Jamie Dimon also indicated Wednesday the top U.S. bank is “on the lookout” for acquisitions and sees “a chance to put $10 [billion] or $20 billion to work buying something.”

Coinbase rolls out refreshed direct-deposit feature - The crypto exchange raised its ceiling on deposit limits, but the Clarity Act’s restrictions on passive stablecoin earnings may present a challenge.

Fintech, once the 'enfant terrible' of finance, is growing up - The narrative of fintechs as dramatic disrupters of traditional finance is wearing thin these days. More and more established fintech firms have discovered the value of respectability, and deemed it to be worth the cost.

SoFi launches native stablecoin to all its banking customers - The digital bank made its SoFiUSD stablecoin available to all members on Wednesday and plans to launch tokenized deposits in the near future.

AI's trillion-dollar dilemma - The trillions being poured into AI is putting pressure on the hyperscalers to produce a return on the investments.

Why a New York crypto license still matters to Mastercard - Even after the passage of federal legislation governing stablecoins, the card network is covering its bases as it pursues more digital asset products.

CFPB sued over new rule that would weaken fair-lending laws - Housing advocates and compliance firms are suing to block a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that they say guts the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

Insurer resolution framework - Executive Summary - Insurer failures can have harmful effects on individuals and businesses, economic activity and financial stability. Resolution is a way to manage the failure of financial institutions, including insurers, that prevents severe systemic disruption without exposing taxpayers to loss.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q4 2025 - Real global house prices fell by 0.6% year on year (yoy) at the end of 2025. Real prices were almost stable in advanced economies (0.4% yoy), while they continued to decrease in emerging market economies (–1.4% yoy), especially in Asia. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, real global house prices have increased by almost 3%. Among major jurisdictions, Türkiye, Australia and Mexico re...

The strength of the inflation-output link in China - by Mikael Juselius, Wenzhe LiWe systematically investigate the relationship between China's inflation, economic slack, and expectations through the lens of New Keynesian Phillips Curves (NKPC). Extending existing research, we employ inflation expectations from Consensus Economics over recent samples and assess the stability of the estimates. Despite China's unique and evolving institutions, NKP...

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Atlantic Union Bank and former employee of Frost Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Atlantic Union Bank and former employee of Frost Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026

Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman - Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman

Press Release: FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Return on Assets of 1.26 Percent and Net Income of $80.5 Billion in First Quarter 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 27, 2026 FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Return on Assets of 1.26 Percent and Net Income of $80.5 Billion in First Quarter 2026 ...

Press Release: Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for Certain Domestic and Foreign Banking Organizations - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 22, 2026 Agencies Publish Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for Certain Domestic and Foreign Banking Organizations WASHINGTON...