Precious Metals and Market News

Gold dips to $4,141/oz after ISM Services PMI falls to 54.9 in September - (Kitco News) – The U.S. service sector declined more than expected last month, according to the latest data from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).The ISM announced on Monday morning that its Services Purchasing Managers Index came in at 54.9 in September, down from 55.4 in August. The data was slightly worse than expected, as economists were looking for a reading of 55. 

Silver leads metals higher as weak jobs data pressures Fed path - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold  prices are firmer and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Monday, as Friday’s weak U.S. payrolls report reduced the probability of an October Federal Reserve rate hike while elevated Treasury yields, a firm dollar and unresolved Strait of Hormuz risks capped gold’s rebound.

Wall Street on the brink of bearish majority after gold’s post-payrolls slide, Main Street abandons bullish bias as metals test support - (Kitco News) – Gold prices fell sharply this week as early pressure from rising Treasury yields, a stronger U.S. dollar, and renewed Fed rate-hike expectations overwhelmed safe-haven demand, and even Friday’s weak payrolls report couldn’t deliver a sustainable boost.

IMF says bond markets are ‘orderly,’ but gold’s resilience says something else - (Kitco News) - If rising bond yields around the world aren’t really a problem, why is the International Monetary Fund talking about them?

Metals give back jobs-report bounce as oil, yields stay elevated - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices were lower in late U.S. trading Friday, as a weaker-than-expected U.S. payrolls report cut October Fed-hike odds but failed to break the broader pressure from elevated Treasury yields, a firm dollar and lingering oil-market risk. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,142.00 an ounce, down 0.83% on the session, while spot silver...

Gold bulls disappointed as weak jobs report fails to spark rally, $4,000 support looms - (Kitco News) - Early morning optimism turned into disappointment among gold investors, as prices were unable to hold on to their initial gains following weak U.S. employment data.

Gold’s resilience supports strong outlook, silver faces oversupply, copper could be the big gainer – Deutsche Bank’s Ghali - (Kitco News) – Gold is performing remarkably well despite the high-yield environment, and while the silver market has likely tipped into oversupply, the biggest potential gains in the metals complex are likely to be found in copper, according to Daniel Ghali, head of metals research at Deutsche Bank.

Gold, silver rise as weak payrolls cut Fed-hike odds - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Friday, as a weaker-than-expected U.S. employment report pulled Treasury yields lower, trimmed October Fed-hike expectations and added to safe-haven demand while Strait of Hormuz risk kept energy inflation in view. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,216.80 an ounce, up 0.96%, while spot silver was...

Gold prices see sold bid as U.S. economy created 29k jobs in September - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing solid bullish momentum on renewed safe-haven demand as the U.S. labor market saw significantly slower growth in September.

Washington will inflate away its $40 trillion debt, and gold is how you fight back - Jim Rickards - (Kitco News) - With the 10-year Treasury yield at a 2002 high, the author of "Currency Wars" says inflation, not repayment, is how the debt gets handled, and he thinks gold has already shown savers where to hide.

Massive Fires Along Saudi Oil Export Pipeline, Regional Outlet Says - Massive Fires Along Saudi Oil Export Pipeline, Regional Outlet Says Update(1015ET): The news outlet of pro-Iranian factions in Iraq, Sabereen News, has cited new satellite imagery to report "massive fires in the Saudi oil export pipeline." The outlet posted the following image on its official Telegram channel. Newsquawk, which picked up the Sabereen report, has noted that it remai...

We May Finally Be Rid Of Jack Smith - We May Finally Be Rid Of Jack Smith Authored by Susan Quinn via American Thinker, Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn wants to make sure that Special Counsel Jack Smith never practices law again. It's about time. Jack Smith tried to lay waste to Donald Trump, his administration, and other Republicans by practicing lawfare, and Sen. Hagerty reported him to the Tennessee Supreme Court's B...

Tech Leads Strong Growth Signals From US Services Sector Surveys; But Prices Are Soaring - Tech Leads Strong Growth Signals From US Services Sector Surveys; But Prices Are Soaring After last weeks impressive moves in Manufacturing survey data (though burdened with the baggage of a surge in Prices Paid), all eyes are on the Services side of the US economy with mixed results expected (S&P up, ISM small down). S&P Global US Services September slightly better than expected ...

84% Of Gen Z Democrats Back Socialism; New Poll Finds - 84% Of Gen Z Democrats Back Socialism; New Poll Finds Authored by Pedro Rodriguez via The Daily Signal, A groundbreaking new poll conducted ahead of November's midterm elections has uncovered that over 30% of Americans have a favorable view of socialism. According to the OnMessage poll, which surveyed 800 American voters from July 12-16, 35% of respondents identified as Democra...

UBS Says Watch Beaten-Down Consumer Stocks, But Is "Reluctant To Call Outright Bottom" - UBS Says Watch Beaten-Down Consumer Stocks, But Is "Reluctant To Call Outright Bottom" The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index has fallen to its lowest level since April 2014, but UBS equity trader Mark Paski is watching closely for signs of a bottom in beaten-down consumer stocks. Paski explained: Some of the US consumer sector's biggest laggards are beginning to outpe...

Supreme Court To Hear Pivotal Climate Case With Billions At Stake - Supreme Court To Hear Pivotal Climate Case With Billions At Stake Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 5 regarding a lawsuit from Boulder, Colorado, demanding compensation from energy companies for local weather damage allegedly caused by global greenhouse gas emissions. The question before the court, however, is not...

Russian Lab Worker's Abrupt Death Sparks Plague Crisis Concerns; Trump Team "Monitoring Outbreak" - Russian Lab Worker's Abrupt Death Sparks Plague Crisis Concerns; Trump Team "Monitoring Outbreak" With wars in Eastern Europe and the Gulf already sending the world down a dangerous trajectory toward worsening instability ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter (see the global refining crisis), a suspected plague case at a Russian research institute has added a potential public he...

Stock Futures Drift As Attention Turns To European Debt Crisis - Stock Futures Drift As Attention Turns To European Debt Crisis Futures are lower to start the week and global markets struggle for direction, as political upheaval and mounting concern over Europe’s public finances dampened risk sentiment and sent the euro to a 17-month low against the dollar while the US yield curve twists steeper and USD appreciates. As of 8:00am ET S&P futures a...

US Pulls Entire B-1 Supersonic Bombers From UK Base After Suspected Iran-Linked Terror Plot - US Pulls Entire B-1 Supersonic Bombers From UK Base After Suspected Iran-Linked Terror Plot The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday afternoon that all US Rockwell B-1 Lancer supersonic bombers had been removed from Britain's RAF Fairford air base over mounting security concerns following a suspected terrorist plot against the facility one week ago. The Department of War confi...

Navarro: The Jobs Report Reveals Federal Reserve Election Interference - Navarro: The Jobs Report Reveals Federal Reserve Election Interference Authored by Peter Navarro via RealClearMarkets, CNBC and Yahoo Finance called the jobs report a miss. Fox said it was lower than expected. More bad analysis from a Keynesian financial press that has shown extraordinary supply-side ignorance throughout the Trump 47 term. The deeper story is indeed more compli...

I got a $499 body scan to see if I have cancer. Here’s what I learned. - Our healthcare system is designed to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time. That means people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions.

Intel’s stock drops after Musk hints at an additional partner for big chip venture - Intel may not be the only semiconductor company tapped to help with chip manufacturing for the Terafab project, as Elon Musk said discussions with TSMC are ongoing.

This $23 billion software deal was struck at a decade-low valuation, as AI winner takes out loser - Schneider Electric, the maker of electrical equipment that has thrived from the AI build-out, on Monday struck a $23 billion deal to buy an industrial-design software company at a bargain-basement valuation.

Falling wages, soaring energy prices and inflation: It’s beginning to look a lot like the 1970s - Is it time to dust off the financial playbook from that dismal decade?

An AI ‘reality check’ may take the S&P 500 to 5,000. Here are the trades to make, this strategist says. - Keep an eye on artificial-intelligence spending in the upcoming earnings season, Panmure Liberum’s Joachim Klement said.

‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided? - “She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”

Go ahead and get that poetry degree. Republican law won’t prevent people with humanities majors from getting student loans. - The vast majority of bachelor’s and graduate degree programs pass new rules meant to hold colleges accountable

‘People in the U.S. need to wake up’: As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected wealthy couples due to overspending. We’re all heading for trouble. - A reader writes: “We’d better get real quick or we’re going to have a financial crisis that makes the Great Recession of 2008 look like a picnic.”

My wife never went back to work after raising our kids. Do I have to share my retirement savings 50/50? - “For 14 years I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.”

Bitcoin’s big bounce has graduated to a longer-term uptrend. Is it too late to buy? - A bullish “golden cross” technical pattern has appeared for the first time in more than three years. The last one worked out pretty well.

Treasury yields rise to start the week; traders look ahead to Fed minutes - U.S. Treasury yields are coming off a sharp selloff as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's last meeting minutes.

China shuts hundreds of banks as Beijing moves to shore up its financial system - Beijing shuttered 670 mainly rural banks last year in a bid to create fewer, larger and better-capitalized lenders.

Trump tells South Korea to sign on to Alaska LNG deal or 'I'll just charge them more' - Trump is ramping up pressure on South Korea over Alaska LNG as Seoul remains cautious over investment projects announced by the U.S. president.

GM says hybrid vehicles are coming: 'We're not tone deaf to our customers' - Hybrids are growing in popularity, as sales of the vehicles keep climbing.

This 'premier' data center play has 30% upside ahead, says BMO - Data center demand will continue to push this digital infrastructure company higher, according to BMO Capital Markets.

The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances - Moody's predicts that the world's aging populations will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions. 

Men are losing ground in the labor market. Here's why - Women outnumbered men in the workforce for eight straight months as of September, according to one analysis.

Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2% - Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

The September jobs report will be released Friday. Here's what to expect - Wall Street is looking for job growth of 84,000 to close out the summer.

Fed’s preferred gauge showed core inflation at 3.0% in August, much lighter than expected - The personal consumption expenditures price index was projected to show an annual gain of 3.7% on headline and 3.3% for core, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Most of Peru's gold now comes from booming illegal mining sector - By Carla Samon RosBloomberg NewsFriday, October 2, 2026 The biggest force in Peru's gold industry these days isn't Newmont Corp. or Buenaventura. It's the thousands of illegal miners digging across South America's No. 1 gold producer. Illegally mined gold exports from Peru rose over 19% in the first half of this year, as high prices and loose requirements have fueled incentives for diggers in t...

LBMA's legal fight poses threat to bullion market - Jack Ryan and Jack FarchyBloomberg Newsvia Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaSaturday, October 3, 2026 The industry body that sets the rules for the world's biggest gold market faces an existential legal battle in a London courtroom next week, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for how the industry polices its supply chain. The London Bullion Market Association is being sued by ...

Gold keeps flowing from African countries with none - By Michael J. KavanaghBloomberg NewsFriday, October 2, 2026 When investor demand sent gold prices to all-time highs this year, Africans rushed to cash in. Exports hit records in multiple countries -- sometimes doubling or tripling in value, according to trade data analyzed by Bloomberg. But many of those nations have barely any gold to mine. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ....

Entrenched premium leaves gold primed to climb despite surge in U.S. bond yields - By Polina DevittReutersvia WSAU-AM550, Wausau, WisconsinThursday, October 1, 2026 LONDON -- Gold's resilience above $4,000 an ounce despite soaring Treasury yields suggests the post-2022 demand premium is proving more durable than many expected, setting the stage for further gains once the US Federal Reserve's tightening cycle ends. Typically, gold -- a non-yielding asset -- moved largely in th...

Sean Ring: If you're a saver, you're a sucker - By Sean RingDaily Reckoning, BaltimoreThursday, October 1, 2026 In the fall of 1923, a German housewife waited at the factory gate for her husband’s pay. Back then, workers got paid at least once a day because prices rose by the hour. A wife needed to be ready the instant the cash hit her hand. Then, like a relay runner handed a baton, she sprinted to the shops. The bread she bought at noon wou...

A Wild Week for 10-Year & 30-Year Treasury Yields! Is there Blood in the Streets yet? Is it Good Enough for me to Nibble? - Some thoughts on how I'm easing back into a bond portfolio after 14 years of interest-rate repression.

Where Are the Jobs? Winners and Losers by Industry - Big structural shifts have destroyed jobs in some industries and created jobs in others.

Private Sector Employers Created 46,000 Jobs, Governments Shed 17,000 Jobs - The labor force rose, after shedding 2.1 million people in 8 months amid the crackdown on illegal immigration and the wave of retirements.

Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year - The payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and DeFi use cases, new crypto head Henri Stern said.

An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger - Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 270% last week, leaving the thinly traded shell at nearly four times its roughly $10.50 trust value before merging with Evernorth, an XPR treasury company.

SEC approves a 3x fix for bitcoin and ether traders who miss the wild swings - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 5, 2026

Treasury crackdown exposes crypto's role in $2 million Hamas fundraising network - The Treasury Department said the network raised more than $2 million through purported humanitarian charities, including hundreds of thousands of dollars sent in crypto.

Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC - The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.

Bitcoin resilience tested as U.S. dollar climbs to 18-month high - A stronger dollar and rising bond yields could be headwinds as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.

Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike - A weak September jobs report may have taken a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.

Cardano's ADA leads gains in narrow range-bound market - In traditional markets, the U.S. Dollar Index jumped to 102.53 early today, the highest since April 2025, extending its rise from the Sept. 9 low of 98.60.

Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 5.

Kraken operator Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank partner for 24/7 institutional crypto settlement - The two firms will initially roll out the digital assets settlement service to select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region with around-the-clock U.S. dollar settlement.

Bitcoin ETFs Add $241M as 3-Week Streak Holds Despite 90% Slowdown - U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted $241.08 million in the week through Oct. 2, extending their winning streak to three weeks even as inflows slowed sharply from the previous period. Blackrock Adds $450M as Bitcoin ETF Demand Splits The flood of institutional money into bitcoin slowed last week, but it never disappeared. After attracting $2.39 billion in […]

Binance Brings ‘Vibe Coding’ to Crypto Trading Strategies - Binance has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) product stack built directly into its cryptocurrency exchange to help users analyze markets, automate trading strategies, and build custom financial tools. Three-Tier AI Product Stack Binance unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) product suite Monday designed to integrate customized financial analytics, strategy automation and developer...

Bitcoin Price Grinds at $86K as Resistance Refuses to Give Way - Bitcoin’s price held between $85,800 to $86,000 per unit on Oct. 5 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern time, with its larger trend still favoring bulls, yet the market was pressing directly into resistance rather than breaking free. Every tracked daily exponential moving average and simple moving average from 10 through 200 periods remained bullish, while momentum […]

Strategy’s Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 848,000 After 334 BTC Buy - Strategy added another 334 BTC for $28.7 million, bringing its bitcoin holdings to exactly 848,000 BTC as of Oct. 4. The company paid an average $85,838.80 per coin in the latest purchase, while its entire bitcoin position carries a $63.97 billion cost basis. Michael Saylor also disclosed a roughly $21 billion third-quarter gain on digital […]

Metaplanet Sells 10,000 Bitcoin, Buys 11,000 Back to Prove Liquidity - Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and subsequently bought 11,000 BTC during the third quarter, using the unusual round trip to demonstrate that its bitcoin treasury can be converted into cash when needed. Metaplanet Ends Q3 With 44,000 BTC After Liquidity Test Metaplanet has answered a question hanging over corporate bitcoin treasuries: what happens when creditors want […]

A Response to Michael Buschbacher on Suncor Energy v. Boulder County - In which I reject the suggestion that my arguments do not support the respondent's position before the Supreme Court

What's Going To Happen in the Midterms? - Plus: Anthropic's Claude constitution, Letitia James to handle Cornell rape case, and more...

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The October Term 2026 of FantasySCOTUS is now in session - Predict all of the biggest cases at the Supreme Court.

School Board Member's Objection to No-Indigenous-School-Team-Logos Claim Can Proceed - as a First Amendment claim, though only as to his own right to wear "Wantagh Warriors"-related gear at games and school functions.

Denial of Pistol Permit Based on Allegedly "Unsubstantiated" Past Allegations of Sexual Misconduct and Child Abuse - The government's argument, which the court apparently found persuasive: "The denial was not arbitrary but based on documented allegations, even if unsubstantiated."

The 15th Annual Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition - Teams of high school students will present arguments about the constitutionality of the Texas Ten Commandments Law.

Unpacking the Suncor Oral Argument: Two Upcoming Events - Upcoming events at Penn Carey Law and CWRU at which I will discuss what we learned from oral argument in the Supreme Court's first case of the term.

The Federal Government Ran Up a $2 Trillion Deficit in 2026 - Congress hasn’t balanced the budget in 25 years.

Today in Supreme Court History: October 5, 1953 - 10/5/1953: Chief Justice Earl Warren takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 5, 1953 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

America Hits a New Debt Record at $40 Trillion and Counting - President Donald Trump has surpassed Barack Obama's record for most debt amassed by a president.

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning - Every generation faces a temptation to exchange freedom for security. Every generation is told that normal rules cannot apply because a crisis is too serious, an enemy too dangerous and a moment too urgent. The post When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name - There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the “DEFEND IP Act.” The problem is that instead of “defending IP,” this bill will incentivize censorship, overblocking, and bad faith attempts to block access to a website. DEFEND IP Act, and all of th...

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs - Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that would give copyright owners a new legal tool to block Americans’ access to foreign websites accused of copyright infringement.  The basic idea is all too familiar...

Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit - Judge Allows Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Move ForwardNEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move forward, a federal judge ruled yesterday. On October 1, 2026, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. Distri...

Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up - ARLINGTON, Va.—Brentwood, Missouri has designated blocks of the Manchester Road Corridor as blighted, a first step in an envisioned plan to redevelop the neighborhood. Several […] The post Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Court Allows East Cleveland Resident to Pursue First Amendment Political Retaliation Claims Against City and Officials - ARLINGTON, Va.—For over four years, William Fambrough has been pursuing justice against the city of East Cleveland, Ohio for violating his First Amendment right not […] The post Victory! Court Allows East Cleveland Resident to Pursue First Amendment Political Retaliation Claims Against City and Officials appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement in Brookside, Alabama Policing-for-Profit Lawsuit - BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A federal court granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement in the Institute for Justice’s (IJ) policing-for-profit lawsuit against the town of Brookside, Alabama. […] The post Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement in Brookside, Alabama Policing-for-Profit Lawsuit 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 ...

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

State Of The Second. Issue vol. 3 - Get up to speed on Vol. 3 of State of the Second The third issue of State of the Second is now available.  Following the launch of our inaugural digital magazine, Issue Two continues to bring together original reporting, interviews, firearms-industry coverage, and long-form features created exclusively for GOA members. Inside this issue, you’ll find: Expert perspectives from across the firearms...

Warren, Van Hollen pressure OppFi to ditch bank deal - Weeks after nonbank lender Enova scrapped its bid to buy Grasshopper Bank, two Senate Democrats are urging nonbank lender OppFi to abandon its own dealmaking efforts.

Dive Deposits: BofA, Barclays show their populist side - Bank of America is expanding its apprenticeship program at a time of year when it typically would raise the hourly wage for its lowest-paid staff. Meanwhile, Barclays conceded (partially) on its office-return mandate.

Fed watchdog finds mismanagement, not criminality, in $2.5B renovation - The Federal Reserve Board should establish a guaranteed maximum price for its renovation project, which is now several years in, the Office of the Inspector General said.

Amerant Bank CEO tackles credit crisis - Efforts to change the internal culture around credit risk within the Florida bank’s lending portfolio have begun paying off, Carlos Iafigliola said.

Stripe swallows Parafin - The payments processor is buying an embedded financing company that caters to small businesses, in its second acquisition in as many months.

Why wealthy retirees struggle to spend — and how advisors can help - Many wealthy retirees hesitate to spend their savings. Advisors share how budgeting and cash flow planning help clients enjoy their wealth.

Banks hold the key to on-chain corporate treasury—if they cooperate - American Banker's closed-door roundtable revealed opportunities to take advantage of the future of on-chain banking and corporate payments.

We need to redefine what it means to be 'unbanked' or 'underbanked' - The way we have traditionally measured access to banking services has become less and less useful in a world where nonbank financial services are increasingly used by consumers of all kinds.

For both de novos and prediction market, it's how you read the law - The ICBA files a suit to stop the OCC from its charter spree, and the CFTC wants to change the rules to bring prediction markets under its regulatory remit.

'Bank junkies' grab the helm at a Chicago community bank - Former bank CEOs David Provost and Chip Reeves assumed control of Parkway Bank on Thursday. They plan to use the $3.7 billion-asset bank as a springboard for organic growth and potential M&A throughout the Midwest.

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 announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O - Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Ontario Bancorporation, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Ontario Bancorporation, Inc.

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC...

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...