Precious Metals and Market News

Metals sell off as Hormuz stalemate drives yields, dollar higher - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower in early U.S. trading Monday, as a rebound in oil prices tightened the inflation narrative and reinforced expectations for another Federal Reserve rate increase. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,165.00 an ounce, down 2.78% on the session, while spot silver was trading near $61.290, down 4.49%.

Gold is throwing out the old rulebook - (Kitco News) - By almost every traditional correlation, gold should be substantially lower than it is today – and the fact that it isn’t is telling us something loud and clear.

Wall Street split on gold price path after drop below $4,300, Main Street maintains bullish majority as jobs take center stage - (Kitco News) – Gold prices survived another difficult week as early attempts to stabilize above $4,350 were overwhelmed by higher Treasury yields, hawkish Federal Reserve expectations, and persistent inflation concerns tied to energy prices and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold caps weekly loss as Fed bets, 5.2% yields limit rebound - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Friday, as oil prices fell on renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy hopes while rising Treasury yields and firm Fed rate-hike expectations capped bullion’s rebound.

Gold’s $4,300 support faces another test next week as bond yields surge and jobs data looms - (Kitco News) - Gold is ending another week in negative territory as the market continues to fight for support around $4,300 an ounce. Despite significant downside risks, analysts note that prices remain fairly resilient.

Rising inflation risks and bond yields put portfolio diversification back in focus – Man Group - (Kitco News) - Investors may be tempted by U.S. Treasury yields above 5%, but one prominent market strategist warns that rising borrowing costs represent a growing threat to both financial markets and the broader economy, creating an environment in which investors need to remain broadly diversified with exposure to gold and other commodities.

Gold price hits low of $4,254/oz after final Consumer Sentiment rises to 48.1, inflation expectations spike - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session lows after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. ticking higher, with inflation expectations shooting up.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the final reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for September was 48.1. The data was slightly better than the preliminary reading of 47.8 and the expectation of ...

Metals bounce as Hormuz diplomacy cools crude, yields stay elevated - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were sharply higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as oil prices slipped on renewed U.S.-Iran truce hopes while elevated Treasury yields and Fed rate-hike expectations kept bullion on track for a weekly loss

Gold holding its own around $4,300 as US durable goods remains resilient - (Kitco News) - Gold continues to hold the line around $4,300 an ounce but could continue to face some headwinds as the U.S. manufacturing sector remains fairly resilient.

Silver’s tight supply creates yield opportunity as Theo launches new tokenized product - (Kitco News) - Silver has traditionally been viewed as a non-yielding asset, but one financial technology company is looking to change that narrative by opening the metal’s historically opaque lease market to a broader range of investors and making it more accessible through tokenization on the blockchain.

Authorities Warn Against "Speculation" After Five British Nationals Arrested Near UK Airbase On Suspicion Of Terrorism - Authorities Warn Against "Speculation" After Five British Nationals Arrested Near UK Airbase On Suspicion Of Terrorism Summary: All Five Suspects Arrested On Terrorism and Explosives Suspicions are British Nationals Reuters Says Possible Iranian-Linked Motive Likely  Trump Says Suspects "Looking to do Big Damage" Against Airbase  US Stealth Bomber Base In UK On "Delta" Alert As...

Leftists Rage After Judge Judy Says "If You Don't Like America, Leave..." - Leftists Rage After Judge Judy Says "If You Don't Like America, Leave..." The fundamental disconnect in the brains of progressives, the false idea that they constantly promote, is that America is a dry erase board that can be wiped away and rewritten however they please.  Progressives believe that "change" is the ultimate ideal and all change is good as long as it serves their inte...

Starship Moves Closer To Commercial Service With Successful Next-Gen Starlink Deployment - Starship Moves Closer To Commercial Service With Successful Next-Gen Starlink Deployment Summary: SpaceX stock up half a percent Starship Inches Closer To Commercialization SpaceX Deploys V3 Starlink Satellites for the First Time  SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit After Engine Failure Scare Starship Inches Closer To Commercialization First orbital flight of Starship successful! h...

Trump Admin To Focus More On Northern Border Security Over Next 2 Years: Homan - Trump Admin To Focus More On Northern Border Security Over Next 2 Years: Homan Authored by Timothy Frudd and Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times, White House border czar Tom Homan plans to put more focus on security at the northern border during the last two years of President Donald Trump's administration. In an interview airing on Sept. 26, Homan told Epoch Times senior editor J...

Nvidia Launches New Tool To Shut Down Rogue Agents, Unveils $150 Billion Stock Buyback, Largest Ever - Nvidia Launches New Tool To Shut Down Rogue Agents, Unveils $150 Billion Stock Buyback, Largest Ever Perhaps Jensen Huang was getting tired of seeing charts like this, showing that his stock is up "only" 20% in 2026 (and has gone nowhere since May) while the rest of the AI ecosystem keeps rising... ... so going into the last week of them month, the billionaire CEO took matters i...

Ayatollah Vows To Expel 'Enemy' From Arabian Sea As Trump Touts Talks To Continue This Week - Ayatollah Vows To Expel 'Enemy' From Arabian Sea As Trump Touts Talks To Continue This Week After a weekend which saw President Trump reject an Iranian proposal for a 7-day ceasefire and roadmap to peace, and Tehran in turn targeting 19 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the two sides once again have their fingers on the trigger. Iran has said while it remains open to diplomacy, it is...

Futures Slide As Oil Jumps, Bond Selloff Resumes After Trump Spurns Iran Offer - Futures Slide As Oil Jumps, Bond Selloff Resumes After Trump Spurns Iran Offer US futures are lower with Tech underperforming, alongside a drop in treasuries, as fading hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the Iran war sent oil prices higher and reignited worries that inflation is heating up. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures are down around 0.5% with Nasdaq futures sliding by 0.8% ...

Saudi Arabia Restarts Critical Hormuz Bypass Pipeline - Saudi Arabia Restarts Critical Hormuz Bypass Pipeline Saudi Arabia has resumed oil exports through its critical East-West pipeline, restoring access to Red Sea loading facilities that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reports. The restart coincides with Kpler data from late last week showing Hormuz oil flows have recovered to about two-thirds of prewar levels, suggesting a re...

Jefferies Sets 9000 Target For Market: Everything Must Go Right - Jefferies Sets 9000 Target For Market: Everything Must Go Right Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In this week's Daily Market Commentary, we flagged the growing chorus calling for 9,000 on the S&P 500. The most detailed version comes from Jefferies, which now sees 9,000 by the end of 2027. With the index closing at 7,764.64 on Tuesday, that's another 15.9% fro...

The Strange Case Of NAC: The Supplement The FDA Says Isn't One - The Strange Case Of NAC: The Supplement The FDA Says Isn't One N-acetyl cysteine, or NAC, is one of the most popular amino acid supplements in America. People take it for liver support after a long night, for their lungs and, lately, as a longevity staple. One brand among dozens, NOW, said in 2021 that it alone had sold "millions, perhaps billions" of NAC pills with no adverse even...

‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that? - “As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”

Nvidia makes a statement with historic $150 billion buyback announcement - The company intends to repurchase a large amount of shares through January 2028, reflecting its “confidence in the long-term opportunity ahead.”

These surprising risk factors may explain why some older people are more vulnerable to scams - Criminals use sophisticated techniques to form deep emotional attachments to their victims

‘I’m never selling’: I’m 47 and buy bitcoin with every dollar I earn. Am I crazy? - “When my paycheck lands, it takes a detour through bitcoin.”

SpaceX sends its Starship rocket to orbit for the first time - The company is getting closer to making the rocket fully reusable.

MongoDB’s stock is down more than 20% as CEO decamps to Meta - Meta is creating an enterprise platform business that aims to make it easier for developers to use its products. CJ Desai, formerly of MongoDB, will head up the initiative.

The stock market usually booms in the November-to-April stretch. This indicator suggests otherwise. - Jim Paulsen thinks lagged indicators suggest the usual ‘best buying season’ for stocks may not be applicable this time and backtesting his model to 1970 shows meagre returns.

Taking Ozempic and worried about vision loss? This test can help you understand your risk. - Some research suggests that GLP-1 drugs may raise the risk of a rare eye disease that causes full or partial vision loss.

The history of this market’s bad-breadth signal points to risks ahead - Not since the dot-com bubble have stocks thrown up this concerning metric.

‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth. Should I pay for his retirement? - “We have an ironclad prenup.”

Nvidia share buyback plan gets $150 billion boost - Nvidia said the buyback boost marks the largest share repurchase authorization increase in history.

SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time - Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a historic test flight of its massive Starship rocket early Monday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hires Wall Street economist David Zervos - Zervos is joining the Treasury Department as counselor to Bessent, adding a prominent markets voice to the administration's economic policy team.

Meta hires MongoDB CEO CJ Desai to lead enterprise unit. MongoDB shares crater - Desai will lead the new Meta Enterprise Platform unit and report to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Dow drops more than 200 points, weighed down by rising oil prices and Treasury yields: Live updates - Stocks fell Monday, weighed down by a jump in oil prices and Treasury yields to start the week.

China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August - Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors facing sluggish demand and fierce competition.

China saw 'surprise' jump in U.S. orders ahead of Trump-Xi summit, private survey shows - A private survey shows a rebound in China's exports to the U.S. as companies position for continued stability between the world's two largest economies.

Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed - Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It's not that easy.

Global debt tops $365 trillion as economists sound alarm over 'vicious cycle' - More is being paid out by advanced economies in debt interest than the whole world spends on AI, defense or clean technology.

Switzerland is keeping rates at 0% — for now - The Swiss National Bank held rates at 0% as low inflation and a strong franc enable it to diverge from other central banks, though markets expect hikes ahead.

Trump brought Venezuelan gold to the U.S. but refiners won't touch it - By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Tyler Pager, and Rebecca R. RuizThe New York TimesMonday, September 28, 2026 In early March, as President Trump basked in the success of a military intervention in Venezuela, he joined Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the West Wing for a private celebration. A businessman also attended, and brought along a pile of gold. The president looked approvingly at the 10 Venezuela...

Will this review of GATA's work persuade you to help? - 7:40p ET Sunday, September 29, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): Last week Mark Maharrey and GATA's other friends at Money Metals Exchange generously gave your secretary/treasurer a half hour on their weekly podcast to review GATA's work over the last 26 years and to remark on recent developments in the monetary metals. The MME people did a wonderful job with the presentation, sum...

Gold-rich Nicaragua gives Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land - By Christine Murray, Camilla Hodgson, Janina Conboye, and Aditi BhandariFinancial Times, LondonSunday, September 27, 2026 Nicaragua has handed mining concessions covering more than a tenth of its land to Chinese companies in the past three years, expanding Beijing's foothold in the gold-rich country as it tussles with Washington for influence. The Central American autocracy has awarded 80 conce...

China imported 1,100 tonnes of gold in 8 months, a record $158.8 billion haul that beats 2025 - By Brian O'ConnellAssociated Press MoneywiseSaturday, September 26, 2026 China is importing precious metal at a record pace, as robust investor demand and a strong yuan create stellar conditions for a Far East gold rush. Chinese August gold imports hit a record, as the country added 44 tonnes of gold to bring the year-to-date total to 1,100 tonnes, according to China's General Administration of...

Gold Fields said to be interested in buying Northern Star - By Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, Manuel Baigorri, and Loni PrinslooBloomberg NewsSaturday, September 26, 2026 South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd. has expressed interest in acquiring Northern Star Resources Ltd., according to people with knowledge of the matter, a potential blockbuster deal that would deepen the miner's bet on Australia's prolific deposits of the metal. Gold Fields recently approached N...

Long-Term Treasury Yields Rise to 5.5%, Mortgage Rates to 7.5%, as Bond Market Grapples with a Complex Reality - It would make sense for the bond market to take a breather here and digest a little. But the dynamics are in place for yields to rise further.

WHOOSH, Go Orders at US Manufacturers of “Core Capital Goods,” Fueled by the AI Infrastructure Boom - Orders received by manufacturers of core capital goods spiked by 14% YoY, of machinery by 15%, of IT equipment by 16%.

What the Infamous “Housing Shortage” Looks Like: Inventories of New Single-Family Homes Balloon, Sales Crawl, Prices Sag - Homebuilders have been doing their job creating lots of new housing stock, but demand is weak, and supply sky-high.

Is Trump’s $1 coin now on sale a legal tender? What the law says - The US Mint has begun selling the 2026 Donald Trump $1 coin, a legal-tender issue marking America’s 250th anniversary. Rolls of 25 cost $61, while 100-coin bags cost $154.50. The coin has a $1 face va ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns - AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.

Chainlink updates its crypto bridge tech months after a $292 million hack at a rival exposed risks - The new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same single-point-of-failure vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges.

THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin - CoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5 million theft.

Traders aren't panicking yet despite cooling crypto sentiment - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 28, 2026

Crypto-friendly institution Franklin Templeton brings its tokenized collateral service to Bybit - Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market shares can be used as collateral for USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.

Bitcoin falls to $83,000 while altcoins unwind Friday's rally - Bitcoin fell 1.7% to $83,000, though the CoinDesk 100 dropped 2.6% as Friday's biggest gainers reversed and oil climbed back above $100.

Live updates: Bitcoin trims losses as oil eases on hopes of U.S. and Iran talks - ZEC led losses among major tokens as Brent pushed toward $108 and traders added to bets on another Fed rate increase ahead of this week's inflation and jobs data.

Eyes on key U.S. employment data as crypto bulls take a breather: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 28.

Bitcoin bears pay to bet on further declines as futures positions near yearly lows - Overall demand for leveraged exposure remains weak, marked by sliding futures open interest. The capital that's still in the market appears skewed toward bearish positions.

RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with U.S. IPO plans - The stablecoin payments company said the audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that the listing had been put on hold.

Bitcoin ETFs Pull $2.39 Billion in Best Week Since October 2025 - U.S. crypto ETFs delivered a powerful week of inflows for the week ending Sept. 25, led by $2.39 billion entering bitcoin funds. Ether funds attracted $689.88 million, while solana, XRP, zcash and HYPE ETFs all finished the week with net gains. Blackrock, Fidelity Drive $1.86B Into Bitcoin ETFs in One Week The remarkable part of […]

Ripple’s RLUSD Is Just $248M Away From Overtaking Paypal’s Stablecoin - Ripple’s RLUSD added $82.1 million in a single day to hit a record $2.49 billion, leaving it roughly $248 million behind Paypal’s PYUSD, which is shrinking this year. A Near-Tie at the Top of the Leaderboard Token Terminal data ranked the day’s biggest stablecoin gainers, with Paypal’s PYUSD coming in first with $82.7 million of […]

Strategy Buys 1,665 More Bitcoin as Its BTC Treasury Hits 847,666 - Strategy’s bitcoin shopping spree has rolled into another week, but this time, the company was buying back its own securities, too. Between Sept. 21 and Sept. 27, the firm acquired 1,665 BTC at an average price of $85,681 per coin, including fees and expenses. The purchase pushed its holdings to 847,666 BTC, accumulated for approximately […]

Trump’s Mystery 2 PM Announcement Opens Bitcoin’s Most Crowded Week - Bitcoin’s price enters a five-day stretch that starts with an unexplained Oval Office announcement and ends with the September jobs report, and traders can’t hedge the first one. The Blank Space on the Calendar Nobody outside the White House knows what the announcement covers. Julia Manchester of The Hill reported the timing on Sunday but […]

Bitcoin Price Logs Its Best Weekly Close Since January but Then Stumbles - Bitcoin closed the week at $84,467, its highest weekly finish in eight months, and then gave back 1.5% before most of the U.S. woke up on Monday. The Numbers The week starting Sept. 21 saw BTC open at $81,178 and close at $84,467. No weekly close has been higher since the last week of January, […]

Data Centers and Their Discontents - Plus: Talarico and black turnout, an artist trial at the Vatican, hospitals use AI (for ill), and more...

Today in Supreme Court History: September 28, 1787 - 9/28/1787: Confederation Congress adopts Constitution and sends it to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 28, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Once Recession-Proof, D.C. Feels the Pain From Federal Workforce Reductions - Formerly tax-supported workers are discovering the uncertainties the private sector faces every day.

Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records - The Public Access to Court Electronic Records system rakes in about $145 million per year but only costs a fraction of that to operate.

Archives: October 2026 - Excerpts from Reason's vaults

Brickbat: Every Step You Take - Laurie Moore, a senior investigator with the Albany County, New York, Sheriff's Office, faces misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and… The post Brickbat: Every Step You Take appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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'I Would Be the Greatest Communist in History' - President Donald Trump's joking tone belies his very real moves to take government ownership of private companies.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 27, 1787 - 9/27/1787: First Anti-Federalist letter by "Cato" is published. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 27, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Police in Texas Totaled an Innocent Woman's Car. Why Did Houston Deny Her Claim for Compensation? - Law enforcement shot bystander Abigail Trujillo's vehicle dozens of times. Her struggle to get help is part of a larger pattern.

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.

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards. - Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin - or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check - what needs to be done if we ever want to live in a REAL “land of the free.” The post They’re not Patriots. They’r...

EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights - EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article. Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people who won’t pay Trump’s company up to $100,000 a month early access to government news, EFF told a federal court.The First Amendment guaran...

DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising - Online sports betting company DraftKings is using AI to target customers who are most likely to place losing bets and respond to gambling promotions. This kind of targeting is a form of online behavioral advertising, which is when companies personalize the ads they show you based on the data they’ve collected about you. The more data a company has, the more personalized the ad can be. While Dra...

D.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration Agents - EFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. This is an important case—Levine v. FAA—challenging the ability of the government to punish drone pilots who record law enforce...

Five South Side Businesses Selected for Finals in Pitch Showcase - CHICAGO—Five South Side businesses will compete on October 15 in the finals of the 13th annual South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice […] The post Five South Side Businesses Selected for Finals in Pitch Showcase appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Court Rejects Qualified Immunity in Louisiana Motorists’ Case, Allowing Fourth Amendment Claims of an Unconstitutional Traffic Stop to Continue - NEW OLREANS—For nearly four years, Mario Rosales and Gracie Lasyone have pursued justice over an unconstitutional traffic stop and roadside questioning by two Alexandria, Louisiana, […] The post Victory! Court Rejects Qualified Immunity in Louisiana Motorists’ Case, Allowing Fourth Amendment Claims of an Unconstitutional Traffic Stop to Continue appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law - The city of Danville is threatening to uproot an award-winning neighborhood garden, in violation of state law. The post Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law 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 ...

Take Action: Stop State Gun Taxes & Fix the SHOT Act - LET’S PASS THESE BILLS! These two bills are marked up tomorrow, we need your help to pass them…. If you’re receiving this email, your Representative in Congress is on the House Judiciary Committee. That means we’ve got an important request for you. Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will be voting on two bills that matter to your Second Amendment rights: … Read more

Gun Owners of America Endorses Victoria Spartz - Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse and stand by our friend, Victoria Spartz. Victoria embodies the values that make our state strong. She has a proven track record of defending and standing up for our Second Amendment rights alongside GOA. Victoria Spartz has been a leader on gun rights in Washington. For her, the Second Amendment is more … Read more

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

Capital One’s agentic AI strategy hinges on data, platform-first mindset - Proper data context and guardrails are key to deploying AI agents at scale, said Rashmi Shetty, the bank's vice president of enterprise artificial intelligence.

Why a full-stack AI infrastructure is the new trust currency in banking - Scaling AI in banking? Discover why full-stack infrastructure is the new trust currency.

Who’s winning the loyalty game in financial services? It’s complicated. - Loyalty isn't won by being a bank or a fintech. It's won by showing up every day instead of once a quarter.

Fed proposes stablecoin rules - In a statement issued alongside proposed rules, Fed Gov. Michael Barr said stablecoins “will only be stable if they can be reliably and promptly redeemed at par in a range of conditions.”

Michigan credit union CEO is out after ‘Lake America’ blowback - The executive privately posted an AI-altered photo of family members wearing “Lake America” sweatshirts while headed to Canada for vacation. A public repost – without the AI label – went viral.

How to get companies to adopt faster and more automated payments - Molly Hugar, SVP, Lead Payment Advisor at KeyBank, discusses the future of on-chain payments at her bank.

Real-time payments: why companies are slow to adopt them - Molly Hugar, SVP, Lead Payment Advisor at KeyBank, discusses the future of on-chain payments at her bank.

Predictions and risks for the payments sector - Molly Hugar, SVP, Lead Payment Advisor at KeyBank, discusses the future of on-chain payments at her bank.

Where embedded payments are headed - Molly Hugar, SVP, Lead Payment Advisor at KeyBank, discusses the future of on-chain payments at her bank.

Technology is table stakes; winning bankers put in the hard work - In the age of artificial intelligence and digitization, banks run the risk of looking homogenous. The differentiator will always be the willingness of bankers to work to engage with customers and communities.

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 Peoples Bancorp Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Peoples Bancorp Inc.

Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Sandy Spring Bank

Press Release: Sunwest Bank Assumes All Deposits and Certain Assets of Nano Banc, Irvine, California - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 Sunwest Bank Assumes All Deposits and Certain Assets of Nano Banc, Irvine, California WASHINGTON—Nano Banc of...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for August 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for August 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ...