Precious Metals and Market News

Gold price buckles under Warsh’s inflation fixation as Fed hikes rates - (Kitco News) - The gold market was able to withstand an expected rate hike and forecasts for additional tightening later this year; however, the precious metal took a bruising as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh came out swinging hard during his press conference.

It’s no longer a debate: Hold both gold and Bitcoin as global sovereign debt drives demand for alternatives - 3iQ’s Mancuso - (Kitco News) - Persistent fiscal deficits, ballooning sovereign debt and rising geopolitical fragmentation are forcing investors to rethink what constitutes a safe-haven asset, and one digital asset executive says the answer increasingly includes both gold and Bitcoin.

Gold price drops to $4,310/oz as Fed votes 12-0 in favor of 25 bps rate hike, with 16 of 18 policymakers seeing another hike in 2026 - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously in favor of a quarter-point rate hike, as expected by the market consensus, while the latest economic projections showed all but two policymakers believe another rate hike will be warranted in 2026.

Rick Rule says gold stocks are cheap, but higher prices bring new risks - (Kitco News) - Rick Rule still sees value in gold stocks. He is less convinced that investors are doing enough work to separate that value from a rising market.Speaking with Kitco Mining on Sept. 9, the President and CEO of Rule Investment Media said gold equities remain unusually cheap compared with the metal, even after a stronger bid returned to the mining sector.

A hawkish Fed won't keep gold price down for long - FxPro's Kuptsikevich - (Kitco News) - A fairly resilient economy, coupled with persistent inflation, has made higher interest rates in the second half of 2026 a foregone conclusion, which could weigh on gold prices in the near term; however, one market strategist suggests that lower prices could represent a long-term buying opportunity.

India’s gold imports fall 58% in August, silver imports rise 127% - (Kitco News) – India’s gold imports fell dramatically last month even as silver shipments surged, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday.Gold imports dropped by 57.75% to $2.3 billion in August, the data showed. However, silver imports actually rose by 127% to $1.02 billion during the month. In May, the Indian government increased import duties on precious metals from 6% to 15%.

Gold, silver prices rise as oil eases before Fed decision - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer crude oil prices and a modest easing in Treasury-yield pressure helped precious metals recover ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision.

Gold price trades at $4,340/oz after retail sales rise 1.2% in August - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed American consumers’ spending rising more than expected last month.U.S. retail sales rose 1.2% in August following an unrevised reading of -0.6% in July, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Wednesday. The data was better than expectations, as the consensus of economists projected a 0.8% increase in Au...

Gold, silver prices settle lower as Fed hike looks locked in - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices settled lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as elevated crude oil prices, a firmer U.S. dollar and a 10-year Treasury yield near 5% kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision.

Gold prices could rally a little on a Fed hike, but a lot on a hold, with $5,000/oz back on the table – Jesse Columbo - (Kitco News) – If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday afternoon, gold could still see a mild relief rally on the removal of lingering uncertainty. But if the central bank ignores market expectations and votes to hold rates steady, gold prices could surge higher as they begin a march back to $5000, according to Jesse Colombo, independent prec...

Dario Amodei's Brain Trust Of Bad Ideas - Dario Amodei's Brain Trust Of Bad Ideas Authored by Jordan Schachtel via American Greatness, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants to shape the future of artificial intelligence - and, by extension, the future of civilization. Yet in doing so, he seeks input and advice from an ideologically uniform group of individuals and institutions. In a series of sprawling essays on his website...

Beyond Oil And Gold: Venezuela Readies First US Aluminum Shipment In Years As Resource Race Heats Up - Beyond Oil And Gold: Venezuela Readies First US Aluminum Shipment In Years As Resource Race Heats Up Venezuela is emerging as a source of energy and critical materials for the US as the Trump administration expands sourcing channels within the Western Hemisphere. Existing crude trade and a gold supply agreement with Caracas are being paired with efforts to develop broader industria...

The Fed's Mortgage Policy Made Homeownership Cost More - The Fed's Mortgage Policy Made Homeownership Cost More Authored by Antón Chamberlin via The Daily Economy, The median household in Miami earns about $62,000 annually; homeowners with a mortgage have monthly housing costs pushing $2,900. Annualized, this equals more than half the median household income. In Los Angeles, the numbers come in at $82,000 and $3,500 for 51 percent. New ...

"Calm Before The Storm?" UBS Warns Of Stock Market Turbulence As Midterms Loom - "Calm Before The Storm?" UBS Warns Of Stock Market Turbulence As Midterms Loom "This may be the calm before the storm," UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn wrote in a note on Wednesday morning. Kapteyn is referring to a historically turbulent stretch for equity markets ahead of midterm elections, which threatens to amplify the seasonal rise in market volatility. "Indeed, since 1928...

US Announces South Africa Visa Curbs Citing Racism Against Afrikaners - US Announces South Africa Visa Curbs Citing Racism Against Afrikaners Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of State announced Tuesday new visa restrictions against some foreign nationals in South Africa who are alleged to be involved in discrimination and incitement of violence against minority groups in the country. A State Department news release said...

Watch Live: Fed Chair Warsh Explains Why He Hiked Rates Into Stagflation - Watch Live: Fed Chair Warsh Explains Why He Hiked Rates Into Stagflation The FOMC just (unanimously) hiked rates for the first time since July 2023 despite recent inflation prints slowing... Additionally, recent macro surprises are clearly signaling stagflation - the central banker's nemesis... So, a hike for credibility... but Warsh’s biggest challenge will be communicating ...

Houthis Issue Video Of Saudi F-15 Shootdown, As Ground Clashes Intensify In Yemen - Houthis Issue Video Of Saudi F-15 Shootdown, As Ground Clashes Intensify In Yemen Update(1135ET): The Houthis have released new footage which appears to confirm the earlier Saudi F-15 jet shootdown, with aircraft falling in the Marib area. The footage shows militants celebrating near the wreckage. Below is the clip as released by Ansar Allah officials, which has since been given c...

Fed Hikes Rates For First Time Since July 2023, Signals 1 More Hike In 2026 - Fed Hikes Rates For First Time Since July 2023, Signals 1 More Hike In 2026 Tl;dr: As the market expected, The Fed hiked rates by 25bps (for the first time since July 2023) despite a trend lower in CPI over the last three months. Today's decision was unanimous and the 'Dots' signal one more hike in 2026. The Fed members increased their GDP outlooks, lowered their unemployment for...

DOJ Accuses Russian Intel Ring Of Plotting Murder On American Soil - DOJ Accuses Russian Intel Ring Of Plotting Murder On American Soil In something that sounds straight from the plot of "Homeland" or the more recent CIA thriller "Lioness", the Trump administration has charged multiple members of Russia's intelligence services with running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics. The Department of Justice has newly revealed a...

Democrats Still Don't Know How To Read Charts - Democrats Still Don't Know How To Read Charts Authored by Matt Margolis via PJ Media, Democrats can be unintentionally hilarious sometimes. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) reposted a chart on X Tuesday claiming housing prices are "the most unaffordable in history," and that it was Trump's fault. There was just one huge problem. Great work, @realDonaldTrump! — Gavin Newsom (@Gavi...

I have $125,000 in credit-card debt. Will $17,000 a month in income, including disability, affect my bankruptcy? - “I racked up this debt to cover my living expenses for two years without an income stream.”

As Fed rolls out its first interest-rate hike in 3 years, officials are divided on what to do next - The Fed’s policy-making committee was unanimous in its decision to hike, but forward guidance was split.

My rental property is paid off, but I need cash. Is this a bad time to take out a $50,000 HELOC? - The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest-rate hike Wednesday, to a range of 3.75%-4.0%.

Google is playing a different AI game than everyone else, and Wall Street may be missing the point - Investors have been fixated on the relative performance of Alphabet’s AI models when they should instead be cheering the company’s cloud potential, an analyst says.

The smartest money moves to make now that interest rates are going higher - The Fed’s quarter-point interest-rate hike will ‘bite’ consumers. Here’s how to prep your money.

Micron’s stock could climb 70% higher thanks to a factor that’s been largely absent so far - Shares of Micron trade at a stubbornly low valuation but a TD Cowen analyst thinks that could change.

Intel’s stock rises as investors hope memory chips can mark the next step in its turnaround - A report says Intel is in early talks with SK Hynix, which is considering some sort of partnership that would enable it to make memory chips in the U.S.

The data-center backlash is so fierce that Republican candidates are willing to cross Trump - President Trump has been a vocal supporter of data centers, but GOP candidates in tight midterm races are increasingly taking a different tack.

My son has a potentially fatal genetic disease. What should I do with my $1.3 million estate? - “He is also the sole beneficiary of my 403(b) accounts.”

Classic budgeting rules don’t work anymore — even if your household makes $100,000. Here’s what does. - Spending guidelines designed to put diligent consumers in a solid financial position may not set them up to succeed in today’s economy.

Dow drops 600 points as Fed rate hike and Warsh's inflation talk unnerve investors: Live updates - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in three years.

Jeff Gundlach says the Fed should have hiked rates by more to fight rising inflation - The Fed should have hiked rates by half percentage point rather than a quarter, the investor told CNBC.

House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance - Billionaire Leon Black is suing the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seeking to block subpoenas it issued him in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.

Fed meeting recap: Warsh says inflation is still too high as Fed hikes for the first time since 2023 - The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point.

Boeing CEO: 737 Max production taking 'a little bit longer' to stabilize than expected - Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said wing production at its Renton, Washington, factory is a hold up, adding the company has plans to address it.

'Science fiction': Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices - Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.

Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household - Rising oil prices and Treasury yields are lifting energy and borrowing costs for U.S. households, pushing consumers to draw more heavily on savings.

UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar - The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

Indonesia's new finance minister faces an uphill battle on fiscal credibility - Nazara, sworn in hours after Purbaya's dismissal, spent seven years as deputy finance minister and led the ministry's fiscal policy agency from 2015 to 2019.

Why de-dollarization discussions are more talk, less action - BRICS leaders have asserted the need to use local currencies in intra-BRICS trade to cut dependency on dollar.

Turks know how well gold protects them from their government - Turkish Habit of Stashing Gold 'Under the Pillow' Hurts Economy, Government Says By Hadeel Al-ShalchiNational Public Radio, WashingtonTuesday, September 15, 2026 ISTANBUL -- In Turkey gold is far more than a decorative accessory. It is gifted throughout life's major milestones and stashed safely at home -- a time-honored practice designed to protect savings against frequent currency devaluation...

Foreign investors prefer U.S. stocks to Treasuries as debt worries grow - By Emily Herbert and Ian SmithFinancial Times, LondonTuesday, September 15, 2026 Foreign investors are now buying more US stocks than government bonds, in a rare move that comes amid fears that inflation and America's fast-growing debt pile are undermining the "risk-free” status of Treasuries. International flows into US stocks reached 2.8% of US GDP on average in the year to June, overtaking T...

BRICs leaders act to hedge -- not revolt -- against U.S. dollar dominance - By Khushboo Razdan and Cao JiaxuaniSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, September 14, 2026 The family photograph did the political work the summit's final declaration could not. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood shoulder to shoulder as the Brics summit closed in New Delhi on Sunday...

Ralph Benko: Stop blaming corporate greed; fake money is why you can't afford anything - By Ralph BenkoWashington ExaminerSaturday, September 12, 2026 Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, recently and uniquely nailed the true cause of the affordability issue.  It isn't corporate price gouging or other standard, conventional scapegoats -- such as greedy corporations, deregulation, heavy regulation, or environmental restrictions on "drill, baby, drill." It's about the money. ... Dispatch cont...

In LFTV, Maguire and Hemke scoff at intervention and manipulation - 7:38p ET Monday, September 14, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire and Craig Hemke of the TF Metals Report scoff at U.S. government intervention against rising interest rates, real interest rates that are actually negative, the continuing struggle between "paper" pricing and physical mark...

Fed Finally Hikes, Dot Plot Sees More Rate Hikes, New Rate-Hike Cycle Starts. Bond Market Breathes Small Sigh of Relief - This was a hawkish meeting, with a unanimous vote for a hike, and more hikes indicated.

Despite All Moaning & Groaning, Americans Not in the Mood to Slow Down: Retail Sales Surge even without Gasoline - Not even sky-high gasoline prices could dent their spending on bars & restaurants, ecommerce, cannabis stores, etc.

Some Thoughts on the 5.42% Yield at the 20-Year Treasury Auction: Bond Market Bloodbath Continues - The function of yield is to create demand. And it did.

Revolut hackers demand $3 million in Monero, threaten to sell customer data - The group gave Revolut 24 hours to pay and said it targeted customers with significant crypto holdings.

Fed raises rates by 25 basis points in first hike since July 2023 - The widely expected move places the U.S. Federal Reserve's benchmark fed funds rate range at 3.75%-4.0%.

Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million over 2020 crash liquidations - The estate is chasing 6,360 BTC lost in the Covid crash — a leveraged long position that sits awkwardly with the lender's delta-neutral marketing.

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss - The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.

Hamas military wing told donors to avoid sending crypto directly from Binance, DOJ filing shows - Hamas’ military wing advised donors not to use Binance to handle funds but rather to use Trust Wallet, Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay to send funds to an external TRON wallet, according to recent U.S. Department of Justice documents.

Crypto Long & Short: Six signs a crypto winter is ending -
Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid - Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.

Blockchain finance platform Theo launches tokenized silver backed by $40 million in active leases - The onchain finance platform said thSLVR allows investors to retain exposure to silver while earning income from lending the metal to institutional borrowers.

A LatAm telecom operator is putting part of its finances on Avalanche - Led by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia's VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its existing telecom systems.

A stolen coin can be returned. A leaked identity cannot. - We keep building the honeypots, and we are about to hand the same architecture to billions of AI agents, writes Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions.

Elon Musk’s X Adds One-Tap Trading Links to Stock and Crypto Cashtags - X is turning Cashtags into a more direct bridge between market conversation and trade execution. U.S. users can now move from a stock or crypto ticker on the platform to a participating brokerage or exchange with a single tap. Coinbase, Kraken Join X Cashtags as U.S. Trading Links Go Live X is pushing deeper into […]

KBW2026 Unveils Partner Lineup Featuring Global Digital Asset Leaders - Korea Blockchain Week 2026 with Upbit (KBW2026), Asia’s leading digital asset conference, has unveiled its partner lineup, bringing together major players across exchanges, blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins and institutional digital assets. FACTBLOCK, the organizer of KBW2026, announced on September 9 that Upbit, 0G, BRV, Stable, Tria and BitGo will participate as key sponsors of this year...

After Years of Holds and Cuts, the Fed Just Raised Rates Again - The Federal Reserve just did something it hadn’t done in 1,148 days: raise interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 12-0 to lift the federal funds target range by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%-4%, marking the first increase since July 26, 2023. That ends a stretch of more than three years without […]

Bitcoin Price Holds $75,500 as Traders Price In Fed Rate Hike - Bitcoin’s price oscillated between $75,000 and $76,000 following a market slide triggered by the failed passage of the CLARITY Act in Congress. Investors are awaiting an upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision, where prediction markets expect a 25-basis-point hike. Bitcoin Volatility Follows Failed CLARITY Act Vote Bitcoin spent the last 24 hours hovering between $75,000 and […]

SEC and CFTC Take the Wheel After CLARITY Vote Failure - Following the failed Senate vote on Tuesday concerning the CLARITY Act, several high-profile individuals shared their two cents on the matter. The following day, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) told the public that the “outcome of yesterday’s Senate vote was unfortunate.” The SEC and CFTC Are Ready to Move Without Congress […]

AI Could Make Our Lives Better. So Why Are We Trying To Stop It? - Anthropic's CEO wants federal regulation that would slow down AI (and his competitors' innovations). Has that ever worked?

The Justification for New Time Limits on Student Visas 'Borders on the Absurd,' a Federal Judge Says - Although the impact of the DHS rule "is likely to be catastrophic," a George W. Bush appointee writes, the government's rationale is "exceptionally weak."

Defamation via Songs and AI-Generated Video? U Tenn Coach's Claim Can Go Forward - "[D]efendant purportedly posted more than 20 videos ... attacking plaintiff's character with 'blatantly false allegations of wrongdoing' and 'highly offensive and demeaning fake [AI] videos.'"

Firing of Employee for Kirk-Murder-Related Post Wasn't a Clear First Amendment Violation, - so the individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity, a court rules (citing cases where employees were fired for right-wing speech that many had likewise found offensive).

Doxing Suit over Post Criticizing Government Employee's Kirk-Murder-Related Post … - rejected on First Amendment grounds.

American Tax Dollars Are Financing Cell Towers in Angola - The Trump administration’s strategy for the Export-Import Bank could repeat the mistakes of China’s failed Belt and Road Initiative.

Bold, perhaps; but not Brave and not Right - Steven Calabresi gets it only half right in his defense of Trump's handling of the Iran war

Trump Backs Flock Cameras, Continuing His Long-Time Support for Unchecked Police Power - Trump says he supports the cameras simply because law enforcement does, no matter that they can be misused or abused.

'We Are Not Into Bestiality,' FBI Director Kash Patel Tells Members of Congress - Wait, what?

AI Is Already Killing People—and Governments Are To Blame - Militaries are leaning on AI software for surveillance and targeting.

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...

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

Victory: Court, Using a New Test, Rules Embedding Links is Legal - Courts have for two decades found that linking and embedding someone else’s web content, be it a photo, music, or an article, doesn’t violate copyright law–the entity that controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work, not the user or website that merely directs others to it, is directly liable if the content turns out to be infringing. News publisher Emmerich Newspapers sought to convince ...

EFF Welcomes Alexander Macgillivray to its Board of Directors - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce today that Alexander “amac” Macgillivray — a former White House official who also served in top legal capacities at Twitter and Google — has joined EFF’s Board of Directors.  Macgillivray served in the Biden Administration as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the Office of Scien...

👮 Flock Searches for the LOLs | EFFector 38.16 - Mass surveillance isn't a joke. But police are treating it like one when using automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering a new EFF report on how officers across the country are routinely logging completely nonsensical "reasons" for their Flock searches, including "LOL," "LMAO," and even (yuck) "Sexy." JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER For over 35 years,...

Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit - Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, […] The post Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute - ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently doubled down on […] The post Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute appeared first on Institute for Justice.

New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police - ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United […] The post New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police 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

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...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

Brazil’s Nubank launches in the US - The debut, ahead of full OCC approval but through a partner bank, coincides with the rollout of a multicurrency digital account for cross-border transactions.

Crypto’s Clarity Act stumbles - A hotly debated measure to regulate digital assets failed in the Senate amid conflict-of-interest concerns related to President Trump. Regulators now may have to forge the blueprint for the sector.

PNC, Regions, Citizens execs eschew M&A ‘distraction’ - Executives at regional lenders cited AI priorities, systems conversions and strategic initiatives as reasons to avoid pursuing deals despite regulatory tailwinds.

Treasury slaps Russia’s VTB with more sanctions - The restriction is meant to curb correspondent banking relationships Russia’s second-largest lender has with sanctioned Iranian banks. VTB has preexisting sanctions from 2022’s Ukraine invasion.

Enova scraps Grasshopper deal - The Chicago-based fintech withdrew its applications from the OCC and Fed, and its CEO decried the absence of “clear standards” for bank licensing, in addition to “political pressure.”

Huntington tempers outlook due to higher rates, lower yields - The Columbus, Ohio-based bank reevaluated its earnings guidance amid tough competition that hampered its production of commercial real estate and indirect auto loans.

Circle publicly releases Arc blockchain to institutions - The stablecoin issuer is the latest digital asset company to release its blockchain network to the public for financial institutions to use.

Borrowing from Federal Home Loan banks jumped 20% in 2Q - Commercial banks have increasingly tapped the Federal Home Loan Bank System for liquidity as rising Treasury yields have made the market for deposits more competitive.

5 ways wealth managers can reduce the tax burden of investments - Taxes can erode portfolio value in ways that add up over time. Explore five active investment strategies that can reduce capital gains tax impacts for clients.

Even without Clarity, crypto is the least of the challenges banks face - The Clarity Act's failure is a relief for banks that didn't want even more competition. But the crypto industry wasn't a major headwind for banks anyway.

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 issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting - Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting

Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers - Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers

Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE  The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in an open session: Date and Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. E...

Press Release: Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution WAS...