Precious Metals and Market News

Gold price at $4,463/oz after ISM Services PMI rises to 55.4 in August - (Kitco News) – The U.S. service sector improved above expectations last month, according to the latest data from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).The ISM announced on Thursday morning that its Services Purchasing Managers Index came in at 55.4 in August, up from 54.1 in July. The data was better than expected, as economists were looking for a reading of 54.3. Readings above 50 in ...

Gold price nears $4,500 as jobs data, Waller ease yield pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, as softer labor-market signals, a pullback in Treasury yields and a less-hawkish tone from Fed Governor Christopher Waller helped precious metals extend Wednesday’s rebound.

Gold price rally looks beyond stable U.S. weekly jobless claims - (Kitco News) - Some stability in the U.S. labor market, as the number of American workers applying for first-time unemployment benefits remains relatively unchanged for the fourth consecutive week, is doing little to derail renewed momentum in the gold market.

Schroders turns bullish on gold as debt, inflation and currency risks outweigh elevated real yields - (Kitco News) - After taking profits and moving to the sidelines in May, analysts at Schroders announced in late August that they had upgraded their view on gold, re-establishing a position in the precious metal.

Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold from U.S., Canada to London - (Kitco News) - Against a backdrop of growing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, including rising trade tensions between Canada and the U.S., one European central bank is taking steps to improve the liquidity and accessibility of its gold reserves, moving some of its holdings from New York and Ottawa to London.

Gold, silver prices rebound as ADP miss cools Fed-hike trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer U.S. private-payrolls data and an intraday pullback in Treasury yields helped precious metals recover from early-session lows.

Goldman Sachs sees gold price at $4,900/oz by year-end, but investors hedging through gold derivatives could drive it even higher - (Kitco News) – Gold prices will rise to $4,900 per ounce by the end of 2026 amid strong demand from central banks seeking to diversify their foreign currency reserves, while investors using gold derivatives to hedge may be making the yellow metal more volatile, according to Goldman Sachs Research.

Gold price will approach $5,000/oz in 2026, $5,300/oz in 2027 on ‘uncertainty, de-dollarization, and debasement concern’ – RBC - (Kitco News) – Gold’s recent price action has demonstrated that geopolitical instability, global de-dollarization and worries over U.S. dollar debasement are returning to the fore, and the yellow metal is now poised to resume its march above $5,000 per ounce, according to Christopher Louney, Director of Global Commodity Strategy and MENA Research at RBC Capital Markets.

Gold looks cheap as debt, inflation and uncertainty threaten fiat currencies - Matthew Jones - (Kitco News) - Gold prices may be struggling as investors focus on rising inflation and the prospect of higher interest rates, but one precious metals analyst says the market is missing the bigger picture — and that could make the current selloff one of the most compelling buying opportunities in years.

Gold price hits CAD $6,087/oz after Bank of Canada holds rates, says ‘US tariffs and threats of further action pose risks’ - (Kitco News) - The Bank of Canada (BoC) maintained its key overnight rate at 2.25% on Wednesday, as expected, with the bank rate staying at 2.50% and the deposit rate remaining at 2.20%. The BoC said the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is keeping energy prices high. “As well, new US tariffs and Canadian counter-measures have been announced following the breakdown of trade talks between...

Trump Rages Against 'Treasonous Scum' In Media For Iran War Coverage - Trump Rages Against 'Treasonous Scum' In Media For Iran War Coverage President Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to rage against US media coverage of the Iran war (not for the first time), following Treasury Scott Bessent giving similar scathing remarks earlier this week. Trump particularly singled out recent and ongoing reports of US missile and interceptor shortages, which ...

Cloudflare Reports Issues Amid OpenAI, Claude, And Grok Glitch - Cloudflare Reports Issues Amid OpenAI, Claude, And Grok Glitch Summary: Cloudflare's status page is reporting two active issues Downdetector Reports Outages Across OpenAI, Claude, Grok Cloudflare Problems There are concerns that the outages and service disruptions reported by Downdetector users across major AI platforms, including OpenAI, Claude, Grok, and Cursor, could be linke...

Putin Outraged At Norway's Seizure Of Russian Expedition Vessel In Arctic Waters: 'State Terror' - Putin Outraged At Norway's Seizure Of Russian Expedition Vessel In Arctic Waters: 'State Terror' The Kremlin is outraged, with President Putin on Thursday blasting Norway for "state terrorism" in the immediate wake of the Scandinavian country's seizure of the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov as it was at the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Moscow officials are also calling...

Rogue AI Agents More Sophisticated Than First Realized - Rogue AI Agents More Sophisticated Than First Realized Authored by Epoch Times Staff via The Epoch Times, The artificial intelligence (AI) "agents" involved in OpenAI's breach of Hugging Face knew they were breaking the evaluation test's rules, according to two investigations into the incident that many consider to be one of the most consequential moments in the history of AI. ...

War Premium Evaporates: Wheat Plunges As Putin Signals Black Sea Peace - War Premium Evaporates: Wheat Plunges As Putin Signals Black Sea Peace The most-active Chicago wheat contract has plunged nearly 7% since peaking late Wednesday morning, extending losses overnight after Bloomberg reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signaled the possibility of constructive peace talks with Ukraine. The recent bid across agricultural commodities has be...

That Don't Repress Me Much - That Don't Repress Me Much By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank US equity indices gained yesterday as oil prices pulled back from recent highs and bond yields followed suit. The S&P 500 closed 0.46% higher while the Dow Jones was up 0.56% and the NASDAQ Composite Index lifted 0.45%. The Bank of Canada kept rates at a low, low 2.25% yesterday for a seventh-consecu...

Campbell's Shares Tumble After Dividend Cut As UBS Warns Of "Another Tough Year" - Campbell's Shares Tumble After Dividend Cut As UBS Warns Of "Another Tough Year" Shares of soup-and-snack maker Campbell's tumbled the most in nearly six months in premarket trading after the company swung to a quarterly loss, slashed its dividend, and warned that weakening demand and elevated costs were squeezing margins. Campbell's expects fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $1.65 to $...

Federal Judge Spares Google From Breaking Up Ad Tech Business - Federal Judge Spares Google From Breaking Up Ad Tech Business Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, A federal judge has ruled that Google does not have to dismantle its advertising technology business, rejecting the most punitive remedy sought by the Justice Department in the antitrust case against the company. In an order issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Bri...

Iran Unleashes Fresh Attack Waves On Kuwait, UAE As Trump Signals De-escalation Ahead Of Midterms - Iran Unleashes Fresh Attack Waves On Kuwait, UAE As Trump Signals De-escalation Ahead Of Midterms Iran's retaliatory attacks on US bases and the regional countries hosting them actually continued overnight into Thursday, despite CENTCOM having on Wednesday announced the cessation of the US bombing operation. This week's round of US attacks saw six Iranian navy personnel killed, Ta...

House Fails To Pass Resolution Limiting Supreme Court To 9 Justices - House Fails To Pass Resolution Limiting Supreme Court To 9 Justices Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, The House of Representatives rejected a proposed constitutional amendment on Sep. 2 that would fix the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduced the joint resolution under suspended rules but failed to garner the necessary...

7% mortgage rates are already here, some buyers, mortgage experts say - Mortgage rates ticked up to a new high for the year, delivering more bad news for home buyers.

Tesla’s stock is rallying as investors prepare for a ‘storm of Cybercabs’ - Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company will hold a launch event for the Cybercab autonomous vehicle on Thursday.

I’m 68. Should I spend half my 401(k) to buy a home with a mortgage? - There’s a long checklist when deciding where to live, especially in your retirement years.

‘Please don’t let this happen to you’: My best friend died without a will — her neglectful family gets everything - “She struggled with the thought of leaving everything to people who, in her eyes, had never made much time for her.”

Here’s what Nvidia’s $13 billion Hugging Face deal means for the world of AI - The acquisition will give Nvidia access to “one of the most important parcels of real estate in the AI market” and promote open-source technology.

I offered to buy my friend a birthday drink. She ordered $180 worth of food and expects me to pay. Should I Venmo her for half? - “My offer was cocktails.”

Snowflake has a secret weapon that’s powering its stock toward a huge gain - The company’s AI-powered coding assistant is driving major sales momentum.

My wife and I are in our 70s. Should we move to California and take on a bigger mortgage to be near our kids? - “We currently live in a relatively low-cost, lower-tax Northwest state.”

How to invest in a booming stock market that’s way cheaper than the S&P 500 - Poland’s reclassification as a developed economy from an emerging market opens it up for investment by many more investors.

The U.S. economy powers up as summer winds down, but it’s not free of trip wires - The largest part of the economy grew in August at the fastest pace in six months despite higher inflation and a new round of White House tariffs, suggesting the six-year-old U.S. expansion has plenty more room to run.

Carney claps back at Lutnick, says Canada will resume trade talks 'when the Americans are ready' - Canada has retaliated against President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs with "dollar for dollar" duties on U.S. goods, which are set to take effect next week.

Automakers urge Congress to permanently ban Chinese connected vehicles in U.S. - Major automakers in the U.S. are urging Congress to ban the domestic sale, import and manufacturing of Chinese connected vehicles, hardware and software.

The world appears to be entering a higher-rate era. Here’s who will pay the price - The bond sell-off is owed to a mix of high government debt issuance, an oil-price shock that has reignited inflation concerns, and expectations of higher rates.

Hugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that with Hugging Face, the chipmaker will "expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide."

Elon Musk starts spending his midterm election millions, revealing his key Senate targets - Elon Musk’s America PAC is spending in key Senate races including Texas and Maine, days after Musk met with House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Fed Governor Waller indicates he will support holding rates steady at September meeting - In remarks that seem to contrast with statements last week from Chairman Kevin Warsh, Waller expressed confidence in the current inflation trends.

'Danger zone of extreme weather': UN warns of supersized El Niño set to hit global economy and markets - Latest modeling shows high risks of floods, drought and extreme heat persisting until February 2027.

South Korea's semiconductor exports just tripled year-over-year. Is it too much of a good thing? - If growth were to slow in the semiconductor sector, would the slowdown take the Korean economy with it?

Private payrolls rose by 38,000 in August, less than expected, ADP reports - Though job creation held positive, August was the smallest gain since January and reflective of a broader slowdown in the labor market.

Euro zone inflation is back above 3%. Higher interest rates are likely to follow - The European Central Bank is seen hiking rates in September as the Iran war raises energy costs in the region.

A list of countries that have pulled gold from U.S. Federal Reserve - From Newsweek, New Yorkvia Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaThursday, September 3, 2026 The Netherlands has become the latest country to pull gold out of the United States in recent years, as the Dutch Central Bank announced on Wednesday that it was moving 86 tons of its reserves from New York and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest." ... ... Dispatch continues below ... ....

Fear of seizure helped prompt transfer of Dutch gold out of U.S. - Dutch Central Bank Moves Gold Bars Out of New York Over 'Geopolitical Unrest' By Olaf StorbeckFinancial Times, LondonWednesday, September 2, 2026 The Dutch central bank has shifted more than 78 tonnes of gold from New York to London in a politically sensitive move, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."  The transfer follows calls from European politicians and taxpayer lobbyists to repatriate...

Dutch National Bank statement on relocation of gold reserves - When will Hong Kong become a DNB depository? * * * DNB Improves Tradability of Gold Reserves From De Nederlandsche Bank, AmsterdamWednesday, September 2, 2026 In view of increasing geopolitical unrest, De Nederlandsche Bank is strengthening its crisis preparedness. Improving the liquidity and tradability of the Dutch gold reserves is part of these preparations. Moreover, a more balanced distrib...

Dutch central bank moves 10 billion euros in gold out of U.S. and Canada, citing 'instability' - From NL Times, AmsterdamWednesday, September 2, 2026 The Nederlandsche Bank announced today it relocated the equivalent of over 10 billion euros in gold from facilities in the United States and Canada over concern for global tensions. The Dutch central bank essentially moved 86,000 kilograms of gold to the Bank of England in London to make it easier to liquidate reserves should a crisis situati...

After gold processing overhaul, Ghana secures $35 million dividend from Perseus Mining - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkTuesday, September 1, 2026 Ghana has secured a $35 million dividend from Australian-listed gold producer Perseus Mining, seven times the $5 million payout the company made to the state last year, as Africas leading gold producer steps up efforts to capture more value from its mineral wealth. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson said Perseus Minin...

10-Year JGB Yield Hits 3.02%, 30-Year Hits 4.18%: as BOJ Tries to Halt Yen Collapse, Japan’s Bond Market Rises from YCC Grave - All monetary sins ultimately lead to the currency. There are no miracle exits for the BOJ.

AI Data Center Investment Mania Goes Exponential as Money Gets Thrown at Hurdles & Shortages - Exponential curves for investments burn out, often with a pop. But they can last longer than imagined.

What Warsh Referred to with “the Relatively Low Turnover in Today’s Labor Market…” - “…is partly a result of the significant rematching between employers and employees that happened at scale” after Covid.

Standard Chartered brings spot crypto trading to Dubai FX platform - The bank is now offering institutional crypto spot trading in the region, bringing BTC and ETH onto the same eFX rails that institutions use to trade dollars and euros.

Crypto for Advisors: Why crypto earnings reports can be misleading -
A memecoin making app becomes crypto’s top fee generators as Robinhood Chain activity explodes - Users paid nearly $6 million in a day to create and trade tokens through Pons, more than they paid to use Pump or Hyperliquid, and even more than they paid to use Robinhood Chain itself.

Bitget in talks with Wall Street giants including BlackRock to fuel Asian distribution - Gracy Chen highlighted the world's largest asset manager as one example of such a firm seeking to expand distribution of their tokenized ETFs in the region.

SoFi, Kraken tie up as crypto and banking push into each other's turf - Kraken is joining SoFi's settlement network and list SoFiUSD as the companies link traditional banking with crypto markets.

FX has stopped reading bond yields the old way. Bitcoin should too. - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 3, 2026

The yen is surging and it’s helping bitcoin, for now - Yen's rise has led to a broad-based USD weakness, driving the Dollar Index lower. BTC and gold are loving it, for now.

Live updates: Bitcoin jumps above $81,000 as rates fall, dollar weakens - The government's employment data (due tomorrow) is usually the main economic report of the month, but this time around it's next week's inflation numbers that will decide Fed policy.

Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally - BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.

Australia is cracking down on crypto businesses as its strict new regulatory deadline nears - Firms that miss the deadline could breach financial services law from Oct. 1 and face civil or criminal penalties.

153 Million Driver’s License Leak Sparks Explosive KYC Backlash - This week, the crypto community is discussing how cybersecurity experts from Krebs on Security’s researcher and journalist Brian Krebs, have discovered a dark web service known as Nexus claiming to be selling scans of more than 153 million driver’s licenses from people living in the U.S. and Canada. The conversation has sparked an outcry against […]

SoFi Opens Banking Rails to Kraken in Sweeping Crypto Alliance - On Thursday, SoFi Technologies, Inc. and Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced a partnership aimed at enhancing digital asset payments, liquidity, and enhanced banking experiences. The new deal will allow Kraken to tap into SoFi’s banking network in order to move money faster. SoFi Opens Its Banking Network as Kraken Adds SoFiUSD SoFi explained, […]

Bitcoin Price Surges as Bulls Slam Into $79,000 Resistance - Over the last hour, bitcoin’s price stood between $78,400 to $78,743 per coin on Thursday morning, up 2.5% over 24 hours as buyers defended a crucial support area while resistance near $79,000 and higher continued to slow the recovery. In the volatile land of wild bitcoin prices, the Sept. 3 setup remains range-bound inside a […]

$70M Bitcoin Movie Portrays Craig Wright as Satoshi - A $70 million feature film titled Bitcoin, starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher and directed by Doug Liman, has entered post-production. Bitcoin Movie Enters Post-Production New reports suggest that the bitcoin movie featuring several A-list Hollywood actors is in post-production, typically the fifth stage of the seven-step filmmaking process. At this […]

Remixpoint Goes All-In on Bitcoin After $5.54 Million Altcoin Sale - Japan-listed Remixpoint has sold its entire altcoin portfolio and will now hold only bitcoin as part of a more concentrated crypto strategy. The company exited ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE positions for about $5.54 million (¥879 million), locking in roughly $743,270 (¥118 million) in profit. Remixpoint Locks $743K Profit as Bitcoin Becomes Sole Crypto Japanese […]

Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans - This is the case I blogged about yesterday, where a data center construction company sought a temporary restraining order barring… The post Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans appeared first on Reason.com.

Trump Is Taking a Stake in Venezuela's Oil Industry and This Crony Is Cashing In - Alejandro Betancourt has become the key go-between for the Trump administration, Venezuela’s new regime, and American oil companies.

Trump Can't Deport Legal Immigrants for Protected Speech, Judge Rules - The court struck down the government’s use of immigration law to threaten lawful noncitizens with deportation for protected speech.

My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists - Both seek sweeping government control over the economy, thereby imperiling liberty, prosperity, and democracy.

Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Plan To Break Up Google's Ad Business - Punishing a company for building the best product doesn't serve the businesses or users antitrust enforcers claim to protect.

Mamdani Bans the Robot Teachers - Plus: Times Square stabbing, free-range kids case, Gloria Steinem dies, and more...

Florida Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Cover Simulated Sexual Conduct That's Implied Rather Than Shown - (to oversimplify slightly); so a Magistrate Judge concluded in case where defendant "posted a video to a blog allegedly depicting Plaintiff 'as Adolf Hitler by adding a Hitler mustache to Plaintiff's photograph and engaging in oral sex with a journalist.'"

Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Birth Certificate Gender Changes - From Tuesday's decision by Judge Lara Montecalvo, joined by Chief Judge David Barron and Judge Sandra Lynch, in Díaz v.… The post Puerto Rico Has Rational Basis for Allowing Only Two Genders for Birth Certificate Gender Changes appeared first on Reason.com.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005 - 9/3/2005: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 3, 2005 appeared first on Reason.com.

John Roberts Overruled Trump's Tariffs. But He Can't Seem To Stop Trump's Ballroom. - The chief justice finds himself in dissent in his latest showdown with the president.

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...

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

Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs - Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance. After years of successful grassroots battles to pull these cameras from local streets, bipartisan momentum is sweeping the country. On August 28, Texas Governor Greg Abbott bann...

Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic - A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for telling the U.S. military it would not allow their technology to be used for mass surveillance of U.S. persons, “constituted unlawful ...

Meta's $17 Billion Settlement is a Bad Deal for Teens and All Social Media Users - Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced. In this post, we go through the Settlement’s provisions in detail and explain why that is so, including how: The Settlement embeds age assurance technology and age-gates into Meta’s social media products and requires all use...

Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance - IJ is warning residents of Smithtown, New York, that the town appears to have virtually no safeguards governing its new 250-camera surveillance network.   The post Institute for Justice Sounds Alarm on Smithtown Surveillance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Kansas’ Equity Bank to expand in Iowa with $123.8M deal - Acquiring Lincoln Savings Bank would give Equity 16 added branches in the Hawkeye State and create a lender with $9.1 billion in assets.

Banks can question customer activity without disclosing SARs - Five federal regulators clarified how financial institutions can talk to customers about suspicious activity without violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

TD pushes US branch expansion amid AML reform - The Canadian bank plans to open 100 U.S. branches by 2028, mostly in the Southeast. But satisfying its long-running consent order remains a top priority, executives said.

TabaPay eyes OCC charter with Denver bank deal - The money movement platform, which once sought to buy Synapse’s assets, received a $155 million investment to pursue Transact Bank.

Republicans unveil bill to change CFPB funding structure - "The agency would receive its funding from congressional appropriations instead of the Fed under the bill, which would also limit the CFPB’s ability to enforce violations against unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices.

Fed's Waller: underlying inflation might be lower than we think - The Federal Reserve governor said an upcoming change to the Personal Consumption Expenditures index could show ongoing improvement in prices, building the case for leaving interest rates unchanged.

TabaPay is seeking to buy a community bank for its charter - The instant payments company announced a $155 million fundraise and has filed to acquire Transact Bank, which it wants to convert into TabaPay Bank.

For-profit settlement is the wrong answer for troubled borrowers - Settlement services, whose debt-reduction models require advising borrowers to default on their loans, wreak havoc on their customers' credit ratings, often leaving them worse off than they were before.

As feds retreat, California boosts fair-lending enforcement - The federal government has largely stepped back from enforcing antidiscrimination laws in lending and housing. Under a recently passed bill, regulators in the nation's most populous state would seek to fill the void.

Fed to address conflicts of interest for reserve bank officials - The Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General found inconsistencies in how reserve banks execute their search processes and review stock holdings for prospective directors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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