Precious Metals and Market News

Gold price remains under pressure as U.S. new home sales fall 10.5% in July - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to see modest selling pressure, the result of some profit-taking after testing resistance at $4,700 an ounce overnight; however, according to some analysts, the precious metal remains well supported as an important safe-haven asset as the U.S. housing sector continues to struggle.

Gold sees profit taking even as US consumer confidence drops 89.4 - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to face modest selling pressure even as consumer confidence in the U.S. falls to its lowest level since the start of the year.

Gold slips from three-month high as Treasury buybacks, Iran risk frame trade - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly lower, while spot silver prices are seeing a deeper struggle in early U.S. trading on Tuesday, as a firmer U.S. dollar prompted some profit-taking after gold briefly approached the $4,700-an-ounce area overnight.

Gold rises, silver slips as fiscal-risk trade holds - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold  prices are higher and spot silver prices are slightly lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Monday, as gold’s fiscal-risk bid held even as silver saw profit-taking after last week’s breakout.

BofA survey says gold is undervalued as bullish speculative interest picks up - (Kitco News) - For the third consecutive week, speculative investors increased their bullish bets on gold, in part due to growing uncertainty surrounding the sustainability of U.S. government debt, reigniting the debasement trade.

Economist who called the 2008 crash says the AI bubble has "less than a year to go" - (Kitco News) - Steve Keen has spent two decades telling anyone who'll listen that markets watch the wrong debt. This week he put a clock on it.

Gold’s price rally will depend on sustained investment demand, Fed inflation response – ING’s Manthey - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are surging on the back of renewed investment demand and growing worry about the U.S. fiscal outlook, but sticky inflation and the prospect of Fed rate hikes mean the path higher is unlikely to be a straight one, according to Ewa Manthey, Commodities Strategist at ING.In her latest analysis, Manthey said that fiscal risks have given gold fresh momentum, driving p...

The debasement trade is back, but gold still faces risks - Analysts - (Kitco News) - After a months-long correction that saw gold prices drop 30% from their all-time highs, the market is once again attracting significant momentum. Gold prices are starting the week with a push toward $4,700 an ounce, currently trading at their highest level in 15 weeks.

Monetary historian says US Treasury fragility points to sudden dollar shift - (Kitco News) - Barry Eichengreen tells Kitco News he has changed his mind about how fast the dollar could break, explains where its losses have actually gone, and makes a case for trimming bonds anyway.

Gold rallies after Treasury buyback plan lowers long yields, India silver imports rebound under new regime – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver are enjoying resurgent demand following the U.S. Treasury Department’s latest intervention in the bond market, while the appetite for the metals in Asia continues to rise, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices rallied through resistance to reach their highest levels since early June last week.

"Going Through Some Pain": Dick's Smashed Most On Record As Foot Locker Bet Goes Limp - "Going Through Some Pain": Dick's Smashed Most On Record As Foot Locker Bet Goes Limp Dick's Sporting Goods shares crashed by the most on record Tuesday after the sporting goods retailer slashed its annual sales and adjusted operating-income forecasts, as softness at recently acquired Foot Locker deepened concerns about the $2.4 billion takeover. "We're going to go through some pa...

Canada Retaliates, Slaps $20 Billion In Tariffs On 700 US Goods - Canada Retaliates, Slaps $20 Billion In Tariffs On 700 US Goods Days after the US hit Canada with a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods amid a collapse in trade talks - and a Monday threat to include cars, trucks, auto parts and steel, Canada hit back on Tuesday - announcing retaliatory tariffs as high as 50% on $20 billion worth of American products.  Canada will ...

Trump Admin Proposes New $100K H-1B Fee To Offset Immigration Enforcement Costs - Trump Admin Proposes New $100K H-1B Fee To Offset Immigration Enforcement Costs The Trump administration plans to charge employers a fee of $103,265 for H-1B skilled foreign workers, according to a proposed regulation posted on Monday. Revenue from the fee would be used to offset the costs of running the federal immigration system - including courts and US Immigration and Customs E...

"This Is My Place Of Business": How Cakes And Coffee Continue To Be Groundzero In An Age Of Rage - "This Is My Place Of Business": How Cakes And Coffee Continue To Be Groundzero In An Age Of Rage Authored by Jonathan Turley via Jonathan Turley, "This is my place of business." Those words from Jim Sheehan, owner of the Wydaho Roasters coffee shop in Driggs, Idaho, have sparked the latest controversy over the right of businesses to refuse service on the basis of religious or pol...

Rabobank: Bessent's Buyback Looks A Lot Like "Whatever It Takes", And Druck Isn't A Fan - Rabobank: Bessent's Buyback Looks A Lot Like "Whatever It Takes", And Druck Isn't A Fan By Michael Every of Rabobank US Treasury Secretary Bessent took out a tactical nuke in saying he could use $1trn from the Treasury General Account to fund Special Military Operation Twist bond buybacks vs. the $2bn per round increase we saw last week. That looks a lot like the ‘Whatever It Take...

CIA Director Ratcliffe Covertly Flew To Moscow For High-Level Meetings: Report - CIA Director Ratcliffe Covertly Flew To Moscow For High-Level Meetings: Report Summary:  CIA Director Ratcliffe On USAF Cargo Jet Flight To Moscow US Air Force C-17 Makes Mysterious Visit To Moscow  CIA Director John Ratcliffe was onboard the U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster lll that landed early Tuesday at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, in order to attend several high-level meetings...

Watch: Top Zelensky Staffer Led Out Of Corruption Court In Handcuffs  - Watch: Top Zelensky Staffer Led Out Of Corruption Court In Handcuffs  This is not a sight you see everyday, but it's one that's becoming increasingly common in the halls of power in Kiev. Footage of the detention of (now former) deputy head of Zelensky's office Irina Mudra, seen being led out in handcuffs after a court ordered her pretrial imprisonment on corruption charges, has e...

New Home Sales Collapsed In July As Consumer Confidence Hit 7-Month Lows - New Home Sales Collapsed In July As Consumer Confidence Hit 7-Month Lows The Conference Board's measure of Americans' Consumer Confidence fell from a revised-lower 90.2 to 89.4 in August (below the 90.2 exp) - the lowest since January. Interestingly, under the hood, we saw Expectations plunge to January lows while Present Situation spiked from 5 year lows... “Consumer confidenc...

Is ICE Investigating Ilhan Omar? Trump 'Truths' Report On Withheld Fraud-Probe Records - Is ICE Investigating Ilhan Omar? Trump 'Truths' Report On Withheld Fraud-Probe Records President Donald Trump drew fresh attention to a long-running controversy on Sunday when he reposted a Just the News article on Truth Social headlined "ICE refuses to disclose records on Ilhan Omar fraud probe, cites ongoing 'enforcement proceedings.'" His decision to amplify the report, without ...

US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year - US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year Following its unexpected rebound in May (from three months of declines), US home prices in America's 20 largest cities were expected to rise again (+0.1% MOM) in June (according to the latest data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller). Instead prices actually accelerated more, up a sizable 0.24% MoM, pulling home prices up 2.1% Yo...

‘It’s the ultimate regifting’: My mom gave me a house. Should I transfer it back to her to reduce capital gains? - “The property is very old and requires significant ongoing maintenance.”

Are older Americans spoiling the economy for everyone else? - How to get seniors to spend $12 trillion in home equity.

‘We are committed Christians’: Our son and daughter-in-law cut us off over politics. Should we change our $3 million will? - “We are hurt and confused, but we have also tried to respect the boundaries they have established.”

5 cheap U.S. cities to retire in — if you can deal with this one thing - You don’t have to leave the country to find an affordable place that matches your retirement vision.

These growth stocks are still cheap, despite the S&P 500 being near a record high price-to-sales valuation - These are three of the 11 stocks among the S&P 500 that passed a screen, trading below their long-term average price/sales ratios, with estimates for very strong revenue growth through 2028.

‘She looked into COBRA’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage? - “The cost is absolutely ridiculous.”

My father-in-law passed away, leaving a house with tenants. Do I evict them? - “We don’t know whether they have signed leases or are renting month to month.”

Home prices in Chicago have risen more than in any other U.S. city over the past year - Nationally, home prices are rising at a slow pace as housing inventory remains relatively low. But some markets, particularly in the Midwest, are seeing big gains.

Why Meta’s stock could see a 50% rally, thanks to an overlooked AI wild card - An ongoing shortage of compute could provide Meta with the opportunity to sell its capacity for a big premium.

Am I too old for Roth conversions? I’m 84 and my wife is 77. We have $8 million saved. - “We are reluctant to pay a financial adviser 2% of assets — roughly $160,000 per year.”

Canada unveils retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods - Canadian trade negotiators left the U.S. last week after failing to clinch a trade deal that would stop President Donald Trump's new tariffs from taking effect.

Stanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will fail - The bond market interventions have generated a modest decline in yields along with a growing chorus of derision.

Apple announces new Mac Mini and Mac Studio models with AI upgrades - "With these frameworks and new chips, developers can run and fine-tune large AI models locally on their Mac," Apple said.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dick's Sporting Goods, Marvell, AMD, Kura Oncology & more - These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.

S&P 500 rises slightly as yields fall, Nasdaq boosted by chip names: Live updates - Treasury yields fell for another day. Chip stocks also moved higher, with investors looking ahead to Nvidia's earnings.

Stanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will fail - The bond market interventions have generated a modest decline in yields along with a growing chorus of derision.

China needs U.S. dollars but is building a hedge against Washington’s sanctions - The U.S. can pressure Chinese banks over Iran through access to its financial system, while Beijing is building alternatives such as CIPS.

Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said - Using the TGA would provide the Treasury with considerable firepower to influence long-term bond yields.

'They asked too much': Canadian dollar slides as Ottawa and Washington head for all-out trade war - "As a smaller, more open economy, Canada has more to lose from this," ING strategists said Monday.

Singapore inflation hits highest in nearly two years, but undershoots expectations - Consumer prices rose 2.2% last month, compared with the 2.3% expected by economists polled by Reuters

Fidelity fund doubles gold holdings on uncertainty over Fed - By Yihui XieBloomberg NewsMonday, August 24, 2026 A portfolio manager at Fidelity International Ltd. has doubled his fund's gold holdings over the past three weeks, citing increasing uncertainty over U.S. Federal Reserve policy as a catalyst. After raising the proportion of bullion in the fund to a self-imposed limit of 5%, George Efstathopoulos said he would consider lifting this ceiling shoul...

South Korea's central bank wanted more gold but ended up with shares of GLD instead - They haven't yet figured out that GLD is just unredeemable paper, easily revoked, seized, or frozen. * * * Why Is Bank of Korea Buying Gold Again? By Im Eun-byelKorea Herald, SeoulSunday, August 23, 2026 After more than a decade, the Bank of Korea is back on a gold-buying spree, raising its exposure to the precious metal as it joins central banks around the world in diversifying their foreign r...

Bessent's bond maneuvers give debasement trade new life - By Greg Ritchie, Denitsa Tsekova, and Isabelle LeeBloomberg Newsvia The Straits Times, SingaporeFriday, August 21, 2026 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's bid to tame U.S. borrowing costs knocked down long-term yields for barely a day. The more lasting market signal: The dollar weakened while gold and Bitcoin rallied, reinforcing a debasement trade fueled by swelling U.S. deficits and conc...

Matthew Piepenburg: Is gold transforming from Washington's enemy to its last hope? - Gold revaluation will do more for U.S. solvency than more debt and dollar devaluation * * * By Matthew PiepenburgVon Greyerz / Gold Switzerland, ZurichSunday, August 23, 2026 As headlines from the Iranian "conflict" continue to leave the world guessing as to what, if any, military, political, and financial solutions lie ahead, we can at least know this much: The approaching autumn looks a bit s...

Mike Maharrey: Brits regret not buying gold but didn't learn their lesson, and won't - By Mike MaharreyMoney Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoFriday, August 23, 2026 If you live long enough, you're going to have some regrets. Woulda, coulda, shoulda, as my dad was fond of saying. The thing about regrets is that they were totally avoidable. That's why there are regrets. We made a bad decision, a questionable call, a wrong turn. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... B...

That Was Quick: Bessent Issues Hocus-Pocus 3 via CNBC: May “Tap” Treasury General Account to Fund Treasury Buybacks - Buybacks have to be funded with new issuance. All Bessent can do is delay it. That’ll increase the risks of the coming Debt Ceiling.

The Bond Market Is Finally Functioning Again, after 14 Years of Financial Repression - Bessent, rather than touting hocus-pocus shows, should point at the growling bond market as reason to get serious about fiscal consolidation before the bond market starts to bite.

Long-Term Treasury Yields Surge, Wipe Out Effect of Bessent’s Hocus-Pocus Treasury Buybacks in 2 Days. Bond Market Not to Be Played With - If bond buyers lose confidence, they’ll demand even higher yields. Bessent better watch out with his games.

LayerZero unveils trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized markets, ZRO surges - The trading infrastructure runs on LayerZero's Zero blockchain, backed by Citadel Securities with DTCC and ICE exploring institutional market applications.

Bitwise turns Coinbase's tokenized stocks into automated AI, robotics and tech portfolios - The crypto ETF issuer is pushing deeper into onchain asset management as tokenization create new ways to build and manage investments.

Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price - Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this year.

MiCA revolutionised European crypto, and left Poland licking its wounds - Many in Poland may look back at 2026 as the year European crypto finally grew up, and one of Poland’s brightest economic ambitions faded into darkness, writes Mateusz Kara, founder and CEO of Morphic Financial Group.

Chainalysis-run sting targets child exploitation networks with aid of Binance, Coinbase - 'Operation Lighthouse' went after child sex abuse materials, working with law enforcement to round up more than 14,000 investigative leads.

A 3% token move just triggered $36 million in Ethereum DeFi liquidations - One wallet bought heavily into a yield token, which pushed the price of its paired principal token down just enough to trigger liquidations across borrowers using it as collateral.

Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million 'AI supercomputer' crypto Ponzi scheme - Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least 400 investors out of $24 million.

Bitcoin's surging price faces 1 key level that could signal if the bear market is really over - Your day-ahead look for Aug. 25, 2026

A bitcoin short squeeze for the ages as futures open interest collapses - Falling open interest and subdued funding rates suggest the rally remains structurally healthy.

Bitcoin extends 7-day advance to roughly 25% - Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, extending its seven-day advance to roughly 25%.

Zcash Hashrate Goes Vertical as $870 ZEC Price Wakes ASIC Giants - Zcash mining is suddenly running like an industrial business again as ZEC trades near multi-year highs and specialized mining machines push network computing power into record territory. ZEC’s Price Run Drags More Machines Back Online ZEC’s price traded around $820 to $871 between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25, while estimates put Zcash’s network hashrate in […]

Druckenmiller Blasts Treasury’s $4B Gambit as Bitcoin Bulls Circle - The U.S. Treasury is pushing back against punishing long-term government borrowing costs, dragging a decades-old yield control debate back onto Wall Street just as bitcoin’s price rallies and traders start asking how much pain Washington will tolerate before escalating its bond-market fight. Treasury Goes After the Long End Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest maneuver is […]

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Begins Trading on NYSE Arca With Spot ZEC - Grayscale’s Zcash ETF has begun trading on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH, expanding investor access to ZEC. The listing moves a nine-year-old fund off over-the-counter quotes, where its shares have traded at discounts as steep as 55%. ZCSH Moves From Over-the-Counter Quotes to NYSE Arca Zcash exposure reached a national stock exchange on Aug. 25 […]

Sui Stablecoin Supply Holds Near $500M as Volume Tops $65B - Sui’s onchain stablecoin supply is holding near $500 million, per Defillama, even as the network’s zero-fee transfer rails keep processing tens of billions of dollars in monthly settlement volume. Slow And Steady Onchain SUI trackers revealed recently that the network’s total stablecoin supply had “reached $500 million again,” with Defillama corroborating the same and even […]

Arthur Hayes Says Treasury Buybacks Mark “New Bitcoin Bull Run” - BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued in a new research note that the U.S. Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program marks the start of a fresh bitcoin bull market, as BTC trades above $80,000 for the second day running. Buybacks, Yields and Bitcoin Price’s Rally Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom Chief Investment Officer, released a […]

No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Apple for Allegedly Enabling Stalking Via AirTags—Other Courts Had Allowed Pseudonymity - As a reminder of just how badly split courts are on a wide range of questions related to the law… The post No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Against Apple for Allegedly Enabling Stalking Via AirTags—Other Courts Had Allowed Pseudonymity appeared first on Reason.com.

The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump - Plus: Should the race happen again, or just be a one-off event? Also, NCAA eligibility is all messed up, and sports can teach us about immigration.

J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives - Long's motto, "every man a king," was not a call for individual sovereignty. It was a populist pitch for wealth taxes and a more powerful government.

5 Years of the Journal of Free Speech Law, 150 Published Articles - I'm pleased to report that it has been 5 years since the Journal of Free Speech Law published its first article,… The post 5 Years of the Journal of Free Speech Law, 150 Published Articles appeared first on Reason.com.

Justice Department Opines That Federal Law Allows Carrying Guns in Post Offices for Self-Defense - A short excerpt from the long Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Aug. 12 memo to the Attorney General: You… The post Justice Department Opines That Federal Law Allows Carrying Guns in Post Offices for Self-Defense appeared first on Reason.com.

New in SCOTUSBlog: The justices should regularly sit on the lower courts - The chief justice should ask each circuit justice to preside over one en banc oral argument of his or her circuit.

This ICE Office Detains People for Days in Overcrowded Holding Cells - ICE's standards say these cells shouldn't be used to confine people for more than 12 hours. But that's not how it works in Miramar, Florida.

A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump on Mail-In Ballots - But the legal fighting will continue in the lower courts.

Voting by Mail - Plus: A 911 glitch, the disappearance of the menhaden, the deportation of a Navy sailor's dad, and more...

New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS's Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality" - "Mullin v. Doe should have been resolved on legal grounds without the need to virtue signal about immigration."

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning - Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary - and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get - government welfare programs make things worse. The post The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on Nottinghamshire Police to Halt Live Face Recognition - This week, EFF, along with Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, Liberty, Open Rights Group, Race Equality First, Statewatch, and Stopwatch, wrote to Nottinghamshire Police Force in the UK raising concern about the proposed roll-out of live facial recognition technology (LFR), and called for its immediate halt. In particular, the letter highlights six concerns: LFR Is Not "Just Another Tool" No...

Intermediary Liability in Brazil: The Intricate Path Ahead - Brazil's new internet intermediary liability regime is underway. The implementation of changes established by the Supreme Court includes notice and takedown mechanisms and duty of care obligations. Caution is crucial as these measures can create problematic incentives for enforcement overreach and over censorship of protected speech.   The court in June issued a new decision clarifying elements...

Some Tech Companies Have Privately Pushed Back on ICE Subpoenas. They Should All Do More. - In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to unmask anonymous users who tracked immigration activities or criticized the government. As ICE engages in a pattern of illegal and chilling investigations, any resistance is welcome. But social media companies can do more. When...

Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners - Five Humboldt County property owners, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), have reached a settlement with Humboldt County that dismantles the code-enforcement system the […] The post Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners appeared first on Institute for Justice.

14 States; Civil Rights, Education, and Religious Groups; and Leading Scholar Urge Supreme Court to Grant Special Education Petition - WASHINGTON— Yesterday, a broad coalition of amici—including a 14-state coalition led by South Carolina and West Virginia, ExcelinEd, the Alliance Defending Freedom, and the New […] The post 14 States; Civil Rights, Education, and Religious Groups; and Leading Scholar Urge Supreme Court to Grant Special Education Petition appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety’s Proposed Reforms ‘Window Dressing’ - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) released a statement responding to suggested “reforms” announced by automated license plate reader (ALPR) provider Flock Safety.  “This […] The post Institute for Justice Calls Flock Safety’s Proposed Reforms ‘Window Dressing’ 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 ...

NFA Victory FAQ: What Gun Owners Need to Know - On August 5, 2026, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements are unconstitutional for certain firearms whose NFA tax has been reduced to $0. This ruling was thanks to GOA’s historic “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit.”  Since then, we’ve received thousands of questions about what the ruling means for gun owners. Here are the answers we have right now to s...

THIS WEEK: Here’s Where Things Stand! - THIS WEEK IN GUN RIGHTS! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s a recap of the things you should know… A federal judge ruled the registration requirements on short, barreled firearms and suppressors are unconstitutional. DOJ had a week to appeal the stay and let it pass. On midnight, when the stay expired, two … Read more

FL VICTORY: Byron Donalds Wins Primary Election - Florida’s gun owners get to celebrate the Second Amendment wins that happened during last night’s primary elections. Why? Because GOA was the only gun rights organization involved in this election. Not just the only group to endorse. GOA was the only gun rights organization that showed up at all to fight for the Second Amendment, PERIOD. And our members and supporters … Read more

Valley National Bank to acquire Chicago-area lender for $247M - Acquiring Providence Bank & Trust would give the $66 billion-asset regional bank a branch footprint in a market where it operates a single commercial office.

Truist doubles down on wealth-transfer opportunity - The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank pinpoints mass-affluent customers, hiring more advisers at its “premier” level and seeing the segment as a feeder to wealth management.

Citi reports sustainable finance progress, sets new 2030 goals - The bank said it had committed $647.2 billion to sustainable financing since 2020, with CEO Jane Fraser noting its clients see resilience as a “competitive necessity.”

SEC charges 2 former investment bankers with insider trading - The regulator charged an ex-Bank of America banker with insider trading for allegedly alerting a friend to a pending deal, resulting in an $18.5 ‌million windfall for the friend, who was also charged.

Brazil’s Itaú gets OCC’s conditional approval for US charter - Latin America’s largest bank will target high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals with deposit accounts, mortgages and credit cards, and operate through a single Miami-based branch, the regulator said.

Federal agencies reverse Biden-era credit guidance - Seven federal agencies rescinded a 2022 guidance that encouraged creditors to offer special purpose credit programs to underserved communities.

Canadian banks downplay risk from U.S.-Canada trade fight - The CEOs of BMO Financial Group and Scotiabank said Tuesday that potential impacts from the escalating trade war are "manageable." But analysts worry that the fight will continue to widen.

Scotiabank tops estimates on capital markets, international unit - Scotiabank is almost three years into a new strategy under CEO Scott Thomson and this is a pivotal year for the bank to begin showing results.

Banks put up strong earnings, lending in Q2 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported that strong profits and improvements in asset quality contributed to a strong earnings quarter for the banking industry, though capital declined and securities losses remained elevated.

'We need to reset:' Bank group aims to drive on-chain tech - The BankChain Alliance has signed up 37 state bankers associations, which are bringing along many of their nearly 4,000 members.

Settlement liquidity in the Colombian large-value payment system: the role of reserve requirements - by Freddy Cepeda-Lopéz, Fredy Gamboa, Javier Miguelez-MárquezThis paper analyzes the intraday timing of transactions in Colombia's large-value payment system (CUD) from 2018 to 2025, focusing on how changes in reserve requirements affect liquidity management by financial institutions. Using high-frequency transaction data, we document that reductions in reserve requirements in April 2020 and Se...

Hard to shift, easy to reshape: central bank reserve demand and frictions - by Mathias Drehmann, Xuewen FuHow far can central banks shrink their balance sheets? The answer sets the limits to quantitative tightening (QT), and depends critically on the demand for reserves and whether the drivers widely thought to have increased it over the past decade actually do so. We assess the impact of three such drivers: post-crisis liquidity regulation, monetization frictions, and...

High public debt in the Americas: non-linear implications for risk premia and inflation expectations - by Eduardo Amaral, Rafael Guerra, Alejandrina Salcedo, Pablo Tomasini, Christian Upper

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

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New ... - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank

Press Release: FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Return on Assets of 1.37 Percent and Net Income of $90.1 Billion in Second Quarter 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 25, 2026 FDIC-Insured Institutions Reported Return on Assets of 1.37 Percent and Net Income of $90.1 Billion in Second Quarter 2026 ...

Press Release: Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia Assumes All Deposits of Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank, Philadelphia - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 21, 2026 Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia Assumes All Deposits of Tioga-Franklin Savings Bank, Philadelphia ...