Precious Metals and Market News

The Fed raised rates and gold didn’t break: Here’s why - (Kitco News) - Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.

Wall Street goes full bull on gold price after post-hike gains, Main Street bolsters bullish majority as gold holds $4,300 - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold’s post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold’s solid weekly performance.

Gold, silver prices hold weekly gains as oil drops, yields return to 5% - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar.

Gold shrugs off Fed rate hike as deeper forces drive safe-haven demand - (Kitco News) - A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening by year-end.

Socgen remains bullish on gold price in Q4 as central banks won’t get ahead of inflation - (Kitco News) - Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid reason to own gold, according to one international investment bank.

India’s festive season starts cautiously amid price volatility, gold ETFs and futures stay strong in August – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – Indian jewelry buying was resilient and physical investment demand remained steady despite August’s gold price volatility, while ETF demand remained positive and gold futures volumes hit a five-month high, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update, Chacko wrote that both international and domestic gold price...

Gold, silver extend rebound as oil, yields ease after Fed hike - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as lower crude oil prices, easing Treasury yields and a softer dollar helped precious metals extend their post-Fed rebound.

Gold price rebounds above $4,340 as lower oil eases rate pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields helped precious metals extend their rebound after the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in more than 3 years.

Gold is the ‘truth teller’ as U.S. debt spirals; buy gold with your $5,000 check - Jeff Sarti - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s commitment to bring inflation down to its 2% target is creating some much-needed confidence in the long end of the yield curve as 10-year bond yields fall back below 5.00%; however, according to one fund manager, gold remains the ultimate safe-haven insurance play.

If Warsh represents most Fed voters, more hikes could be on the way – Natixis - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve may be leaning more hawkish than recent Fedspeak seemed to suggest, and yesterday’s rate hike could be followed by another before the year is out, according to Natixis.In their latest note, economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker characterized yesterday’s decision by the FOMC to raise rates for the first time since 2023 as “the path of least resistanc...

Trump Pushes Zelensky To Halt Russia Refinery Attacks Amid High Diesel  - Trump Pushes Zelensky To Halt Russia Refinery Attacks Amid High Diesel  President Trump continues to seek to pressure Ukraine's Zelensky to halt long-range drone strikes on Russia's refineries, in a bid to calm rising diesel prices especially while the parallel Strait of Hormuz crisis persists. Financial Times reports Monday that the US president just held a fresh phone call with ...

US Futures Rise, Near All-Time High, As Oil, Yields Drop On US-China Diplomacy Optimism - US Futures Rise, Near All-Time High, As Oil, Yields Drop On US-China Diplomacy Optimism US futures are higher driven by Trump / Xi optimism around AI, Middle East, and trade with Middle East kinetic headlines over the weekend reflecting a pause to escalation. Sentiment was lifted by signs of progress on geopolitical issues: it’s a big week for talks, with Trump set for a summit wit...

Same Crowd, New Apocalypse... - Same Crowd, New Apocalypse... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, They received a new brief. The instant the AI-doom circuit kicked into gear the same 'protesters' who spent years on climate, oil and "Palestine" are back on the street with fresh banners declaring 'the end is nigh'. The clips looping across X could be any march of the last decade. Same wardrobe. Same sl...

Qatar's Energy Minister Says Bessent's "Worthless" Hormuz Claim Is "Completely Wrong" - Qatar's Energy Minister Says Bessent's "Worthless" Hormuz Claim Is "Completely Wrong" Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi blasted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday, saying he was "wrong" to claim the Strait of Hormuz would become "worthless" to the oil industry in two years. "I think this is completely wrong," Saad Al-Kaabi said Sunday at the Qatar Economic Forum in New ...

Westinghouse Eyes $50 Billion IPO As America Builds Valuations Faster Than Reactors - Westinghouse Eyes $50 Billion IPO As America Builds Valuations Faster Than Reactors Westinghouse, the nuclear business that helped blow a hole in Toshiba’s balance sheet, is preparing for a different headline: a potential valuation above $50 billion. Bloomberg reports that the American nuclear king could publicly file for an IPO as soon as October. It submitted confidential pape...

Investor Day Bust: Novo Nordisk Plunges As Wall Street's Turnaround Hopes Fade - Investor Day Bust: Novo Nordisk Plunges As Wall Street's Turnaround Hopes Fade Novo Nordisk shares tumbled as much as 7.7% in Copenhagen trading after Wall Street analysts questioned the Danish drugmaker's turnaround efforts amid the loss of its GLP-1 lead to Eli Lilly & Co. At its capital markets day earlier in London, Novo outlined plans for more than five blockbuster launches a...

Ukraine Pounds Major Moscow Refinery As Global Diesel Crisis Threatens Economic Shock - Ukraine Pounds Major Moscow Refinery As Global Diesel Crisis Threatens Economic Shock Military conflicts, economic wars, and resource wars are converging ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Export restrictions on critical materials and energy products are adding economic pressure worldwide, raising the risk that supply disruptions and retaliatory measures widen existing confl...

VW Supervisory Board Recommends Another 4,100 Job Cuts At Porsche - VW Supervisory Board Recommends Another 4,100 Job Cuts At Porsche Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The hailstorm of bad news from Germany’s auto industry simply refuses to end. Again and again, heavy hailstones from corporate press offices crash down on anxious workforces at the automakers, ruining politicians’ election campaigns and destroying the last hopes of those still clinging to t...

Venezuela's Oil Revival Faces "Decade Or Two" Climb Back To Record Output, Piper Sandler Warns - Venezuela's Oil Revival Faces "Decade Or Two" Climb Back To Record Output, Piper Sandler Warns President Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" positions energy security in the West as a key pillar of US national security.  The removal of socialist Nicolás Maduro and the subsequent massive Venezuelan oil deal represent the opening act in a longer-term effort to rebuild production and secure su...

Utah Valley University Faculty's Sickening Post-Assassination Emails About Charlie Kirk Exposed - Utah Valley University Faculty's Sickening Post-Assassination Emails About Charlie Kirk Exposed New public records indicate that faculty members at Utah Valley University sent hostile messages regarding Charlie Kirk to the university's administrators in the weeks following his assassination on the UVU campus, even though the university had previously issued public statements advoca...

Record diesel prices are exposing pain points in the stock market and economy - A major risks now is that diesel prices stay high — and continue to put upward pressure on inflation.

‘I’m burned out’: I’m constantly helping my cousin who is running out of money. Is it too much to expect his sister to help? - “I spend a lot of time away from my family and spend money on gas, taking him out to eat.”

Novo Nordisk’s stock tumbles as doubts persist about Ozempic maker’s goals for 2030 - The weight-loss-drug manufacturer failed to excite investors hoping for a turnaround.

A sudden end to the Iran war would strike a blow against oil prices and energy stocks. Yet company insiders are buying. - The implication is a belief among insiders that the stocks are going higher from here, not lower.

Why one Warren Buffett–inspired fund manager is betting big on Chinese stocks - Low valuations and founder management are attractive to RV Capital’s Rob Vinall.

I’m in my 50s. My mother died from Alzheimer’s. Do I need long-term-care insurance? - “By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.”

‘She says it’s just money’: My friend pays for everything. I should be grateful, but I can’t stand her anymore. - “On each of these weekends away, she’s probably spending $500.”

Corporate earnings are growing much faster than the economy. What Goldman strategists say about bubble concerns. - A team at the bank, led by Ben Snider, wrote in a recent note that they see S&P 500 earnings per share growth slowing to 11% in 2027 and 2028.

My husband and I are in our 50s and have no kids. We have $2 million. Do we need a will? - “We have no debt and own our primary home, a vacation home, as well as my mother’s home in another state.”

Kylie Jenner sells California mansion for $5 million below asking - Reality TV superstar and fashion mogul Kylie Jenner has finally found a buyer for her longtime California mansion, offloading the home for $15.3 million.

Trump admin won't give AI leaders a 'liability shield,' Bessent tells CNBC - Bessent spoke with CNBC's "Squawk Box" about AI safety concerns and this week's summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.

Bitcoin hits highest level since January at $85,000, as the market debates whether the 'crypto winter' is over - Bitcoin rose above $85,000 on Monday extending a rally over the past few days.

Nissan eyes increasing U.S. production as new Rogue hybrid launches - Nissan has two production shifts at its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, and adding another could mean hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs.

Dow futures jump 400 points as oil and yields ease to start week: Live updates - Wall Street is coming off a mixed week for the major averages.

Trump to be sued by MS NOW, CNN, Politico to reverse White House ban - President Trump cited what he called "cumulative stories" by the three media outlets for his ban of them, saying, "You get sick of it."

France’s wine production nears a 70-year low, leaving winemakers with tough choices - As the French wine industry reaches a crisis point, key players are considering new markets, products and generations.

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames 'lower happiness' - Goldman economist Joseph Briggs said broader pessimism in society may be contributing to struggling consumer sentiment even as the economy chugs along.

Why Japan’s markets flipped the usual script after central bank rate hike - The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

Bank of England defies Fed’s rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged - The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K. inflation rose to 3.1% and energy costs put pressure on prices.

'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.

Saudi Arabia quits China-led cross-border currency platform - From the Financial Times, LondonSunday, September 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from a Beijing-led digital currency program that is part of China's efforts to develop an alternative cross-border payments system to the dollar. The mBridge platform has attracted controversy in the US amid concerns that participants could use it to bypass dollar-dominated conventional payment systems such as...

Hong Kong's metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub - By Matthew ChengSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongFriday, September 18, 2026 Hong Kong's push to develop into a premier gold and commodity trading hub has gained momentum, with local metal storage surpassing 30,000 tonnes, a minister has said, as the administration positions the city as the destination of choice for global capital. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher ...

Commodity Culture's Jesse Day talks with GATA's Ed Steer about market rigging - 11a ET Saturday, September 19, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, was interviewed this week by Jesse Day of the Commodity Culture channel at YouTube, discussing, among other things, how official-sector intervention against the monetary metals continues, how it targets mining share prices as well, how the me...

India may require digital gold to be backed by ... actual gold - From The Times of India, MumbaiFriday, September 18, 2026 Have you bought digital gold or are planning to?  The Securities and Exchange Board of India had cautioned investors about digital gold in 2025. In a circular, SEBI said these products were distinct from gold products regulated by it because they were neither notified as securities nor classified as commodity derivatives.  "They operate ...

Alasdair Macleod: Quarter-point rate increases will never catch up with inflation - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, September 19, 2026 The dilemma facing central banks is becoming visible. The Fed raised its funds rate by a quarter percent, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suppresses bond yields, and the G7's monetary establishment holds its breath. Mere quarter-point step increases are unlikely to achieve price stability, because they will never catch up with the...

Treasury Yields of 2 Years & 3 Years Spike toward 5%, but 10-Year Holds at 5%, Yield Curve Bulges: Some Thoughts on What’s Brewing - The 2-year and 3-year yields indicate that the 10-year yield could go way higher over the next few months.

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Dropped by 15% to 34% in 34 Bigger Markets. 6 Plunged Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago - In another 35 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 8-14%. Mind-blowing Condo Bubbles deflate in 34 charts.

Treasuries Have Become Badly Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks & Governments - But opaque foreign financial centers pile on Treasuries, often held by US companies and hedge funds.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

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

Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails - The tech giants’ job listings could indicate that they are separately pursuing experts in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for future projects.

Strategy returns to bitcoin buys, adding $75 million of BTC last week - It's the first week of bitcoin purchases for Strategy in about three weeks.

Bitcoin's 44% gain in third quarter teases full-blown crypto bull run - Your day-ahead look for Sept. 21, 2026

Perp futures linked to 'bitcoin VIX' debut on Hyperliquid - Deployed via Kinetiq's Markets frontend and led by Volmex CEO Cole Kennelly, Hyperliquid's new BVIV perpetuals let traders easily go long or short on 30-day bitcoin volatility.

ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money - The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.

Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze forces out $648 million of bearish bets - Open interest climbed 7.59% to $156 billion even as positions were closed out, a sign traders are chasing the move rather than stepping back.

X sues its own users for running a fake bitcoin news bot farm - X has sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa for running fake bitcoin headline accounts to fraudulently earn creator rewards from the platform.

Crypto enjoys bullish bounce post-Fed rate hike: Crypto Week Ahead - Your look at what's coming in the week starting Sept. 21.

Hana Bank issues South Korea’s first digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain - South Korea's second-largest bank’s $100 million foreign-currency bond blockchain issuance shortened settlement time to the same day from three to five business days.

Live updates: Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short liquidations hit $300 million in an hour - Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned ahead of a Trump-Xi summit later this week.

Hyperliquid Generates $429M as HYPE’s Price Hits All-Time High of $95 - Hyperliquid has emerged as crypto’s top revenue generator outside the industry’s two dominant stablecoin issuers, pulling in $429 million as of Sept. 15. More strikingly, sector-wide revenue has remained relatively resilient even as bitcoin fell almost 40% during 2026. Hyperliquid Leads $3.4B Crypto Revenue Pool Crypto prices may be under pressure, but some of the […]

Strategy Buys 950 Bitcoin and Rebuilds Its 846,000 BTC Hoard - Strategy is buying bitcoin again, but the bigger number is already sitting on its balance sheet. Michael Saylor’s company picked up 950 BTC for $75.7 million last week, lifting its stash to exactly 846,000 BTC, roughly 4% of all bitcoin that can ever exist. At the same time, Strategy spent another $174 million repurchasing STRC […]

BLAKE2b Bitcoin Fork Wants Miners to Wait 45 Days to Touch Their Coins - The developers who maintain the minority chain that forked away from Bitcoin on Aug. 8, 2026, plan to make it so miners cannot unlock newly mined coins for 45 days. The news comes as BTCB2, also labeled Bitcoin BLAKE2b, Bitcoin BIP-110, or XBT on some trading venues, has dropped 84% below its all-time high. From […]

Bitcoin Price Taps $85K, But the Coinbase Premium Index Just Went Negative - Bitcoin’s price broke $85,200 earlier today for the first time in over eight months, yet the Coinbase Premium Index, the market’s favorite gauge of U.S. spot demand, slid back below zero. The Number That Didn’t Move BTC has climbed about 6% over the past day and printed an intraday high of $85,248 just as $260+ […]

Kasplex KRC-20 Indexer Signature Bypass Drains Two Token Pools - This weekend, an attacker pulled 186.4 million ZEAL and 54.4 billion NACHO from a Kaspa KRC-20 bridge wallet without possessing its private key, then recycled the tokens through layer two (L2) networks and sold them into liquidity pools. The strange part is that Kaspa itself wasn’t hacked. Five valid transactions fooled an off-chain indexer into […]

The 1950s: The Repudiation of Hate Speech Laws - In the 1950s, Americans confronted the precipitous rise of hate speech and hate groups, yet very few turned to hate speech laws as a solution.

Careful with Those Redactions - In Magistrate Judge Lara Eshkenazi's opinion Monday in Mercante v. Tarzia (E.D.N.Y.), defendant's counsel (Coleman) filed an exhibit containing "wire… The post Careful with Those Redactions appeared first on Reason Magazine.

People Get Paid for Blood, Plasma, and Drug Trials—Why Not Kidneys Too? - Instead of kidney waitlists that kill thousands of people a year, let people get paid for kidney transplants.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 21, 1981 - 9/21/1981: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is confirmed by the Senate, 99-0. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 21, 1981 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

President Trump Stubbornly Clings to Archaic Mercantilist Economics - He who dies with the most hoarded cash does not, in fact, win.

Brickbat: I Spy - High school principal Eric James has been arrested and charged after authorities discovered four hidden recording devices in areas where… The post Brickbat: I Spy appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech - A short excerpt from Prof. Mchangama's Sept. 3 post (though the whole thing is much worth reading): Frederick Douglass was… The post More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 - 9/20/1968: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied a certificate of no exterior effect to the Penn Central Transportation… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations? - A recent settlement crippled a local code enforcement scheme—and exposed the perils of turning petty violations into government revenue streams.

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

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

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.

EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy - The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will make internet access contingent on age, expand the use of intrusive age verification, and undermine the privacy of all users.  The EU Kids Act aims to protect children from risks associated with social media, video games, and AI systems by introducing age-b...

EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technology empowers people, EFF welcomes this order as a way for the state of California to lead a much-...

How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27 - Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more than the often derided voice assistant you might be used to. It has even evolved from a blob you invoke with a verbal command or a button press to a whole app. This update comes with a slew of privac...

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

3 takeaways from stress test changes and a new SVB review - Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined three potential changes to stress-test calculations and an assessment of the central bank’s performance amid the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

FDIC’s Hill pushes faster merger review process - One element of the proposal would allow some acquisitions to be processed in as few as five days. The agency also proposed a rule intended to reinforce parity between state-chartered and national banks.

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots - The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

State regulators float AI framework for banks, examiners - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued discretionary guidance that proposes eight questions examiners should consider and three tiers of risk banks face by using artificial intelligence.

Synapse victims look to small-claims court - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated more funds to repay fintech users harmed in the Synapse crisis. But there’s no timeline for when that money would be disbursed.

Revolut's breach began with a stolen government password - Roughly 680 customers were affected, none in the U.S. But the control that failed at Revolut is the legal intake queue every American bank runs.

Bowman calls for supervisory reform after preliminary SVB report - The Federal Reserve's top regulator has the early returns from the report she commissioned on the 2023 bank failure and said it supports her call for new reporting practices among Fed supervisors.

Online lending platform files de novo bank charter request - The "near-prime" lending fintech Avant is seeking to become a full-service bank by filing for a national de novo bank charter with federal regulators.

How Shopify and Meta are diving deeper into banking - The commerce company has made major inroads into embedded finance, a strategy that could get a boost from partnering with the social media giant's new AI agent.

Credit unions bulk up a business that banks long dominated - Citadel Credit Union recently closed a $50 million loan on a Philadelphia office tower. It's part of a trend, as credit unions build their commercial real estate lending businesses.

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

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

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

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Press Release: FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporati...

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in o...