Precious Metals and Market News

Gold rises, silver falls as strong bond auction tempers yield pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer and spot silver prices were lower in late U.S. trading Thursday, as a strong 30-year Treasury auction helped yields retreat from the morning highs, while oil’s surge kept inflation and year-end Fed tightening risk in the trade.

Silver's long-term outlook remains bullish as new investment products offer income opportunities - Amplify ETFs - (Kitco News) - The silver market continues to struggle in the face of persistent inflation pressures and higher bond yields. However, one market strategist says the precious metal remains an important monetary asset and diversification tool.

Gold gains ground as central banks retreat from dollar assets and inflation undermines bonds – Sprott’s Zhu - (Kitco News) – Gold’s ability to maintain its trading range and attract fresh ETF inflows despite soaring bond yields suggests its next move could be to the upside, while central banks’ shift away from dollar assets continues to bolster the longer-term bullish outlook, according to Kenny Zhu, Director of Research and Investment Strategy at Sprott.

Peter Schiff says rising yields are 'the most bullish thing' for gold, warns Washington could pay 50 cents on the dollar - (Kitco News) - Schiff tells Kitco News anchor Jeremy Szafron that 9% mortgages and a 30% to 50% drop in home prices could be next, and why he holds more of his own money in gold miners than bullion.

Gold firms, silver slides as oil surge revives inflation pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, as another jump in oil prices and Treasury yields kept inflation and Fed tightening risk at the center of the metals trade.

Gold price at $4,122/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 197k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near the middle of their daily range on Thursday morning following the release of better-than-expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits came in below economists’ forecasts.

Gold, silver slump as Fed minutes keep December hike risk alive - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower in late U.S. trading Wednesday, as Federal Reserve minutes kept another year-end rate increase on the table while elevated long-end Treasury yields and a firmer dollar pressured non-yielding metals.

FOMC minutes show the Fed ready to hike again in 2026 as AI buildout replaces tariffs as main driver of core prices - (Kitco News) – The minutes from the September 15-16 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed Fed members acknowledging the need to respond to persistent inflation, with most expecting that another rate hike would be necessary before year-end, while several saw the effects of the AI buildout on core inflation increasing while the effects tariffs waned.

China’s central bank buys 21 tonnes of gold in September, largest monthly purchase in 3 years - (Kitco News) – China ramped up its gold purchases in September as bullion prices declined, recording the largest monthly increase in its official reserves in three years, the People’s Bank of China announced on Wednesday.The central bank increased its gold reserves by 21 tonnes last month to 2,196 tonnes as of the end of September, marking the 23rd consecutive month of purchases, according to t...

Gold, silver slide as yields rise before Fed minutes, 10-year auction - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a rebound in long-dated Treasury yields, firmer dollar tone and oil back above $100 a barrel offset the Fed-pause relief from last week’s weak employment report.

German Police Advise Women To Vomit To Stop Rape Attacks - German Police Advise Women To Vomit To Stop Rape Attacks Authored by - Remix News Staff - via Remix News, It has been revealed that police in the northern German city of Bremen have for more than a decade advised participants in workplace safety seminars that deliberately inducing vomiting can be one way to interrupt an attempted sexual assault or rape. Franka Haedke, a spokesw...

Futures Rise After OpenAI Damage Control Sparks Tech Rebound, Oil Slides - Futures Rise After OpenAI Damage Control Sparks Tech Rebound, Oil Slides US futures are higher as a trifecta of AI relief, easing geopolitical tensions and fading energy prices has lifted sentiment into the final trading day of the week: OpenAI walked back Thursday's FT-sparked revenue scare by telling people it expects to reach or exceed $70 billion in annualized revenue by year-e...

The AI Rally Trapdoor Just Swung Open Violently - The AI Rally Trapdoor Just Swung Open Violently  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Last week, I wrote a piece titled “It’s Official: The AI Emperor Has No Clothes,” arguing that the artificial intelligence bubble was approaching the point where investors would be forced to confront the financial reality underneath years of hype, circular financing and absurd valuations. A couple ...

Apple Slides After Report Says iPhone 18 Pro Component Orders Slashed, Signaling Early Demand Trouble - Apple Slides After Report Says iPhone 18 Pro Component Orders Slashed, Signaling Early Demand Trouble Jefferies and Bernstein analysts have already flagged soft demand for the iPhone 18 in major markets. The launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max is an early test for CEO John Ternus, with a new report suggesting Apple has told suppliers to cut component production. Apple shares a...

"Small Disruption Now Has Outsized Price Consequences": Jefferies Warns As Hurricane Takes Aim At US Gulf Energy - "Small Disruption Now Has Outsized Price Consequences": Jefferies Warns As Hurricane Takes Aim At US Gulf Energy Isaias has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane in the overnight hours and is forecast to intensify further before making landfall along the US Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. Nearly two-thirds of Gulf of Mexico crude production is already shut in, while r...

Tower Stocks Soar, Big Three Wireless Carriers Puke As SpaceX Strikes Low-Band Spectrum Deal - Tower Stocks Soar, Big Three Wireless Carriers Puke As SpaceX Strikes Low-Band Spectrum Deal Summary The Rise of Starlink Mobile  Tower Stocks Jump; Carrier Stocks Tumble Musk says this is the "last critical piece of the spectrum puzzle needed for SpaceX to provide complete phone coverage in America."  SpaceX Secures Spectrum Deal To Challenge Big Telecom Tower Stocks Erupt, Ca...

Fashion Police: Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Is Arrested After Joking About How A Politician Dresses - Fashion Police: Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Is Arrested After Joking About How A Politician Dresses Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, The King may have no clothes, but he has cops... Fraser, of Walsall in the West Midlands, says he still does not understand why four police officers arrested him at his home two months ago Credit: Andrew Fox The leader of the Conserva...

JPM Warns Strike At Major Chilean Copper Mine Could Deliver "Significant" Production Hit - JPM Warns Strike At Major Chilean Copper Mine Could Deliver "Significant" Production Hit A new potential bottleneck has emerged in the global copper market as London futures hover just shy of record highs amid persistent scarcity concerns. Natalia Corfield, JPMorgan's head of Latin America corporate credit research, wrote in a note earlier today that a strike at Centinela, a majo...

France's Debt: Too Heavy To Lift, Too Big To Spot - France's Debt: Too Heavy To Lift, Too Big To Spot Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, A spread can be historically wide and still offer inadequate compensation for what lies ahead... At around 150 basis points over Bunds, French ten-year government bonds look tempting. The spread is exceptionally wide by France's historical standards. For investors accustomed to ...

Turkey Rules Out Launching Attacks On Yemen From Saudi Arabia - Turkey Rules Out Launching Attacks On Yemen From Saudi Arabia Via Middle East Eye Turkey will not send troops to Saudi Arabia to launch attacks on Yemen under the Mecca defense pact, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday. "This is not an offensive agreement. Turkey will not send troops to another country's territory to launch an attack there," he said during a liv...

My brother-in-law convinced his parents to sign over their home and life savings to buy a $3 million compound. Do I intervene? - “Both properties will be solely in his name.”

GLP-1 drugs could ease back and knee pain, but doctors say there are risks for older adults - Rapid weight loss can lead to issues with bone quality.

Feel like a pumpkin-spice burrito? Analysts try to wrap their heads around a possible Starbucks-Chipotle tie-up. - Starbucks investors would likely not be happy about the company adding debt to finance a deal to buy Chipotle, given that it already has a high debt load.

Aging bull: Why this 4-year-old stock-market rally still packs a punch - History shows bull markets that get past their fourth year rarely throw in the towel, according to Truist Advisory Services.

My husband inherited $3 million. He wants a vacation home, but I want to save for retirement. Who’s right? - “I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.”

I’m a 68-year-old widow and give money to my two adult children. Am I putting my retirement at risk? - “I also have $310,000 in an IRA and $46,000 in savings. My house is paid off.”

Is iPhone 18 demand cooling off? Here’s how deep Apple reportedly is cutting component orders. - Component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max are down about 15% in October, according to Nikkei Asia.

‘I feel like a loser’: My ETFs go up one day and crash the next. Is this a bad sign? - “I presume these are sophisticated investors taking a profit.”

Why the price of this one ETF has gone exponential - An exchange-traded fund tied to freight futures is surging.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo set to sell $7 million Tennessee home he gave her in divorce - Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are bidding farewell to their $7 million Tennessee home, which the country singer handed over to his former wife following their divorce.

Delta Air Lines cuts 2026 forecast on fuel surge, but CEO says demand is still strong - Delta Air Lines reported third-quarter earnings and missed Wall Street estimates for the first time in two years.

Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as advisor - Shelton's controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Fed. Now she's going to be a counselor to the Treasury secretary.

Pilot killed in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Riyadh airport; Saudi-led coalition vows 'firm' response - Two attacks were launched on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport Thursday, officials said.

India calls JD Vance's comments about immigrants 'deeply offensive' - India calls comments of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about immigrants from the country "deeply offensive."

Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Tesla, Boeing, Apple, American Express & more - Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street.

Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as advisor - Shelton's controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Fed. Now she's going to be a counselor to the Treasury secretary.

Inflation on many everyday items was entirely due to tariffs, NY Fed says - Tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to inflation in 67 categories of goods by February 2026, researchers at the New York Federal Reserve found.

Inflation fears on the rise as one-year outlook in Fed survey hits highest level since May 2023 - The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.

ICE came to town and left behind weakened economies - Research links ICE enforcement surges to lasting declines in local spending, foot traffic and jobs. In Minneapolis, businesses are still recovering.

Why AI is both the hope and the hazard for world leaders, according to IMF chief Georgieva - Kristalina Georgieva warns that the technology lifting growth hopes is also pushing up inflation and yields, just as public debt levels rose.

Last week's official intervention against gold and silver will prompt more official buying - 8:10p ET Thursday, October 8, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: On this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says last week's smashing of gold and silver prices was an official intervention timed for the week-long closure of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, with 91 tonnes of "paper" gold and 1,400 tonnes of "paper" silver being sold. T...

Gold powerhouse Ghana seeks entry to Russia-China-backed BRICS bloc - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkThursday, October 8, 2026 Ghana has announced plans to formally apply for membership of BRICS, seeking India's backing as the West African gold powerhouse looks to deepen ties with an expanding bloc led by emerging-market powers including Russia and China. Ghana's foreign affairs minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the decision Tuesday ...

India scraps tax relief for gold imports, raising costs - By Shruti Srivastava and Preeti SoniBloomberg NewsThursday, October 8, 2026 India withdrew a tax benefit on gold, silver and platinum imported by banks and state-nominated agencies, subjecting shipments to a 3% levy and raising costs for the main channels supplying one of the world’s largest bullion markets. The government did not extend the exemption from paying Integrated Goods and Services T...

Brien Lundin: The Fed trap is tightening - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Gold Opportunities, Metairie, LouisianaWednesday, October 7, 2026 Gold is getting punched in the mouth again today. And if you've been following this bull market for any length of time, you know that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it may be giving us exactly the opportunity we’ve been waiting for. Because this gold bull market has changed. ... Dispatch ...

China's central bank adds gold in Sept. as bullion weakens - By Jessica ZhouBloomberg NewsWednesday, October 7, 2026 China added more gold to reserves last month, pushing a buying streak close to the two-year mark as prices weaken toward $4,000 an ounce. Holdings of bullion at the People's Bank of China expanded by 740,000 ounces in September, marking the 23rd month of accumulation, according to data today. The central bank -- among the biggest gold buye...

Status of the Commercial Real Estate Debt and Who Owns it in 2026 - The government is the most aggressive CRE lender. But even CMBS balances are surging again, water under bridge?

Still QT plus Renewed Rate Hikes at the ECB despite Surging Bond Yields in the Euro Area - The ECB shed €95 billion of QE Bonds & Loans in Q3. Since mid-2022, QE assets dropped by 53%! Gold got marked up to market.

Thoughts on the 10-Year Treasury Auction’s 5.30% Yield, Highest since 2000: It Created Demand, Bond Bloodbath Continued - The bond market is coming out from under 14 years of interest rate repression and is doing its thing, the way it is supposed to. And that’s what Warsh wants it to do.

DWF Labs subsidiaries sue BitGo for $141 million over alleged token lock-up breach - DWF is seeking $114 million in damages on the basis BitGo’s token sales resulted in direct losses through the fall in tokens' prices.

Zcash developers set January target for quantum-resistant payments after ‘bunker mode’ scare - The plan concerns public payments, where about seven in 10 ZEC sit. A separate wallet tool would keep balance checks from revealing which addresses belong together.

Trump's Iran pledge underpins crypto gains as bitcoin bears face liquidation pressure - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 9, 2026

Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms - Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%.

Thailand opens door to locally listed bitcoin and ether ETFs - Thailand’s new crypto rules taking effect Oct. 16. They allow Thai asset managers to launch crypto ETFs on the local stock exchange, with bitcoin and ether initially eligible.

UK slaps sanctions on three crypto exchanges over alleged Russia links - Britain said the crypto platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling transactions involving the Kremlin-backed A7 network.

Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin - A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million worth of BTC. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.

MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to AI - The bitcoin miner’s transfer does not confirm a sale, but comes as its treasury has fallen from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 BTC in August.

Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round - Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Live updates: Bitcoin climbs back above $83,000; XRP ETFs only crypto funds with inflows Thursday - Bitcoin ETFs lost $244 million on Thursday and the ZEC fund extended a run of October outflows. Bitcoin is back near $82,000 after a $1 billion liquidation.

Ethereum Price Dip to $2.42K Liquidates a $69M Whale Who Reloaded Again - A Hyperliquid whale lost 28,716 ETH worth $69.69 million to forced liquidation in the overnight crash. Within half an hour it had wired in fresh margin and opened a new ether long. The Position Before the Drop The whale first surfaced on Oct. 7, when onchain trackers traced margin deposits into three Hyperliquid addresses. Together […]

Bitcoin Price vs Ethereum Price: F2Pool Co-Founder Bets $19M on Ether - An address tied to F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun sold 235.5 WBTC worth $19.31 million for 7,848.5 ETH right after bitcoin’s overnight drop to $80.5K. It is the latest move in a months-long bet that sees ETH outrunning BTC from here on out. The Swap Explained Onchain analyst EmberCN flagged the trade early on Oct. 9 […]

Crypto.com Privacy Case Dismissed, Plaintiffs Get Second Chance - U.S. District judge has dismissed a digital privacy class action against a Crypto.com operator over third-party tracking cookies. Plaintiffs Alleged Comprehensive Profiling and Deceptive Tracking A U.S. court dismissed a digital privacy class action against Foris Dax, the operator of the exchange Crypto.com, over third-party cookie tracking, ruling that allegations of online profiling and broke...

Glassnode: Over $500B in Bitcoin Is Sitting Behind Keys Anyone Can Read - Glassnode says 6.26 million BTC, or 31.2% of supply, now sits in addresses whose public keys are already visible onchain. The count is rising just as an AI-driven cryptography scare hits the market. How Much Bitcoin Is Exposed? The number seems to be rising at a rapid pace, so much so that in a thread […]

Your Bitcoin or Crypto AI Agent Might Upsell You: Here’s How to Fix It - Giving an artificial intelligence (AI) agent access to your bitcoin, stablecoin or other crypto asset wallet might cost you in an unexpected way. If the agent thinks you’re wealthy, it might upsell you. Similarly, access to your other financial information could work against you. There are trivial ways to reduce this risk: don’t give the […]

Trump's 'Free Speech Agenda: Siccing the FBI on Critics, Barring Reporters, and Threatening Broadcasters - GOP's new mantra: "Free speech for me, but not for thee."

The Midterm Winner Will Be Whichever Party Americans Hate Less - U.S. voters continue to be motivated more by whom they loathe than whom they like.

Today in Supreme Court History: October 9, 1954 - 10/9/1954: Justice Robert H. Jackson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 9, 1954 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Review: These Talking Dogs Give Children the Wrong Idea About Government - Shmoo & Ozzie Go to Washington is supposed to be about bipartisanship, but it's really about wasteful spending.

Review: Magic Lantern Shows Were Cinema Before Movies - Some lanternists believed that film was a fad their medium would easily survive.

Brickbat: …in All the Wrong Places - Indiana State Police arrested Hancock County sheriff's deputy James Heneghan and charged him with 220 counts each of official misconduct… The post Brickbat: …in All the Wrong Places appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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The NFL Chooses States, Not the CFTC, in Fight Over Prediction Market Regulation - The league's amicus brief warns about game integrity and underage betting, but the NFL has a financial stake in keeping prediction markets under state control.

J.D. Vance Accidentally Comes Out as a Socialist - At a press conference, the vice president offered a strange new definition of the word. But his full remarks revealed a deeper irony.

Russian Plague, Superintelligence, and Tucker Carlson - Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi weigh in on the Russian plague, whether superintelligence is sentient, and Tucker Carlson's shaky grasp of history.

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information - This post was co-authored by Sheila B. Lalwani, a doctorate student and recent COMPASS Fellow hosted by EFF. Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all? This is particularly a problem when user...

It's DAF Day! Wait...What's a DAF? - Today is DAF Day! This event highlights the millions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) people have set up to make charitable donations and change the world. If you have a DAF, consider supporting EFF today. Decisions about your privacy, encryption, artificial intelligence, online speech, and digital security will determine whether technology empowers people or concentrates power in the hands of a f...

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name - There has been a raft of site-blocking bills in the latest Congress, and the latest is called the “Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property” aka the “DEFEND IP Act.” The problem is that instead of “defending IP,” this bill will incentivize censorship, overblocking, and bad faith attempts to block access to a website. DEFEND IP Act, and all of th...

New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team - ATLANTA—A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the years long lawsuit brought by an Atlanta family whose […] The post New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements - WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements appeared first on Institute for Justice.

National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment - Pyper LeBlanc loves roosters.  The six-year-old girl with autism arrived at the home of David and Sara LeBlanc, her adopted parents, with a stuffed rooster. […] The post National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment 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 Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

Amex dinged by Fed, OCC; must pay $350M for AML failures - Regulators identified “significant deficiencies” in how the American Express’s enterprise-wide, anti-money laundering program was implemented, in particular at the firm's subsidiary national bank.

HUD probes Wells Fargo over ‘racialized’ lending - Wells’ programs to bolster Black home ownership – put in place in 2017 and 2022 – are “immoral, unethical and un-American,” Secretary Scott Turner said.

TowneBank deal shrinks pool of NC bank targets - The Virginia lender is paying a premium for Mooresville, North Carolina-based Blueharbor, and scarcity value makes the remaining banks in the Tar Heel State “quite valuable,” an analyst said.

Third Coast to buy Oklahoma bank for $240M - The deal comes roughly a year after Houston-based Third Coast announced its $123 million purchase of Austin, Texas-based Keystone Bancshares.

Fed consolidates bank supervision structure - Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman laid out changes Tuesday to the Fed’s supervisory structure intended “to implement a culture of accountability and clear decision-making authority.”

Advisors are building portfolios for the wrong clients - As trillions flow to women and widowed clients, Uplevyl's Shubi Rao says biased data, rationed advisor face time and outdated fee models cost the industry.

Online betting has major impacts on bank customers' behavior - Habitual online gamblers tend to have lower checking account balances and don't save as much as non-bettors. As young customers gravitate to online betting, bankers should be offering education about building a secure financial future.

How RIAs can beat the clock when leaving Fidelity custody - Industry experts say moving assets from one custodian to another can happen in a matter of weeks. But any number of stumbles and mishaps can cause the process to stretch into months.

Pa. credit union to offer Google Gemini-based bot to members - The AI assistant will give consumers snapshots of their financial lives, warn them about upcoming cash-flow gaps and offer suggestions.

Inside Navy Federal's fight against military payment scammers - The credit union is using artificial intelligence to improve risk management as real-time processing shortens the window to thwart a bad transaction.

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 enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity ... - Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026 - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC...

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...