Precious Metals and Market News

Gold to hit $5,000, silver $97 in the next 12 months - LBMA delegate survey - (Kitco News) - The ongoing energy crisis, persistent inflation and surging bond yields continue to create significant near-term headwinds for gold and silver, but those challenges have done little to shake the precious metals industry’s long-term bullish conviction.

Metals rise as oil steadies, yields pull back from 24-year highs - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and the U.S. dollar pulled back, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.

Hong Kong becomes Russia’s gold gateway to China as bullion flows shatter records - (Kitco News) – Western sanctions have upended traditional gold flows, with Russian bullion that would normally go to London now pouring into Hong Kong at a record pace on its way to mainland China and other Asian markets.

LBMA 2026: Central banks find new reasons to increase official gold reserves - (Kitco News) - For the last four years, central bank demand has transformed the gold market, providing a critical pillar of support for prices. Even if official demand continues to slow, reserve managers are increasingly viewing the precious metal as a strategic asset that can protect against geopolitical uncertainty, financial market instability and declining confidence in traditional reserve ...

Gold doesn’t have to be a ‘dead asset’: Tokenization could unlock utility and expand the market – LBMA 2026 - (Kitco News) - Although gold is recognized as an essential monetary asset, it is also a dead asset, just sitting on a ledger; however, the tokenization of the precious metal could increase its utility, attracting more capital to the space, according to experts at the London Bullion Market Association’s annual Global Precious Metals Conference

Central banks add 39 net tonnes of gold in August with China, Uzbekistan and Poland leading purchases – World Gold Council - (Kitco News) – Central banks maintained the strong monthly pace of gold allocation to their reserves in August, with the Chinese, Uzbek and Polish central banks leading all sovereign buyers, while other banks repatriated or transferred their sovereign bullion to new vaults, according to Marissa Salim, Senior Research Lead, APAC at the World Gold Council (WGC).

ICE brings futures trading to London’s $190 billion-a-day physical gold market - (Kitco News) – The world’s largest physical gold trading market now has new futures contracts run by the world’s largest precious metals futures exchange.

Gold, silver prices rise as yields ease but December Fed risk remains - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as long-dated Treasury yields eased from Monday’s multi-decade highs and oil fell below $100 a barrel, giving metals room to extend their post-payroll rebound.

Gold holds near $4,138 as ISM prices keep yields elevated - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were little changed and spot silver prices were firmer in late U.S. trading Monday, as fading October Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations supported metals while a stronger dollar and long-dated Treasury yields near multi-decade highs capped gold’s rebound.

LBMA 2026: Gold is sending a message as debt fears fuel the debasement trade - (Kitco News) - The traditional relationship between gold and bond yields is being challenged as mounting government debt, persistent inflation and concerns about the long-term purchasing power of fiat currencies continue to fuel the debasement trade, according to market experts speaking at the London Bullion Market Association’s annual Global Precious Metals Conference.

New Report Confirms Biden's DOJ Did Target Parents Who Spoke Out At School Board Meetings - New Report Confirms Biden's DOJ Did Target Parents Who Spoke Out At School Board Meetings The Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group released a report Monday concluding that former Attorney General Merrick Garland's Oct. 4, 2021 school board memo grew out of pressure from the Biden White House and turned the department's law enforcement powers on parents. The report de...

The AI Race With China Has Seven Fronts - The AI Race With China Has Seven Fronts Authored by Noosheen Hashemi via RealClearMarkets, At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and leaders of America's major AI companies emerged with a voluntary accord calling for robust internal controls, independent auditing and safeguards against AI systems accessing technical systems in unintended ways. The ag...

"Their Own Country": Quebec Elects Separatists Vowing To Break From Canada - "Their Own Country": Quebec Elects Separatists Vowing To Break From Canada Quebec's separatists are returning to government with a promise to take the province out of Canada, reopening a battle over the country's future while Ottawa is already locked in a trade war with Washington. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took a moment to speak to anglophones in the province, saying that all Queb...

To Limit Immigration, Japan Hikes Residency App Fee 20-Fold, Requires Incomes Higher Than National Average - To Limit Immigration, Japan Hikes Residency App Fee 20-Fold, Requires Incomes Higher Than National Average Via Remix News, Japan has raised the fee for permanent residency applications twentyfold and imposed stricter income, pension and language requirements on foreigners seeking to settle long-term, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government moves to curb growth in the foreign...

Massive Smoke Plume As Tanker Erupts In Flames, Spills Oil Off Russia's Sochi Coast - Massive Smoke Plume As Tanker Erupts In Flames, Spills Oil Off Russia's Sochi Coast The Black Sea tanker wars have continued Tuesday. In the latest tit-for-tat episode, a large so-called 'shadow fleet' tanker is ablaze close to the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi. The vessel, identified in reports as likely being the Aframax Rio, which was previously sanctioned by Ukraine for alle...

Kremlin Says Russians Should Ignore "Rumors" On Possible Plague Outbreak In Siberia - Kremlin Says Russians Should Ignore "Rumors" On Possible Plague Outbreak In Siberia Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The top Kremlin spokesman sought to tamp down "various rumors and speculation" about reports of a possible plague outbreak in Siberia and said that Russians should only monitor statements from government sources. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Mos...

Nickelodeon's Parent Hub Is A Nightmare Woke Indoctrination Syllabus For Kids - Nickelodeon's Parent Hub Is A Nightmare Woke Indoctrination Syllabus For Kids Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The network that once sold slime and SpongeBob is running a parent portal that treats political activism as bedtime reading. The children's channel has assembled a disturbing syllabus, and it wants the parents to administer it. Libs of TikTok flagged nickp...

Trump To Unveil Anduril Deal, Bringing Submarine Parts Factory To Baltimore - Trump To Unveil Anduril Deal, Bringing Submarine Parts Factory To Baltimore Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point complex near crime-ridden Baltimore City was once the largest steelmaking facility in the US and viewed by some as once the world's largest steel mill. Decades of deindustrialization led to the mill's closure in 2012. By 2014, the 3,300-acre site entered a redevelopment ph...

Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Re-Spikes To 12.2%, Far Worse Than Financial Crisis Peak As End Of Extend-And-Pretend Looms - Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Re-Spikes To 12.2%, Far Worse Than Financial Crisis Peak As End Of Extend-And-Pretend Looms Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com, The dictum morphs from "Survive till '25" (when low interest rates were supposed to return) to "Sell at today's price, or the lender will." The delinquency rate of office mortgages that have been securitized into com...

The $1 Million Tanker Was Just The Start: Every Crude Freight Index Hits Record High As Hormuz "Works" Too Well - The $1 Million Tanker Was Just The Start: Every Crude Freight Index Hits Record High As Hormuz "Works" Too Well Just when we thought crude tanker rates couldn't go any higher, they did - again. A week ago, a record million dollars a day charter for a supertanker was the punchline. Now it's the floor: the Baltic Exchange's TD3C, the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China VLCC route, hit y...

The S&P 500 is back in record territory as the ‘Magnificent Seven’ ride to the rescue - After trading sideways for much of the past year, the “Magnificent Seven” have been staging a comeback, helping to re-energize a bull market threatened by rising bond yields and stubbornly high crude-oil prices.

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.”

Oct. 9 has loomed large in stock-market history. Why investors still shouldn’t buy into an October jinx. - Not just one, but two, major market turning points since 2000 have occurred on that day.

Google makes a fresh bet on nuclear power as the AI energy crunch intensifies - Constellation’s stock is rising sharply following a deal that equates to as much power as would be supplied by a new nuclear reactor.

Marvell just impressed Wall Street with ‘good numbers plus a better story’ - Marvell’s stock is popping after the company not only delivered with its financial forecasts but also demonstrated its diversified mix of customers and products.

‘People in the U.S. need to wake up’: As a mortgage loan officer, I rejected applications from wealthy couples. Here’s why. - “People in the U.S. need to wake up.”

Worse than taking away your parents’ car keys? Taking away their cell phone. How to protect your aging parents. - Parental controls aren’t just for kids anymore.

Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain - Highway drivers will be allowed to use a red-dyed farm fuel that’s tax-exempt through the end of 2026.

‘Trump accounts’ could force MAGA children to own New York Times stock - This is going to bring a lot of problems that almost anyone could have predicted

My wife never went back to work after raising our kids. Do I have to share my retirement savings 50/50? - “For 14 years I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.”

Chart: A look at the S&P 500's remarkable and defiant trip to a new record - The S&P 500 returned to an intraday record Tuesday as tech gains, easing oil prices and Treasury yields helped stocks overcome months of market shocks.

Trump hedges on paying back government for ads that already aired - The New York Times reported "Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency."

Anthropic expands Claude Startups program in bid to snag founders and fast-growing companies - The expansion marks the AI company's latest push to deepen its ties to founders and fast-growing companies.

Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks - Nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, have come under attack over the past month while sailing through the Hormuz choke point.

Kalshi launches transparency features on its election contracts ahead of midterms - The platform will now provide tags that indicate which election markets have low volumes.

Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs enacted last year - That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.

World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5% - The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."

The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances - Moody's predicts that the world's aging populations will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions. 

Men are losing ground in the labor market. Here's why - Women outnumbered men in the workforce for eight straight months as of September, according to one analysis.

Labor market faltered in September as jobs increased by just 29,000, unemployment rate rose to 4.2% - Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 29,000 in September, well below the 84,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

Hong Kong's bridge of gold completes China's yuan ambition - Beijing's push to accumulate gold serves a larger goal: yuan internationalisation. In this series, Part I traces China's path to becoming a gold superpower, while this article explores Hong Kong's key role in safeguarding the nation's financial security. By Chow Chung-yanSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongTuesday, October 6, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3369468/ho...

James Turk: Money and federal autocracy -- 1913 and the quiet inversion of the American constitutional order - By James TurkJohn Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New JerseyMonday, October 5, 2026 The American Revolution affirmed that sovereignty inheres by nature in each citizen, and collectively in the people. The Constitution completed a structure in which authority flowed from citizens to their several State republics, and from the states to a Union holding only delegated powers.  The year 1913 inverted that o...

Africa's gold powerhouse bypasses US dollar to clear trade with China - By Solomon EkanemBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkMonday, October 5, 2026 Ghana has begun allowing importers to use the Ghanaian cedi to pay for eligible imports from China, in a move aimed at reducing businesses' reliance on the US dollar for bilateral trade. Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama disclosed the development at the 132nd Monetary Policy Committee press briefing, saying...

Intercontinental Exchange launches trading in gold futures in London - By Philip StaffordFinancial Times, LondonTuesday, October 6, 2026 US derivatives group Intercontinental Exchange has begun offering trading in gold futures in London, in the latest attempt to introduce precious metals derivatives in the world's centre of physical bullion trading. The New York Stock Exchange owner this week debuted precious metals contracts tied to daily auction prices set in Lo...

Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade - By Lee Ying ShanCNBC, New YorkMonday, October 5, 2026 Russian gold is pouring into Hong Kong at a record pace, highlighting how Western sanctions have rerouted bullion bound for London toward China and other Asian markets.  Hong Kong imported 112.7 tonnes of Russian-origin gold in the first seven months of 2026, according to precious metals investment firm BullionVault's analysis of data from t...

Home Sellers Grapple with Reality: Listing Prices Drop in Florida, California, Texas, and Suddenly even in New York - In New York, until recently a beacon of strength, the bottom fell out over the summer.

Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Re-Spikes to 12.2%, Far Worse than Financial Crisis Peak. End of Extend-and-Pretend Looms - The dictum morphs from “Survive till ’25” (when low interest rates were supposed to return) to “Sell at today’s price, or the lender will.”

Home Prices in the Largest 20 European Countries, from Splendid Housing Bubbles to a Market that Fell Back to 2009 - A wild ride across Europe’s very different housing markets.

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, ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund leads a $5 million token buy in crypto collateral protocol Anvil - Pantera Capital and Bullish also participated in the ANVL purchase as Anvil rolls out software designed to make its collateral protocol easier for businesses to integrate.

Crypto is expanding the boundaries of what can be priced - The future of crypto may therefore depend less on creating the next novel asset and more on building the infrastructure required to price a growing universe of existing ones, argues Altius co-founder and CEO Annabelle Huang.

OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots - The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.

Arbitrum joins Paxos-led stablecoin group Global Dollar to capture digital dollar growth - The Ethereum layer-2 is backing Paxos-issued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution, users and reserve economics.

Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme - Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery.

The VIX of bonds is rising but bitcoin and stocks aren't hearing it yet - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 6, 2026

Live updates: Bitcoin remains locked in range as stocks notch another new record high - FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.

Smaller altcoins shine as bitcoin stills trades around $85,000 - Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.

U.S.- China AI race heats up as Chinese rivals secure billions ahead of IPOs - DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.

OKX looks to abstract blockchain mechanics to bring stablecoin balances to everyday consumers - OKX appears to be designing products to keep the blockchain element abstracted or out of sight for users who simply want to hold digital dollars and use a card.

Conduit Sues Tether Over a $2.76M USDT Wallet Frozen for a Year - Conduit Technology has sued Tether after the stablecoin issuer froze $2.76 million in the company’s USDT and allegedly kept it locked for more than a year. The stranger part is why. Conduit says Brazilian police never asked Tether to freeze its treasury wallet and that Tether’s own financial crime unit selected the address using criteria […]

Winklevoss Twins File for Zcash ETF With $100M Launch Interest - Winklevoss Asset Services submitted a registration statement to the SEC for a spot zcash ETF under the ticker WINK on Nasdaq. The ETF offers direct price exposure to zcash (ZEC) rather than derivatives, using a cash-creation model for share creation and redemption.   Taking on Grayscale Winklevoss Asset Services, led by CEO Cameron Winklevoss, submitted […]

Linked Hyperliquid Giants Take Aim at Bitcoin, Ether With $1.58B in Crypto Shorts - While bitcoin and ether prices have been consolidating, two massive Hyperliquid wallets carry a combined net short exposure of roughly $1.58 billion against an array of top assets—with BTC and ETH topping the list. Positions of this magnitude naturally leave market watchers wondering whether the entities behind these trades know something the typical trader does […]

Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware - Fortitude Mining has signed a non-binding agreement for up to $100 million of Bitmain’s next-generation zcash mining hardware, securing priority access ahead of an expected 2027 rollout. Fortitude Secures Priority Access to Bitmain’s 2027 Zcash Miners Fortitude Mining is preparing to make a much bigger wager on zcash (ZEC). The Digital Currency Group-backed miner has […]

Excluding Bitcoin’s 15 Best Days Turns 225% 3-Year Gain Into Loss: Grayscale - Bitcoin’s three-year return turns negative when its 15 strongest trading days are excluded, according to Grayscale. The analysis highlights how brief rallies can dominate long-term results, exposing the potential cost of waiting outside the market.   Just 15 Days Separate Bitcoin’s Gain From a Loss Missing bitcoin’s strongest rallies could substantially alter long-term investment results, […]

Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm - Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan emerges as one of the country’s biggest political battlegrounds.

Trump Keeps Contradicting the 'National Security' Rationale for Banishing Disfavored Journalists - Attorney General Todd Blanche, who complains that CNN's coverage is "almost 100 percent negative towards the president," also has trouble keeping the story straight.

'I Never Lie': Audio Recordings Raise New Questions About Cornell 7 Allegations - Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss updates in the Cornell 7 scandal.

After More Than Three Years, Judge Newman's Case Is Transferred To The Eleventh Circuit - The case was only transferred after Chief Judge Moore extended Newman's suspension for another year.

The 'World's Oldest' Bartender's Very Illegal Basement Bar - A recent profile of 103-year-old Irv Koch's basement bar highlights all the ways that modern zoning codes crush novel and fun third places.

Lurching Through The Audition Trap - Do we rewards judges who audition or who refuse to audition?

These Minnesota Parents Were Censored at a Public Meeting for Saying School Employees' Job Titles - "You can't talk about the superintendent," a Foley Public School Board official told Blake and Katy DeMarais when they tried to advocate for their disabled and nonverbal son.

Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show! - Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping.

The "Application for an Extension and the Querulous Opposition Continue the Path of Bikeshedding or … Parkinson's Law of Triviality" - From Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks (E.D.N.Y.) in Lask v. Sorid last month: ORDER granting 91 Motion for Extension of Time to… The post The "Application for an Extension and the Querulous Opposition Continue the Path of Bikeshedding or … Parkinson's Law of Triviality" appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Sam Altman Says 'Some Bad Things' Will Happen With AI. That Doesn't Mean We Should Stop It. - Progress has always required accepting risk.

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 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.

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...

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs - Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA), H.R. 10364, a bill that would give copyright owners a new legal tool to block Americans’ access to foreign websites accused of copyright infringement.  The basic idea is all too familiar...

Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit - Judge Allows Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Move ForwardNEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move forward, a federal judge ruled yesterday. On October 1, 2026, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. Distri...

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.

Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up - ARLINGTON, Va.—Brentwood, Missouri has designated blocks of the Manchester Road Corridor as blighted, a first step in an envisioned plan to redevelop the neighborhood. Several […] The post Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up 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

Rain, Modern Treasury seek OCC trust charters - The firms join a growing list of fintech companies looking to get into the folds of federal regulation, days after a trade group sued the OCC over trust charters.

Top bank conferences to attend in 2027 - Connecting with peers and competitors may offer the gut-check that banking leaders need so they can innovate in a way that lets customers and shareholders both prosper.

Banks prioritize responsible AI, governance as use soars - JPMorgan Chase and Capital One ranked highest in AI maturity considering talent, leadership and transparency, according to Evident's annual AI index.

DOJ won’t reopen Powell probe - There’s “more work to do to understand” how the Fed’s renovation project became so expensive, AG Todd Blanche told Bloomberg TV, but the Justice Department won’t reopen its related investigation into Jerome Powell.

ICBA urges court to rein in OCC over trust charters - The community bank trade group sued the banking agency Friday, challenging the OCC's authority to charter crypto firms outside the traditional banking framework.

FDIC's Hill defends supervision and merger reforms - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Travis Hill said Tuesday that regulatory changes to bank supervision and M&A rules are meant to improve safety and soundness rather than water down oversight.

AI-linked hacks hit Korean banks through loan-agent sites - Attackers suspected of using AI got into Korean banks through side doors. The apparent failures were ordinary cyber hygiene, the kind U.S. regulators keep naming.

With $74M in growth capital, can RQD boost its RIA custody business? - While it isn't a household name in most U.S. wealth management circles, RQD* Clearing just drew a substantial growth investment on the basis of its international clearing business. Can that translate to more stateside RIA relationships?

Majority of community banks express concern over stablecoins - A survey of community bankers found broad concern that the emergence of stablecoins will result in deposit outflows and reduced lending capacity.

How Meta's Muse aids Intuit's push into small business banking - Embedding the social network's agentic AI tool into Quickbooks provides fast access to financial services and payments for entrepreneurs.

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

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fleur Capital Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O - Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O

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 (...