Precious Metals and Market News

Vale CEO says mining must become ‘essential to society’ to unlock full value - (Kitco News) - The mining sector has seen significant gains in the last 12 months as investors start to recognize its importance in the evolution of the global economy. However, according to one senior mining executive, to unlock its full value, the sector needs to become essential to society.

‘Onchain markets are responsible for virtually 100% of weekend price discovery’ – Theo’s Ioppe - (Kitco News) – Gold’s price discovery mechanisms move onto blockchain networks after U.S. futures markets close for the weekend, creating arbitrage opportunities for traders who can navigate both markets, according to Iggy Ioppe, chief investment officer (CIO) at Theo and former CIO at Credit Suisse.“In terms of publicly visible price formation, onchain markets are responsible for virtually 100...

Gold loses altitude, silver down sharply as USDX rallies, risk aversion somewhat abates - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are higher but down around $100 from the overnight highs, while silver prices lost overnight gains and are trading sharply down.

Gold and silver prices have further to fall before reaching the floor, but Iran conflict and tariff uncertainty are supportive – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver likely have further to fall before they reach their price floor, even as the Iran conflict and tariff uncertainty support gold, while ETF investors continue to bet on silver, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In the latest update, the analysts wrote that history suggests that gold and silver prices both have further to fall. 

Tony Makuch named Kitco Mining CEO of the Year after Porcupine turnaround - (Kitco News) Tony Makuch, president and CEO of Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV; OTCQX: DSVSF), was named Kitco Mining’s CEO of the Year at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida in February 2026, following a year in which the company repositioned the Porcupine complex in Ontario as a cash-generating growth platform.

Spot gold trades near session low after ISM Manufacturing PMI dips to 52.4 - (Kitco News) - Gold is trading near session highs after the latest data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector beating expectations by holding steady last month, though prices shot higher in February.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced on Monday that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index ticked down to 52.4 in February after posting a 52.6 reading in January. The headline nu...

Bitcoin March 2 daily chart alert - Firmer, trapped in trading range - (Kitco News) - Monday, March 2—March bitcoin futures prices are higher in early U.S. trading Monday. Despite the roiled marketplace, Bitcoin trading action remains in a sideways grind at lower levels.

Gold market analysis for March 2 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders - (Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

Strong price gains in gold, silver on safe-haven demand - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are sharply higher and hit four-week highs in early U.S. trading Monday, on strong safe-haven demand as the Middle East is seeing its biggest war in decades.

Investors continue to cling to their gold during the weekend - (Kitco News) - The threat of a geopolitical flare-up is once again giving investors a reason to sleep with one eye open — and one hand firmly on their bullion.

Will Soaring War Risk Send Civilian Ammunition Prices Higher? - Will Soaring War Risk Send Civilian Ammunition Prices Higher? President Trump signaled on Sunday that Operation Epic Fury could extend for four weeks, shifting our focus beyond the likely decline of certain air-delivered munition stockpiles to the question of whether a prolonged conflict begins tightening small-arms ammunition supplies and spilling over into civilian markets. "It'...

Vienna Is Nice This Time Of Year... Right? - Vienna Is Nice This Time Of Year... Right? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Vienna, once hailed as one of Europe’s safest capitals, is grappling with a wave of violent crimes linked to unchecked migration, alongside a deepening crisis in schools where German is becoming a minority language.  Parents are fleeing public education, random assaults are making headlines,...

Russian Guidance Chip With Western Parts Found In Iranian Drone That Hit UK Air Base In Cyprus - Russian Guidance Chip With Western Parts Found In Iranian Drone That Hit UK Air Base In Cyprus The wreckage of an Iranian drone that targeted the British Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, Cyprus, on Sunday reportedly contained a Russian-made "Kometa" satellite navigation chip using Western-made components, according to OSINT accounts on X. The British military air base Akrotiri i...

Britain Reconsiders 78% North Sea Oil Tax As Investment Slows - Britain Reconsiders 78% North Sea Oil Tax As Investment Slows Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, The UK may be quietly inching toward an awkward admission: the windfall tax experiment on oil and gas has been a flop. The Treasury is holding talks with North Sea oil and gas producers about potentially scrapping the Energy Profits Levy before its scheduled 2030 expiry, ...

Macron Throws Out French Nuclear Policy Over Russia And China Threats - Macron Throws Out French Nuclear Policy Over Russia And China Threats President Emmanuel Macron on Monday broke several decades of French nuclear taboos, promising to increase the country's arsenal and positioning France for a lead role in European security.  Macron also called for the deployment of French nuclear capable aircraft to allied nations (which could potentially include...

Trump Says He's 'Disappointed' by Starmer For Blocking Use Of Diego Garcia For Iran Strikes - Trump Says He's 'Disappointed' by Starmer For Blocking Use Of Diego Garcia For Iran Strikes Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. President Donald Trump said he was disappointed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to use the joint UK–U.S. military base on Diego Garcia island to strike Iran. A US Air Force weapons loader delivers a 2...

Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia - Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Authorities in Russia believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity on Telegram’s part, thus impugning its founder’s character after he d...

Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats - Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats A Milwaukee man who slashed a bicyclist with a box cutter and then tried to frame his own victim with fake death threats against President Trump - hoping immigration authorities would deport him before trial - was sentenced Friday to 16½ years in prison. Demetric DeShawn Scott, 52, wa...

CIA: Khamenei Replacement Will Likely Be More Hardline - CIA: Khamenei Replacement Will Likely Be More Hardline Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Before the US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Saturday morning and killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the CIA assessed that if the Iranian leader were killed, his rule would likely be replaced by "hardline" figures from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters has reporte...

Bernie Sanders Goes Nuclear On Billionaires With Craziest Tax Proposal Yet - Bernie Sanders Goes Nuclear On Billionaires With Craziest Tax Proposal Yet Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) is rolling out yet another exercise in class-warfare fantasy legislation on Monday, this time a proposal to extract a staggering $4.4 trillion from the nation's roughly 1,000 billionaires through an annual 5 percent annual wealth tax, according to The Washington Post. The bill ...

Blackstone said its flagship private-credit fund saw heavy outflows - Blackstone said it redeemed more investments than usual in its flagship private-credit fund, in another sign of the stress the industry is facing.

‘I don’t earn enough to support us and our baby’: My unemployed husband lost $22,000 trading sports cards. What now? - “I intervened, shut the business down and got him into therapy and support for gambling-type behaviors.”

Oil prices surge to highest in a year as fears of Middle East supply crunch grow - Oil prices rose to their highest in more than a year as traders continued to fret that supplies will be affected by conflict in the Middle East.

My rude, ungrateful relative gave her lawyer power of attorney — and has lived to regret it. Should I get involved? - “A person who is used to controlling others does not like being controlled.”

JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warns there’s too much complacency in markets - JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon warns the tepid stock-market reaction on Monday to the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran was just another example of the complacency in markets.

Former reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt say they are still displaced by wildfires - Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have said that they still do not have a permanent place to live—more than a year after they lost their Pacific Palisades property in the California wildfires.

‘No toilets’? Civil trial over renovation work plays out in L.A. over Kanye West’s stripped Malibu beach house - A worker is seeking more than $1 million in damages from Kanye West over the renovation work of a Malibu home and has made some bizarre allegations.

Gold can be called many things — just don’t say it’s an inflation hedge - Gold’s been on a sensational run, but the one thing it can’t be described as is an inflation hedge.

World’s hottest stock market suddenly blows cold with a 7% tumble - Korean equities suffered their worst losses since August 2024 with international investors leading the exodus after two days of net selling

Opendoor CEO says his firm is offering mortgages at 4.99%. Some are puzzled how. - The chief executive of Opendoor Technologies says his company is offering mortgages a full percentage point below the national average, a move that puzzles some observers wondering about its effect on the company’s business.

Iran war live updates: Israel bolsters forces in southern Lebanon, drones hit U.S. embassy in Riyadh as oil rises further - Follow the latest news after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive attack on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Stock futures tumble as traders monitor latest with U.S.-Iran conflict: Live updates - Tuesday marked the fourth day of the conflict with Iran after joint U.S.-Israel military strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend.

Swiss sneaker maker falls 11% after record sales, as guidance falls short of expectations - On is entering thee third and final year of its strategy to double sales by 2026 in a quest to "be the most premium global sportswear brand."

Next phase of Iran war ‘will be even more punishing’: Rubio, Trump officials brief Congress - Members of Congress demanded briefings from the White House after attacks were launched on Iran over the weekend.

How traders played Monday's comeback, and what they think will keep working during the turmoil - Monday's trading action showed the historical precedent around geopolitical shocks holds true, and hinted at what investments could continue to work.

As Trump declares inflation tamed, Iran conflict threatens new price pressures - The conflict involving Iran threatens another price spike that could undermine the president's central case for lower interest rates.

Why Iran should not count on allies Russia and China to come to its aid - Iran's closest allies, Russia and China, have not offered material support to it, exposing the hard limits of its "strategic" partnerships.

Iran conflict: Where things stand, global responses — and what comes next - The U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran is extending into its third day with each side pledging escalation.

Are Jack Dorsey's aggressive job cuts the start of an AI jobs apocalypse? Economists weigh in - Economists question whether such moves signal a broader shift in the labor market or simply reflect company-specific adjustments.

Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected - The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.

Investors turn to gold, not bonds, as haven from war in Iran - By Ian Smith, Emily Herbert, Rachel Rees, Leslie Hook, and Costas MourselasFinancial Times, LondonMonday, March 2, 2026 Big investors have turned to gold and the U.S. dollar rather than the traditional safety of government bonds, as anxiety grows over an inflation shock threatened by the war in Iran. Gold raced close to a record high on Monday, jumping 2.5% to more than $5,400 a troy ounce, as ...

Brien Lundin: War isn't bullish for gold - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesMetairie, LouisianaMonday, March 2, 2026 As I walked the packed halls of the massive PDAC mining conference yesterday, many attendees asked, with eyes gleaming with excitement, how high gold would jump today in the wake of America's massive onslaught against Iran. I threw rhetorical cold water in their faces. This wasn't good for gold, I told...

Top gold miner Uzbekistan extends halt on exports amid record prices - By Yuliya FedorinovaBloomberg NewsMonday, March 2, 2026 Uzbekistan, one of the world's largest gold producers, has taken to hoarding its output of the yellow metal as prices hit records amid global geopolitical turmoil. The country, which mines about 130 tons per year, exported no non-monetary gold in January, extending a halt in sales that began late last year, according to data from the Natio...

Chris Powell: Canada, you're a rich country, so stop insisting on being poor - Remarks by Chris PowellSecretary/Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.Stein-GATA Dinner, TorontoSunday, March 1, 2026Please forgive the lack of a French translation for my remarks. I took four years of French in high school and still don't know merde.But since we met here a year ago things have changed dramatically for the monetary metals. For much of the last year gold and silver ha...

Thai gold-trading curbs take effect as authorities try to restrain baht - By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Matthew BurgessBloomberg Newsvia The Business Times, SingaporeSaturday, February 28, 2026 Thailand will implement tough new rules governing retail gold-trading from Sunday, March 1, hoping to curb speculative activity that has fueled gains in the baht and weakened the nation's competitiveness. Individuals' online, baht-denominated gold transactions will be su...

10-Year US Treasury Yield Flipflops, Spikes by 14 Basis Points to 4.07%, after Plunging to 3.93%, amid Massive Volatility - It undid more than the entire haven trade that had started on Thursday and blew through the hot PPI inflation on Friday.

Drill Baby Drill for 20+ Years: US Natural Gas Production Jumps to Record, Exports via LNG & Pipeline Spike to Record in 2025 - And the price of US natural gas fell back to where it had been 30 years ago.

Construction Spending on Data Centers, Factories, Powerplants, and Office Buildings: Boom, Bust, and in Between - Despite the hoopla about data centers, spending on factory construction was five times larger.

Fiat Money vs. Legal Tender: What’s the Difference? - Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

A bill to make gold and silver legal currency in NH is back for the second year in a row - Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia, R-Tilton, has introduced a bill to make gold and silver legal tender in New Hampshire. Harvey-Bolia argued that gold and silver can hedge against inflation and allow people ...

Eleven states recognize gold and silver as US currency. Which are they? - Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation to recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Eleven states already recognize gold and silver coins as legal tender. Several other states have ...

OpEd: On Gold, Silver as Our Legal Tender - Other states are testing parallel currencies, but legal, political and fiscal roadblocks make the idea nearly impossible in the Golden State. Imagine walking into your local coffee shop in Los Angeles ...

German Lawmaker Pushes For Bitcoin To Become Legal Tender - In a move that could significantly influence the cryptocurrency landscape, German lawmaker, Joana Cotar, is spearheading an initiative to establish Bitcoin BTC/USD as a legal tender in the country.

Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 - With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher - Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.

Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case - Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.

Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU - The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.

Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset - The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.

Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World - Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps - The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan - After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025

Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU - Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA

Proposal to Regulate Prediction Markets Gains Steam After Insider Trading Allegations Involving Iran War - Senator Chris Murphy has proposed regulating prediction markets after allegations of insider trading by people close to the Trump Administration. According to Bubblemaps, six insiders profited close to $1.2 million betting on the U.S. strike on Iran just hours before it happened. Senator Chris Murphy Vows to Regulate Prediction Markets After Insider Trading Allegations The […]

Citrea Foundation Forms to Advance Bitcoin Programmable Infrastructure and Decentralization - The newly established Citrea Foundation will oversee the growth and decentralized governance of Bitcoin’s application layer through research and grants. On March 2, 2026, the Citrea Foundation was introduced as an independent organization dedicated to supporting the evolution of programmable Bitcoin. Based in the Cayman Islands, the Foundation is led by a Board of Directors […]

Iran’s Conflict and Internet Disruptions Hit Local Crypto Industry - On March 1, Chainalysis observed that Iran’s largest crypto exchanges were offline, a report consistent with the complete disruption of the internet connection coming from the regime. TRM Labs found that Iran’s crypto transaction volumes fell by 80% since February 28, when the first strike happened. Iran’s Crypto Industry in Containment Mode After Airstrikes Iran, […]

OKX Integrates Katana Infrastructure to Launch Native Onchain DeFi Yield - OKX to embed Katana’s native decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield infrastructure, allowing users to access onchain returns without manual bridging. On March 3, 2026, global crypto platform OKX announced an integration with Katana, a DeFi-focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR. This partnership embeds Katana’s onchain infrastructure directly into the exchange, enabling users to […]

Hyperliquid’s 24/7 Onchain Markets Prove Price Discovery Never Closes - While Wall Street slept through a Saturday night of airstrikes, onchain traders were already repricing the world in real time. Hyperliquid Shows Global Repricing Happens Before Wall Street Wakes Up When U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, legacy markets were closed for the weekend. The New York Stock […]

Brickbat: Police Priorities - In Australia, a Gold Coast couple suffered a home invasion in which when masked thieves stole valuables and drove off… The post Brickbat: Police Priorities appeared first on Reason.com.

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Counting The Votes In Mirabelli v. Bonta - We only know how Justice Gorsuch voted because Justice Kagan told us he was in the majority.

The Supreme Court's Emergency Docket Meets The Inferior Courts' Emergency Dockets - Why should the Supreme Court defer to the emergency docket of lower courts?

Second Amendment Roundup: Oral Argument in Hemani - Testing whether an unlawful user of marijuana forfeits the right to have arms.

Slavery and Birthright Citizenship - All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - granting citizenshp to freed slaves and their descendants.

Parental Rights Not to Have School Hide Child's Social Gender Transition / Parental Rights to Provide Child with Surgical or Hormonal Gender Transition - Today's unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Parental Rights Not to Have School Hide Child's Social Gender Transition / Parental Rights to Provide Child with Surgical or Hormonal Gender Transition appeared first on Reason.com.

Justices Debate Substantive Due Process Again, This Time in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case - Today's unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Substantive Due Process Again, This Time in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case appeared first on Reason.com.

Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case - Today's opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that "prevent schools from telling them about their… The post Justices Debate Emergency Docket in Parental Rights / Gender Transition Concealment Case appeared first on Reason.com.

Trump's War With Iran Is Unjustified and Unpopular - Plus: Congress is reluctant to assert its war powers, the Pentagon brands Anthropic a national security threat, and a listener asks whether regime change is ever morally defensible.

The Secretary of Defense Is Misleading the American People - The Secretary of Defense is misleading the American people.

Adam Smith and Market Taoism - The United States should practice what it preaches and adhere to its founding principles by limiting the power of government, protecting basic liberties, and fostering free trade at home and abroad.

Tariff Refund Delays Could Cost Taxpayers $700 Million a Month - We calculate in Figure 1 that $700 million in interest is added to the final bill every month that the government delays tariff refunds, or around $23 million per day.

How Justice Gorsuch Helped Save Us from a “Climate Emergency” - Gorsuch, along with the rest of the majority, has largely saved the American people from a future administration declaring a climate emergency and instituting measures like climate tariffs at the president’s sole discretion

Argentina’s Labor Reform Is a Step in the Right Direction - The passing of the labor reform bill, only a few months after Milei’s midterm victory in October, sends a positive message to investors.

One Step is a Step Too Far - Thomas Jefferson warned that just one single step beyond the limits of the Constitution is one too many.  That’s because when the government crosses that line, it unlocks a virtually unlimited reservoir of power. The post One Step is a Step Too Far appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. - The executive, James Madison warned, is the branch of power most interested in and prone to war. Empowering it to both declare and wage war, not only guarantees endless war, it’s a ROYAL power the founders fought to free themselves from. That’s why a free people must disarm the president from this potential. The post This Isn’t a Presidency. It’s a Throne. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Cent...

Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended - You can’t build a true “land of the free” on hope, wishing for the “right people” to gain power and resist the temptation to abuse it. The post Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

EFF to Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal - Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds a link to it? For almost two decades, most U.S. courts have held that the former is responsible, applying a rule called the server test. Under the server test, whomever controls the server that hosts a copyrighted work—and therefore determines who has access to what and how—can be directly ...

National Book Tour for Cindy Cohn’s Memoir, ‘Privacy’s Defender’ - MIT Press Publishes EFF Executive Director’s Book As She Prepares to Depart Organization After 25 Years SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will launch her memoir, Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance (MIT Press, March 10), with events in San Francisco and Berkeley before embarking on a national book tour.  In Privacy’s D...

Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn’t Support Broad Search of Protesters’ Devices and Digital Data - In a big win for protesters’ rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to sweeping warrants to search a protester’s devices and digital data and a nonprofit’s social media data. The case, Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs, arose after a housing protest in 2021, during which Colorado Springs police arrested protesters for obs...

Rhode Island Files First-in-Nation Single-Room Occupancy Model Legislation, ROOM Act, to Combat Housing Crisis - Arlington, Va.—Late last Friday, State Representative June Speakman filed HB 8036 to help combat the housing crisis that is being felt across the state. Informally […] The post Rhode Island Files First-in-Nation Single-Room Occupancy Model Legislation, ROOM Act, to Combat Housing Crisis appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Woman Suing US Marshals Over False Arrest Overcomes Critical Legal Hurdle - PHOENIX—Penny McCarthy, a grandmother wrongly arrested by U.S. Marshals, overcame a critical legal hurdle in her lawsuit against the United States government and federal agents over […] The post Woman Suing US Marshals Over False Arrest Overcomes Critical Legal Hurdle appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Hamdi Mohamud’s Case Against St. Paul Officer Who Framed Her - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of Hamdi Mohamud. The petition asked the […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Hamdi Mohamud’s Case Against St. Paul Officer Who Framed Her 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 ...

TX: Primary Election Voting Starts Tomorrow in Texas! - Tomorrow is an exciting day – it’s the Texas March 3 Primary Election! Make sure to cast your vote between 7 AM and 7 PM and stand up for the leadership you believe in for our great state! To find your local polling locations and hours, check out these helpful links: https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/where.html   https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/   We are proud to announce our endorsed...

WY: Historic Wyoming Gun Bills on the Move – Please Contact Your Senators! - Historic Gun Bills on the Move in Wyoming. Please Contact Your Senator Now! Over the prior four Wyoming Legislative Sessions, GOA has worked to pass some of America’s best Second Amendment legislation including a Repeal of Gun Free Zones in schools and most government buildings, a Second Amendment Protection Act (which includes criminal penalties) to reduce local cooperation with federal gun … ...

TX: GOA Proudly Supports 13 Federal Candidates in Texas! - We’re excited to announce that Gun Owners of America proudly endorses thirteen dynamic, 2A candidates to represent the great state of Texas in Washington, D.C.! ✅ Ken Paxton — U.S. Senate ✅ Nathaniel Moran — U.S. House, TX-01 ✅ Steve Toth — U.S. House, TX-02 ✅ Keith Self – U.S. House, TX-03 ✅ Pat Fallon – U.S. House, TX-04 ✅ … Read more

Edward Jones gets FDIC’s nod for ILC charter - The approval caps a nearly six-year journey for the investment firm, which aims to launch an industrial bank next year.

JPMorgan, Barclays, Fifth Third sued over Tricolor - Asset-backed securities investors accused the banks of ignoring “giant red flags” about the bankrupt subprime auto lender and “enabling” its “massive fraud.”

Morgan Stanley brings trust charter pursuit into the mainstream - The banking behemoth’s application lands at the OCC as a flurry of fintechs vie for the same license. Morgan Stanley has recently partnered on a crypto trading effort and filed paperwork for holdings of three digital currencies.

Washington’s FS Bancorp boosts Portland presence - The bank’s $34.6 million merger with Oregon-based Pacific West, set to close in the third quarter, will create a lender with 31 locations and $3.6 billion in assets.

Meta dips a toe back into crypto - The social media giant is exploring the use of stablecoin payments in its app ecosystem, years after its Diem digital currency experiment imploded.

Amy Brady, KeyCorp's longtime CIO, resigns from the bank - Brady, Key's chief information officer since 2012, resigned Monday due to "personal health considerations," the Cleveland-based bank said in a securities filing. Chief Financial Officer Clark Khayat will assume her duties.

SBA's new eligibility rules expected to funnel loans to nonbanks - As the Trump administration limits access to only U.S. citizens, volume in the Small Business Administration's flagship loan program is already trailing the 2025 pace. Experts predict that the tighter eligibility criteria will send more loans to nonbanks.

Iran war brings urgency to fintechs' sanctions compliance - Experts say regulators will be looking more closely at know-your-customer compliance in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iran.

Ohio-based Civista names the successor to its retiring CEO - Charles "Chuck" Parcher will replace Dennis Shaffer as president and CEO of the Sandusky, Ohio-based community bank. Shaffer is set to retire in late August.

Bank of America makes a move as rewards race heats up - With the likes of Amex and JPMorganChase upgrading card perks, BofA is expanding no-fee access to more customers and products and adding incentives.

From cash to crypto: towards a consistent regulatory approach to illicit payments - The rapid evolution of cryptoassets, including stablecoins, and retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) has led to changes in regulatory frameworks to incorporate them. The expansion of options beyond bank deposits and cash calls for a holistic analysis of the effectiveness of anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regimes across different payment instrum...

Christopher J Waller: Operationalizing AI at the Federal Reserve - Speech (via webcast) by Mr Christopher J Waller, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 2026 Technology-Enabled Disruption Conference "Shaping the future of finance and payments", Boston, Massachusetts, 24 February 2026.

P Nandalal Weerasinghe: Central Bank of Sri Lanka's policy agenda for 2026 and beyond - Speech by Dr P Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 8 January 2026.

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 20 and 28, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 20 and 28, 2026

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of First Financial Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of First Financial Bank

Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal - Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal

Press Release: FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Edward Jones Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 27, 2026 FDIC Approves the Deposit Insurance Application for Edward Jones Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah WASHINGTON – The B...

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Second Quarter 2026 and Third Quarter 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 27, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Second Quarter 2026 and Third Quarter 2026 WASHINGTON - The Federal ...