Precious Metals and Market News

Gold's post-Fed selloff may be missing the bigger picture, says former Lehman analyst - (Kitco News) - Gold prices have tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered what many investors interpreted as a hawkish debut, but at least one market strategist argues the precious metal's longer-term outlook remains intact.

Hawkish Fed keeps pressure on gold as physical premiums soften - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are weaker in thin holiday trading Friday, with U.S. cash equity and bond markets closed for Juneteenth and rate-sensitive flows continuing to lean against precious metals following this week's Federal Reserve meeting.

Gold's bull market remains intact even with a hawkish Fed, says Axel Merk - (Kitco News) - Gold investors shouldn't assume that a more inflation-focused Federal Reserve will derail the precious metal's long-term bull market, according to Axel Merk, founder and CEO of Merk Investments.

Gold prices are down but SocGen is buying the dip - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s new tightening bias continues to take its toll on the gold market, with a growing number of analysts expecting prices to retest support near $4,000 an ounce. However, one bank has a simple suggestion for investors: “buy the dip.”

Gold, silver extend losses with U.S. markets shut for Juneteenth - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are weaker early in the North American trading session. The precious metals continue to feel the pressure from the Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold, a firmer dollar backdrop and fading Middle East risk premium.

Wall Street bears back in control after the Fed’s hawkish outlook, Main Street leans bullish despite gold’s backslide to $4,200/oz - (Kitco News) – Gold prices saw another volatile week, as early safe-haven demand from Middle East uncertainty gave way to heavy selling after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but signaled that a 2026 rate hike remained on the table.

Gold, silver sink as dollar tests yearly highs following hawkish Fed - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are sharply weaker after the close Thursday, as the U.S. dollar tested yearly highs and traders continued to reprice the Federal Reserve’s higher-for-longer signal after Wednesday’s policy meeting.

Hawkish Fed could push gold prices back to $4,000 next week - (Kitco News) - After gold held critical support at $4,000 and gapped higher at the start of the week, fortunes have once again shifted in the gold market as prices look to end the shortened trading week back where they were last Friday.

Gold, silver fall as hawkish Fed pressure lingers - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are sharply weaker in early U.S. trading Thursday, as markets continued to digest a hawkish Federal Reserve hold, higher front-end rate expectations and lower oil prices tied to U.S.-Iran de-escalation.

Gold prices remain under pressure as Philly Fed Survey rebounds to 10.3 in June - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to face solid selling pressure as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported a strong rebound in its manufacturing sector.

Here's How 45 Countries View America - Here's How 45 Countries View America America remains one of the world’s most influential countries, but public opinion of the U.S. varies widely across the globe. Some of its strongest support now comes from emerging economies such as Vietnam, India, and the Philippines, while favorability has weakened across several longtime Western allies. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's ...

STRC Is Junk Credit In A Bitcoin Costume, And Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion Of It - STRC Is Junk Credit In A Bitcoin Costume, And Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion Of It Authored by Glenn Cameron via BitcoinMagazine.com, There is now $15 billion sitting in three securities being marketed to bitcoin holders as the safer, smarter way to access bitcoin exposure: Strategy’s preferred stack, STRC, and SATA. The pitch is identical across all three. Tax-favored. 11.5% in...

Is The Fed Finally Done Rescuing Markets? - Is The Fed Finally Done Rescuing Markets?  Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance GLJ Research’s Gordon Johnson is one of my favorite analysts on the street to read and gets a rare endorsement from me (I hate basically everyone selling sell-side style research) because, like my friend Mark Spiegel, he is one of the last few analysts out there that seems committed to the truth….no matte...

US Private Credit Default Rate Remains At Record High: Fitch - US Private Credit Default Rate Remains At Record High: Fitch As we have detailed extensively, most recently here: "Blackrock's Private Credit Fund Gates Investors Again After Redemption Requests Surge ", private credit firms continue to face a flood of redemption requests... And after this week's report from Fitch Ratings, it appears any light at the end of the tunnel is an onco...

AI Doomsday Warnings Distract From More Imminent AI Concerns - AI Doomsday Warnings Distract From More Imminent AI Concerns Authored by Daniel Nuccio via The Brownstone Institute, AI is everywhere. It’s getting incorporated into everything. That’s simply progress, we’re told. And therefore we need to embrace it, lest we look like a Luddite and let China win (whatever that means). Yet, simultaneously, a lot of people also are afraid because...

World Cup: Where's The Beer? - World Cup: Where's The Beer? Authored by Noel Williams via AmericanThinker.com, So far, the World Cup is living up to Gianni Infantino’s (FIFA President) clarion call to “unite the world” (or at least the participating nations therein). Of course, that could quickly change when we get to the knockout stages of the tournament when they're more overwrought emotions and rivalries ar...

FundStrat's Newton: Why Not Replace The FOMC With AI? - FundStrat's Newton: Why Not Replace The FOMC With AI? Short of abolishing the Fed (much preferred), would automating the Fed make more sense than the current system? Should we trust Kevin Warsh, Jerome Powell, and Lisa Cook to read the tea leaves each month and decree rate changes for us commoners?  That was Fundstrat's Mark Newton’s suggestion during last night's ZeroHedge deba...

Outrage As Suspect In UK Toddler Crocodile Attack Released On Bail; Identity Still Hidden - Outrage As Suspect In UK Toddler Crocodile Attack Released On Bail; Identity Still Hidden Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity, The insane attack at a family-run zoo in Cambridgeshire, UK has now produced a fresh outrage. A three-year-old boy from the area remains in critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital after being thrown into a crocodile enclosure. Yet, t...

US Probes Whether ASML's Advanced Chip Machine Ended Up In China - US Probes Whether ASML's Advanced Chip Machine Ended Up In China Not long after Shenzhen-based Huawei unveiled what it described as a breakthrough pathway for advanced semiconductor production at the recent IEEE ISCAS conference, the Trump administration raised concerns that one of Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, machines may have fallen i...

Federal Court Allows National Park Service To Replace Slavery Exhibit In Philadelphia - Federal Court Allows National Park Service To Replace Slavery Exhibit In Philadelphia Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal appeals court ruled on June 18 that the Trump administration can move forward with replacing a slavery-related exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. FILE - A person views posted signs on the loc...

My two sons will inherit a $30,000 annuity from their grandmother. What should I do with the money? - “My understanding is that they have five years to withdraw the money.”

Employers to college students: Never mind that 4.0 GPA. Go out and get a summer job. - College students with any sort of work experience on their résumés are twice as likely to be employed shortly after graduating.

‘We are habitually frugal’: My wife and I have money. How do we help our children without ruining their independence? - “Partly due to some mental-health issues, they may continue to go through life living paycheck to paycheck, or worse.”

‘I’ll probably be working until I die’: I’m 60, work as a waiter and have $2,000 in a Roth IRA. What will happen to me? - “I’m afraid I’m in a bad place.”

Warsh’s new task forces give the Fed wiggle room to put off changing rates until December - During his first press conference as Fed chair Wednesday, Kevin Warsh repeated one refrain in his answers to many reporters’ questions: A task force is looking into it.

Trump picked Kevin Warsh to cut rates. The new Fed chief just told us he has other plans. - Here’s what the central bank’s hawkish agenda means for your money.

Fed watching is looking very different now. Two charts can help you in the Warsh era. - Kevin Warsh is forcing Wall Street to do the heavy lifting. Use these benchmarks to find your footing.

Is the stock market closed today for Juneteenth? Will the post office deliver mail? - The June 19 federal holiday falls on a Friday this year. Here’s how trading hours and other services are affected.

Oil prices face fresh wave of volatility amid conflicting reports about Strait of Hormuz reopening and ongoing regional strife - A flurry of headlines on Friday point to an increasingly fragile deal between the U.S. and Iran.

‘We own our home outright’: I am 67 and earn $100,000. Do I take my $30,000-a-year Social Security now or wait? - “We have combined savings of $950,000 in retirement plans, Roth IRAs and Treasuries.”

Oil tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz jumps after U.S. and Iran implement deal to open sea lane - The U.S.-Iran deal has raised questions about how the Strait of Hormuz will be governed after the toll-free period ends.

Musk's SpaceX stake is worth over $1 trillion. Here are the other billionaire shareholders - SpaceX shares were up 37% after its historic debut last week, which offered shares at a set price of $135.

Memory crisis hits such extremes that 'even Apple can't be safe' - Apple appears poised to take the rare step of increasing prices to deal with what CEO Tim Cook called an "unsustainable" memory shortage.

DOJ rebuffs judge's request to put in writing it won't move forward with 'anti-weaponization' fund - The DOJ in May announced it was creating the fund as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

The riskiest SpaceX stock trade of all had a big first week - SpaceX's IPO did not just mint the biggest debut in market history and a trillionaire, but it also triggered a historic land grab in risky leveraged ETFs.

Struggling to find a job? Try looking in Nevada - The sparsely populated state known for its world-class casinos and dry climate has been a hiring hot spot.

Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that's already 'baked in,' analysts warn - Early signs of reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have lifted the most acute threat to global energy supplies but economic damages from the war will take months to unwind.

Trump claims Iran deal is 'unconditional surrender,' says his power has 'no limits': Axios - Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression.

Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% amid Iran war peace prospects - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates on hold.

Here are the five big takeaways from Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chairman - The Federal Reserve and Chairman Kevin Warsh on Wednesday followed the script on interest rates closely.

Gold coin salesmen orchestrated plot to create rival business, court finds - By Alistair GrayFinancial Times, LondonFriday, June 19, 2026 Several gold coin salesmen at Hattons of London orchestrated a "dishonest and reprehensible" plot to extract a confidential customer database to build a rival company, a judge has found. The High Court in London today ruled that the group hatched a plan to siphon off details about coin collectors and several of them concocted employee...

Ghana considers arranging local control of Gold Fields' biggest mine - By Ekow DontohBloomberg NewsFriday, June 19, 2026 Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields Ltd.'s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire in April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and benefit more from high bullion prices. The company's shares plunged. The Ghanaian miners will need to submit bids for evaluation if the government goes ahead with ...

GoldCore's Jan Skoyles: Who is controlling the gold market? - 12:14p ET Friday, June 19, 2025 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: GoldCore's Jan Skoyles speculates this week that Singapore's development of its own gold trade-clearing system may be in part a way for Western interests to prevent China from monopolizing the clearing system in Asia as the gold business moves away from "paper" in London and New York to real metal on the other side of the world. It i...

Market volatility is hiding record accumulation of gold by central banks, Maguire tells LFTV - 11:57a ET Friday, June 19, 2025 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says China surreptitiously bought hundreds of tonnes of gold with U.S. dollars during the three-month war between the United States and Iran. He adds that market volatility has been concealing record accumulation of the moneta...

Alasdair Macleod: Stop, thief! - Bullion banks and market makers know how to manipulate investor psychology. * * * By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, June 19, 2026 They want your gold and silver, and they use every psychological trick to get you to hand them over. The selloff in gold and silver continued this week, doubtless with the establishment’s paper shorts eying up the 4,121 tons held in gold exchange-traded fu...

US Government Sold $518 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 6-Month to 2-Year Treasury Yields Spike on Warsh’s “Regime Change” at the Fed - The 1-year Treasury yield spiked by 16 basis points, to 4.0%, highest since July, three rate cuts ago, as the bond market now expects multiple rate hikes.

Era of “Powell Was Dovish” Is Over: Warsh’s Five Taskforces - I have to say the FOMC press conference was a breath of fresh air.

“Regime Change” at the Fed: Fed Chair Warsh Makes the First Moves - Everything is up for review. “There’s a taskforce for that,” he said. Dot plot, possibly the last one, turns hawkish.

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, ...

Making gold and silver legal tender up to the governor - A bill to make gold and silver coins legal tender in Florida reached Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk last week. If signed, Florida would join a growing list including 10 other states that have passed similar ...

Next week El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency - The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving $30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as Chivo, or “cool” in ...

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 ...

Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ - The planned offering would let customers bet on index moves as Coinbase and Robinhood expand in the sector.

GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey's Square with payments system designed around bitcoin - GoMining unveiled a software development kit and programmable access for its bitcoin payment protocol GoBTC Pay, allowing merchants to accept BTC for everyday purchases.

Franklin Templeton proposes new ETFs that turn corporate dividends into bitcoin - Your day-ahead look for June 19, 2026

Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as bitcoin wilts for 4th straight day - Concerns about STRC, the dividend-paying preferred stock from Strategy continue to dominate market sentiment.

Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations - Matt Cole says forced selling from leveraged investors pushed STRC and SATA sharply lower before both rebounded.

Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks - The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination wallet addresses when it detects a transfer.

XRP falls 3% after losing $1.15 support as breakout attempt fades - Heavy selling pushed XRP back below a key support zone, reinforcing a downtrend that has repeatedly stalled rallies near $1.25.

Live markets: Bitcoin under pressure as Saylor comments on STRC selloff - About 20% of miners are now unprofitable, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs, more than they offloaded in all of 2025.

Bitcoin traders load up on bearish bets all the way down to $52,000 - Bitcoin traders are scrambling to buy options bets that would pay off if the selloff deepens.

Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as risk assets sell off and the week's bounce fades - Crypto dropped across the board on Friday in holiday-thinned trading, giving back the week's gains. With oil down 9% and the Iran deal signed, the question turns to whether this cycle gets an altseason at all.

Ex-Ethereum Foundation Lead Warns Core Devs Could Run Short of Funding in 3-9 Months - The Ethereum network could face a slow-burning funding crisis within three to nine months, warned Trent Van Epps, adding that spending cuts and a wound-down incentive program could squeeze the roughly $30 million-a-year effort that keeps Ethereum’s base layer running. A Warning From Inside Trent Van Epps, who for years helped coordinate funding for Ethereum’s […]

Fidelity Debuts GENIUS Act Aligned Stablecoin Reserve Fund With 0.25% Fee - Fidelity has launched a government money market fund designed for stablecoin issuers managing reserve assets under the GENIUS Act. The product joins a growing wave of institutional funds built for the fast-expanding stablecoin market. Fidelity Expands Into Stablecoin Infrastructure With New Government Money Fund Fidelity Investments has launched a government money market fund aimed at […]

Kalshi’s Messi-Fronted World Cup Push Meets a Nine-Nation European Warning - Nine European gambling regulators have pledged coordinated action against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup, warning sports bodies against partnerships just as Kalshi signs Argentina’s football federation and fronts Lionel Messi. A Coordinated Line as the World Cup Drives Betting The regulators of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sw...

Bitcoin Holds Above $63K as $42.2M in Liquidations Clears Leveraged Bets - On June 19, bitcoin experienced volatile, “zigzag” trading between $62,300 and $63,300, ultimately closing up 1% to hover just above $63,000. Bitcoin Holds Ground Amid Volatile Intraday Trading On Friday, June 19, bitcoin oscillated between $62,300 and $63,300 but ultimately closed up 1% on a day the U.S.–Iran peace memorandum faced its first stern test. […]

Cryptoquant Warns Boredom Could Sink Saylor’s STRC as Strategy Insists ‘Bitcoin Keeps Working’ - Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju has warned that BTC’s biggest threat is not a crash but “boredom,” arguing a years-long sideways grind would expose the danger in Michael Saylor’s STRC preferred-stock machine. The Boredom Thesis Ki Young Ju, chief executive of analytics firm Cryptoquant, has reframed the bear case in a way that cuts against […]

The Supervisory Power Of The Supreme Court As A Form Of Virtue Signaling - Only Justice Thomas was willing to look past the difficult consequences of an appellate waiver.

The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That's Compromise, Not Surrender. - Hawks don’t understand what diplomacy is: Both sides give something up and both sides get something in return.

Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They? - The MLB's conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.

Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That. - The Vermont senator's American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would also create an entirely new regulatory regime for the tech industry.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Rum, time travel, and inappropriate trophies.

When Justice Professor Merged With Justice Barrett - Hunter presented a weird syncretism between Amy Coney Barrett's scholarship and her jurisprudence.

A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining - The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice."

No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office - From Patrick v. Pasco County Fla. Tax Collector, decided Tuesday by Judges Kevin Newsom, Andrew Brasher, and Frank Hull: Plaintiff… The post No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office appeared first on Reason.com.

Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment - The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hemani.

ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities - The Department of Homeland Security plans to sell or offload seven warehouses it originally purchased to house migrants.

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

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

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

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

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

They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power - Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody war over mere complaints about bad policy. American Independence was built on something else spelled out in the text itself, and understood by everyone at the time. On this Episode - It's the foundation of the de...

Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War - What Madison is pointing out is that among all the ways that government destroys the liberty of its own people, its wars are the worst. The post Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

It’s not Treason. It’s Self-Defense. - “For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offences.” From the Declaration of Independence, one of the charges against the King that justified secession. It was built on a violent American raid on the British few of us are ever taught about. In the early hours of June 10, 1772, a band of Rhode Islanders rowed out in the dark, shot and seriously wounded a Royal Navy commander, c...

The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents - This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027.  The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response to growing concerns about online harms for young people. In reality, much like the Online Safety ...

EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border - This week, EFF joined Foxglove, Human Rights Watch, and 60 other organizations in writing to the UK’s Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris, raising serious concern about the Home Office’s decision to deploy Facial Age Estimation (FAE) to assess asylum-seeking children from 2027.  The letter points to four key concerns: Discrimination  As with most face estimation and re...

Canada Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Surveillance Bill - With no serious debate, including on proposed amendments, Canada is blazing full speed ahead with Bill C-22, which would threaten encryption and increase surveillance. Also known as the Lawful Access Bill, Bill C-22 is currently moving forward quickly to a vote despite the many, many criticisms civil liberty groups and the tech industry have hurled at it. As we’ve discussed before, Bill C-22 is...

After Miami Gardens Drops Illegal Ban on Food Trucks, Law Firm Urges Aventura to Do the Same  - After beating a food truck ban in Miami Gardens, the Institute for Justice is urging Aventura to end a similar restriction. The post After Miami Gardens Drops Illegal Ban on Food Trucks, Law Firm Urges Aventura to Do the Same  appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Property Owners Ask Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Private Railroad’s Land Grab - ATLANTA—On Monday, a group of property owners in rural Sparta, Georgia filed a petition asking the Georgia Supreme Court to hear their case challenging a private […] The post Property Owners Ask Georgia Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Private Railroad’s Land Grab appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Innocent Man’s Case Seeking to Hold Federal Agents Accountable for Brutalizing Him More Than a Decade Ago - WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by an innocent man who was brutalized by members of a joint state-federal task force when he was […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Innocent Man’s Case Seeking to Hold Federal Agents Accountable for Brutalizing Him More Than a Decade Ago 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 ...

GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban - GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026 Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for an urgent ruling in their lawsuit cha...

IL: Stop Illinois’ Backdoor Handgun Ban – TAKE ACTION - Anti-gun lawmakers in Springfield are trying to move HB 4471, the so-called “Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act,” out of the House Rules Committee. This bill isn’t about stopping violent criminals. It’s a backdoor ban aimed at common semiautomatic pistols, including many Glock-style handguns. HB4471 originally sought to criminalize the manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, import, or transfer of...

Gun Owners of America Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor - Gun Owners of America Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 11, 2026  TALLAHASSEE, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA) proudly endorses U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds for Governor of Florida.  As both a former Florida state lawmaker and a current member of Congress, Byron Donalds has compiled a perfect pro-Second Amendment record.  As a freshman state representat...

MidFirst Bank to buy Dallas-based commercial bank - The proposed deal, expected to close in the second half of this year, follows MidFirst’s 2024 acquisition of six Houston-area locations from Amerant Bank.

Santander-Webster deal gets OCC approval - The $12.3 billion acquisition, which also needs a green light from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, got the OCC’s go-ahead 74 days after the application was submitted.

Lenders ramp up scam defenses to confront elder fraud - Fifth Third Bank and Star One Credit Union are among the financial institutions implementing strategies aimed at detecting scams earlier and being more proactive.

JPMorgan, BofA, others challenge the BNPL space - Buy now, pay later players, including Klarna and Affirm, are facing more competition as financial institutions begin offering installment payment options.

Michigan bank to buy in-state peer for $54.6M - By buying Grand River Bank, Isabella Bank will gain access to the growing Grand Rapids market.

JPMorgan eyes European digital bank expansion: FT - JPMorganChase wants to expand its digital bank offerings to three more European countries, according to a new Financial Times report; M&T Bank Corp. elects Jerry Jacobs Jr. to the board of directors of both its parent and banking subsidiary; Citizens Financial Group names Chris Emerson as head of investor relations; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The risk for banks as embedded payments take off - Banks that don't embrace embedded payments now risk losing out to more nimble rivals in the near future.

Credit unions must remain a safe place for Black women - Credit unions have a long history of serving diverse members. In a climate where programs designed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion are under constant attack, they should double-down on that commitment.

'Stop prompting, start delegating': Anthropic exec to banks - Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.

FDIC floats counting discount window borrowing toward liquidity - Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.

Stablecoin remuneration on centralised exchanges - by Wenqian Huang, Nikola Tarashev, Xinyi WangCentralised exchanges remunerate stablecoin holders, using the return on the issuer's reserve assets or income from market activity. Under the reserve-based model, yields track policy rates – akin to yields on cash-management instruments – whereas under the activity-based model, yields are much more volatile. By turning stablecoins into substitutes f...

CGFS-MC workshop on implications of stablecoin use for central banks - ECB, Frankfurt, 16-17 June 2026

Boris Vujčić: A European perspective on currency and convergence - Keynote speech (virtual) by Mr Boris Vujčić, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, at the conference on Iceland's Currency Options, Frankfurt am Main, 2 June 2026.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company

Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program - Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain an effective customer identification program

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

Press Release: Agencies Remove Additional References to Reputation Risk - PRESS RELEASE | JUNE 2, 2026 Agencies Remove Additional References to Reputation Risk WASHINGTON—The federal bank regulatory agencies today join...