Precious Metals and Market News

Gold falls as oil jumps on U.S.-Iran deadlock - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower after the close Monday, as crude oil jumped, Treasury yields firmed and U.S.-Iran negotiations remained unresolved.

Iran war volatility has boosted commodities across the complex, and gold, oil and base metals prices will rise even after a deal - UBS - (Kitco News) – U.S.-Iran negotiations remain the most important driver of commodity markets in the near term, and an allocation to commodities can help investors hedge against inflation and energy supply shocks over the medium term, according to Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS.In a new update published Monday, Staunovo wrote that commodity market volatility is likely to remain eleva...

BMO warns weakening Chinese solar demand could weigh on silver prices - (Kitco News) - The growing energy crisis due to the ongoing war in Iran is driving renewed interest in alternative energy, including solar power, which should provide some support for silver this year.

Silver is leaving the U.S. as physical bullion market restructures - Scottsdale Mint’s Phair - (Kitco News) - Silver is moving out of the United States and into tighter overseas markets, even as futures prices react to geopolitical headlines, according to Josh Phair, CEO of Scottsdale Mint and The Wyoming Reserve.Speaking with Kitco News on May 27 as gold traded near $4,400 an ounce and silver fell more than 3%, Phair said the physical market was showing a different picture than the day’...

Gold prices captive to Iran headlines, silver faces critical test at $70/oz – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are trapped in the range established earlier in the U.S.-Iran conflict, while high prices and new import duties are impacting key areas of the Asian market, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices continue to be dominated by shifting Iran-U.S. negotiations.

Spot gold trades near $4,460/oz after ISM Manufacturing PMI rises to 54 - (Kitco News) - Gold is trading near session lows after the latest data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector beating expectations last month, with prices also moderating in May.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) announced on Monday that its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 54 in May, its highest reading since May 2022, after posting a 52.7 reading in April. The headline num...

Fed trapped between inflation and debt crisis, and gold wins either way - Sprott's McIntyre - (Kitco News) - Despite gold’s recent disappointing price action, the precious metal’s long-term bull case has rarely looked stronger, as the Federal Reserve faces an increasingly impossible balancing act between inflation, economic growth, and rising sovereign debt risks, according to one fund manager.

Silver firms while gold slips on Hormuz uncertainty - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are lower and spot silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Monday, as a stronger U.S. dollar and higher oil prices weighed on bullion while silver held a positive session.

Wall Street flips firmly bullish after gold’s late-week recovery, Main Street sentiment sours with jobs data on deck - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street feeling fresh optimism about gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street sentiment slid into bearish territory despite gold’s late-week rebound.

Gold rises, silver slips as oil falls on Iran deal hopes - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are higher and spot silver prices are lower after the close Friday, as a sharp monthly drop in crude oil reduced inflation pressure while a firmer U.S. dollar kept silver under pressure.

"Debug": Google Seeks Federal Approval To Release Millions Of Mosquitoes In California, Florida - "Debug": Google Seeks Federal Approval To Release Millions Of Mosquitoes In California, Florida Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Google is seeking federal approval for a new program called "Debug" that would release up to 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes already found in the wild. A laboratory technician holds a mosqu...

GoPro Warns It May Not Survive As AI Memory Crunch Bites - GoPro Warns It May Not Survive As AI Memory Crunch Bites GoPro shares have been under pressure since last fall, when memory prices began to soar as AI data center buildouts tightened global supply and diverted capacity away from consumer electronics. On Monday, GoPro filed an 8-K with the SEC, warning of "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern and sta...

California Legislators Shriek: 'Stop Nick Shirley!' - California Legislators Shriek: 'Stop Nick Shirley!' Authored by Mike McDaniel via AmericanThinker.com, Without the second Trump Administration, we would surely not have discovered, and most importantly, acted upon, the fraud being committed around the country, most notably in blue states like Minnesota and California. So much has been discovered so rapidly, President Trump appoint...

Massachusetts Sues UnitedHealthcare Over Alleged $100 Million Fraud - Massachusetts Sues UnitedHealthcare Over Alleged $100 Million Fraud Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, Massachusetts sued UnitedHealthcare on May 29, alleging the company defrauded the state’s Medicaid program by making seniors appear sicker than they were to secure higher payments. The company contracted with MassHealth to provide a Senior Care Options—which combines M...

Shaky Lebanon Ceasefire Reached As Trump Says Iran Talks Back On; Tehran Claims Attack On US Container Ship - Shaky Lebanon Ceasefire Reached As Trump Says Iran Talks Back On; Tehran Claims Attack On US Container Ship Summary Trump has announced the "shooting will stop" in Lebanon, after phone calls with both sides. Says Iran talks back on "at rapid pace"; Lebanese presidency confirms Hezbollah agreed to US ceasefire proposal Iran announces halt to all exchanges with US, citing Israeli a...

The Latest Graham Platner Scandal Could Be His Undoing - The Latest Graham Platner Scandal Could Be His Undoing Graham Platner built his Senate campaign on a carefully curated image: the decorated veteran, the Maine oyster farmer, the working-class progressive who talks straight and fights for the little guy. Despite a slew of scandals, including a Nazi-linked tattoo and many extremely problematic Reddit posts, Maine Democrats handed...

'The Mad & The Free': Can American Society Debate Its Way Out Of Psychosis? - 'The Mad & The Free': Can American Society Debate Its Way Out Of Psychosis? Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Psychodrama “A sane society cannot debate its way out of psychosis. It must diagnose the patient with lethal precision and restore the ancient boundary between the mad and the free.” - LHGrey on X When you watch video of the shenanigans at the Delaney Hall ICE build...

May Auto Demand "Stronger Than Expectations", Deutsche Says - May Auto Demand "Stronger Than Expectations", Deutsche Says In a preview of May U.S. auto sales, Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu and his team said industry demand appears to be holding up better than expected. They estimate the seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) reached 15.9 million units during the month, modestly above last year's pace of roughly 15.7 million. While t...

10 Examples That Show That The Chaos & Lawlessness In The Streets Of America Is Totally Out Of Control - 10 Examples That Show That The Chaos & Lawlessness In The Streets Of America Is Totally Out Of Control Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, We aren’t supposed to talk about the social decay that is running rampant all around us. Instead, we are supposed to just shut our mouths and pretend that everything is just fine. But that isn’t the truth. Homelessness is t...

Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports As Ukrainian Attacks Cripple Refining - Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports As Ukrainian Attacks Cripple Refining Russia is banning exports of jet fuel through November 30, 2026, as it seeks to ensure domestic supply amid intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian refining infrastructure, OilPrice.com reported. Russia on Monday announced it is temporarily banning jet fuel exports until the end of November to keep su...

I am 71. Would it be foolish to sell $10,000 in shares to visit my grandchildren in Thailand? - “I am comfortable living on my Social Security and pension income.”

Alphabet asks shareholders to foot an $80 billion bill for AI expansion - Berkshire Hathaway is buying Alphabet’s stock at a discount as part of a newly announced equity offering.

OpenAI’s next legal battle is against states who claim its models are dangerous - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI for putting children at risk, and said other states will likely also launch legal actions.

Many big oil tankers remain stuck in the Strait of Hormuz — and may not return once they escape - There’s doubt massive tankers, once the backbone of global crude flows, will be returning in quite the same numbers to the Middle East.

Investors are piling into bullish options bets — another sign that the stock market is getting overheated - Investors’ aggressive buying of bullish call options has become yet another indication of just how frothy the U.S. equity market is becoming.

The AI trade is remaking the global stock-market order - To truly understand the scale of this AI rally, look no further than South Korea.

The federal government plans to make it harder for you to sue your employer over alternative 401(k) investment options - The Department of Labor’s proposal suggests six factors employers should consider when offering alternative investments in workplace retirement plans.

Trump backs down on his ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. Funding for immigration enforcement should now get the Senate’s OK. - Trump administration officials on Monday confirmed reports that they’re retreating on their controversial “anti-weaponization fund,” after a significant portion of the Republican-run Senate voiced objections and held off on passing a bill to provide money to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies.

Barry Diller’s $12.4 billion offer for MGM is a big bet that Vegas is back - Las Vegas has suffered from uneven tourism trends as well as sports-betting competition, but analysts say there’s reason to believe things are looking up for Sin City.

HPE’s stock soars toward record gain as earnings show a networking bonanza - The artificial-intelligence buildout is driving intense demand for networking and servers, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise is reaping the rewards.

Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion from stock sales to fund AI buildout - Alphabet said it plans to sell $80 billion in stock, including through a $10 billion investment by Berkshire Hathaway.

HPE skyrockets 30% on biggest earnings beat since 2018 - HPE's blowout second-quarter earnings report was highlighted by a strong Cloud & AI segment that showed soaring server revenue.

Trump tells CNBC: 'I don't care' if Iran negotiations are over - President Trump spoke with CNBC's Eamon Javers about the latest with the Iran war in an interview Monday.

Stock futures tick lower after all three major indexes close at new records: Live updates - All three major indexes notched new intraday and closing highs on Monday.

These top dividend stocks can help ride out market volatility, investor says - ClearBridge Investments' Michael Clarfeld recently bought three names he said are underappreciated right now — and they have solid dividends.

Iran war cost: Average U.S. household paying $450 more on gas and energy - Higher energy costs can force consumers to raid their savings and lean more on debt to cover expenses.

How the ‘double scar’ of past inflation woes and geopolitical shocks amid the Iran war is hitting consumers - Mental "scars" reinforce fears of stagflation, when rising prices coincide with declining growth, research finds.

Core inflation hit an annual rate of 3.3% in April, as expected, Fed’s preferred gauge shows - The PCE price index for April was expected to show an annual inflation rate of 3.8% for all items and 3.3% for core.

Energy inflation has been more persistent than expected, Fed's Goolsbee tells CNBC - While oil prices have recently fallen on news that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran could come, prices are still significantly higher than before the war.

Fed’s Kashkari tells CNBC that inflation fight takes priority as labor market is 'in decent shape' - The Minneapolis Fed President warned that persistently high inflation risks becoming embedded in consumer expectations, potentially forcing tougher policy action later.

Sound Money Defense League applauds Trump's new call for gold audit, urges action on transparency act - From the Sound Money Defense LeagueEagle, IdahoSunday, May 31, 2026 Following President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post declaring "Time to Audit Fort Knox," the Sound Money Defense League today urged Congress to take immediate action on the Gold Reserve Transparency Act, which is pending in both the U.S. House and Senate. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Ultra-Secure Swi...

Trump renews call for audit of Fort Knox after $40 million gold arrest - By Mehab QureshiThe Street, New YorkSunday, May 31, 2026 <p>President Donald Trump wants someone to go count the gold at Fort Knox. Today Trump posted an image to Truth Social reading "Time to Physically Audit Fort Knox."  It was attached to a New York Post story headlined "Former CIA official arrested after feds find $40M worth of gold bars stashed at his home." The post drew more than 10,000 ...

China's Zijin faces delays to its $4 billion swoop for Allied Gold - By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonFriday, May 29, 2026 Hong Kong-listed Zijin Gold International's $4 billion takeover of Canada's Allied Gold is facing delays because of opposition from regulators in Beijing, threatening the Chinese group's first major deal since its initial public offering. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Are you ready to safeguard your assets using...

Alasdair Macleod: Open interest collapses in Comex gold and silver - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, May 29, 2026 As China buys up the bullion, the relevance of paper markets on Comex (and in London) is shrinking. Liquidity and relevance of paper gold and silver relative to bullion are diminishing. This market report analyses why open interest on Comex has declined to multi-year lows and the consequences. Clearly, liquidity has been drained from Wes...

Goldman says dollar surge during Iran war weighed on demand for Treasuries - Everybody's intervening surreptitiously in the currency markets but would never intervene in gold, would they? * * * By Anya AndrianovaBloomberg NewsWednesday, May 27, 2026 A stronger dollar during the first month of the U.S.-Iran conflict spurred foreign official institutions to sell Treasuries, according to Goldman Sachs. The U.S. currency is "one of the most meaningful drivers of valuation-a...

As Prices Spike, Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Rate in 4 Years, Orders Surge, Supplier Deliveries Slow - Amid improved automation and efficiencies, production rises, but employment doesn’t, or only a little.

US Government Sold $742 billion of Treasury Securities last Week. T-bill Yields now Below Surging Inflation. Bond Market Bets on Rate Hikes - The Fed is behind the curve, the bond market is saying, and it’s going to hike belatedly starting later this year, whether it wants to or not.

The Magnitude of the Numbers Is just Mindboggling: 12 U.S. Companies, $30 Trillion - But if they pop: There are only so many trillions that can vanish from portfolios before it triggers a recession.

Crypto investment firm Keyrock is acquiring bankrupt lender Blockfills - The Brussels-based digital asset services firm plans to purchase BlockFills months after the Chicago-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, if a court approves.

Crypto funds suffer second-largest outflows of 2026 while XRP and HYPE attract inflows - Investors pulled $1.67 billion from digital asset investment products last week, with bitcoin funds posting their largest weekly outflow of the year, according to a recent report from CoinShares.

Saylor's Strategy sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022. These firms are still buying - With Strategy breaking its accumulation streak and many peers stepping aside, the list of active digital asset treasuries has narrowed considerably.

It's not 2022 anymore: What Strategy's first bitcoin sale can (and can't) tell us about this one - Michael Saylor's Strategy has evolved into a far more complex bitcoin-finance machine since it last sold BTC three and half years ago.

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin is rethinking how DeFi handles market crashes - In a research post published Monday, Buterin proposed creating index-tracking assets using options contracts rather than the debt-based structures that underpin much of DeFi today.

Michael Saylor breaks silence after Strategy sells $2.5 million in bitcoin - Michael Saylor says Strategy aims to make STRC the world's best credit instrument after the company sold bitcoin to help fund preferred stock distributions

Strategy sparks panic with bitcoin sale, but analysts say it was 'immaterial' - The move suggests a greater willingness on the part of Michael Saylor and Strategy to use BTC holdings to support the capital structure, said one analyst, while others disagreed.

Strategy’s bitcoin sale sparks a $14 million betting chaos on Polymarket - The 8-K filing by Strategy Monday disclosed sales for the period May 26 to May 31, but the disclosure was issued on June 1. Polymarket's May 31 contract is sitting at 81% Yes and in review, while bettors argue over whether the onchain transactions or the filing date controls.

Japan's ruling party supports crypto ETF trading, yen-based stablecoins - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the country should create a legal framework for trading crypto ETFs in a proposal to the finance minister.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) surges 14.1% over weekend - Binance Coin (BNB), up 7.9%, was also a top performer.

$50M in 72 Hours: CME Group’s 24/7 Crypto Futures Debut Draws Institutional Demand - CME Group launched 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading on May 29, marking the first time retail and institutional traders can access regulated crypto derivatives at any hour, any day of the week. The Chicago-based derivatives exchange announced the expanded hours on June 1, confirming that more than 7,200 contracts traded over the inaugural weekend, […]

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds 26,497 ETH, Pushing Treasury to 5.42M Coins Worth $10.85B - Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 26,497 ETH last week, lifting its total ethereum holdings to 5,416,901 coins valued at roughly $10.85 billion and bringing the company within striking distance of owning 5% of ethereum’s entire circulating supply. A Deliberate Slowdown, Not a Retreat The purchase, worth approximately $53 million at roughly $2,003 per ETH, marks a […]

Analyst Says Strategy’s BTC Sale Is Not Bearish Despite Rising Bitcoin Fear - Strategy’s 32 BTC sale is not triggering widespread selling pressure, according to an analysis shared by Cryptoquant, but weakening profit indicators suggest investor confidence is fading as fear gains ground across the bitcoin market. Bitcoin Metrics Show Why Strategy’s BTC Sale Is Not Bearish Fear is increasingly shaping bitcoin market sentiment after Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) […]

Swan Bitcoin Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Proton After UK Court Concession Kills Its Core Claims - A federal judge dismissed Swan Bitcoin’s entire lawsuit against Proton Management Ltd. and its employees on June 1, 2026, after Swan admitted in parallel UK proceedings that it never owned the mining assets and trade secrets at the center of its claims. Case Collapses on Its Own Premise Swan filed the original suit in California […]

Strategy’s 32 BTC Sale Hits Bitcoin as Price Slides 5% and Liquidations Top $627M - Bitcoin kicked off June by tumbling below $71,000 for the first time since April, triggering a broader market sell-off that wiped out $627 million in leveraged positions and reduced the total crypto market cap to $2.52 trillion. Bitcoin Crashes Below $71,000 to Kick Off June Bitcoin started June on the back foot, tumbling below $71,000 […]

Why Socialism Won't Deliver Government Efficiency - Plus: the Democratic Party's candidate problem, property tax breaks for seniors, and the UFC on the White House lawn

Why did the FBI Want Dilbert Creator Scott Adams' Twitter Data? - The cartoonist caught the FBI’s attention over a bizarre scheme involving Matt Gaetz, a CIA agent held captive in Iran, and a Florida fraudster.

Judge Ross Should Have Been Punished For Abdicating Her Judicial Power To Her Law Clerks - Perhaps it is common enough for Presidents to sign executive orders he does not read, or for members of Congress to vote on bills they do not read, but federal judges should aspire to a higher standard.

Trump Broke the Law When He Slapped His Name on the Kennedy Center, a Federal Judge Says - The decision is a modest but welcome victory for the rule of law.

Trump's Cotton Bailout Is Another Sign His Tariffs Aren't Working - The Great American Cotton Plan will shell out millions in taxpayer funds, continuing the Trump administration’s pattern of paying off industries harmed by the president’s economic policies.

Justice Thomas Faults The Court's Inconsistent Approach to Summary Reversals - This aspect of the "shadow" docket is largely ignored.

Shame on the U.K. for Censoring Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur - "This ban is completely unfounded and must be reversed," writes Shabbos Kestenbaum.

"ICE Expected the Court to Accept … [Its] Basis for Detaining Petitioner, but Shield Its Rationale from the Court" - "Such practices are repugnant to the rule of law, and ICE is warned that further obfuscation and misuse of sealing and redaction before the undersigned will lead to sanctions against the agency."

DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center - Trump administration officials say there's no hunger strike at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, but they'll force-feed detainees if it gets bad enough.

How To Win a Trade War? Lose Less Than Your Opponents. - The only winning move is not to play. But if you must, a new book offers some suggestions.

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.

Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to Stop the Feds - “A refusal to cooperate.” That’s the strategy James Madison gave us to stop federal programs. In Federalist #46, he laid out a series of steps to combat “unwarrantable measures of the federal government” along with those that are “warrantable” but “unpopular.” In other words, we can use his blueprint to combat unconstitutional acts, as well […] The post Refuse to Comply: Madison’s Blueprint to ...

They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. - Written almost 300 years ago, it was so prophetic, it sounds like it was written today. A warning about the dangerous cult that promises to protect your country - but is really killing it. On this episode, it’s the true enemy within, destroying freedom. The post They’re not Saving America. They’re Killing it. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. - “Unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Thomas Jefferson, John Dickinson, and the Second Continental Congress said those were their two terrible options less than 3 months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Live on their knees or fight to the death. They chose the latter. On this episode, it’s one of the most important, but forgotten and ignored documents of the American R...

Welcome New EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer - EFF welcomes our new Executive Director Nicole Ozer today!  Nicole is a legal expert on privacy and surveillance, artificial intelligence, and digital speech who previously served as the inaugural executive director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco. From 2004-2025, she was founding director of the Technology and Civil Liberties Program at the American Civil Lib...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating - After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, privacy, and security. While the open source exemption, if passed, would improve the law, the remaining amendments propo...

Age Verification is a Privacy Nightmare - In the rush to block young people from certain parts of the internet, lawmakers are creating a privacy and security nightmare for everyone. This scenario is already playing out globally. Help us stop it and keep the web open and accessible for all. JOIN EFF Protect the web for everyone Even with the best intentions, every online age verification scheme has the same result: users are forced to r...

Victory! City of Jacksonville, NC, Chooses Not to Appeal Food Truck Decision, Cuts Checks Instead - ARLINGTON, Va.—Anthony “Tony” Proctor and Octavius “Ray” Raymond, local food truck owners of “The Spot” and “The Cheesesteak Hustle,” respectively, and Nicole Gonzalez, who owns […] The post Victory! City of Jacksonville, NC, Chooses Not to Appeal Food Truck Decision, Cuts Checks Instead appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous - ARLINGTON, Va.—Across Wisconsin, home bakers are getting bad advice from the state government, which is telling them to stop selling their foods through a business […] The post Institute for Justice Tells Wisconsin: Forming an LLC Doesn’t Make Cookies Dangerous appeared first on Institute for Justice.

US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers’ Eminent Domain Case - WASHINGTON—The U.S. Solicitor General supports the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the appeal of a group of North Dakota ranchers who are fighting for payment […] The post US Government Calls on Supreme Court to Take Up North Dakota Ranchers’ Eminent Domain Case 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 ...

Machineguns Are In, RINOs Are Out! - Here’s What Happened at GOA This Week! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did… We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week. From helping Ken Paxton defeat the anti-gun John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race, to introducing the first-ever Hughes … Read more

VA: Some Attorneys are Refusing to Enforce Gun Bans — Others are Helping to Defend Them - Virginia’s new gun ban laws have exposed a clear divide across the Commonwealth. Some prosecutors are choosing to stand with law-abiding gun owners and the Constitution, while others are helping anti-gun politicians defend one of the most sweeping attacks the Second Amendment Virginia has ever seen. Attorney General Jay Jones is now attempting to consolidate multiple lawsuits challenging Virgin...

TELL PRESIDENT TRUMP: PARDON TATE ADAMIAK! - The Biden DOJ & ATF sent Adamiak to prison for 20 years for nothing, now gun owners have the chance to help free him and right this wrong… Joe Biden’s weaponized Department of Justice ruined Tate Adamiak’s life. President Trump must pardon him. Gun Owners of America is calling on our grassroots members to call the White House and tell President … Read more

5 takeaways from Jerome Powell’s award speech - The former Federal Reserve chair emphasized the importance of central bank independence in receiving the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award for his resistance to pressure from President Donald Trump.

FDIC bans, fines ex-bank CEO involved in Supreme Court case - Harry C. Calcutt III allegedly negotiated and approved a series of unsafe and unsound transactions and then concealed them from regulators, the FDIC alleged.

The risk you already own: Financing digital asset exposure with a captive - Much of your digital asset risk is already on the balance sheet, fragmented across functions and driving avoidable earnings volatility.

Bank consolidation may stunt innovation: research - Consolidation may alter banks’ risk tolerances, making them more inclined to extend loans to bigger, established companies than smaller, riskier borrowers, said Oudom Hean, a professor at North Dakota State University.

CFPB orders return to a new, smaller DC headquarters - Employees based outside the Washington area will be expected to report by Aug. 31, according to a memo. However, the headquarters has space for just 550 of the bureau’s 1,100 workers.

Fintechs hit $504 billion in global revenue for 2025 - Fintechs grew four times faster than incumbent banks to generate 4% of last year's total global financial services revenue.

Turnaround specialist appointed community bank CEO for a 6th time - BCB Bancorp in Bayonne, New Jersey, is turning to veteran bank executive Tom O'Brien to accelerate its turnaround after reporting significant losses in 2025.

Unpatched software is now the top way into banks - Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report finds attackers now break in most often through unpatched software and third-party vendors, not stolen passwords.

Agentic AI has holes. Circle and Nium are trying to fill them - The companies are connecting their tools in an effort to streamline the complexities involved in payments that use digital assets and advanced artificial intelligence.

Watchdog warns of failures in Fed and CFPB security programs - An audit by the Office of Inspector General concluded that information security programs at both the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are no longer effective due to critical vulnerabilities.

Monetary policy according to households: perceptions, reactions and channels - by Francesco Grigoli, Damiano Sandri, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Olivier CoibionThis paper studies how households perceive the transmission of monetary policy and how these perceptions affect their decisions. Using a large-scale survey of over 25,000 U.S. households combined with randomized information treatments, we measure how households expect changes in the federal funds rate to affect economic c...

Project Aperta: enabling cross-border interconnectivity through open finance interoperability - Project Aperta, led by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has been designing, developing and testing a prototype for cross-border open finance interconnectivity via application programming interfaces (APIs) – a "network of networks" that connects existing domestic networks through a neutral interoperability layer. The prototype connects the open finance networks of the United Kingdom...

Insurer resolution framework - Executive Summary - Insurer failures can have harmful effects on individuals and businesses, economic activity and financial stability. Resolution is a way to manage the failure of financial institutions, including insurers, that prevents severe systemic disruption without exposing taxpayers to loss.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Atlantic Union Bank and former employee of Frost Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Atlantic Union Bank and former employee of Frost Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026

Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman - Kevin Warsh takes oath of office as chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously selects Warsh as its chairman

Updated: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for April 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 29, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for April 2026 [NOTE: This previously issued notice was updated to clarify the re...

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Third Quarter 2026 and Fourth Quarter 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 29, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Third Quarter 2026 and Fourth Quarter 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit...