Precious Metals and Market News

Wall Street holds out hope for gold despite fall to $4,445/oz, Main Street pares bullish majority with payrolls now in focus - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed half of Wall Street still bullish even after gold’s dramatic Friday slide, while Main Street sentiment pulled back from last week’s high-water mark.

Gold, silver sink as Warsh revives September Fed-hike trade - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh used his Jackson Hole speech to reinforce the central bank’s inflation fight, lifting short-end yields, firming the U.S. dollar and forcing a heavy unwind in precious metals.

Gold is 'on the radar screen' and the Fed is split 'down the middle,' former Fed president says - (Kitco News) - Jim Bullard says a hold next month could still be hawkish, foreign central banks found physical gold more desirable than Bitcoin this year, and gold’s run-up may signal eroding faith in the Fed, something he says is "on the radar screen."

Gold’s rally hits a speed bump, but analysts see 40 trillion reasons to stay bullish - (Kitco News) - The gold market may have 40 trillion reasons to go higher through the rest of the year, but analysts say that renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve still needs to fight inflation could add some volatility to the market next week.

Gold's renewed momentum is sending a warning about America’s $40 trillion debt - (Kitco News) - Gold has seen a sharp pullback ahead of the weekend, but its impressive gains this past month should be a wake-up call for investors.

Gold prices drop 1% as Warsh says inflation a bigger concern than slowing labor market - (Kitco News) - The gold market is seeing significant selling pressure as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reiterates his commitment to bringing inflationary pressures back in line with the central bank’s 2% target.

Gold price falls to $4,543/oz after payrolls revisions show -79,000 jobs in 12 months to March 2026 - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are lower after the latest U.S. employment data showed a relatively small downward revision to the nonfarm payrolls numbers over the last year.

Spot gold falls below $4,550/oz after final Consumer Sentiment falls to 51.7, one-year inflation expectations ease - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading at session lows after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with shorter-term inflation expectations easing.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the final reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for August was 51.7. The data was better than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists called for a read...

Copper Giant intercepts 771 meters at Mocoa as Giustra says project is “getting bigger and bigger” - (Kitco News) - The latest drilling supports the model behind a billion-tonne resource as the world searches for its next generation of large copper mines.

Fed Chair Warsh’s actual guidance from Jackson Hole may be buried in the footnotes – LPL Financial’s Roach - (Kitco News) – Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's speech from Jackson Hole this morning will likely be light on details and new insights, but the footnotes could offer important clues about his thinking, according to Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial.

Brazil's Socialist President Sees Lead Disappear As Bolsonaro Heir Turns Presidential Election Into Coin Toss - Brazil's Socialist President Sees Lead Disappear As Bolsonaro Heir Turns Presidential Election Into Coin Toss Brazilian socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are virtually tied as August comes to a close, according to UBS analysts citing new polling data, turning October's presidential election into a potential coin toss. A Bolsonaro...

The War Hawks' Predictions Have Aged Like Milk - The War Hawks' Predictions Have Aged Like Milk Authored by Nolan Denaro via Antiwar.com, When Donald Trump launched the Iran War on February 28, the usual suspects were in full support. From the moment the conflict ignited, many couldn't help but immediately express admiration for the president, saying that only a brave, noble, and strong leader would've had the courage to do what...

Study Finds Gender Ideology Fuels Support For Left-Wing Political Violence - Study Finds Gender Ideology Fuels Support For Left-Wing Political Violence The Department of Health and Human Services commissioned a study that found a measurable link between accepting transgender ideology and supporting left-wing political violence. Surveillance footage provided in court filings shows Nicholas Roske at a gun shop on May 23, 2022 before attempted murder of Suprem...

A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold On Bases? - A Trillion Dollar Budget But Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold On Bases? Authored by Stavroula Pabst via Responsible Statecraft, A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that the maintenance backlog for military installations has ballooned to more than $285 billion - leaving many facilities in disrepair, while risking readiness and service members' quality of...

First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over 'Iran Ties' - First Secondary Sanctions Applied: US Blocks Egyptian Bank From Accessing Dollars Over 'Iran Ties' The US Treasury Department on Friday unveiled its first 'secondary' Iran sanctions related to Trump's 'Economic D-Day' against Iran, on Friday naming an Egyptian bank in the UAE.  Ironically both of these latter countries are close American allies, and this comes at a moment the Whit...

Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know - Republicans Pitch Plan To Protect Investments From 'Inflation Tax': What To Know Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, As inflation ticks upward, Republican lawmakers are pushing for capital gains taxes to be indexed to inflation, which could translate into a significant tax cut for American investors, homeowners, and savers. However, critics say it could put the govern...

Trump Strikes "Biggest Oil Deal In History": US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrels Of Venezuela Reserves - Trump Strikes "Biggest Oil Deal In History": US To Take Majority Stake In Over 65BN Barrels Of Venezuela Reserves Summary: Trump announced "biggest oil deal in history" Caracas Mulls OPEC Exit  U.S. is Nears Deal For 17 Venezuelan Oil Fields under 100-year Leases Operated by U.S. oil companies Trump Close To 'Massive' Deal For Seizing Stake In Venezuela's Vast Oil Fields Trump ...

Geothermal Power Is Emerging As An AI Energy Source For The Trump Administration - Geothermal Power Is Emerging As An AI Energy Source For The Trump Administration A little-used corner of the clean-energy market is getting a potentially decisive trial in Utah. At a government-backed research site, engineers are testing whether equipment and expertise developed during America’s shale boom can turn deeply buried heat into a dependable source of electricity, accordi...

The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day Assets - The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day Assets Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year...

Bessent's War On Left-Wing NGOs May Strip Soros Network, SPLC, And CAIR Of Tax-Exempt Status: Report - Bessent's War On Left-Wing NGOs May Strip Soros Network, SPLC, And CAIR Of Tax-Exempt Status: Report A new report from the New York Post maps out a multi-agency Treasury task force that could soon pursue a broad review that could strip tax-exempt status from George Soros' far-left Open Society Foundations, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relation...

My mother, 91, has dementia. Every bank says I need her signature to unlock her $100,000 stock certificate. What can I do? - “These shares are the only assets in her estate without designated beneficiaries.”

Does a 2% beneficiary inherit 100% if the 98% beneficiary dies in a car accident? Asking for a friend. - “I’m curious what would happen if the account owner were to die suddenly at the same time as the 98% beneficiary.”

Microsoft’s stock seals its longest winning streak of the year as AI software fears fade - Microsoft’s software offers capabilities that will be critical for AI, one analyst notes.

‘We are committed Christians’: Our son and daughter-in-law cut us off over politics. Should we change our $3 million will? - “We are hurt and confused, but we have also tried to respect the boundaries they have established.”

Nvidia’s revenue forecast is so huge that Wall Street wonders if SpaceX is the reason - SpaceX plans to spend tons of money on chips and recently announced it will only buy Nvidia’s. But other high-profile companies need more processing power as well.

My contractor handed my $42,000 pool upgrade to a subcontractor I had already rejected. What can I do? - “I specifically rejected Contractor A because of his reputation.”

Dolly Parton’s music, books and theme park see spikes in interest following her death - Dolly Parton, musician, actor and literacy advocate, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

Kevin Warsh gets what every Fed chair hopes for: a bond market that trusts his word - Kevin Warsh passed another big test as a new Federal Reserve chairman on Friday: He said the central bank still has work to do on inflation, and the bond market took him at his word.

AI wants to help you pick a Medicare plan. Should you let it? - Using artificial-intelligence tools to help navigate Medicare’s open-enrollment season might seem like an easy way to simplify what can be an overwhelming decision.

Meet Generation Renter — young Americans who don’t expect to ever own a home - Also in Weekend Reads: How to start investing, an AI boost for an old industry and advice from the Moneyist.

Trump announces deal with Venezuela to secure more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves - The U.S. struck a deal with Venezuela to get majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves, Trump said in a social media post.

Bessent attacks Warren over yen intervention query, offers ‘Foreign Exchange for Dummies’ lesson - Treasury has not disclosed how much yen it bought, the execution rate or the current value of the position, despite Warren’s requests for details.

Analysis: Kevin Warsh sharpens inflation warning at Jackson Hole, signaling possible rate hike - After confusing markets at his July news conference, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh used Jackson Hole to give a clearer view of the case for higher interest rates.

Stocks wrap up winning week even as inflation becomes top of mind for investors - The inflation battle, as well as Nvidia earnings, captured investor attention this past week.

Corn and wheat prices jump to highest prices in more than three years - Corn and wheat futures have surged to their highest levels in more than three years. But the reasons for these recent rallies are notably different.

Fed Chairman Warsh expresses concern about inflation, advocates for 'quieter' central bank - He used the speech to outline his philosophy on policymaking while carefully sidestepping any signals

Fed's Hammack says 'now is the time to act' on raising interest rates - She still thinks the Fed needs to take action against inflation that is straining household budgets.

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July - The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to rise 0.1% monthly and 3.6% on a 12-month basis, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

Stanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will fail - The bond market interventions have generated a modest decline in yields along with a growing chorus of derision.

China needs U.S. dollars but is building a hedge against Washington’s sanctions - The U.S. can pressure Chinese banks over Iran through access to its financial system, while Beijing is building alternatives such as CIPS.

Thai central bank says gold curbs are working and may be tightened - By Suttinee (Ying) Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-KnightBloomberg NewsThursday, August 27, 2026 Thailand's central bank governor said restrictions on gold trading have weakened the metal's influence on the baht and could be tightened further, as authorities step up scrutiny of the market for signs of illicit money flows. In March the Bank of Thailand imposed a 50 million-baht ($1.5 million) d...

Singapore removes 5% cap on gold held by investment funds - By Benicia Tan and Jean LowThe Straits Times, SingaporeTuesday, August 25, 2026 When gold prices hit a record high of around US$5,500 an ounce in January, certain family offices and fund managers were forced to reduce their holdings in order to continue enjoying tax incentives.  Since Aug. 1 they have no longer faced such a constraint. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... B...

Alasdair Macleod: The silver squeeze is back - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, August 28, 2026 A week of consolidation for gold and silver ends with a strong performance for silver. Driving silver's price are factors common to gold, plus the gradual reopening of Indian demand. Silver volumes on Comex have been high for the last seven trading sessions, while open interest has climbed from ultra-low levels, but it is still in dee...

'Paper' gold is cracking as China builds a gold-based financial system, Maguire tells LFTV - 12:04p ET Thursday, August 27, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: On this week's edition of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says confidence in "paper" gold is "cracking" as China continues building an international financial system providing an alternative to the U.S. dollar. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Ultra-Sec...

When people move from ETF paper to real metal, they need vaults to keep it in - The Year the Rich Went Wild for Gold By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonThursday, August 27, 2026 Row upon row of gunmetal-grey boxes fill the floor-to-ceiling shelves of Sharps Pixley's underground vault, concealing the glittering treasure packed inside. The vault in London is so full that the gold dealership is hunting for a site for a new one, says Giles Maber, head of UK at the company. I...

Warsh Speaks, Treasury Yields Jump, 6-Month to 3-Year Treasury Yields Spike - He stated what's has been clear to everyone but the Fed: amid too-high inflation, Financial Conditions are not “restrictive.”

Quarterly Update on the Ugly Fiscal Condition of the US in Q2 2026 - US government interest payments, tax receipts, average interest rate on the $40 trillion Treasury debt, Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Deficit-to-GDP Ratio...

Inflation Exacts its Pound of Flesh: How Americans Earned their Income from All Sources except Capital Gains - Income from wages & salaries, small businesses & farms, rentals, dividends, interest, and from the government.

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 ...

What Is A "Legal Tender Law"? And, Is It A Problem? - What is a legal tender law? Over the years, there has been some discussion about “legal tender laws” in the United States. I talked to a legal expert about it, and discovered – as I suspected – that ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

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 ...

Floridians could soon be able to use gold and silver to pay for things - You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that would recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the ...

Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives - An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.

Kalshi takes legal blow in court ruling confirming state powers over prediction markets - This latest U.S. appeals court ruling sets up a rift between federal courts on event contracts, suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court may need to settle the matter.

Solana vote to double disinflation passes by a hair in dramatic finish - Solana's first network-wide vote went down to the wire, with Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switching sides before the disinflation proposal narrowly passed.

BitGo to buy NYDIG trading arm for $42.5M in cash and stock plus $15M earnout - The deal to buy NYDIG IF Holdings comprises $7 million in cash and around $35.5 million in stock, as well as the $15 earnout.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole: 'We have work to do' on inflation - Warsh's highly anticipated remarks at the Kansas City Fed's annual symposium Friday morning leaned hawkish, prompting traders to quickly raise bets on a September rate hike.

The Clarity Act slipped to September. Banks are building anyway - But every month without settled rules quietly rewards the walled garden, writes Matter Labs’ Vassilis Tziokas.

Ethena looks beyond crypto to squeeze yield from booming equity perpetuals - The issuer of the $4 billion USDe token said it expects real-world asset perpetuals to eclipse crypto derivatives in its backing within 12 to 24 months.

SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia - The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based settlement network.

Bitcoin is outperforming stocks and correlating with gold just when it matters most - Your day-ahead look for Aug. 28, 2026

Circle's USDC takes over Chelsea's jersey in Premier League first sponsorship deal - Financials were not disclosed, though reports from earlier this year suggested Chelsea was targeting 65 million pounds a year ($88.3 million) for the sponsorship berth.

Ireland Moves $38M in Bitcoin Tied to Drug Dealer’s Lost Fishing Rod - Blockchain parsers show that Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has successfully moved another 500 BTC valued at $38 million from a large cluster of old unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) that once belonged to a cannabis dealer named Clifton Collins. While the onchain movement seems to be the fourth recovery to date, it has not been […]

Ripple Prime Expands Into Equity Derivatives With Delta One Launch - Ripple Prime has launched Delta One business offering total return swaps across U.S.-listed equities, indices, and digital assets. The expansion gives institutional investors cross-asset access through a single prime brokerage counterparty. Ripple Prime Adds Delta One to Multi-Asset Brokerage Ripple expanded its institutional brokerage business Aug. 27 with the launch of Delta One within Ripple...

12 Years Later, Bitcoin Remembers the Man Who Got There First - Twelve years ago today, cryptographer Hal Finney died after a five-year fight with ALS, six years after he became the first person on Earth to receive a bitcoin transaction. His story is still one of the strangest, most human threads running through Bitcoin’s history. A Signature Before Bitcoin Had a Price Before bitcoin had a […]

Tusk Pushes Crypto Law Re-Vote After Zondacrypto Scandal - Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk stressed that, amid the scandal surrounding the Zondacrypto case, he would call for the Speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, to organize a revote on the President’s veto of the Crypto-Asset Market Act. Poland To Revote Crypto-Asset Market Act After Zondacrypto Scandal Polish authorities are […]

Bitfinex Signals Start of Bitcoin Price Bull Phase as Gold Tie Peaks - Analysts from Bitfinex stressed that this regime change comes as the debasement trade narrative takes center stage once again, with bitcoin starting to be considered, alongside gold, as a hedge against deteriorating fiscal and monetary fundamentals. Bitfinex Highlights Bitcoin Price Correlation with Gold As Debasement Trade Narrative Evolves Analysts warn that bitcoin is starting to […]

Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself. - "I mean bad immigrants," Yiannopoulos said in a 2016 interview with Joe Rogan. "I don't mean handsome, charming, successful, blonde-haired British immigrants."

Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came Too Late - From the long opinion today by Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) in People v. Trump: Defendant Donald J. Trump, President of… The post Federal Judge Concludes Then-Candidate Trump's Attempt to Remove N.Y. Hush Money Non-Reporting Prosecution to Federal Court Came Too Late appeared first on Reason.com.

The Fourth Amendment and Laws Requiring Video Recording Inside Stores - A new Ninth Circuit ruling raises a number of hard issues.

The CIA Is Making AI-Generated Reports for Local Police - The CIA has been using artificial intelligence to write “open source intelligence” analyses, which are being distributed to local police via DHS “fusion centers,” according to documents obtained by Reason.

Judge Says Trump's Clampdown on Anthropic Violates the First Amendment - A judge ruled the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation of Anthropic was an unlawful, “arbitrary,” and “capricious” decision made to punish Anthropic.

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal - Fabricated identities, fictitious daycares, and made-up laws.

What the Twin Revolts Against Flock and Data Centers Tell Us About the Power and Risks of Populism - What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism

"This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League") - From today's decision by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) in Noshirvan v. Couture (for a 2023 decision stemming from the… The post "This Case Begins with a Viral Video" (and Goes on to Involve "the Anti-Doxing League") appeared first on Reason.com.

Elon Musk's X Loses First Amendment Challenge to New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate Act' - Musk's X Corp., along with other social media companies operating in the state, must disclose whether and how it defines hate speech and disinformation.

AI Companies Are Destroying Books. That's Not Nearly as Scary as It Sounds. - Destructively scanning books is making information more accessible to the masses.

You Don’t Have “2nd Amendment Rights.” You Just Have Rights. - Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them FROM the Bill of Rights. Like referring to their right to keep and bear arms as their “2nd Amendment Rights.” But the founders saw things far differently. The words on paper aren’t a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order for government: hands off our natural...

The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning - Politicians tell us that welfare programs are absolutely necessary - and helpful. But they ignore the fatal trap that Benjamin Franklin uncovered over 250 years ago: The more you subsidize something, the more you get - government welfare programs make things worse. The post The Welfare Trap: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch - 1913 was a really bad year. And one of the biggest changes came from the 17th Amendment. It didn’t just alter the way federal senators are chosen, it actually broke a process the framers built into the system: A constitutional KILL SWITCH to end the federal government. On this episode, it’s the “absolute safeguard” - the lost nuclear option for the states that the government-run schools never t...

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity - EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are putting forward recommendations to strengthen robust privacy and data protection safeguards in the context of Brazil's elections. The recommendations stress the close relationship between violations of personal data protection and challenges to the integrity of electoral processes. They underscore how privacy and data protection guarantees are a cruc...

A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted unlawful investigations into dozens of individuals who have documented ICE activities in their communities, social media users who criticized the government, and international students who attended a protest. A favored tool in these speech chilling investigations are administrative subpoenas sent to technology companies, requesting basic s...

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms - Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) build a searchable map of everywhere a driver goes, fed into databases that police, ICE, and private vendors can query after the fact. Networked across a city, ALPRs are purpose-built to track everyone regardless of suspicion. ALPRs are not a surveillance tool that can be made safe with the right policy or feature update—they are irredeemably harmful. EFF...

Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property - ROXBURY, Conn.—Today, a Roxbury family demanded that the town stop using its zoning code to prevent them from opening their sprawling, rural property to hikers […] The post Connecticut Couple Demands Clarity After Town Threatens to Ban Them From Allowing Hikers on Their Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power - ARLINGTON, Va.—With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to consider a case with massive implications for property owners across the country, support poured in for a […] The post Support Pours in for Ranchers’ Supreme Court Battle with Pipeline Company Wielding Eminent Domain Power appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners - Five Humboldt County property owners, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), have reached a settlement with Humboldt County that dismantles the code-enforcement system the […] The post Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners 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 ...

PA: Legalize Suppressors - Let’s Eliminate Suppressor and SBR/SBS Restrictions in Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians should NEVER be treated like criminals for exercising their constitutionally-protected rights. Yet under Pennsylvania’s archaic Title 18, Section 908, law-abiding citizens face state criminal charges simply for possessing suppressors (hearing protection) and short-barreled firearms—tools that are widely owned acr...

ATF MUST PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO GUN DEALERS! - We won our case, but ATF is stalling, so let’s turn up the heat and make them clear things up for dealers and gun owners nationwide… On August 5th, GOA won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA. But, in the weeks following the decision, many GOA members have found that their dealer will not transfer … Read more

NFA Victory FAQ: What Gun Owners Need to Know - On August 5, 2026, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements are unconstitutional for certain firearms whose NFA tax has been reduced to $0. This ruling was thanks to GOA’s historic “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit.”  Since then, we’ve received thousands of questions about what the ruling means for gun owners. Here are the answers we have right now to s...

Warsh furthers his push toward a ‘quieter Fed’ - In his first Jackson Hole address, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh doubled down on a promise to cut “forward guidance” and a commitment to 2% inflation.

VALT Bank gets FDIC’s nod - The proposed Eagle, Idaho-based digital business bank, which received its conditional OCC charter in March, plans to open in the fourth quarter, proposed CEO Matt Gediman said.

OCC, FDIC cement drill-down on ‘material financial risks’ - The agencies said the changes would provide greater clarity and certainty for banks, while critics say revisions will weaken supervision.

Renasant names KBW alum as its next CFO - Catherine Mealor will succeed the retiring Jim Mabry as the Mississippi bank’s finance chief. The lender said it intends to nominate Mabry for a board seat next year.

4 takeaways from Jes Staley’s Epstein testimony - Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein when the now-late financier was in prison for sex crimes.

Small firms hate SBA's new size standards; lenders are intrigued - The Small Business Administration's proposed rule increasing the size of firms eligible for government-backed loan programs could boost the appeal of SBA loan programs to banks and credit unions, but it's drawing sharp criticism from smaller firms.

What banks can do about the latest Chinese hacking campaign - Financial institutions were among 300-plus U.S. organizations robbed in a 2024 campaign.

Advisors rethink Roth IRA conversions after the OBBBA - The 2025 tax law changed the factors involved in the decision to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth.

Payment processors targeted in Florida gambling lawsuit - Five payment companies were named as defendants in a case that could set a precedent for both prediction markets and the financial firms working with them.

Ex-US Bank exec's discrimination suit can continue: Judge - A lawsuit accusing U.S. Bank of harassing and discriminating against its former head of AI can proceed following a federal magistrate judge's ruling. The suit's defamation and blacklisting claims, however, were thrown out.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Press Release: FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Issues CRA Examination Schedules for Fourth Quarter 2026 and First Quarter 2027 WASHINGTON—The Federal Depo...

Press Release: FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 28, 2026 FDIC Publishes Enforcement Orders for July 2026 WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today...