Precious Metals and Market News

Five catalysts combine to create ‘one of the more compelling upside setups we have seen in precious metals’ – Citadel Securities’ Rubner - (Kitco News) – The current market environment offers precious metals investors “one of the more compelling upside setups we have seen in precious metals in months,” according to Scott Rubner, Head of Equity and Equity Derivatives Strategy at Citadel Securities.Citadel Securities, the largest retail market maker in the United States, is now calling for structural exposure to gold for the first t...

Gold could reclaim $5,000/oz in two years, prices could gain 9% in 2026 - Catalyst Funds’ Miller - (Kitco News) – Gold’s nearly $300 breakout rally last week is generating renewed momentum in the market, and even if prices need more time to digest this latest move, one fund manager said the precious metal has a clear path back to $5,000 an ounce. 

Gold prices soar on rate optimism and sovereign buying, India’s import controls sap silver demand – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are benefiting from renewed momentum on lower rate hike expectations and strong central bank demand, while India’s new import controls drive domestic demand even lower, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts noted that gold prices posted their best week since January on hopes for a deal to reopen Hormuz. 

Gold softens, silver firms as CPI week tests Fed repricing - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly lower and spot silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Monday, as the market consolidates Friday’s payroll-led precious-metals rally ahead of this week’s U.S. inflation data.

Gold's biggest headwind may finally be peaking - (Kitco News) - Gold investors have spent much of 2026 confronting a frustrating paradox: the geopolitical and fiscal backdrop has arguably never looked more supportive for a safe-haven asset, yet gold has struggled in recent months as rising real interest rate expectations have dramatically increased the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding metal.

Wall Street, Main Street solidly bullish as prices end the week nearly $300 higher - (Kitco News) - After a relatively quiet start to the summer, sentiment in the gold market is heating up as extraordinary bullish momentum propels prices out of their two-month consolidation pattern.

Gold, silver rally as weak payrolls cut Fed hike pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices rallied after the North American equities close Friday, as a negative July payrolls print pulled Treasury yields lower, softened the U.S. dollar and eased pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates again in September.

Gold breaks out following soft jobs data but could still struggle to get to $4,500 - (Kitco News) - After two months of consolidation and testing support at $4,000 an ounce, the gold market has broken convincingly to the upside as the precious metal sees its best weekly performance since the start of the year.

PBOC boosts gold buying with largest monthly purchase since 2023 - (Kitco News) - Not only has the People’s Bank of China bought gold for 21 straight months, but the central bank has also continued to make solid tactical moves as prices have dropped nearly 30% from their all-time highs at the start of the year.

Gold, silver rally as yields fall after surprise jobs loss - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as a surprise decline in July payrolls pulled Treasury yields lower and reduced near-term Fed hike expectations.

$20 Million In Cocaine Found Beneath Floorboards Of Truck Trailer At California Border - $20 Million In Cocaine Found Beneath Floorboards Of Truck Trailer At California Border By Phil Brink of FreightWaves, Federal officers uncovered more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine concealed beneath floorboards on a commercial truck’s attached flatbed trailer. The truck arrived at California’s Calexico Port of Entry. Authorities estimated the recovered narcotics were worth more than...

Horrifying Footage Shows Buildings Crumbling As Colombia Quake Death Toll Tops 111 - Horrifying Footage Shows Buildings Crumbling As Colombia Quake Death Toll Tops 111 Summary: Today's Quake Rocks Colombia Just Six Weeks After Venezuela's Twin Quakes Rubio Pledges US Support Death Toll Jumps to 111; 87 Injured Epicenter of Quake was in San José del Palmar, Near Capital Bogotá Death Toll Jumps To 111; Rubio Pledges US Support  AFP News, citing Colombian Presi...

Nvidia Set To Reveal Record $500 Billion Off-Balance Sheet SPV Deal To Fund The World's Biggest Circle Jerk: Report - Nvidia Set To Reveal Record $500 Billion Off-Balance Sheet SPV Deal To Fund The World's Biggest Circle Jerk: Report In what is shaping up as a record-breaking, off-balance sheet SPV deal, one which will send CDS and credit yields surging far beyond where the recent explosion in AI debt has already pushed them, and as shown in the chart below, it's pretty, pretty far... ... the F...

We Need More Tom Sellecks, Less Mark Ruffalos - We Need More Tom Sellecks, Less Mark Ruffalos Authored by Christian Toto via American Greatness, Tom Selleck destroyed the so-called Queen of Nice in 1999 without even trying. The Magnum, P.I. alum sat down with Rosie O'Donnell a short time after the Columbine High School shooting that left 14 people dead. The host's "nice" shtick crumbled in real time as she savaged Selleck for ...

Great And Unfortunate Fabrications - Great And Unfortunate Fabrications Authored by Roger Kimball via American Greatness, Jason Arday should ask for a cover charge. His entertainment value is that splendid. For the last couple of weeks, the "youngest ever black professor" at the University of Cambridge has been a nearly ubiquitous and nonstop source of hilarity. The proximate catalyst for the comedy is the imminent p...

Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Decrease Annually, But... - Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Decrease Annually, But... Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, There were 666 commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings made in the United States in July, a 27 percent drop from a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a business to reorganize its debts so it can continue ...

US SPR Falls Below 300 Million Operational Limit As Oil Drain Unexpectedly Surges To 6.1MM Barrels, Most In 2 Months - US SPR Falls Below 300 Million Operational Limit As Oil Drain Unexpectedly Surges To 6.1MM Barrels, Most In 2 Months As negotiations between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz go nowhere, oil prices continue to slide lower on some naive hope that a resolution to the conflict will magically emerge. Meanwhile, both commercial and strategic stocks continue to be drained at...

Trump Finally Responds To Iran's Demands, Counters US Is Owed "Compensation," Stops Short Of New Threats - Trump Finally Responds To Iran's Demands, Counters US Is Owed "Compensation," Stops Short Of New Threats Summary Trump demands Iran compensate the US and families of fallen soldiers, but issues no new military threats. US again pivots to economic warfare: Trump says Washington is "low-keying it" and betting Iran's economic weakness will force concessions. Iran digs in on Hormuz:...

Race To Reopen Hormuz Intensifies As Global Supply Chain Stress Remains At COVID Levels - Race To Reopen Hormuz Intensifies As Global Supply Chain Stress Remains At COVID Levels The latest Bloomberg data show that shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely disrupted Monday morning, even as Iran and Oman reportedly moved closer to a deal. Brent crude futures traded near $85 a barrel as markets priced in the possibility that a deal to reopen the ma...

Game Over? GameStop CEO May Pull $56 Billion eBay Bid - Game Over? GameStop CEO May Pull $56 Billion eBay Bid Anyone who took GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's bid for eBay seriously should have reconsidered after his CNBC interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin in early May. When Sorkin pressed him on the basic math, Cohen failed to clearly explain how GameStop could finance the $56 billion deal or make the proposed cash-and-stock structure work. ...

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh promises 2% inflation, but skyrocketing U.S. debt makes that a pipe dream - Uncle Sam needs inflation, not just economic growth, to escape today’s debt crisis.

Microsoft’s stock is charging back. Here’s the case for it to rally another 30%. - Think Microsoft is overspending on AI? A Bernstein analyst says the company is actually taking a “measured” approach.

‘I want her to choose the best strategy’: My wife’s Social Security is just $900. Should she claim spousal benefit at 62? - “She was a teacher at a school district, so didn’t put much into Social Security.”

‘I unexpectedly came into some money’: Is putting $20,000 into CDs a smart move? - “I want to make the process as straightforward as possible for my beneficiaries to access the funds.”

Is $1 million enough for a household to retire? The answer keeps changing. - “Some readers — and couples — would be grateful to retire on half that amount.”

2 charts showing just how insane the stock market’s August ‘crash-up’ has been so far - Many investors were caught flat-footed when stocks suddenly jerked higher late last month, as a dramatic July momentum unwind ended with a hint of optimism.

‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state? - “He has never been particularly generous or nurturing.”

Archer strikes deal with Boeing in latest bid to transform aviation through AI - Archer Aviation’s stock is flying higher after the company agreed to buy three business units from Boeing.

Protect College Sports Act to be voted on next month: What it means for transfers and team spending - Here’s how the Protect College Sports Act could impact the economics of college sports.

‘This has been an emotionally difficult time’: My brother has cancer and my father is 94. How do I shoulder this responsibility? - “My father placed his $600,000 Wisconsin home into a revocable trust, naming my brother as beneficiary.”

Oil in U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls below 300 million barrels, lowest since 1983 - U.S. presidents have increasingly ordered massive releases from the SPR in recent years.

Trump signals shift to economic pressure as Iran hardens stance over Strait of Hormuz - The escalating tally underscores how far the two sides remain from resolving a crisis that has choked the Strait of Hormuz for more than five months.

Nvidia teams up with Wall Street asset managers on $500 billion AI infrastructure push - The capital package highlights the growing role of private capital in financing the costs of the artificial intelligence boom.

S&P 500 is little changed as traders await possible Hormuz deal, Intel shares fall: Live updates - The market's moves come amid growing doubts that the U.S. and Iran will come to a lasting resolution to the conflict in the near term.

Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, falsely linking shots to autism - The order builds on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the childhood shot schedule under HHS Secretary RFK Jr., a longtime a vaccine skeptic. 

Here are three key takeaways from the disappointing July jobs report - Nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.

U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July - Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The July jobs numbers are due out Friday. Here's what to expect - Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post a gain of just 83,000 with an unchanged unemployment rate at 4.2%.

Private companies added just 44,000 workers in July, below expectations, ADP reports - Hiring at private companies slowed considerably in July, with most of the job growth coming health care.

Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy - Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.

Timothy Noah: Why does the world put up with the dollar? - By Timothy NoahThe New Republic, New YorkMonday, August 10, 2026 The most powerful tool of the American imperium is not, as is generally supposed, its military, but rather its currency.  Other nations (China, India) possess more troops, but none possesses more legal tender. There were 57,000,000,000 dollar-denominated bills in circulation last year. By comparison, euro-denominated bills -- the ...

UK regulator prepares framework for tokenised gold - By Nikou Asgari and Martin ArnoldFinancial Times, LondonMonday, August 10, 2026 UK regulators are preparing a framework for tokenised gold as part of plans to encourage the digitisation of financial markets and to protect the dominance of London in global bullion trading. The Financial Conduct Authority has talked to industry members, including big banks, about ways it could regulate tokenised ...

Truce between gold miners Barrick and Newmont clears way for IPO - By Leslie HookFinancial Times, LondonMonday, August 10, 2026 Two of the largest gold mining companies, Barrick and Newmont, have agreed to combine some of their biggest mines -- a truce that paves the way for one of the biggest mining IPOs of the year. The two rivals, which already partner on the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture, had been locked in a dispute as Newmont tried to block Barrick's p...

Golden asteroid might yet have a place in the Western financial system - Money for nothing and your chicks for free. * * * 8:13p ET Sunday, August 9. 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Maybe the other day GATA was too quick to endorse the report in Space Daily -- https://www.gata.org/node/24890 -- that nothing would ever come of mining asteroids for gold, and particularly not the asteroid Psyche, which is believed to contain zillions of tonnes of gold and which NASA...

Ed Steer: Silver and gold stocks up +20% on the week - 4:19p ET Sunday, August 9, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Silver and Gold Stocks Up +20% on the Week" and is posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here: https://silverseek.com/article/silver-gold-stocks-20-percent-week CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Commi...

Intel Joins Race to Sell Shares at Sky-High Prices after Spike. Big Tech Figured it out, the Economy Benefits, Maybe Not Investors - Vast amounts of cash get moved from Investors to Big Tech via equity and debt sales to be spent in the real economy.

US Government Sold $638 Billion of Just T-Bills this Week, 10-Year Treasury Yield Dips after Big Kahuna Yen Intervention - Treasury bills outstanding ballooned by $1 trillion year-over-year, to $7 trillion. But total marketable Treasury securities ballooned by $2.5 trillion. So...

Self-Employed Workers (the “Gig Workers”), Part-Time Workers, and Multiple Jobholders: Some Thoughts - Looking at them in the context of the rest of the labor market.

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Grayscale quietly drops Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF plans - The asset manager said it no longer intends to proceed with the offerings. None became effective, and no securities were issued or sold.

Solana lending giant Jupiter now lets the same dollar earn twice - The new Lend v2 product turns deposits and borrowed assets into trading liquidity, tying higher returns to whether Jupiter’s router can send enough swap flow to the new vaults.

Bitmine’s ETH buying slows as Tom Lee's firm shifts capital to share buybacks - Chairman Tom Lee said easing financial conditions could support crypto, even as the CLARITY Act failed to reach a Senate vote before the August recess.

Solana gets its first Strategy STRC product through Solstice Finance - The Solana vault splits income from Strategy’s preferred stock into a lower-risk senior token and a higher-risk junior token.

Strategy sells 1,690 bitcoin, raises $653 million from MSTR shares - The company increased its USD reserve to $4.65 billion while reducing its bitcoin holdings to 840,447 BTC

Crypto exchange Coinsbuy loses $8 million in coordinated two-blockchain attack - Onchain forensics tie a single actor to an $8 million coordinated drain across TRON and Ethereum, with most funds routed through FixedFloat and the attack vector still unknown.

UK’s FCA to regulate tokenized gold to preserve London’s place as the top hub for bullion - The FCA said it will 'have more to say on' their approach to tokenization, as it draws up rules to put assets on the blockchain.

Bitcoin's BIP-110 episode is free-market capitalism in purest form - Your day-ahead look for Aug. 10, 2026

Bitcoin steadies above $65,000 as Iran-Oman deal talk eases Hormuz concerns, lifts risk assets - BTC rose to $65,209 and Nasdaq 100 index futures gained 0.45% on reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Bitcoin volatility is in meltdown, but downside protection still commands a premium - Bitcoin’s BVIV volatility index hit the lowest level since 2025 as option demand collapsed. Still, overwriting surged and downside protection stayed pricey.

Vitalik Overhauls Ethereum Roadmap as Quantum Risks Take Hold - Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the network’s priorities have shifted so much since 2023 that he had to redraw his own roadmap. On Monday, Buterin posted a side-by-side comparison of his 2023 Ethereum roadmap and the Ethereum Foundation’s new “Strawmap,” a planning document outlining protocol upgrades through 2029. Quantum Safety Jumps the Line Buterin explained […]

Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000 as Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC - Bitcoin fell below $64,000 on Aug. 10 after briefly reaching an intraday high of $65,416. The sudden price drop erased nearly 2% of bitcoin’s market capitalization, reducing it to $1.28 trillion and wiping out over $47 million in long leveraged positions. Volatility and Market Liquidations Bitcoin (BTC) slid below $64,000 Monday afternoon, snapping a multi-day […]

Bitmine’s 5.8M Ether Bet Swells as BMNR Stock Takes a Beating - Bitmine Immersion Technologies scooped up another 7,391 ether tokens last week, lifting its ethereum war chest to 5.81 million ETH and putting the company within striking distance of controlling 5% of the entire ethereum supply. The Norwalk, Connecticut, company, trading under the ticker BMNR, now sits comfortably as the largest corporate ethereum holder and the […]

NYT: Trump-Backed WLFI Took $100M From a Money Laundering Suspect - World Liberty Financial’s largest disclosed token purchase traces back to a Chinese businessman under active UK investigation for money laundering, the New York Times reported, with up to $75 million flowing to Trump family and Witkoff-linked entities. The Largest WLFI Purchase Yet The New York Times reported that a $100 million investment in World Liberty […]

Dormant Bitcoin Erupts as 10 August Days Blow Past All of July - Dormant bitcoin is moving at a dramatically faster pace in August, with 2,209.05 BTC leaving long-idle addresses during the first 10 days of the month, already 74.7% more than the 1,264.16 BTC tracked across all of July. The movements, identified through the blockchain parser tool Btcparser.com, represent bitcoin held in addresses dating from 2010 through […]

Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before) Violated First Amendment - Some excerpts from today's long opinion by Judge Joseph Dawson, III (D.S.C.) in Lemoine v. Horry Georgetown Tech. Coll.: On… The post Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before) Violated First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

Police Department in South Carolina Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance for Hate Speech' - A free speech organization sent a letter to the police department last week, calling its anti–hate speech post unconstitutional.

Texas Man Arrested After Ranting About Age Verification Laws Blocking His Anime - Did he make a true threat? Or was this just hyperbolic ranting about bad policy?

America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them. - America’s elevator shortage is making housing more expensive, buildings less accessible, and cities less dynamic—all because of bad regulations and union protectionism.

No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation - From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues that… The post No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation appeared first on Reason.com.

"A Tale of Two Chiefs" - "This tale of two chiefs depends entirely on whether Roberts determines the decision will lead to the best of times or the worst of times. If the Chief fears rough roads ahead, less will be decided."

Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment - From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last… The post Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

AOC's Eggs - Plus: Hamas disarmament, gay bathhouses, Canadian MAGA, and more...

D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom - The Constitution assigns control of federal property to Congress, which never approved the president's demolition and replacement of the East Wing.

Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Southern Poverty Law Center - The court rejects the argument that the prosecution should be dismissed on the grounds that it's "vindictive."

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.

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Buck Stops Nowhere - Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected to run dry within weeks. Training, maintenance and other military priorities are reportedly being […]...

Constitution Enforcement: 6 Ignored Steps That Actually Work - The founders knew exactly what it takes to deal with unconstitutional power. How that gets done? It’s built on their experience and tactics against the British empire. On this Episode - it’s 6 steps that actually work as the real enforcement mechanism for the constitution. They come right from the American Revolution, backed by the ultimate check - the duty of self preservation The post Constit...

Meta Must Stop Silencing Reproductive Health Information - Access to accurate information about reproductive and maternal health can be critical. But on Meta's platforms, simply talking about prescription medication, abortion care, or one's own medical experiences can be enough to trigger content removals and account restrictions. That's why EFF recently submitted a public comment to the Meta Oversight Board in its consideration of a case involving an ...

Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction - The Senate Commerce Committee will vote this week on several censorious and privacy invasive bills: KOSA, the SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy Act, and CHATBOT Act. While we appreciate that the Committee is taking the time to look at these bills separately, it’s still impossible to ignore the message Congress is sending to the world: Age-gate the internet and block young people from speaking and ac...

Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has endorsed a commonsense technical interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a law not usually given to such interpretation. Amazon had sued Perplexity AI to try to shut down its Comet browser, claiming the browser’s optional agentic AI “Assistant” that can browse websites like Amazon for comparison shopping purposes, violated the CFAA becau...

Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home - WILMINGTON, N.C.—On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina denied qualified immunity for officers who raided an innocent family’s Pender County home in […] The post Court Rules North Carolina Family’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward After SWAT Team Raided, Damaged Wrong Home appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case - ARLINGTON, Va.—In its fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Labor’s agency court system. New […] The post Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA - ARLINGTON, Va.—A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment lawsuit from a customer and small business owner seeking to provide true information on food labels. The United States […] The post Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA 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 ...

Tell The White House: Do Not Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL THE WHITE HOUSE: DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and make the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful … Read more

Don’t Let DOJ Appeal GOA’s NFA Win! - TELL YOUR SENATORS, DON’T LET DOJ APPEAL OUR WIN! We won our case, but DOJ may appeal. Let’s secure our win and tell the “most pro-2A” Department of Justice to walk the walk… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory … Read more

WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! - WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST THE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT! Thanks to GOA’s “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit” a federal judge has struck down the registration requirements on certain NFA items… We just won our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” against the registration requirements of the NFA at the district level in Texas. This is quite possibly the largest victory against the National Firearms … Read more

U.S. Bank flags potential blowback from debanking inquiries - At least three other lenders have warned investors of consequences over the past year, but unlike U.S. Bank, those institutions have either been sued or called out publicly by President Trump.

Bunq rejected for OCC bank charter - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency argued the Dutch fintech’s U.S. operations would be inadequately capitalized, its management inexperienced and its road to profit “unrealistic.”

FedNow extension wins support - Stripe, Visa, Wise and industry trade groups back the Federal Reserve’s plan to expand its instant payment system for cross-border use.

Allocating digital asset exposure - Understanding how exposure is allocated and how it interacts with coverage determines resilience.

Warren wants United Texas Bank’s charter revoked - The senator said the OCC and Federal Reserve should not have let the bank convert its charter from state to national oversight while under an active consent order.

What RTP and FedNow rule changes mean for cross-border payments - Amid competition for international transfers, the U.S. is taking baby steps to facilitate faster, more efficient transactions.

Where to find prime credit borrowers who pay up for homes - The average down payment across the list was 17.1%, well above 13.1% nationally, and the median credit score was 766, compared with 747 countrywide.

Fiserv, FIS pressured to sell parts of businesses - After years of acquisitions and spin-offs, the bank technology vendors are under pressure to sell parts of their businesses.

Illinois bank approaches $10B-asset mark with latest deal - HBT Financial in Bloomington, Illinois, has agreed to acquire Tri-County Financial Group in a deal valued $204.6 million.

Reed bill seeks clearer federal insider trading rules - The bill, dubbed the Insider Trading Prohibition Act, sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by people who possess material, nonpublic information.

Mary-Elizabeth McMunn: Reinforcing the foundations - openness through resilience in the face of change - Speech by Ms Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at PWC, Dublin, 23 July 2026.

Joachim Nagel: Acting together for a sovereign and competitive Europe - Speech by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the meeting with the European ambassadors' delegation on the occasion of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Frankfurt am Main, 21 July 2026.

Swaminathan J: Strengthening customer grievance redress - the role of the internal ombudsman - Keynote address by Mr Swaminathan J, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Internal Ombudsman Conference, organised by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, 13 July 2026.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

Press Release: FDIC Announces New Review Process for Deposit Insurance Applications - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 10, 2026 Press Release: FDIC Announces New Review Process for Deposit Insurance Applications WASHINGTON—The Federal Depos...

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