Precious Metals and Market News

Ron Paul says the people should own the gold, not the government - (Kitco News) - The Treasury tripled its bond buybacks and yields rose anyway. The man who wrote End the Fed says he still wouldn't trust the accounting at Fort Knox

Gold, silver rise as dollar weakness offsets oil-driven rate risk - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighed higher Treasury yields and another surge in crude oil.

Marginal improvement in CPI may not be enough to stave off September rate hike - Natixis’ Christopher Hodge - (Kitco News) – Friday’s CPI report will likely show that underlying inflation continues to move in the right direction – but even if it does, if the Fed is disappointed with the speed of progress, the committee could still hike rates at the September meeting, according to Christopher Hodge, Head Economist for the U.S. at Natixis.

Investors pour $18 billion into gold ETFs in August as sovereign debt concerns grow - WGC report - (Kitco News) - Despite renewed threats of an imminent rate hike in September, gold’s price action during August shows just how much potential the precious metal has as a hedge against the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt.

Platinum could outperform gold price as debasement trade regains momentum – WPIC - (Kitco News) - Inflation fears are driving expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates as early as next week, and they have taken their toll on the precious metals market, including platinum.

Gold is more than ‘a tactical expression of the next Fed decision’ and pullbacks are opportunities to ‘build strategic exposure’ – UBS - (Kitco News) – Mounting fiscal concerns, elevated inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, and robust sovereign demand make a significant gold allocation a must-have in investor portfolios, according to commodity and currency analysts at UBS.

Gold, silver prices rise as Hormuz risk offsets rate pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, Brent crude above $100 a barrel and a softer dollar supported defensive demand ahead of the week’s U.S. inflation reports.

Gold majors are out of debt and will have to start buying, Lundin says - (Kitco News) - The biggest gold miners on earth are making more money than they know what to do with. They've paid off the debt. They've raised the dividend. They've bought back the stock. And they're still swimming in cash.

Gold price slides below $4,370 as Brent nears $100 - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and firmer Fed-hike expectations outweighed the safe-haven bid from renewed U.S.-Iran tensions.

‘The bull trend will resume’ and ‘you want to scale into a long position’ as gold price nears $4,000 pre-FOMC – Goldman Sachs’ Kim - (Kitco News) – The gold market’s relative underperformance since February is not a failure of the bull market, but merely a pause, and the yellow metal has fresh all-time highs in its medium-term future, according to Anthony Kim, Global Head of Metals Trading at Goldman Sachs.Kim was asked on Goldman’s The Markets podcast whether gold’s all-time high of $5,589.38 per ounce in late January was t...

The 5 Places In America You Want To Be When Society Begins To Collapse - The 5 Places In America You Want To Be When Society Begins To Collapse Authored by John Walter via Substack, There is a moment before the fall. You will miss it. Everyone does. The shelves still hold food. The lights still work. The news still talks about politics, sports, the usual noise. But somewhere in the background, something has shifted. The supply chain that moved your ...

Morgan Stanley: Oil Traders Are "More Precise" With Risk As Wars Drag On - Morgan Stanley: Oil Traders Are "More Precise" With Risk As Wars Drag On By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com Uncertainty about how the wars in Iran and Ukraine will unfold is keeping many traders away from taking positions in longer-dated futures contracts, according to Morgan Stanley. Most traders have now moved to bet on futures prices within a three to six-month period, instead ...

An AI-Designed Drug Just Moved Six Different Aging Clocks At Once - An AI-Designed Drug Just Moved Six Different Aging Clocks At Once An experimental drug designed using AI has produced measurable shifts toward a younger biological-age profile in patients. Developed by Insilico Medicine, the drug - rentosertib - was initially engineered to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, age-associated lung-scarring disease. When resear...

NextEra Secures $1.9BN Loan From Dept Of Energy For Restart Of Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant - NextEra Secures $1.9BN Loan From Dept Of Energy For Restart Of Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant By Zachary Skidmore of DataCenterDynamics NextEra Energy has secured a $1.9 billion loan from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) to support the restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant, which is tied to a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (P...

"Not Behind Us": Major US Tool Distributor Warns Tungsten Cost Shock Is Hitting Factory Floors - "Not Behind Us": Major US Tool Distributor Warns Tungsten Cost Shock Is Hitting Factory Floors Speaking at the Jefferies Industrials Conference earlier on Wednesday, MSC Industrial executive Martina McIsaac warned of a tungsten supply shock rippling through the company's supply chain and continuing to drive up industrial tooling costs. McIsaac told Steve Volkmann, an industrial an...

D.C. Gas Ban Gets Favorable Hearing In Federal Appeals Court - D.C. Gas Ban Gets Favorable Hearing In Federal Appeals Court Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, A federal appeals panel appeared inclined Tuesday to let Washington, D.C.'s restrictions on natural gas in certain new buildings stand. The case turns on the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, or EPCA, which gives the Department of Energy authority to set efficiency and e...

Iran State Media Says 'Enemy' Attacks On Southern Iran Overnight - Iran State Media Says 'Enemy' Attacks On Southern Iran Overnight Summary Iran state media: 'Enemy' attacks on southern Iran overnight Trump: "This war will end immediately after our election." Iran escalates with "20 for 2" response doctrine: 20 targets for every 2-3 targets struck. Iran sets heightened conditions for war's end: Tehran calls for an end to attacks, Israeli withd...

"Really Bright Future": Wall Street's Big Bet on Booming Red America Escalates - "Really Bright Future": Wall Street's Big Bet on Booming Red America Escalates Goldman Sachs is nearing a major milestone on its new Dallas campus, where the exterior of an 800,000-square-foot building is nearly complete and the Wall Street firm is preparing to begin work on the interior ahead of a planned January 2028 opening. The new Goldman Sachs campus in downtown Dallas is und...

University Of Washington Settles Case Against Professor Disciplined For Mocking Land Acknowledgment - University Of Washington Settles Case Against Professor Disciplined For Mocking Land Acknowledgment Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, Land acknowledgments have become standard at academic and political events, including the opening of the Obama Presidential Library and a recent Michigan Democratic event. While supporters insist it merely shows respect for origina...

Appeals Court Blocks IRS From Sharing Data With Immigration Authorities - Appeals Court Blocks IRS From Sharing Data With Immigration Authorities Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The IRS may not disclose the addresses of illegal immigrants to immigration officials, a U.S. appeals court said on Sept. 8. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a February ruling from a district court t...

Trump promises $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. He also teased tariff and ‘DOGE’ dividends last year that never came. - President Trump’s speech at his party’s midterm convention in Dallas comes as many analysts expect losses for Republicans in November’s elections due to voters’ frustrations with high prices.

Hunter Biden memecoin $LAPTOP loses 95% of market value just hours after launch - Investor appetite for memecoins has clearly not recovered, even as bitcoin prices have crept higher.

Diesel prices hit another record high. If you’re shocked, wait until you see your grocery bill. - The most important price in America is one most drivers never pay — and it reaches the CPI, the Fed and the European Central Bank in the same week.

I’m a single 58-year-old veteran in California with $1.5 million and a VA pension. Can I retire? - “I expect to receive at least $9,000 per month before federal and California state taxes.”

Home-insurance premiums just hit a record high. Here’s where they spiked the most. - Natural disasters — from hurricanes to storms to wildfires — are prompting insurers to rethink pricing as risks evolve.

‘We fear financial exploitation’: Who will manage our finances if my wife and I become incapacitated? - “We have witnessed our parents’ gradual decline in cognitive ability.”

The bull market’s biggest enemy right now could be Bessent’s interventions - A stronger yen and higher Treasury yields could become a toxic combination for the bull market in stocks.

‘I’m the executor’: My two siblings and I inherited an IRA. Can we just cash it out? - “Am I required to create three new inherited IRAs so that the firm can divide it equally?”

Oil’s surge back above $100 fuels fresh inflation fears at a crucial time for interest rates - A prolonged oil shock could keep consumer prices elevated and complicate the path for central banks already navigating a difficult policy environment.

You should always have energy stocks in your 401(k). Yes, even when oil is at $100. - Energy and resource stocks have zigged while the market has zagged.

Trump says oil and gas prices won't fall until 'right after' midterm election - President Donald Trump said energy prices that have been elevated due to the Iran war will not come down until after the midterm elections.

Apple event 2026: Folding iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, added AI features and more - Apple rolled out the foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Max, Watch Series 12 and many other features and updates in its first launch under CEO John Ternus.

UBS CEO flags investor complacency as geopolitical and economic risks mount - The UBS top boss cautioned that investors face an increasingly complicated environment given multiple headwinds.

Stock futures inch higher as traders brace for wholesale inflation report: Live updates - The first of two inflation reports due this week is in focus as oil prices rise.

Experts weigh in as researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' - Jacob Coxon said in a post on X that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives."

U.S. reveals import ban on slew of Canadian goods as trade war escalates - Import bans on motorbikes, alcohol and dairy products are due to come into effect on Sept. 29 as the rift between the countries deepens.

Why the Fed's interest rate call could come down to a few hundredths of a percentage point - As markets vacillate between which way they see policymakers leaning, all eyes will turn to economic reports measuring producer and consumer prices.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs worth CA$27.6 billion take effect as trade rift with U.S. deepens - Duties on Canadian imports of U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a trade war between Washington and Ottawa intensifies.

China's imports in August miss estimates as calls for rebalancing trade grow - China's exports and imports gathered momentum in August, as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting pressure to rebalance trade.

Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention - Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.

BIS gold swaps rose in August along with double counting and seizure concerns - 7:55p ET Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: GATA's consultant about the Bank for International Settlements, Robert Lambourne, reports today that the bank's gold swaps are not going away -- that the bank's August statement of account, published this week -- https://www.bis.org/publications/statement-account-31-august-2026.pdf -- indicates that its gold swaps increased by ...

Treasury secretary boasts about rigging Japanese yen market - They wouldn't be rigging any other markets, would they? * * * 'I Am the House Now': Bessent Warns Currency Traders Not to Bet Against Yen By Emily Herbert, Ian Smith, and Ramsay HodgsonFinancial Times, LondonWednesday, September 9, 2026 U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has warned traders not to bet against the yen, saying "I am the house now" following his recent intervention to support th...

Spain faces dilemma of what to do with its gold at the U.S. Fed - By Belen CarrenoEl Pais, MadridTuesday, September 8, 2026 As the world order finds its new balance, some of the pieces in motion are made of solid gold.  Major European central banks have begun repatriating their gold reserves held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Netherlands made this public last week, but France and Germany had already taken recent steps in this direction, while I...

China's central bank adds most gold since 2023 even as prices jump - By Jessica Zhou and Jack RyanBloomberg NewsMonday, September 7, 2026 China added the most gold to its reserves since 2023, accelerating purchases in August even as bullion prices surged. Holdings at the People's Bank of China, one of the biggest official-sector buyers, rose by 650,000 ounces, according to data released by the central bank on Monday. That extends the PBOC's buying streak to 22 m...

Can China lure European central bank gold reserves from U.S.? - By Emma MaSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, September 7, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3366640/golden-opportunity-can-china-lure-european-central-bank-gold-reserves-us Amid persistent geopolitical strains and growing concerns over the weaponisation of the US dollar, European central banks have continued shifting gold reserves away from US vaults -- with the l...

10-Year to 30-Year Treasury Yields Jump after Bessent Reveals Bond Buybacks for Tomorrow’s Auction - The hocus-pocus show falls flat. Well, OK, then.

Why the Gasoline Price Spike Didn’t Derail Consumer Spending despite all Moaning & Groaning: Auto Dealers Got Caught Too - Americans hate, hate, hate high gas prices, but they’re less sensitive to them than auto dealers ironically expected.

By Dumping US Treasuries to Prop Up the Yen, Japan’s Foreign Currency Reserves Plunged by $95 Billion in August. But Don’t Cry for Japan. These Interventions Are Hugely Profitable - The government is already busy fighting over what to do with the $31 billion in profits on its foreign exchange interventions last fiscal year.

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky - The U.S. Mint began selling $1 Trump coins Wednesday. Why it matters: The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value ...

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, ...

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, ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

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 ...

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC's Aron in escalating fight over stock tokens - Tenev told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that public companies shouldn't have veto power over third-party securities that reference their shares.

U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee - Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara - The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara's private credit network.

Bitcoin and Ethereum race quantum clock as U.S. backs $300 million hardware push - The threat is not here yet, but fault-tolerant machines and crypto’s migration plans are starting to converge on the same 2029 window.

Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO - The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO.

Crypto Long & Short: Inside the 300-to-1 onchain gap between the dollar and euro - Ryan Connor of RockawayX writes that the dollar leads the euro about 3 to 1 across the offchain economy and more than 300 to 1 onchain. Euro-pegged stablecoins total €711 million, under 1% of supply. He traces the gap to path dependency and missing euro DeFi infrastructure, and argues MiCA-regulated issuance and euro vault rails are changing it.

Kalshi election data goes live on DoubleZero ahead of U.S. midterms - The expansion gives institutional and automated traders access to full-depth political prediction-market order books ahead of the U.S. midterms.

PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform - The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay.

Hunter Biden's new LAPTOP token lost 98% of its value in under an hour after $1.6 billion debut - LAPTOP swung from $190 to under $4 within minutes of opening on Base. Onchain records show tokens had been distributed to market makers for a week before trading began.

KYC data is an irresistible honeypot for hackers, and we must change how it is collected - Privacy-preserving identity verification systems could allow individuals to prove only what a service needs to know while keeping the underlying information under their control, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper.

Crypto Gang Stole $245M Through Deception and Brazen Home Break-Ins - A Singaporean cybercrime ringleader has admitted directing a network that stole and laundered more than $245 million in cryptocurrency. The enterprise combined online impersonation with home break-ins, then poured stolen funds into exotic cars, private jet rentals, and nightlife. Malone Lam Admits Leading the Crypto Theft Enterprise Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean citizen and recent […]

Man Hid Millions in Crypto, Then Claimed Just $0.34 in Bankruptcy - A Virginia man convicted of stealing more than $2.5 million from investors concealed millions in cryptocurrency before declaring just 34 cents in financial assets. Federal prosecutors said he also denied owning any crypto during bankruptcy. Crypto Fortune Disappears From Bankruptcy Filings A federal jury in Alexandria convicted Jihoon Park, 52, on Sept. 8 of defrauding […]

No Anthropic Stock Exists, but Crypto Traders Just Priced It at $2T - The artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic is still private, but crypto traders are assigning the Claude maker an implied valuation of about $2.12 trillion through synthetic perpetual contracts that do not represent company shares. The juggernaut OpenAI has witnessed its synthetic perp contracts push the firm’s inferred worth to $1.58 trillion. On Sept. 9, Defillama’s […]

Illinois Crypto Tax Faces New Court Bid Before It Hits Residents - Illinois’ 0.2% digital asset tax could cost crypto firms millions and expose them to felony charges for compliance errors, two trade groups warn. They want enforcement blocked before the Jan. 1, 2027 launch produces irreversible costs and customer losses. Crypto Groups Race to Stop Tax Before Illinois Users Pay Illinois crypto users could soon owe […]

Visa Stablecoin Settlement Tops $20 Billion as Card Volume Surges - Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume has climbed above a $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15-fold from a year ago. The growth is forcing card issuers, lenders and banks to rethink how they finance settlement in an always-on crypto market. Visa Stablecoin Cards Expand to 160+ Programs Worldwide Visa’s stablecoin business is starting to […]

Second Amendment Roundup: ATF's "Firearm" and "Frame or Receiver" Rules Invalid - Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.

Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization - In the middle of an article that amounts to, among other things, a disgraceful apologia for the explosion in campus… The post Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization appeared first on Reason Magazine.

No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is Pending - From Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis's long opinion today in In the Matter of Extradition of Tate (S.D. Fla.): On July… The post No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is Pending appeared first on Reason Magazine.

The Feds Are Spying on Your Bank Account - While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.

The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island - The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.

Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional - The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.

Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case - The brief explains why the Section 122 tariffs are illegal and run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.

Michigan Judge Can Be Sued for Livestreaming a Mock Hearing of Teen Who Fell Asleep on a Field Trip - The Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that judicial immunity did not cover Kenneth King's "scared straight" approach to a sleepy 15-year-old.

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Speaking Collectively: The First Amendment, the Public Sector, and the Right to Bargain and Strike," by Kate Andrias - Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.

Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Taylor Rogers didn't show that it was clearly established that it was excessive force to be held down on a pile of fire ants while handcuffed.

Heading toward the Cliff - The American people are complaining about affordability. The prices of groceries, automobiles, movies, clothes, gasoline, rent, mortgage payments, and just about everything else are soaring. Many Americans are having a very difficult time making ends meet. The post Heading toward the Cliff appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

How to Beat an Empire: The Founders’ Ignored Blueprint - Paul Revere rode into Philadelphia on Sept 16, 1774 with urgent business for the First Continental Congress. His task? Deliver a document from Boston - a blueprint for total resistance. If adopted, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. On this episode, it’s Joseph Warren’s forgotten and ignored Suffolk Resolves: The American Revolution’s step-by-step guide for defeating tyrann...

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...

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR - Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few--causing an outcry in many communities where people are rightly concerned about the threat to civil rights and civil liberties these tools present.Some authorities are responding to these concerns by tryin...

Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be - The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global majority use it to argue for greater control over data and communications infrastructure and boost their economies. Companies market “sovereign cloud” products designed to reassure their customers...

2026 EFF Award Winners: Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights - EFF is pleased to announce that Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights have received 2026 EFF Awards for their vital work in ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people.  The EFF Awards recognize specific and substantial technical, social, economic, or cultural contributions in diverse fields ...

South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services - GREENVILLE, S.C.—Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. […] The post South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse - Freeport, Texas—Yesterday, a Texas trial court granted a motion for summary judgment against a group of property owners in Freeport’s historically Black community of East […] The post Freeport, Texas, Family to Appeal in Case to Keep Their Land From Port’s Eminent Domain Abuse appeared first on Institute for Justice.

FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit - ARLINGTON, Va.—Yesterday, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reissued an order requiring certain businesses in targeted ZIP codes in New Mexico and Texas to report […] The post FinCEN Renews Financial Surveillance Order Declared Illegal in 9th Circuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 4, 2026  GOA LEADS INDUSTRY COALITION IN SUPREME COURT FIGHT TO DEFEND AR-15s  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)—along with Century Arms, Canik USA, B&T USA and Fostech—filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down “assault weapons” bans in Viramontes v. Cook County.  What that case comes d...

This Week In Gun Control - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… Biden’s “Ghost Gun” rule was struck down by the courts. GOA’s case against it is still active. Gun shops are passing ATF inspections after selling suppressors with no registration. A foreign ransomware gang hacked ATF. A federal judge struck down … Read more

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...

Circle to buy Tazapay for $400M - Tazapay and Circle first forged a partnership last year, and according to CEO Jeremy Allaire, they “share a deep alignment.” Circle was the lead investor in Tazapay’s Series B funding last year.

Alabama bank blasts investors’ request to join board - Blue Hill Advisors and Merion Road Capital Management decried “inaction” from United Bancorporation of Alabama, concerning several suggestions the investors made. The bank called their requests “unreasonable.”

Virginia banks to combine in $253M deal - A tie-up with Eagle Financial Services would nearly triple John Marshall Bancorp's branch footprint and almost double its assets.

Block seeks OCC bank charter - Cash App’s parent is joining a parade of fintechs seeking to become national banks as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allows more leeway for such licenses.

Chime to buy Stride Bank for $590M - Acquiring one of its longtime bank partners offers the fintech “a faster and more proven path to full-stack ownership,” compared to pursuing its own charter, Chime said Tuesday.

IBKR's custody pitch to RIAs focuses on low fees, growth potential - Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?

FDIC won't have to return $1.71 billion to SVB creditors - A federal judge found SVB Financial's management negligently prioritized yield over safety, allowing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to retain the deposits after the bank's 2023 collapse.

Banks flash 'exit signals' to advisors as they push further upstream - Justin Duke's move from BNY Wealth to Simon Quick Advisors shows how higher fees, rising asset minimums and tighter client constraints are pushing some bank advisors toward RIAs.

Q3 agency MBS lags targets as home equity, non-QM gain ground - BTIG is predicting mortgage origination volume for loanDepot, PennyMac Financial Services, Rithm, Rocket Cos., and UWM Holdings combined will be 5% lower than the industry consensus for the third quarter.

Alabama bank rejects activists' 'unreasonable' demands - For months, United Bancorporation of Alabama avoided a public clash with two unhappy shareholders. But after the duo demanded seats on the board of directors, the bank finally clapped back.

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 announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

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

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FD...

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...