Precious Metals and Market News

The Fed raised rates and gold didn’t break: Here’s why - (Kitco News) - Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.

Wall Street goes full bull on gold price after post-hike gains, Main Street bolsters bullish majority as gold holds $4,300 - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold’s post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold’s solid weekly performance.

Gold, silver prices hold weekly gains as oil drops, yields return to 5% - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar.

Gold shrugs off Fed rate hike as deeper forces drive safe-haven demand - (Kitco News) - A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening by year-end.

Socgen remains bullish on gold price in Q4 as central banks won’t get ahead of inflation - (Kitco News) - Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid reason to own gold, according to one international investment bank.

India’s festive season starts cautiously amid price volatility, gold ETFs and futures stay strong in August – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – Indian jewelry buying was resilient and physical investment demand remained steady despite August’s gold price volatility, while ETF demand remained positive and gold futures volumes hit a five-month high, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update, Chacko wrote that both international and domestic gold price...

Gold, silver extend rebound as oil, yields ease after Fed hike - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as lower crude oil prices, easing Treasury yields and a softer dollar helped precious metals extend their post-Fed rebound.

Gold price rebounds above $4,340 as lower oil eases rate pressure - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields helped precious metals extend their rebound after the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in more than 3 years.

Gold is the ‘truth teller’ as U.S. debt spirals; buy gold with your $5,000 check - Jeff Sarti - (Kitco News) - The Federal Reserve’s commitment to bring inflation down to its 2% target is creating some much-needed confidence in the long end of the yield curve as 10-year bond yields fall back below 5.00%; however, according to one fund manager, gold remains the ultimate safe-haven insurance play.

If Warsh represents most Fed voters, more hikes could be on the way – Natixis - (Kitco News) – The Federal Reserve may be leaning more hawkish than recent Fedspeak seemed to suggest, and yesterday’s rate hike could be followed by another before the year is out, according to Natixis.In their latest note, economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Aker characterized yesterday’s decision by the FOMC to raise rates for the first time since 2023 as “the path of least resistanc...

All Eyes Are On Belarus Ahead Of The US' Reported European Military Drawdown - All Eyes Are On Belarus Ahead Of The US' Reported European Military Drawdown Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The potential pullback of some US forces from the Baltic States upon the completion of its force posture review could be followed by European NATO if Russia agrees to pull back some of its forces from Belarus in order to then establish partial buffers in the post-w...

Shurk: Bush's Islamic Appeasement Greatly Damaged America - Shurk: Bush's Islamic Appeasement Greatly Damaged America Authored by J.B. Shurk via American Thinker, Last week, President George W. Bush sat down with his former secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, to discuss the September 11, 2001, Islamic terror attacks on the United States. While reflecting on his actions twenty-five years earlier, Bush went out of his way to defend Islam: ...

Space Weapons Grabbed MSM Headlines, But USAF Secretary Hinted What Could Replace MQ-9 Reaper - Space Weapons Grabbed MSM Headlines, But USAF Secretary Hinted What Could Replace MQ-9 Reaper The Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference opened earlier this week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink's disclosure that the Space Force had launched "space control weapons" into orbit qui...

Leftists Rally To Stop Trump's Renovations To Crumbling Kennedy Center - Leftists Rally To Stop Trump's Renovations To Crumbling Kennedy Center Why is it a bad thing to repair Washington DC's crumbling landmarks and famous buildings?  It's only a bad thing when Donald Trump is doing it.  This attitude has led to numerous delays and problems with overall renovations across America's capital; from vandalism to direct interference with work crews to legal ...

Pentagon Releases UFO Files Examining Warp Drives, Stargates, & Cloaking - Pentagon Releases UFO Files Examining Warp Drives, Stargates, & Cloaking Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, The Pentagon on Sept. 18 released its sixth batch of declassified and historical UFO files, including papers examining speculative concepts such as warp drives, cloaking devices, stargates, and wormholes. In July 2025 in the northeastern United States, an eyewit...

Bechtel Splits With TerraPower As Holtec Postpones IPO - Bechtel Splits With TerraPower As Holtec Postpones IPO Bechtel and Bill Gates-backed TerraPower are parting ways over the next phase of the Natrium reactor project in Wyoming, adding a construction headache to a sector already digesting Holtec’s postponed IPO. According to a layoff notice reported by Washington Business Journal, the companies failed to reach an agreement and “have...

Trump Announces 'AI Force', Plans To Name AI Czar As US Pushes Tech Dominance - Trump Announces 'AI Force', Plans To Name AI Czar As US Pushes Tech Dominance Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, President Donald Trump announced plans to form an "AI Force" and appoint an artificial intelligence czar as his administration looks to promote the rapidly growing technology while using existing laws to address potential wrongdoing. Trump argued Democ...

India's Clean Energy Boom Halts Coal Power Growth - India's Clean Energy Boom Halts Coal Power Growth Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, India's coal power generation did not grow between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2026, for the first such two-year period in over 50 years in which coal power has remained flat in the world's second-largest coal consumer, a new analysis by the Centre for Research on En...

Germany's Merz Admits "Disaster" After AfD Victory As CDU Crash Out Of State Parliament - Germany's Merz Admits "Disaster" After AfD Victory As CDU Crash Out Of State Parliament Update: The situation for Merz's party just went from "disaster" to full Titanic as projections signal the CDU will get just 4.9% of the vote - below the critical threshold required to enter parliament... This would be the first time the CDU failed to enter state parliament since the founding...

Drug 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl Seized In San Francisco - Drug 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl Seized In San Francisco Authored by Cynthia Cai via The Epoch Times, San Francisco police have arrested four suspects, recovered multiple firearms, and seized over 20,000 counterfeit pills - some containing cychlorphine, a new synthetic drug that is up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl. The arrests resulted from a months-long investigation ...

‘My total balance should be $20 million’: I invested $1.1 million in a crypto platform. Have I lost it all? - “I invested on the recommendation of an executive vice president of a major New York investment bank.”

I have $125,000 in credit-card debt. Will $17,000 a month in income, including disability, affect my bankruptcy? - “I racked up this debt to cover my living expenses for two years without an income stream.”

‘My main goal is to help people’: I’m single, 74, with $10 million burning a hole in my pocket. What should I do? - “I also own my home and an SUV outright, with no outstanding debt.”

My rental property is paid off, but I need cash. Is this a bad time to take out a $50,000 HELOC? - The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point interest-rate hike Wednesday, to a range of 3.75%-4.0%.

Snoopy cups at Starbucks and McDonald’s SpongeBob toys are commanding huge markups on eBay - Adults are scooping up promotional items out of nostalgia — and playing into a frenzy around collectibles .

China is chasing SpaceX and setting its sights on the global space economy - Chinese space-technology players are looking to grow their reach, experts say. They’re closing in on Elon Musk and company.

‘There might be a silver lining’: My friend’s wife died at 60 after a high-earning career. Can he claim her Social Security? - “They had been married for over 30 years when she passed.”

Record diesel prices are exposing pain points in the stock market and economy - A major risks now is that diesel prices stay high — and continue to put upward pressure on inflation.

‘I’m burned out’: I’m constantly helping my cousin who is running out of money. Is it too much to expect his sister to help? - “I spend a lot of time away from my family and spend money on gas, taking him out to eat.”

Midterm voters are overwhelmingly worried about the national debt. But only small fixes are expected this year. - Watchdog groups say midterm voters feel that “something’s wrong.”

Iran vows 'painful' retaliation as Trump piles on pressure ahead of UN General Assembly meeting - Trump threatened to destroy Iran's economy or eliminate its leadership if Tehran doesn't strike a deal, complicating efforts at diplomacy.

Bessent calls meeting with China Vice Premier He Lifeng 'successful' ahead of Trump-Xi summit - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng was "successful" ahead of the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi summit.

‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies - Tariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.

Stock futures rise slightly after Dow posts third straight losing week: Live updates - Wall Street is coming off a mixed week for the major averages.

Oil falls as crude flows remain 'surprisingly strong' - Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia, even as Mideast tensions continue to escalate.

France’s wine production nears a 70-year low, leaving winemakers with tough choices - As the French wine industry reaches a crisis point, key players are considering new markets, products and generations.

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames 'lower happiness' - Goldman economist Joseph Briggs said broader pessimism in society may be contributing to struggling consumer sentiment even as the economy chugs along.

Why Japan’s markets flipped the usual script after central bank rate hike - The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

Bank of England defies Fed’s rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged - The Bank of England kept rates steady Thursday, even after U.K. inflation rose to 3.1% and energy costs put pressure on prices.

'Science fiction': Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices - Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia quits China-led cross-border currency platform - From the Financial Times, LondonSunday, September 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from a Beijing-led digital currency program that is part of China's efforts to develop an alternative cross-border payments system to the dollar. The mBridge platform has attracted controversy in the US amid concerns that participants could use it to bypass dollar-dominated conventional payment systems such as...

Hong Kong's metal storage hits 30,000 tonnes in push to become global commodity hub - By Matthew ChengSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongFriday, September 18, 2026 Hong Kong's push to develop into a premier gold and commodity trading hub has gained momentum, with local metal storage surpassing 30,000 tonnes, a minister has said, as the administration positions the city as the destination of choice for global capital. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher ...

Commodity Culture's Jesse Day talks with GATA's Ed Steer about market rigging - 11a ET Saturday, September 19, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): GATA board member Ed Steer, publisher of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, was interviewed this week by Jesse Day of the Commodity Culture channel at YouTube, discussing, among other things, how official-sector intervention against the monetary metals continues, how it targets mining share prices as well, how the me...

India may require digital gold to be backed by ... actual gold - From The Times of India, MumbaiFriday, September 18, 2026 Have you bought digital gold or are planning to?  The Securities and Exchange Board of India had cautioned investors about digital gold in 2025. In a circular, SEBI said these products were distinct from gold products regulated by it because they were neither notified as securities nor classified as commodity derivatives.  "They operate ...

Alasdair Macleod: Quarter-point rate increases will never catch up with inflation - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, September 19, 2026 The dilemma facing central banks is becoming visible. The Fed raised its funds rate by a quarter percent, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suppresses bond yields, and the G7's monetary establishment holds its breath. Mere quarter-point step increases are unlikely to achieve price stability, because they will never catch up with the...

Treasury Yields of 2 Years & 3 Years Spike toward 5%, but 10-Year Holds at 5%, Yield Curve Bulges: Some Thoughts on What’s Brewing - The 2-year and 3-year yields indicate that the 10-year yield could go way higher over the next few months.

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Dropped by 15% to 34% in 34 Bigger Markets. 6 Plunged Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago - In another 35 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 8-14%. Mind-blowing Condo Bubbles deflate in 34 charts.

Treasuries Have Become Badly Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks & Governments - But opaque foreign financial centers pile on Treasuries, often held by US companies and hedge funds.

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, ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

Bitcoin rises above $81,000, while NEAR jumps 23% on Zcash swap traffic - Bitcoin extended a slow climb through the Asian session while regional equities and U.S. stock futures rose on progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing.

Bitcoin’s price has cleared a key hurdle that has historically preceded major bull runs - Bitcoin's price has topped its 50-week average for the first time in 45 weeks, a major bullish signal.

Crypto platform Gemini’s stock is down 80% from its IPO. That’s reviving takeover speculation - The crypto platform’s market value has fallen to about $753 million, putting fresh attention on the licenses, custody infrastructure and customer relationships a buyer could inherit.

Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say - Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the agency's move create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand onchain products.

Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans - Market experts view bitcoin’s price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers.

Clarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it - U.S. agencies are racing to substitute their regulations for the law that was meant to set crypto markets in governmental bedrock, but will the stand-ins last?

'We have lost control': Crypto pioneer warns AI could trigger systemic banking and infrastructure shocks - Marc van der Chijs sold much of his bitcoin to invest in AI. Now, growing concerns about the technology accompany a move to put some profits back into crypto.

Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade - The upcoming Batch V1.1 can make linked asset and payment transfers succeed together or fail together, and Ripple says commercial projects are already being built around the feature after an extensive security review.

'The orange tie stays': Michael Saylor responds to venture capitalist's bitcoin obituary - "Bitcoin feels like the CD in the age of Spotify, the DVD in the age of Netflix," wrote Jason Calacanis.

Robinhood Chain fees collapse 97% even as transactions stay near record highs - Seven-day average fees fell 82% while transaction counts slipped 6%, with about $1.5 billion a day still changing hands.

US Blacklists Bitbank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin Transfers - The United States blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury says financier Babak Zanjani used the platform to move hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. Treasury Blocks Bitbank and Its Developer Companies handling […]

House Panel Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill With 20-Year Hold - A House committee advanced legislation that would codify the existing U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and prohibit sales of qualifying federal bitcoin for 20 years. The amended bill would place the current executive policy in federal law. House Panel Advances the Bitcoin Reserve Bill Bitcoin legally owned by the federal government and not required by law […]

Massive French Data Leaks Spark Surge in Fake Crypto Support Calls - Owen Simonin, known as Hasheur, reported a rise in the number of fraudulent call scams in which threat actors impersonate customer service representatives of a crypto platform. Simonin stressed that this rise was caused by the recent data leaks affecting French crypto users. Crypto Call Scams Rise in France, Says Crypto Entrepreneur The recent data […]

Weekly Wrap: Bitcoin Reclaims $81K as ZEC and HYPE Hit New Highs - The total cryptocurrency market capitalization reclaimed $2.8 trillion and briefly approached $2.9 trillion amid a broad weekly rally. Crypto Economy Market Cap Nears $2.9 Trillion The cryptocurrency economy saw its total market capitalization reclaim the $2.8 trillion mark during a week in which privacy coins again outperformed the broader market. Market data showed that total […]

One Attacker Hits Two Crypto Projects and Walks With $2 Million - One attacker appears to have cracked two separate crypto projects in the same minute, draining 8.72 million FET from a Fetch.ai converter while minting roughly 408.5 million NTX at Nunet. The combined damage landed around $2.01 million, but the strangest number was buried inside the NTX attack. The newly created coins represented roughly 42% of […]

More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech - A short excerpt from Prof. Mchangama's Sept. 3 post (though the whole thing is much worth reading): Frederick Douglass was… The post More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 - 9/20/1968: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied a certificate of no exterior effect to the Penn Central Transportation… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations? - A recent settlement crippled a local code enforcement scheme—and exposed the perils of turning petty violations into government revenue streams.

AI Companies Promise Humanoid Assistants. How Will the Robots Know What To Do? - Developers are using videos of real-life work to train the new generation of robots.

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When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions - From Soliz v. Alamo Colleges Dist., decided by Judge David Ezra (W.D. Tex.) on Sept. 16: Plaintiff Joseph Soliz, who… The post When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions appeared first on Reason Magazine.

General Threats to Kill Jews and "Zionists" Can Be Punished - An excerpt from a longish opinion by Judge David Alan Ezra (W.D. Tex.) Monday in U.S. v. Griffin: Defendant was… The post General Threats to Kill Jews and "Zionists" Can Be Punished appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Customs and Border Protection Doesn't Deny Using Facial Recognition To Target Foreign OnlyFans Models - The immigration system has a confusing and opaque approach to foreigners who have done sex work.

Today in Supreme Court History: September 19, 1907 - 9/19/1907: Justice Lewis Powell's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 19, 1907 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Cancer Vaccines, Anti-Aging Treatments, and 5 Other Exciting Biomedical Advances - Getting older makes you more prone to all kinds of maladies. So why not become younger?

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning - Every generation faces a temptation to exchange freedom for security. Every generation is told that normal rules cannot apply because a crisis is too serious, an enemy too dangerous and a moment too urgent. The post When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

They’re not Patriots. They’re Degenerate Cowards. - Degenerate cowards. That’s how the founders and old revolutionaries viewed people who refuse to protect and defend their own constitution and their own liberty out of fear for their own skin - or a lazy preference for comfort. On this episode, it’s the founders’ hard reality check - what needs to be done if we ever want to live in a REAL “land of the free.” The post They’re not Patriots. They’r...

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.

EFF Statement on California Governor's Executive Order on AI - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order is an opportunity for a needed, thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence and its potential harms. Everyday Californians are feeling real anxiety about the risks of artificial intelligence, and as an organization that works to ensure technology empowers people, EFF welcomes this order as a way for the state of California to lead a much-...

How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27 - Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more than the often derided voice assistant you might be used to. It has even evolved from a blob you invoke with a verbal command or a button press to a whole app. This update comes with a slew of privac...

Secure Messaging and AI Remain In Conflict Despite the Promise of TEEs - Secure messaging platforms, like Signal, WhatsApp, and recently, encrypted RCS, operate on a straightforward assumption: the content at each end of a conversation is private to the participants in the conversation. End-to-end encryption helps provide the mathematical guarantees that the companies who operate these messaging platforms cannot access the contents of messages. But there’s no way to...

Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit - Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, […] The post Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute - ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently doubled down on […] The post Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute appeared first on Institute for Justice.

New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police - ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United […] The post New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police 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 ...

Take Action: Stop State Gun Taxes & Fix the SHOT Act - LET’S PASS THESE BILLS! These two bills are marked up tomorrow, we need your help to pass them…. If you’re receiving this email, your Representative in Congress is on the House Judiciary Committee. That means we’ve got an important request for you. Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will be voting on two bills that matter to your Second Amendment rights: … Read more

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

3 takeaways from stress test changes and a new SVB review - Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined three potential changes to stress-test calculations and an assessment of the central bank’s performance amid the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

FDIC’s Hill pushes faster merger review process - One element of the proposal would allow some acquisitions to be processed in as few as five days. The agency also proposed a rule intended to reinforce parity between state-chartered and national banks.

Stripe’s wallet embraces AI bots - The payments giant has recently integrated its Link digital wallet for consumers with personal AI agents from Meta, xAI and other AI players.

State regulators float AI framework for banks, examiners - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued discretionary guidance that proposes eight questions examiners should consider and three tiers of risk banks face by using artificial intelligence.

Synapse victims look to small-claims court - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated more funds to repay fintech users harmed in the Synapse crisis. But there’s no timeline for when that money would be disbursed.

Revolut's breach began with a stolen government password - Roughly 680 customers were affected, none in the U.S. But the control that failed at Revolut is the legal intake queue every American bank runs.

Bowman calls for supervisory reform after preliminary SVB report - The Federal Reserve's top regulator has the early returns from the report she commissioned on the 2023 bank failure and said it supports her call for new reporting practices among Fed supervisors.

Online lending platform files de novo bank charter request - The "near-prime" lending fintech Avant is seeking to become a full-service bank by filing for a national de novo bank charter with federal regulators.

How Shopify and Meta are diving deeper into banking - The commerce company has made major inroads into embedded finance, a strategy that could get a boost from partnering with the social media giant's new AI agent.

Credit unions bulk up a business that banks long dominated - Citadel Credit Union recently closed a $50 million loan on a Philadelphia office tower. It's part of a trend, as credit unions build their commercial real estate lending businesses.

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 action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Northstar Bank, former employee of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and former employee of Regions Bank

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Press Release: FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 FDIC Releases Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey WASHINGTON—The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporati...

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in o...