Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver soften as markets price in December Fed hike risk - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were lower after the close Monday as a firmer U.S. dollar, renewed oil strength and elevated Treasury-yield risk offset safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold defies multi-decade high bond yields, but Q4 headwinds remain – Invesco - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to face significant headwinds from persistent inflation, rising interest rates and higher bond yields; however, the precious metal has demonstrated remarkable resilience, ending the third quarter with solid gains even as U.S. Treasury yields climbed to multi-decade highs.

Gold price needs a dovish Fed or renewed debasement fears to reverse its downtrend – Bank of America - (Kitco News) - Investment demand in gold-backed exchange-traded funds has been resilient in the face of persistent inflation, higher bond yields and a stronger U.S. dollar

Gold ETF demand defies rising bond yields as investors pour $31 billion into record third quarter – WGC - (Kitco News) - Gold faces headwinds as persistent inflation pressures support higher interest rates, driving bond yields and the U.S. dollar higher.

Gold prices struggle to hold early gains as U.S. dollar nears 18-month high, bond yields remain elevated - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – The gold market is struggling to maintain its recent recovery as persistent inflation pressures, elevated bond yields and a U.S. dollar trading near an 18-month high continue to create significant headwinds for the precious metal ahead of another critical week of economic data.

Wall Street nears bullish majority after gold’s late-week rally, Main Street fails to reclaim bullish bias as inflation data take center stage - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street back on the brink of a bullish majority, while less than half of Main Street believed gold would gain next week.

Gold tests $4,200 as weak sentiment offsets sticky inflation expectations - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply higher in late U.S. trading Friday, as a softer dollar earlier in the session, a pullback from this week’s Treasury-yield extremes and bargain buying helped metals recover from the midweek selloff.

Gold’s next chapter is about more than $5,000 - LBMA 2026 - (Kitco News) - There is no denying that since early spring, gold has had a tough run. Rising bond yields and stubborn inflation, driving hawkish interest rate expectations, have made it difficult for the precious metal to attract any consistent momentum.

Gold price holds critical $4,100 support, but can it break $4,200 as inflation risks loom? - (Kitco News) - The gold market may not be ready to break out to the upside as it encounters initial resistance at $4,200 an ounce, but there is still optimism among analysts as prices manage to hold support above $4,100 an ounce ahead of the weekend.

September CPI should be in line, and last month’s Fed rate hike may be the only one this cycle - Natixis - (Kitco News) – Next Wednesday’s September CPI report will likely be in line with expectations, with the hotter August print an outlier, and the Federal Reserve may have already delivered the only hike of the current cycle, according to Natixis.“We expect the September CPI report to show a 0.19% increase in the core component and 0.6% for the headline,” economists Christopher Hodge and Selin Ake...

"Britain Is Full": Farage Vows To Shut Down Asylum System For Five Years, Deport 90,000 Pending Claimants - "Britain Is Full": Farage Vows To Shut Down Asylum System For Five Years, Deport 90,000 Pending Claimants Nigel Farage has a new answer to Britain's asylum backlog: abolish the asylum system. Standing in Hythe, Kent on Monday in front of a replica Channel "mega dinghy," the Reform UK leader pledged that a Reform government would suspend the asylum system for a full parliamentary...

Tear Down That Woke - Tear Down That Woke Authored by Silvio Canto, Jr. via American Thinker, Let me give everyone some cautious advice. Save photos or magazine covers of Europe or what it used to be. Your kids and future grandchildren may need to see them to support those stories of the Europe that our ancestors came from. Honestly, we may be down to photos or memories if current trends continue in wh...

How Would NATO Defeat A Russian Invasion? Top Commander Reveals Aspects Of Classified Plan - How Would NATO Defeat A Russian Invasion? Top Commander Reveals Aspects Of Classified Plan NATO's top military commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, on Monday gave an important speech presenting a "theory of victory" in the scenario of a future Russian attack along the Western military alliance's 'eastern flank'. He asserted that NATO forces would "block, blunt and br...

France Is World's Most Dangerous Place For Bitcoiners: 90 Attacks In 7 Months - France Is World's Most Dangerous Place For Bitcoiners: 90 Attacks In 7 Months Authored by Christina Comben via CoinTelegraph.com, French authorities have recorded 90 cases involving kidnapping, abduction, extortion, threats, and violent theft related to cryptocurrencies in just over seven months. The figures, provided to Cointelegraph by the French Interior Ministry, are from J...

German Coalition Turmoil Deepens As SPD Co-Leader Bas Quits, Blames CDU "Public Attacks" - German Coalition Turmoil Deepens As SPD Co-Leader Bas Quits, Blames CDU "Public Attacks" Just when Friedrich Merz gathered his party's top brass to "regroup," the government lost another load-bearing wall. On Monday, labor minister Bärbel Bas, who was also co-chair of the junior coalition partner SPD, abruptly resigned from both posts. The 58-year-old said she needs time to grieve...

"Our Message Is: Smash Everything"; Belgian Students Expose Ignorance Over Protest Purposes In Revealing Video - "Our Message Is: Smash Everything"; Belgian Students Expose Ignorance Over Protest Purposes In Revealing Video Authored by - Remix News Staff - via Remix News, A video clip of a Black male student at ongoing protests in Belgium showed him saying he does not know why he is protesting, and that his message is to "smash everything." The clip is being used as another piece of evide...

Hock Tan Warns AI Investors Are Gambling In A Casino... Whose Chips His Own Credit Is Paying For - Hock Tan Warns AI Investors Are Gambling In A Casino... Whose Chips His Own Credit Is Paying For Usually it's the chip CEOs who are the cheerleaders and the bond market that plays the skeptic. On Monday, the CEO of the second-most important AI chipmaker on the planet decided to play both roles. Speaking on a panel at a DBS conference in Singapore, Broadcom boss Hock Tan said that ...

The Collective Is The Enemy Of Community - The Collective Is The Enemy Of Community Authored by Thaddeus G. McCotter via American Greatness, The Democratic Socialists of America exploit young people's longing for community, but socialism's coercive collectivism destroys the voluntary relationships that sustain it. Whether reflecting on the impersonal essence of "virtual reality" and the incessant stream of demands and anx...

Luxury Condos Seized In Singapore’s Massive Money-Laundering Case Go Unsold - Luxury Condos Seized In Singapore’s Massive Money-Laundering Case Go Unsold Singapore has no shortage of people curious about the spoils from its massive money-laundering crackdown. Getting them to actually buy the confiscated real estate has been another matter. The government is gradually disposing of assets tied to the S$3 billion laundering scandal that erupted in 2023, accord...

At Least 10 Supertankers Approaching Port Of Fujairah Reverse Course Amid Iran’s Attacks - At Least 10 Supertankers Approaching Port Of Fujairah Reverse Course Amid Iran’s Attacks A growing number of empty supertankers have been turning away from the Persian Gulf as escalating Iranian attacks threaten a critical transfer hub for wartime oil shipments, Bloomberg reports. At least 10 very large crude carriers and several Suezmax vessels approaching the port of Fujairah in...

‘The prospectus looks impressive’: My financial adviser wants me to invest $350,000 in a UAE data center. Is this risky? - “I’m in my 60s, recently retired and living my best life.”

UnitedHealth keeps medical costs under control — and raises its outlook again - The health-insurance giant said its medical-cost ratio was 88.4% in the third quarter of this year as the company tries to rein in spending on medical care.

What to expect from Europe’s most valuable company before it kicks off tech earnings - ASML will report its third-quarter financial earnings before the opening bell in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday.

My wife says we can’t afford to retire. We have $4 million. Do I just keep working? - “She wanted to take an $8,000 trip to Italy for our 30th anniversary, and I said no.”

‘Breaking Bad’ star Aaron Paul sells L.A. home for $7.5 million; he now lives in Paris - “Breaking Bad” star Aaron Paul has finally found a buyer for his historic Los Angeles home, selling the storied property for $7.495 million more than a year after putting it on the market.

The Korean stock market’s in freefall, and these are the reasons why - The Korean market rises on falls on expectations for profitability of the semiconductor industry and how long it can be sustained. Sentiment is cyclical and right now, the skepticism is rising

Newlywed Jim Carrey lists $35 million Maui waterfront mansion - Jim Carrey is bidding farewell to his sprawling Hawaii waterfront retreat, listing the tropical property for $35 million just days after tying the knot with his longtime partner, Min Ah.

This one chart from the IMF tells the entire story of the world economy this year - A single chart, complicated though it may be, tells the story of the world economy this year.

Was Broadcom CEO bullish or bearish on AI? ‘Gamblers’ comment creates storm - The comments made by Broadcom’s CEO at a conference in Singapore have been cited as a reason for microchip stocks’ slumps on both Monday and Tuesday.

The global economy is starting to look K-shaped. Here are the winners and losers, and where the U.S. fits. - IMF sees a split global economy, with countries less exposed to the oil shock and benefiting from AI demand pulling ahead

Bank earnings live updates: JPMorgan and Wells Fargo report results - Follow live bank earnings coverage for JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, with third-quarter results, calls and stock moves.

UnitedHealth Group tops estimates, hikes profit outlook as insurer manages high medical costs - UnitedHealth Group said it expects 2026 adjusted earnings of at least $20.50 per share, up from a previous outlook of $19.50 to $20.00 per share.

Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices - Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.

Micron, SoftBank and ASML slide as Wall Street chip rout spreads - Technology stocks tumbled Tuesday as a sell-off in U.S. semiconductor shares spilled into Asian and European markets.

Katie Stockton says retail stocks could be primed for a counter-trend rally. These stocks may lead the bounce - Retail stocks are stabilizing following their recent correction.

In charts: How one of the world's biggest economies got trapped by debt - France opens debate on its 2027 budget as high deficits, rising debt and student protests intensify pressure on lawmakers.

IMF warns bond yields could see a 'disorderly' spike as debt, inflation risks worsen  - The IMF says risks in the government bond market have worsened and that yields could jump sharply and disorderly.

IMF sees milder global slowdown as AI boom offsets war hit — warns resilience is nearing limits - The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%, warning that resilience is tested by energy constraints and looming fiscal risks.

India’s retail inflation jumps to 5.54% in September, above estimates - India inflations jumps for the 11-straight month, raising prospects of a further interest rate hike

Nobel prize in economics awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford - The U.S. economists were awarded for work that underpins the models used by central banks and governments to stabilize the economy.

Even CNBC gets it now: How China's gold-buying spree helps the yuan go global - How a Gold-Buying Sppree Helps the Yuan Go Global By Evelyn ChengCNBC, New YorkMonday, October 12, 2026 China's decades-long push for yuan internationalization is getting a lift from the buildout of Hong Kong as a gold trading center -- denominated in the Chinese currency. "As those trading volumes grow, there would be a growing volume of the physical gold trade that is denominated in RMB and n...

The game changer in Hong Kong's gold ambition is to serve as Shenzhen's jewelry hub - By Chow Chung-yanSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongMonday, October 12, 2026 https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3370195/game-changer-hong-kongs-gold-ambition-shenzhens-jewellery-hub Hong Kong's ambition to become an international gold trading centre rests not only on serving the nation's financial needs, but also on China's booming consumer market for gold. As the world's la...

GATA still needs your help and now accepts credit card donations - 11:36a ET Monday, October 12, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: People increasingly dislike the chore of writing checks and sending them through surface mail, so GATA now is able to accept donations by credit card. This service is provided to GATA by a Montreal-based company called Zeffy, which assists nonprofit organizations like GATA for free, allowing them to receive 100% of the donations m...

Ethiopia launches first gold refinery - By Dawit EndeshawReutersMonday, October 12, 2026 ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia has launched its first gold refinery, ​a $50 million joint venture aimed ‌at turning the East African nation into a regional processing hub for precious metals, ​Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said ​over the weekend. Gold exports are one ⁠of Ethiopia's main sources of ​foreign exchange, earning the country $5.6 billion last ​ye...

Kazakhstan to reduce gold to 75% of its FX reserves - Kazakhstan Starts Gold Sales as Treasuries Burnish Dollar Appeal By Nariman GizitdinovBloomberg NewsMonday, October 12, 2026 Kazakhstan's central bank is switching from being one of the world's biggest buyers of gold to a seller, as high Treasury yields reinforce the need to rebalance its reserves. Heavy central-bank buying has helped drive gold sharply higher in recent years, but the rally has...

The CEO’s of Broadcom and Intel Say the Quiet Part out Loud about AI and ROI - “I think we’ve probably got everything wrong. It’s a good way, humble way to realize how little we really know about the technology we are creating.”

US Government Sold $728 Billion of Treasuries this Week. Yields at the 3-Year, 10-Year, 30-Year Auctions Highest in 20+ Years, Demand Emerges. Short-Term Yields See Rate Hike - The bond market is functioning again after the Fed’s interest rate repression between 2008-2022 had broken it.

Despite the AI Debt Pileup, Bond Market Still in La-La-Land, Investors Chasing Yield, Backed by Sky-High AI Stock Valuations - With the stunning amount of capital getting sucked up while the AI revenue model is in fantasy land, you’d think it would be Panic City. But no.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ledger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network - The hardware-wallet maker gave its first public account of how a covert component in devices sold by CryptoBilis could steal users’ master keys without changing Ledger’s software.

UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin - The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people in China.

Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million - A bitcoin whale that received coins days before the Covid crash and sat through it has moved millions on-chain.

Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million - About $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish. Chip-stock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the damage.

Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99% - Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project Blast announced its own shutdown.

Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures - Bitcoin climbed back above $83,000 after an early dip, decoupling from a sharp slide in Korean chip stocks and weakness in Nasdaq futures ahead of Thursday’s US CPI report.

Palantir's Europe head warns the region is 'missing the boat' on AI just as it did with the internet - The Palantir UK chief said the U.S. is racing ahead on enterprise AI while Europe hesitates, and explained why he thinks the company faces intense political attacks.

Tom Lee sees $2 trillion wealth transfer fueling crypto demand as Bitmine buys more ether - The Bitmine chairman said he expects younger investors to drive demand for digital assets as his ether treasury company inches closer to owning 5% of the total supply.

Tokenized catastrophe bonds target the disaster-insurance gap - A planned Bermuda issuance would put legal ownership onchain and seek capital for disaster risks that remain costly to insure.

Standard Chartered offers RLUSD custody in Dubai and plans LMAX collateral link - Ripple previously gave LMAX $150 million in financing to integrate RLUSD into its institutional infrastructure.

Curacao Scraps Hacked Licensing Portal, Misses Its Own Update Deadline - Curaçao’s gambling regulator says the online portal it uses to license offshore casinos will not return after the hack it disclosed in September. It aimed to give details of interim arrangements by Oct. 9, but had published none by Tuesday morning. No Portal and No Interim Plan The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) announced on Oct. […]

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $83.5K as Kucoin and MEXC Go Dark in Korea - South Korea has ordered domestic access blocks on 27 unregistered offshore crypto exchange websites, including Kucoin, MEXC and BingX, extending an earlier ban on their mobile apps to the web. What Exactly Got Blocked? Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the anti-money laundering arm of the Financial Services Commission, announced on Oct. 13 that the country’s […]

XRP Price at $1.37 Leaves Evernorth’s $214M XRP Buy 46% Underwater - Evernorth named former Coinbase Asset Management co-CIO Hugo Jeandesboz to run its 473 million XRP treasury on debut day, and XRPN still closed at $16.91, 68% below its $53 high. The Hire Nobody Was Pricing in Evernorth used its first day as a Nasdaq-listed company to name Hugo Jeandesboz as its chief investment officer (CIO). […]

Robbers Tied up a UK Crypto Trader at Knifepoint and Took $800K - A UK-based crypto trader says intruders taped him up, held him at knifepoint, and robbed him of $800,000 on Monday night. The wallet he flagged shows roughly $756,000 parked there before being moved out. “No, This Is Not Satire” The news broke earlier today, with the victim taking to social media and posting a warning […]

Gen Z Job-Hops to Level up as 75% Plan a Switch Within Six Months - Seventy-five percent of Gen Z workers say they plan to switch jobs within the next six months, according to a Robert Half study. For the 18 to 26 cohort, frequent moves are framed less as disloyalty or pure pay chasing and more as a way to build skills faster, with flexibility, clear growth paths, and […]

Brickbat: Paying the Piper - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2222, creating tax incentives for news organizations. Under the law, eligible news organizations can… The post Brickbat: Paying the Piper appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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Congratulations to the Hoover Institution's Robert E. Hall, on His Economics Nobel Prize - From Hoover's post today (and see also our colleague John Cochrane's post about Hall's work): Robert E. Hall, the Robert… The post Congratulations to the Hoover Institution's Robert E. Hall, on His Economics Nobel Prize appeared first on Reason Magazine.

FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47 - Remember, it's (almost) always the feds.

J.D. Vance Is Playing Dumb About Socialism - Plus: America's growing deficit, youth protests in France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle's corruption scandal

Thinking of Sending a Nude Shrek Pic to an Ohio Official? You Could Be Found Guilty of Harassment. - D.J. Byrnes was found guilty of telecommunications harassment after sending a risqué ogre image to a public official.

Release the Kelly Clarkson Tapes - The pop star's feud with Art of Play—a Brooklyn toy store—shows how quickly personal beefs can become a national emergency. In this case, there's only one way out.

DHS Searched Ilhan Omar's Home as Part of Immigration Fraud Investigation - Top administration officials have all but pronounced her guilty in an ongoing investigation.

Are Warrantless Phone Searches at the Border Constitutional? The Supreme Court May Soon Decide. - The case of George Anibowei, a U.S. citizen who has had his phone searched at least five times at the border, shows just how invasive border agents have become.

TV Networks Protested Press Bans by Declining To Cover Trump. That Might Have Been Illegal, the DOJ Says. - The antitrust investigation adds another layer of bullying to Trump's vendetta against "Fake News Media Outlets."

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

The ONLY Cure for a Corrupted Republic - Removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles is what Montesquieu said is the only path forward. Everything else is doomed to failure: “every other correction,” he warned, ”is either useless or a new evil.” On this episode, it’s the top-6 principles that built American independence. Forgotten and ignored for generations, but only truly lost if “We the People” refuse to bring them ba...

Resisting the Menace of Federal Data Consolidation - In the past two years, the federal government has unlawfully consolidated data exposing our private information.  This consolidation has been chaotic but generally came in three rolling waves: It started with DOGE, moved to agency-to-agency data sharing with ICE, and then attempted data-driven purges of state voter rolls. We all deserve to live in a world where the data we use to pay our taxes,...

Organizing in the Town at Oakland Tech Week - EFF was thrilled to join organizers, advocates, and activists in the East Bay for the second annual Oakland Tech Week last week. We are grateful to our friends at MediaJustice and Upturn for inviting us co-present this all-day event, “Building Beyond Big Tech: Organizing Oakland’s Future”, on Sept. 30.  The event, hosted by the Kapor Center in downtown Oakland, offered a unique chance to spend ...

Turkish Crackdown On LGBTQ+ Organizations Threatens Freedom of Expression and Association - EFF strongly condemns Turkey’s state-led discriminatory, oppressive attacks on feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, media platforms, student groups, and rights defenders and activists within the country. Since mid-September, access to the websites and social media accounts of a dozen organizations have been blocked by court order, while over 60 members and activists have been detained, their off...

Texas City Hits Learning Pod with Cease-and-Desist in Violation of State Law - After working in K-12 education for nearly 30 years, including teaching special education and serving as a summer school principal, in 2025 Ruby Brock founded […] The post Texas City Hits Learning Pod with Cease-and-Desist in Violation of State Law appeared first on Institute for Justice.

New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team - ATLANTA—A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the years long lawsuit brought by an Atlanta family whose […] The post New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements - WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his […] The post Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements 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 ...

This Week in Gun Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

President Trump Just Killed DOJ’s Appeal - PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD DOJ: DON’T APPEAL GOA’S WIN! Thank you to President Trump for supporting the Second Amendment! President Trump personally ordered the Justice Department not to appeal our NFA victory. The deadline to file would have been October 5th. But, ATF still hasn’t issued guidance for FFLs and gun owners on how to proceed after the win. GOA has … Read more

Dive Deposits: Trump’s Cook committee is betting like it’s 2025 - The White House is convening a panel to re-investigate allegations against a Fed governor. The timing may indicate confidence in the midterm election outcome.

Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bancorp to buy Texas community bank - Acquiring SouthStar Bank expands Pinnacle’s Texas presence – currently concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area – in Austin and the central part of the state.

The rate turn just put 2 years of margin recovery back in play - The rate environment is shifting. Here's what community institutions need to watch.

In AI-era banking, trust has a new enforcer—the network - From ATMs to AI agents, a bank's attack surface is expanding. See how the network closes the gap.

Warren presses NCUA OIG over empty board - The National Credit Union Administration didn’t have a single board member between August 10 and 24. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know who was in charge.

Earnings are a reflection of customers as well as banks - Earnings reports deliver a bottom line, but also a status check on the consumer; also, why gambling is bad for banks.

Upgrade is latest fintech to seek ILC charter - Neobank Upgrade has applied for an industrial loan company charter, the latest nonbank financial firm to seek an unconventional bank charter as the administration pushes to bring more of the into the regulatory fold.

Chase should lead the country out of the housing crisis - America's largest bank has an unpaid leadership tax. By following its own historical example, JPMorganChase can help address the nation's affordable housing crisis and transform community reinvestment.

How real-time pay is pressuring bank authentication - Lack of federal regulation makes for a patchwork of rules guiding verification and identity risk. Here's what payment experts say banks can do.

Most baby boomers want to age at home. That could be a blind spot for advisors - Rising costs for long-term care can pose a major risk to retirement security, but advisors can support clients and caregivers plan ahead and protect their financial security.

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 releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families - Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity ... - Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026 - Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026

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

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...