Precious Metals and Market News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gold eases as Warsh, payroll revisions test Fed trade - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly lower and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as traders held gold near the $4,600 area ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech and the Labor Department’s preliminary payrolls benchmark revision. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,593.20 an ounce, down 0.16%, while spot silver was tr...

Forget $10,000 gold, the trend is higher until governments fix their debt – John LaForge - (Kitco News) - Gold’s dramatic rise over the last several years may have pushed prices to levels that once appeared unimaginable. Still, according to one market strategist, investors shouldn’t get distracted by price targets.

Gold bulls still in control as market holds well above key support - Forex.com’s Razaqzada - (Kitco News) - Growing fears over the size of U.S. government debt have ignited a new U.S. dollar debasement trade that has driven gold back above critical resistance levels; however, analysts are warning investors that the market is looking a little overbought after seeing a 15% rally through August.

Arizona Border Wall Construction Begins, Targets Smuggling Corridor - Arizona Border Wall Construction Begins, Targets Smuggling Corridor Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Aug. 25 that the wall project is located along "one of the most dangerous smuggling and trafficking corridors o...

Trump Takes A Cleaver To "Big Meat" Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers Process Own Meat - Trump Takes A Cleaver To "Big Meat" Monopoly, Moves To Let Mom-And-Pop Ranchers Process Own Meat President Trump's move to dismantle what Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has called the "modern-day monopoly" in U.S. beef processing reflects growing concern that industry concentration has become a food-security vulnerability. Four corporations, JBS, Tyson Foods, Cargill and National Bee...

Uprising In Ceuta: Locals Have Had Enough Of Migrant Invasion - Uprising In Ceuta: Locals Have Had Enough Of Migrant Invasion Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, In the complete absence of any meaningful government action, the people of Ceuta have taken matters into their own hands. On Wednesday night, Spanish flags filled the streets of the North African enclave. Crowds chanted for deportations. Then a column of residents pushed t...

FBI Director Blasts CBC's Editorial Choice Not To Call 9/11 A Terrorist Attack - FBI Director Blasts CBC's Editorial Choice Not To Call 9/11 A Terrorist Attack Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, The director of the FBI is criticizing a CBC News directive for its journalists to avoid using the term "terrorist attacks" during 25th anniversary coverage of the 9/11 terror plot that killed nearly 3,000 people in the United States. The memorandum dir...

Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Chair Warsh Tilts Hawkish, Questions AI Productivity Timing, Prefers "Quieter" Fed - Rate-Hike Odds Spike As Chair Warsh Tilts Hawkish, Questions AI Productivity Timing, Prefers "Quieter" Fed Update (1000ET): The speech was hawkish in substance (see full remarks below) - Warsh framed inflation as the clear priority, said financial conditions are not restrictive, and set a high bar (“confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at suff...

Wall Street Warns "Pervert Glasses" Backlash Threatens AI-Wearables Boom - Wall Street Warns "Pervert Glasses" Backlash Threatens AI-Wearables Boom Bernstein analysts are out with a note on how Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica's once-hot smart glasses business is running out of steam because of an emerging public backlash over privacy and surveillance, raising questions about whether the smart glasses industry as a whole is hitting a brick wall. Luca ...

Another Two Historic Churches Explode Into Flames... - Another Two Historic Churches Explode Into Flames... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Two more historic churches are gone. Burned to the ground like hundreds more before them. In downtown Grand Rapids, fire tore through a 133-year-old building owned by LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church late Wednesday night. While in Pennington, Alabama, the Ebenezer Baptist C...

Truths And Omissions As US Hits $40 Trillion In Debt - Truths And Omissions As US Hits $40 Trillion In Debt Authored by Veronique de Rugy via The Epoch Times, The U.S. national debt just crossed the $40 trillion threshold, doubling in less than a decade. Washington politicians have responded with their favorite fiscal game: blaming the other party. Democrats say Republican tax cuts are the culprit. Republicans say Democratic spending ...

GTA 6 Leak, Netflix Preview Ignite Frenzy As BMO Declares "Gaming's Super Bowl Moment" Nears - GTA 6 Leak, Netflix Preview Ignite Frenzy As BMO Declares "Gaming's Super Bowl Moment" Nears Ahead of Rockstar Games' first official extended preview of Grand Theft Auto 6 on Netflix on Thursday, which overwhelmed the streaming platform and generated largely positive reactions from players around the world, a person or group operating under the name "Cyberleek" dumped a series of G...

Free Speech Advocates Rally At California Capitol Against 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' - Free Speech Advocates Rally At California Capitol Against 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Tensions flared at the California state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 26 as free speech advocates rallied to overturn a new state law they dubbed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act" signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week. Utah independent journalist Nick Shi...

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

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

Meet Generation Renter — young Americans who no longer expect to ever own a home - Also in Weekend Reads: How to start investing, an AI boost for an old industry and advice from the Moneyist.

Should I use my financial institution’s ‘free’ advisers? - Buyer beware: There’s no shortcut for getting proper financial advice.

I’m turning 70. Here’s how I’m making this decade the richest of my retirement. - Tweaking my finances, work and life as I go from the “go-go” years to the “slow-go” years.

The biggest risk to retirement plans may no longer be a stock market crash or inflation - An obsolete datapoint may be sabotaging your retirement outcome

I’m 56 with $1.4 million and want to retire in 5 years. Do I move to California, New York or overseas? - “How do I prepare for market drops or crashes just before or after retirement?”

Is it a bad idea to withdraw from my retirement account to pay off my last $1,000 in credit-card debt? - “I don’t want this debt hanging over my head anymore.”

3 charts that show why Americans no longer believe hard work is enough for financial success - Views on what it takes to get ahead in the U.S. are undergoing a ‘sea change.’

Good Good Golf ad fallout deepens as Callaway ends partnership, retailers pull gear and Golf Channel delays show - A controversial ad from Callaway Golf that was made by Good Good Golf has caused a firestorm online for showing a male golfer shoving a female golfer to the ground after she attempts to use his driver.

S&P 500 falls Friday after Fed’s Warsh highlights inflation worries, but index posts positive week: Live updates - The three major indexes posted winning weeks.

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

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

Stock traders warm up to Warsh as volatility index touches year-to-date low - The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which measures the price of 30-day options on the S&P 500 Index, fell to as low as 14.1.

Apple hikes subscription prices for Apple TV and Apple One in the U.S. - Apple raised prices for Apple Music by $1 per month in July, citing licensing costs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

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

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

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans - Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate - BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.

Circle Brings USDC Into UK Premier League With Chelsea Shirt Deal - Circle has signed a principal partnership with Chelsea Football Club that will put the company and USDC branding on the club’s men’s, women’s, and academy shirts from the 2026/27 season. The agreement gives one of crypto’s largest stablecoins a prominent place in global sports marketing. Circle Puts USDC on Chelsea Shirts From 2026/27 Season Circle […]

BTC Rejects $81,500 as Whales Build Massive Sell Wall at $81K - Bitcoin briefly rallied to $81,500 before pulling back below $79,300, failing to hold the critical $80,000 support level for the second time in a week. Bitcoin Loses Steam Ahead of Fed Chair Speech Bitcoin lost momentum soon after breaching $81,000, as markets awaited Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s inaugural Jackson Hole speech. The price slid […]

CoinRabbit Hits Six Years of Incident-Free Custody With ChangeNOW’s NOWCustody - Six years after launch, the crypto lending platform reports no security incidents and a steady ten-minute loan turnaround, built on NOWCustody, the custody product from ChangeNOW. CoinRabbit, a crypto asset management platform, has passed six years with no security incident and no loss of client assets, while holding an average loan turnaround of about ten […]

Bitcoin ETFs Cross $100 Billion With $242 Million Inflow - Bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their inflow streaks to nine sessions on Thursday, attracting $242.24 million and $234.51 million, respectively. Solana, HYPE and XRP funds also posted strong gains as crypto ETF demand broadened across the market. Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Add $476.75M as 9-Day Streak Extends The late-August rally kept drawing fresh institutional money. Bitcoin […]

TRUMP Up 20% as Public Citizen Puts Investor Losses at $4.7B - President Donald Trump’s TRUMP memecoin surged over 20% to reach a $705 million market cap, though it remains down overall for 2026. TRUMP Memecoin Rebounds Despite 2026 Downtrend U.S. President Donald Trump’s memecoin, TRUMP, briefly surged toward $3 Friday as the digital asset appeared to pare some of the losses it had sustained since peaking […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up - The Trump administration created 330,000 new illegal immigrants by revoking TPS from Haitians. It plans to deport just 10,400 per year.

No, Marijuana Legalization Didn't Fill Emergency Rooms With Stoned Drivers - We dissected some of the deeply flawed studies favored by drug warriors.

Democrats Are Undoing California's Pension Reforms. Why Are Republicans Going Along With It? - Pension changes passed in 2011 have saved California taxpayers from a fiscal crisis, but public sector unions are now pushing to undo them.

Haidt's Moment - Plus: The scourge of scromiting, blaming air traffic control, and more...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Former Tennessee congressman hired by Truist - A former Democratic congressman will serve as vice president of wholesale banking at Truist Financial; Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with sex trafficking victims of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is approved by a New York federal judge; HDFC plans to challenge the bankruptcy resolution involving a personal guarantee by media tycoon Subhash Chandra; and more in this week's banki...

These are the most important state-level elections for banks - State races — including governorships and attorney general contests — are more important for the banking industry as more states pick up consumer enforcement slack and pass aggressive legislation on fees.

Affirm extends hot streak, challenging credit card industry - The buy now/pay later lender posted its most profitable quarter, but analysts and company CFO Rob O'Hare said there's plenty of room in its addressable market and an opportunity to compete for market share.

Stripe, Advent suspend their pursuit of PayPal - Stripe and Advent had bid to acquire the payments firm for about $53 billion, an offer PayPal's board reportedly rejected. An analyst says that puts pressure on PayPal's new leadership to boost performance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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