Archive for August 2018
BTIC on Bloomberg Commodity Index Products
Commodity index transactions often face market disruption events (MDE) which occur whenever an underlying futures component of the corresponding commodity index closes limit-up or limit-down. When such instances arise, the…
Read MoreUSDA to Realign ERS with Chief Economist, Relocate ERS & NIFA Outside DC
(Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced further reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), intended to improve customer service, strengthen offices…
Read MoreDid Quantitative Easing Help Spur Growth?
U.S. Poultry Gains New Market Access in Morocco
(Washington, D.C., August 7, 2018) – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the government of Morocco has agreed to allow commercial…
Read MoreUSDA Invests $345.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure to Improve Service for More Than 1 Million Residential and Commercial Consumers in 14 States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects (PDF, 121 KB) to…
Read MoreTrade War Unlikely to Temper Robust Jobs Growth in July
For the July jobs report due to be released on Friday August 3, our model forecasts a gain of 239K. And, for the August report, due out on September 7,…
Read MoreUSDA Invests $97 Million in Rural Broadband Infrastructure to Improve Service for 22,000 Subscribers in 11 States
Projects Will Provide High-Speed Communications Technology to Support Economic and Educational Opportunities WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read MoreUSDA Proclaims National WIC Breastfeeding Week and Launches New Campaign
(WASHINGTON, August 1, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today proclaimed Aug. 1-7 as National WIC Breastfeeding Week. Each year, National WIC Breastfeeding Week is held in conjunction…
Read MoreFXO Expiration Time Changes Security Definition File
How to read the expiration time within the Security Definition file: →865 EventType Int Y 5=Activation 7=Last eligible trade date Code to represent the type of event. →1145 EventTime UTCTimestamp Y…
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