Archive for February 2019
Secretary Perdue Statement on the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report
(Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report (PDF, 937 KB) which was published today:…
Read MoreChina: Looking at Growth Past the Trade War
Figure 1: The Li Keqiang Index Correlates Highly with Future Moves in Many Currencies & Commodities. Despite its narrowness, the Li Keqiang index is an intriguing complement to China’s official…
Read MoreYear One: Indonesian Coal Derivatives (ICI 4)
Trading Hours Trades in the contract were mainly executed during Singapore afternoon hours, with the bulk of trading (75% of total volume) done between 2pm and 7pm (corresponding to 6am-11am…
Read MoreU.S. Commodity Futures Chairman to speak at USDA’s 2019 Ag Outlook Forum
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2019 – J. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will speak at the annual dinner of USDA’s 95th Agricultural Outlook Forum. The…
Read MoreUSDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2019 — On Feb. 14, 2019 at 12 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the complete set of tables prepared for the upcoming…
Read MoreHazlett Named Senior Adviser at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2019 – Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll announced Anne Hazlett as the office’s Senior Adviser for Rural…
Read MoreDid Fed Pause Rate Hikes in Time?
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreUSDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2019 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Release & Contact Info Statement Release No. 0011.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., February 5, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding…
Read MoreOil: Are Options Signaling Long-Term Uncertainty?
About the Presenter Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating…
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