Archive for September 2020
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Alabama Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income Alabama residents recovering from Hurricane Sally could be eligible for a helping hand from the…
Read MoreQE Link to Gold, Silver and Tech Stocks?
Figure 1: Central bank balance sheets expanded to record size, but the pace of growth slowed in Q3. Most of the expansion took place between March and June, and the…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that low-income California residents dealing with the ongoing wildfires could be eligible for a helping hand from…
Read MoreTrump Administration Invests $1.7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Southwestern South Dakota and Eastern Wyoming
ReConnect Funding to Connect 100 Rural Households to High-speed Internet e-Connectivity RAPID CITY, S.D., Sept. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture…
Read MoreFarmers to Families Food Box Program Surpasses 100 Million Boxes Delivered
(Washington, D.C., September 29, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food boxes have been distributed in support of American farmers and…
Read MoreNew Layers of Uncertainty in Oil
About the Author 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…
Read MoreBuy-side adoption and use of FX futures: Increasing post-COVID
Volumes in FX futures have also illustrated growth in activity across both G10 and Emerging Market currency pairs, with total average daily volume (ADV) in July up 11.2% versus July…
Read MoreEconomic Impact of Virus Drives FX
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 MoreState of the US Economic Recovery
A breakdown of trends across different economic sectors, shows the following: Grocery store sales are still about 10% higher than they were in 2019, a trend that has persisted since…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the upcoming publication of a Final Environmental Impact Statement that describes the environmental effects of six alternatives,…
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