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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Finalized Science-Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC
Chicago, April 9, 2024 – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has finalized updates to the foods prescribed to participants in the…
Read MoreFresh from the Trading Room: If you ain't first, you're last
In the latest report, Inspirante Trading Solutions zooms in on BoJ’s historic rate pivot, mapping the potential trajectory of Japanese yen and the far-reaching implications for the carry trade.
Read MoreJapan Joins the Rate-Hike Club As Rate Cuts Loom
Japan ended its eight-year experiment with negative rates by raising borrowing costs for the first time in 17 years.
Read MoreTrading Dividend Uncertainty
Explore Dividend Index futures and options at CME Group, and learn how traders use these contracts to manage uncertainty along the curve.
Read MoreUSDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
MANKATO, Minn., April 3, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for Thompson Divide
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration today took action to finalize protections for the Thompson Divide area in central Colorado, one of the state’s most cherished landscapes, known…
Read MoreJapan Exits Negative Rates, Nikkei 225 Rallies
Japan’s first rate hike in 17 years ends its eight-year experiment with negative rates, rallying the stock market while weighing on the yen.
Read MoreUpdate to USDA Entity-Scale Greenhouse Gas Methods Report Available
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The…
Read MoreAre U.S. Inflation and Employment Rising or Falling?
Is the U.S. economy adding new jobs or shedding them? Both can be true depending on which government data set you are looking at.
Read MoreReadout of Meeting with Agricultural Stakeholders on the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Today, senior leadership from the White House, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) convened a meeting of federal, state, agricultural, and food industry stakeholders to…
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