It’s hard to predict the future, but there are several concerns for the ag economy in the months ahead. The macro-economy is the biggest area of interest, says David Widmar, ag economist with Agricultural Economic Insights. How things play out in 2022 will have implications longer than just this year. “We’ve seen data coming out...Read More
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register European stocks down, stocks also fell in Asia Falls follow signals from U.S. Fed policymakers U.S. dollar down for fourth consecutive day LONDON, Jan 14...Read More
Visualized: The Circular Economy 101 The principles of a circular economy trace back as far as 3,000 years. Archeological evidence shows that Romans recycled trash following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Roughly 200 years later, people recycled glass during the Byzantine Empire. Fast-forward to today and circular economy strategies are projected to...Read More
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Tesla Inc’s request to quickly reinstate higher civil penalties for automakers who fail to meet U.S. fuel economy standards. The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals had rejected Tesla’s request in April for immediate action pending the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s review...Read More
A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound and Euro bank notes, taken in Warsaw January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Dollar down at two-month lows after Wednesday CPI data Euro heads for $1.15, strongest since November Sterling extends rally, shrugs off political uncertainty...Read More
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva notes ‘some progress is being made’ in addressing supply chain constraints WASHINGTON, USA – Inflation in the United States is expected to decline in the second quarter of this year, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday, January 12. “This is subject to dealing...Read More
The World Bank has forecasted that Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow by 2.5% in 2022 and 2.8% by 2023. This was disclosed by the World Bank in its Global Economic Prospects report this week. The World Bank also stated that Global growth is expected to decelerate from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% in 2022 and...Read More
Minnesota’s exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products are now back up to where they were before the pandemic — a 19-percent increase in the third quarter to total 5.7 billion dollars. Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove: “We’re bullish on the global economy, on where Minnesota plays a role in that, and we...Read More
Jan 12 (Reuters) – Industrial metals rose on Wednesday, lifted by the dollar that weakened after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made less hawkish comments during his renomination hearing. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.8% at $9,800 a tonne by 0400 GMT. The most-traded February copper contract on the Shanghai...Read More
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