Deglobalization There are plenty of average people cheering the deglobalization started by Donald Trump, and now leaders elsewhere are mimicking his style. According to Euractiv, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said, “it would also be a terrible signal for us to block this negotiation [investment agreement with China] or to condition this negotiation according to others [U.S.]…Europe must be an autonomous global actor…” If Brussels ignores a bipartisan U.S. Congressional request to delay the deal, there will be less incentive for incoming President Joe Biden to work on transatlantic relations. Meanwhile, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has offered Wikileaks founder Julian Assange polit...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.