The British famously coined the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” in WWII and are renown for displaying fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity, but they are fooling themselves in concurrent triangle of Brexit negotiations with Brussels and trade negotiations with Washington. The two elephants are fighting with one another and for each, pairing up with the UK is small beer in their larger game. Today, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a videoconference with EU officials at the same time U.S. trade negotiators talked to their British counterparts. Brussels is keen to kick Brexit down the road, waiting until Donald Trump is hopefully booted in November and the British people get worn down by fear of becoming an eco...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
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