Mounting Political Hurdles The metrics could change by 2022 but political analysts in Washington are citing a growing number of challenges for President Biden and his Party. Significantly, they will need to reach some form of agreement on social and infrastructure spending or else be permanently stamped as ineffective. Even if successful at that endeavor, it will not solve the myriad of other factors weighing on average Americans. These include:
The shortage of automobiles is symbolic of larger supply chain problems in the economy. The slow shipping of components has hit its worst level since 1987. This will cause frustration to mount as the holiday shopping season arrives.
Inflation has become an expectation and yet Democr...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
