Donald Trump will be tempted to raise the issue of currency manipulation when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he would be barking up the wrong tree. However, this is not to say that the practice doesn’t occur. Slaying the Monetary Monster Donald Trump will be tempted to raise the issue of currency manipulation when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he would be barking up the wrong tree. However, this is not to say that the practice doesn’t occur. Just this week, officials in Iceland announced that the continued free floating of the krona was “untenable.” A fast-growing economy has caused the currency to appreciate by 20 percent over the past year, and disliking the anti-competitive effects, Reykjavik plans to...
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...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.