Perhaps the marquee issue for the new Republican majority will be the repeal or majorly reform of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. There will also be a great deal of effort to reform the Dodd-Frank securities and commodities trading legislation.Following last Friday's report regarding the agenda for the congressional lame duck session that begins this week, today's is a peek at what may transpire in 2015 when the 114th Congress convenes on 3 January.If the lame duck session passes a longer-term continuing resolution (CR), the 114th Congress will be able to proceed straight to the budget process. If not, it will need to deal with another longer-term appropriations bill for the remainder of FY 2014. Either way, Congress will have to se...
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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