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The worst-case scenario the UN calculates is that global food prices will rise by an additional 8.5% by 2027. More expensive fertilizers have contributed to those higher costs, with some fertilizers up 300% since September 2020, according to the US Farm Bureau. “last year [fertilizer] It was about $270 a ton, and now it’s more
An employee inspects Saudi Aramco’s oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, October 12, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Saudi oil giant Aramco reported a staggering 90% rise in second-quarter net income and semi-annual results on Sunday, as rising oil prices continued to deliver historic gains for Big Oil. Aramco said strong market conditions helped push
Inflation finally slowed in July, a The transformation that can be This is partly due to lower fuel prices. This, in turn, appears to correspond to lower airfares, which fell 7.8% in July compared to June, according to the latest figures released this week from the Labor Department. Flights from San Diego are $230 cheaper
Fed officials don’t speak too much: The central bank and its chief, Jerome Powell, believe the 2% inflation target is sacrosanct and would risk a recession and a bear market to get there. So why are the markets going up so hard – as if Powell is about to cut rates soon, not raise them?
In the midst of the current euphoria of the markets, Michael Perry must emerge as the killer of joy. Moreover, he chose “Cassandra PC” as a parameter in the microblogging site Twitter. This suggests that it doesn’t bother him to be often against the tide of general trend if he ends up being right. Major
The latest inflation figures, released on Friday, showed a one-month drop in prices. Inflation hawks, such as Jason Furman, insist that one good month is not reversing the trend, and are urging the Fed to force another three-quarter-point rate hike at its next meeting in September. Higher than usual inflation is not over yet. But
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Washington (AFP) – The largest investment ever in the United States to combat climate change. Maximum out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs For Medicare recipients. New minimum corporate tax To ensure large companies pay their share. There are billions of dollars left to pay the federal deficit. Finally, the Democrats’ “Inflation Cut Act” It may not
President Biden and congressional Democrats boast that the (misleadingly named) Inflation Reduction Act will reduce the deficit because its new taxes exceed its new spending. But why would Congress and the president raise taxes at all? This may seem a strange question given the structural US budget deficit. However, these deficits are entirely driven by
Pensioners and those seeking a secure income had two items of very good news this week, even though you’ve probably only heard of one. Inflation in July was less of a concern (although there is now debate over the “real” inflation rate – more on that below). In the meantime, your ability to earn a
