Gov. Walz to join farmers to talk on impact of tariffs on Minnesota soybean farmers

Gov. Walz to join farmers to talk on impact of tariffs on Minnesota soybean farmers

Gov. Tim Walz will join farmers Wednesday in southern Minnesota to highlight the local impacts of tariffs. Minnesota’s top agricultural export is soybeans, but President Trump’s recent tariffs on China are causing purchases to plummet.  For soybean farmers in the U.S., China is a top export market. Last year, the country purchased over $12 billion worth…

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Gold hits fresh record, European stock markets rise after Fed comments

Gold hits fresh record, European stock markets rise after Fed comments

ADVERTISEMENT European stocks rose on Wednesday morning after a string of strong corporate results a day earlier, while equities were also boosted by remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In Philadelphia on Tuesday, Powell suggested that another interest rate cut could come later this month in the US. In Europe, shares in Netherlands-headquartered ASML,…

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Fed balm soothes trade war jabs

Fed balm soothes trade war jabs

By Mike Dolan -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Edgier world markets appeared to bat away the latest testy exchanges in the re-heated U.S.-China trade war, helped by dovish soundings from the Federal Reserve boss that included signals about an imminent end to its balance sheet…

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