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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
October 16, 2012
The cost of living in the U.S. rose in September for a second month, reflecting a jump in energy expenses that failed to trickle through to other goods and services.
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By Scott Rose and Olga Tanas, Bloomberg |
October 5, 2012
Russia’s central bank held back from raising interest rates after a surprise increase last month, a pause that may prove brief after inflation quickened past the target range to the fastest in 10 months.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
August 30, 2012
Kansas farmers are preparing to plant winter wheat into the driest soil since 1991 as three seasons of drought causes Dust Bowl conditions in the biggest growing state and global reserves fall to a four-year low.
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By Whitney McFerron, Tony C. Dreibus and Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
August 23, 2012
The worst U.S. drought in a half century and record feed prices are spurring farmers to shrink cattle herds to the smallest in two generations, driving beef prices higher.
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
July 25, 2012
U.S. consumers may pay 3 percent to 4 percent more for food next year, as the effects of the country’s worst drought since the 1950s works its way onto supermarket shelves, the Department of Agriculture said today in its first forecast for 2013.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2012
Hedge funds raised bets on higher commodity prices for the first time in six weeks, just before the biggest three-day slump since October.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
April 26, 2012
The first time mad cow disease appeared in the U.S., beef exports plunged 82%. More than eight years later, the discovery of an infected dairy cow in California may do little to prevent shipments from surging to a record for a second straight year.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2012
U.S. corn stockpiles are poised to be the smallest in 16 years by August and soybean reserves will be lower than the government expected, potentially accelerating food-price inflation in an election year.
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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2012
Speculators slashed wagers on higher agricultural prices by the most in eight weeks, missing out on this year’s biggest rally as parched fields from South America to Europe curbed expectations for record harvests.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
March 16, 2012
The cost of living in the U.S. rose in February by the most in 10 months, reflecting a jump in gasoline that failed to spread to other goods and services.
