AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFed & Jackson Hole Watch: As Fed officials gather in Jackson Hole, Boston Fed President Susan Collins called the latest inflation read “mixed,” while other policymakers warned inflation is still “stubborn and sticky,” keeping markets focused on what new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will signal on rates. Labor & Trade: New jobless claims fell again to 203,000, but the U.S. goods trade deficit widened to $118.8B in July as exports slid and AI-driven capital goods imports rose. Housing Costs: Mortgage rates nudged up to 6.66% ahead of Warsh’s speech, with lenders watching whether bond yields re-accelerate. Wyoming Beef Policy: Wyoming Farm Bureau criticized Trump’s proclamation expanding beef imports, saying it won’t lower retail prices and could disrupt rebuilding of U.S. herds. Meta Settlement Hits Wyoming: Wyoming will receive $13.3M from a $17.1B multistate Meta deal tied to child-safety changes for Instagram and Facebook. School Food Funding: Wyoming legislators moved to close a gap in school food service costs, tied to a long-running shortfall between district spending and revenue. Courts & Self-Defense: A Laramie case is sparking debate over “reasonable use of force” under Wyoming’s stand-your-ground law. Local Health Funding: Carbon County hospitals received federal Rural Health Transformation funding, while ambulance services did not. Sheep Industry: The Wyoming Wool Initiative opened applications for its Lamb-a-Year program with UW support.
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