Agricultural Raw Materials 24%
Industrial Inputs Index 25%
Metals Price Index 26%
Barley 32%
Oranges 35%
Beef 23%
Pork 68%
Salmon 30%
Sugar 24%
Wool 20%
Cotton 40%
Palm Oil 26%
Hides 25%
Rubber 62%
Iron Ore 103%
Benson’s Economic & Market Trends
By Deirdre Walsh
Congress voted Wednesday on a bipartisan basis to pass free-trade bills with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
President Barack Obama, who dined Thursday at a Korean restaurant wi…
By Pam Martens
Last evening, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee made the unexpected announcement that it was postponing the confirmation hearing of Stanley Fischer to serve as Vice Chairman of the F…
Ireland’s Bank Rescue Bill a $49bn Nightmare
smh.com.au (2 Oct 10)
Update:EU’s Rehn: Ireland Can’t Continue As Low-Tax Country
The Wall Street Journal (1 Oct 10)
Mexican Central Bank Takes FX Warfar…
By Jonathan Benson
If you buy or sell secondhand goods and live in the state of Louisiana, you can no longer use legal tender to complete such transactions. Ackel & Associates LLC (A&A), a professi…
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