The global financial markets are full of anxiety. As yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury debt dropped to 1.44 percent yesterday, close to the all-time low of 1.30 percent in July 2012, the two most basic hedges against inflation and uncertain monetary policy, gold and TIPS, are the brightest areas in the market.The global financial markets are full of anxiety. Since Brexit looked like the reality it became, the British pound has lost about 10 percent of its value relative to the U.S. dollar and 9 percent against the euro. Yields on 10-year government debt are negative 0.12 percent in Germany and negative 0.19 percent in Japan, both record lows. Those on 10-year U.S. Treasury debt dropped to 1.44 percent yesterday, close to the all-time low of 1...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.