Global Impacts of Election At this juncture, there is no definitive conclusion to yesterday’s U.S. presidential vote, but Joe Biden has the edge. Constraining his presidency will be the likely continued control of the Senate by Republicans. There is a contrarian analysis in China that favored Mr. Trump since he fostered greater nationalistic fervor in the Middle Kingdom, encouraged the best and brightest to return home from American universities, and encouraged western governments to fight with one another. A victory by Mr. Biden will not be a loss for China, but probably not a win either since the bilateral bickering is bipartisan in the U.S. However, there will be smiling faces in Europe. Not only will Mr. Biden be more respective...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
From WPI Consulting
Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.