Most of the attention paid to the Federal Reserve over the past several weeks has been focused on the president’s intended nomination of Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to its board of governors. Both were controversial, and much of the opposition to their potential nominations was tied to concerns that they were too political and too closely tied with the administration’s economic agenda. Given President Trump’s criticisms of current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, the two were feared to be White House agents set to operate inside the Fed. Cain withdrew his name around Easter, and Moore did likewise yesterday. Cain was a candidate for president in the 2016 GOP primary. Moore is a commentator, analyst at the Heritage Foundation...
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...
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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.