The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency released its monthly interest rates for October on Oct. 1, covering farm operating, ownership, equipment and emergency loan programs used by thousands of agricultural producers nationwide. The monthly rate update directly affects the cost of federal credit for farmers and ranchers who

Initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Sept. 26 fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 197,000, the Department of Labor reported Oct. 1, continuing a stretch of historically low readings that signal a tight labor market. The four-week moving average — considered a more reliable indicator because it

Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced $426 million in grants to fund highway upgrades targeting congested corridors and supply chain bottlenecks across the United States on Oct. 1. The investment is aimed at relieving freight chokepoints that cost the American economy billions of dollars annually in delayed goods and higher

The Treasury Department announced the completion of automatic enrollment for “Trump Accounts,” the administration’s signature child savings account program designed to build long-term financial security for American families, on Oct. 1. The milestone marks full implementation of the enrollment mechanism for the program, which the department described as a major

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for August 2026 on Sept. 29, providing one of the Federal Reserve’s most closely watched snapshots of the balance between labor supply and demand across the U.S. economy. JOLTS measures job openings, hires, quits, layoffs

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment report on Sept. 30, providing city-by-city labor market data that captures regional economic variation across the United States not visible in national aggregate figures. The scheduled data release covers hundreds of metropolitan statistical areas and

A presidential disaster declaration for the Crow Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land in Wyoming has enabled USDA’s Farm Service Agency to extend emergency credit to agricultural producers affected by severe winter storms and straight-line winds, the agency announced on Sept. 29. Emergency loans through FSA can be used to replace

The Financial Stability Oversight Council convened to review systemic risk conditions and financial market stability on Sept. 29, the final business day of the federal fiscal year. The meeting, chaired by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, brought together the heads of all major U.S. financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, Securities

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for August on Sept. 29, providing the latest monthly snapshot of U.S. labor market supply and demand. The JOLTS report measures job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and other separations across the economy and is considered one of

The Bureau of Land Management launched the “All Americans Outside” initiative to expand public access to the 245 million acres of BLM-managed public lands, with specific outreach to Americans with disabilities, on Sept. 29. The program is framed as a national community-building and public health effort to connect more Americans

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations that would allow taxpayers who sell qualifying farmland to qualified farmers to pay capital gains taxes in four equal annual installments rather than in a lump sum at the time of sale, on Sept. 29. The proposed rule targets one

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber to discuss Lebanon’s economic stabilization trajectory and financial reform path, the Treasury Department announced Sept. 29. The meeting ran parallel to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s discussions with the same Lebanese officials, marking coordinated

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced $84.4 million in Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grants for airports in Texas, North Carolina and Wyoming on Sept. 25. The grants fund runway, taxiway, safety equipment and terminal infrastructure improvements at commercial and general aviation airports across the three states, directly

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released updated New World Screwworm infestation zone designations in Texas on Sept. 21. The parasitic fly continues to expand its presence in a state that is home to the nation’s largest cattle industry. The New World Screwworm, which kills livestock

WASHINGTON — Weekly unemployment insurance claims fell to 197,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Sept. 19, the Department of Labor reported Sept. 24, a reading near recent lows that signals continued labor market resilience. The sub-200,000 claims level is historically consistent with a very tight labor