KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices fell 0.1 percent in October, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - October 2024": * * * Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.7 percent for the two months ending in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commis  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2024-026) on September 29, 2024, by Kurt See and Serdar Birinci entitled "Mind Your Language: Market Responses to Central Bank Speeches." Here are excerpts: * * * We digitize state-level and time-varying unemployment insurance (UI) laws on initial eligibility, payment amount, and payment duration and combine them with microdata on labor market outcomes to estimate UI eligibilit  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2024-034) on September 27, 2024, by Christopher Neely entitled "The economic effects of a potential armed conflict over Taiwan." Here are excerpts: * * * This article examines the likely economic effects of a Chinese invasion or blockade of Taiwan for the U.S. and the world by considering historical precedents. Such a conflict would likely produce a flight-to-safety in the asse  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to examine the agency's preparedness and response to recent disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Mil  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a floor debate on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * As prepared for delivery. "I rise to speak in support of H.R. 9495, brought forward by Representatives Tenney, Kustoff, and Schneider of the Ways and Means Committee, as well as Representative Titus of Nevada. This bill is about stopping the abuse of the tax code by organizations that support terrorism, and ensurin  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for his role in a fatal shooting sparked because he believed a man purchased marijuana with counterfeit money. Nathaniel Anthony Brown-Shatto, 22, was one of three people involved in a conspiracy to sell marijuana and had told the others that the victim had  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Missouri Field Office issued the following news release: Corn: Planted area is estimated at 3.45 million acres, down 10 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 3.26 million acres, is down 11 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, the Missouri corn yield is forecast at 182 bushels per acre, up 29 bushels from 2023. Production is forecast at 593 million bushe  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency personnel left the office behind for a day and gained a unique insight into the warfighter perspective at the fourth annual land navigation training exercise in the St. Louis area, Nov. 6. LandNav 4.0 was the largest one yet, bringing together 86 NGA participants with 56 Gateway Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion members and the Missouri Army Na  more