AGP Executive Report
Last update: 25 minutes agoFed Watch: Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole message from Wyoming—“we have work to do” if inflation doesn’t move fast enough—pushed markets toward higher September rate expectations, rattling stocks and lifting Treasury yields. Energy & Geopolitics: Oil jumped after U.S. strikes on Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz, adding fresh inflation pressure and boosting crude prices. Metals: Gold slid toward a two-week low as rate-hike bets rose, with analysts pointing to higher yields and the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Wyoming Data Points: A Wyoming ZIP-code snapshot showed 82605 with about 280 Social Security beneficiaries in Dec. 2024, underscoring how localized demographics track federal benefit rolls. Healthcare Spending: Medicaid billing in Newcastle for “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” surged to $5,485 in 2024, up 1017.1% from 2023—an example of how provider coding shifts can move local totals. Local Business Angle: Cheyenne Medicaid anesthesia payments reached $126,383 in 2024, rising 78% year over year.
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