How tariffs are hurting soybean farmers, homebuilder confidence falls in August

Market Catalysts anchor Julie Hyman breaks down the latest market news for August 18, 2025. President Trump's tariffs are impacting soybean farmers. China "currently has zero soybeans purchased from the US, from the crop that is starting to be harvested right now, and that is a five-alarm fire for the US soybean farmer," the American Soybean Association President and farmer said as he described the tenuous situation as US soybean farmers wait for orders from China. National Association of Home Builders CEO ...