According to @business, the Trump administration issued a memo instructing states to immediately undo any steps taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans, source: @business. The directive targets state actions for November and affects previously planned full-funding measures, a development traders can log for headline risk and timing around consumer assistance programs, source: @business.

According to @business, a federal appeals court refused for now to pause an order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits for 42 million eligible Americans by Friday. According to @business, this leaves the full-funding requirement in force for now and indicates November benefits must proceed on the stated timeline.