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The Fed has stopped cutting interest rates…for now
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After three interest rate cuts in the second half of 2019, the Fed has paused. Economic growth remains lackluster, but serious recession risks seem to have fallen since the summer. The Fed’s next move in 2020, if it makes one, is more likely to be a cut than a hike.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
An Impeachment Primer
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Moments ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), flanked by the chairs of the committees of jurisdiction over the House’s impeachment inquiry over the last several months (Oversight, Intelligence, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Judiciary) announced her intention to have the House consider two articles of impeachment against President Trump. I thought I’d provide a quick primer on what’s happened this morning and what we can expect in the days and weeks ahead.
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Washington Update: Mike Bloomberg and the Self-Funded Presidential Campaign
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially entered the Democratic presidential primary last week, and it didn’t take long for his opponents to react. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized the fact that Bloomberg, who is worth an estimated $54 billion, plans to self-finance his campaign.
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Washington Update: The President v. The Supreme Court
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If you think a potential federal government shutdown is the only potential calamity barreling down on Washington, D.C., think again.
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Washington Update: Could Antitrust Slay Tech?
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It has been a difficult year for major tech companies. To demonstrate, consider what the news and polling firm Morning Consult wrote in June 2017: Google and Facebook “are enjoying high favorability ratings among U.S. consumers …”
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Washington Update: Baseball, the War on Terror, and Public Polling
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Eighteen years ago this week, in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against his city, Rudy Giuliani’s approval ratings stood at an incredible 79 percent. He was dubbed “America’s Mayor,” appeared on Saturday Night Live, and was named by Time as its “Person of the Year” in 2001.
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Washington Update: The President’s Man
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Eighteen years ago this week, in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against his city, Rudy Giuliani’s approval ratings stood at an incredible 79 percent. He was dubbed “America’s Mayor,” appeared on Saturday Night Live, and was named by Time as its “Person of the Year” in 2001.