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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Politics and the Olympics
The summer Olympics in Tokyo start this Friday, July 23 with a live, televised opening ceremony. As NBC said, this event “will be the first major global gathering since the worldwide pandemic began last year.”
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AAM Viewpoints – 2021 mid-year fixed income review
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As the 2nd quarter (Q2) of 2021 came to an end, it’s estimated that 54% of Americans had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and we witnessed a robust economic reopening and higher inflation.
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AAM Viewpoints: What the fed’s rate liftoff could mean for stocks
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The June 16 Federal Open Market Committee forecast showed the majority of policy makers expected it would be appropriate to begin raising the central bank’s benchmark federal funds rate from its current near-zero level sometime in 2023 and the majority of them believe the central bank will hike at least twice that year.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
A Fourth of July State of the Union
How is our economy doing? How are voters feeling? And, perhaps most importantly after a pandemic year, are we ready to celebrate?
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AAM Viewpoints: Post-pandemic investment opportunities in Europe
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After many false starts, Europe is finally emerging from an incredibly difficult 18 months of battling Covid-19. As measured by data compiled by worldometers.info, 19 of the 25 nations with the highest Covid-19 death rates per million in the world were European.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Is Bipartisanship A Myth?
“I have made it very clear ... we’re going to make this work in a bipartisan way.” That was Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) back in February when Congress was trying to pass President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief legislation.
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AAM Viewpoints: The great transitory debate. Breaking down the latest inflation numbers.
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Through the first half of 2021, fixed-income investors have been faced with their greatest fear: inflation.
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Inflation, Elections & Jerome Powell
The Nasdaq and S&P hit record highs this week. Household wealth is soaring, and has doubled in just the last 10 years. On paper, American families and businesses should be feeling good about the economy, but they aren’t.