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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
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.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Welcome to the "Rorschach Market"
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The Rorschach inkblot test was created in 1921 to analyze how individuals who view the exact same picture perceive and interpret external reality.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Funding the World’s Largest Government
In a town known for keeping important business until the last minute, the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget process has been especially slow. Normally, the White House releases the president’s budget outline in early February of each year.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints – Inflation is a boon for value equities
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Generally, when inflations expectations are rising, we see value stocks favored more than growth stocks.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Federal Gas Tax: Unpopular At Any Rate
“Across America, the pandemic is in retreat. … and more people are traveling this Memorial Day,” heralded a White House statement at the outset of the holiday weekend. “[A]s Americans are hitting the road, they are paying less in real terms for gas than they have on average over the last 15 years.”
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington’s Long, Partisan Summer
Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer. In Washington, D.C. this year, the holiday will kick off a particularly long, ugly, and partisan few months.
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: Life’s Certainties: Death, taxes…and municipal bonds?
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In a November 1789 letter addressed to his good friend, Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin shared that America was off to a great start and the recently established U.S. Constitution showed much promise but immediately added, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.”
Market Outlooks
AAM Viewpoints: The four layers of inflation
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As we entered 2021, we put the pivot point of the economy and market returns squarely on inflation.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Redistricting and Retirements Will Send Shockwaves Through Washington
A few weeks ago, we discussed how several upcoming special elections will soon impact the margin of power Democrats currently hold in the U.S. House of Representatives.