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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Budget Reconciliation: Dems in Disarray?
With a long list of priorities that lawmakers need to tackle over the fall term, the partisan bickering will be as hot as the air in the Washington swamp.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: Markets look for a foothold to climb the ‘wall of worry’
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For the most part, global stocks have had a disappointing run in recent days.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
ESG Disclosure Regulations Are Coming
The SEC is expected to finish writing rules to require public companies to disclose climate change risks & diversity statistics.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Why Is Everyone in Washington Talking About Jerome Powell?
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Is the chorus loud enough yet for President Biden to dump Powell in favor of another nominee? Let’s take a look.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: Powell reassures markets that the Fed won’t rush rate hikes
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Last week — in the dead of August — the Kansas City Fed held its annual Jackson Hole Symposium.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: As COVID cases rise, will Powell address Fed tapering?
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Over the last several weeks, the idea that COVID-19 would soon be a problem of the past was dashed with recent data. Countries such as Israel — which I’ve described as the “gold standard” of vaccine rollouts — and the United States are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Short-Staffed
As we reported just one week after President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January, the Senate was taking more time than usual to approve the senior-most members of the president’s appointees: his cabinet.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: The Fed’s foreshadowing may help avoid another ‘taper tantrum’
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It’s “back to school” season in many parts of the world, which always brings back warm memories for me.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The House Hangs in the Balance
There are now less than 15 months until the 2022 midterm elections. Although it feels like we’ve only just emerged from the 2020 elections, normally at this time in the midterm cycle, pollsters and political pundits are publishing lists of what they think will be the most competitive House and Senate races next year.