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Did the Fed just go Minority Report?
We believe the Fed is taking a risk — one we hope works — in shifting from reactive to preemptive monetary policy. It was not that long ago that the Fed was more forthright about the uncertainty inherent in economic forecasting as Chairman Powell used the analogy of walking into a dark room and slowing down to avoid furniture as an analogy for the Fed’s situation. Today, they seem more certain that they know the future and aim to alter it.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: What Could A Federal Data Privacy Bill Look Like?
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About a month ago, we advised readers that they should look to the states, rather than Congress, to see substantial progress on data privacy legislation over the next few months.
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Washington Update: What to Expect from Washington this Fall
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Congress returns to Washington next week following an eventful August recess. The country endured growing trade tensions with China, a trio of tragic mass shootings in Texas and California and a catastrophic hurricane, which has wreaked havoc in the Bahamas and now threatens Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Washington Update: In Washington this Fall, Plenty of Whimpers and a Possible Bang
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In The Hollow Men, poet T.S. Eliot famously said the world would end “not with a bang but with a whimper.”
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Washington Update: On Data Privacy, Look to the States
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As data breaches dominate news cycle after news cycle – at a seemingly exponential rate – have federal policymakers started to pay attention to the issue?
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Washington Update: The Impact of Labeling China a Currency Manipulator
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While many Americans have been Googling the term “currency manipulation” over the last two days, one White House adviser has been enjoying the spoils of victory after a nearly decade-long policy fight.
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Washington Update: City of the Perishable
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About a decade ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called Washington, D.C. “the city of the perishable.” The speaker was talking about legislation.
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Washington Update: Don't Believe the Hype - Democratic Presidential Candidates Aren’t Likely to Implement Most of Their Financial Services Proposals
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If you are like most of professional Washington, you spent most of today glued to around-the-clock coverage of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees and are about to start packing for summer vacation. And good news! The Beltway’s summer lull will be longer than usual this year.