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Shutdown Averted…Barely
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“Shutdown averted.” That’s the headline each time the U.S. House and Senate reach a last-minute deal to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that will keep funding running to federal agencies (albeit at the previous fiscal year’s levels).
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Why 2023 Is Likely To Be Dominated By Regulation
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What will the White House focus on if there is divided government in 2023 and 2024? We’ll take a look this week...
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Redistricting Battles Shape the 2022 Midterms
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While most Americans are not yet seeing political television ads or receiving endless robocalls from campaign committees, Election 2022 definitely is in full swing.
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In D.C., Crypto Is Mainstream Now
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The first weeks of 2022 have been rough for cryptocurrency holders. Prices have fallen significantly over the last several days, and investors are nervous
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The Bare Minimum: What Congress Must Do This Year
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The quiet cannot last… or can it?
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Advisor sponsored events in a post-pandemic world
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Before last year’s COVID-19 pandemic, we would hear about advisors getting together with some clients and prospects for arts or charity projects, or even hosting a wine tasting. But unfortunately...
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COVID-19 isn’t going away
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Colossal policy responses in the second quarter reassured investors that the U.S. economy can weather the COVID-19 downturn, with a relatively quick return to risk assets pushing the S&P 500® up 20.5% for the period, its best quarter since 1998. After bottoming in March, U.S. stocks rose as much as 44% before the rally stalled a bit over the last few weeks of the quarter. We saw a few signs of hesitation for more policy among lawmakers as indicators improved, but overall both Congress and the Federal Reserve (Fed) remain prepared to do more.
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The U.S.-China relationship in a changing global economy
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An inevitable blame game between the U.S. and China has followed COVID-19, but the crisis has really just extended the “trust deficit” that has been steadily building between the two countries in recent years. Though the “Phase One” agreement between the countries remains intact, it is very fragile and China is turning to a more domestic focus. The U.S.-China relationship, however, remains pivotal for the global economy, and in our mini-forum devoted to the topic, we began with a discussion of the relationship from China’s perspective.