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L. Thomas Block – Washington Policy Strategist
L. Thomas Block is the Washington Policy Strategist at Fundstrat, and also President of Tom Block Consults, a public policy consulting firm. Prior to starting his firm, Tom had a 21-year career at JP Morgan Chase, where he served as Global Head of Government Relations and created a Washington Research product for the firm. For 17 years he served as the senior lobbyist responsible for managing political relationships with the U.S. government, state and local governments, and the EU and its member states. He created the bank’s EU Government Relations program. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase in 1987, Tom was a vice president at Irving Trust Company where he started the Government Relations program for one of the nation’s 20 largest banks.He has also worked on political campaigns both as a strategist and speechwriter.
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Midterms, Fed Minutes
With the clock ticking, all attention in Washington is focused on the midterms. In a somewhat ominous note for Republicans, Speaker Mike Johnson speculated on whether he would move back to Louisiana if the Republicans lost control of the House.
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Washington Policy StrategistToday the Senate on a vote of 50Y to 49N rejected an effort to force a vote on the Clarity Act, a measure to clarify the regulatory environment for crypto. Three Republicans joined all Democrats in rejecting the move. It is important...
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Washington Policy StrategistThe US House voted to pass the Senate approved bill to fund the US government until December 11 avoiding any threat of a pre-midterm government shutdown. The bill now goes to the White House for the President's signature.
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Stocks Rise with a Little Breadth of Fresh Air
The S&P 500 closed the week up 1.15%, rebounding after a slight stumble of 0.27% the week before. The Nasdaq Composite notched a smaller gain, up 0.64%. That's consistent with a late-week tech decline, one of just two...
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Big week in DC: Powell testifies, Super Tuesday, State of the Union (SOTU), Shutdown
Tuesday is the biggest day on the Presidential primary calendar – Super Tuesday. Voters in 15 states will cast their votes in Republican Presidential primaries. Nearly a third of all delegates will be chosen with delegate-heavy states of...
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Washington Policy StrategistCongress faces budget deadline, Israel funding and Fed decides
The November 17 deadline for Congress to act and pass government funding bills to avoid a government shutdown is quickly approaching. The central issue is how newly elected Speaker Johnson threads the needle to get a bill passed...
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Washington Policy StrategistLatest Publications
Midterms, Fed Minutes
With the clock ticking, all attention in Washington is focused on the midterms. In a somewhat ominous note for Republicans, Speaker Mike Johnson speculated on whether he would move back to Louisiana if the Republicans lost control of...
L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy StrategistFed Minutes, Midterms One Month Away
On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the Federal Reserve will release the minutes from their September meeting, during which they increased rates. It should make for interesting reading to get some insight on the thinking of the FOMC members...
L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy StrategistCongress Goes Home, Midterm Close Races
This past week, the Senate finally decided to join the House in going home until after the midterm elections. When Congress is out of session, the flow of DC news tends to slow, as the 435 House members...
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Washington Policy StrategistMidterms and Trump/Xi
Polling organizations have never really developed a system that makes up for the loss of telephone landlines. Without the convenience of knowing who is being called via the address of the landline, polling data has become less reliable. ...
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