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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. Tom had a 21-year career at J.P. Morgan Chase, where he served as Global Head of Government Relations and created a Washington Research product. For 17 years he served as the senior lobbyist responsible for managing political relationships with the U.S. government, state and local governments, as well as the E.U. and its member states. He created the bank’s E.U. Government Relations program. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 1987, Tom was a vice president at Irving Trust Company, one of the nation’s 20 largest banks, where he started the Government Relations program. He has held several positions with members of the House and Senate, serving as Legislative Assistant and Chief of Staff in the House, and Legislative Staff Director in the Senate. Tom has also worked on political campaigns, both as a strategist and speechwriter. He served as a member and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of State.
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Trump Nato Trip, Budget Battles Loom, Fed Under New Chair
President Trump travels this week to Turkey for a NATO meeting where the wars in Iran and Ukraine will top the agenda. Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Fed in Spotlight
The Federal Reserve was in the spotlight this week when the Supreme Court, as many expected, ruled that the president doesn’t have the right to short circuit due process and...
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Fed And SCOTUS, Congress in Recess
The Supreme Court leaves its most controversial decisions until the end of their session, which is now. For financial markets, few court decisions take on the importance of the right...
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Senate Leaves Town, SCOTUS Might Rule on Fed
After weeks of confrontations between the president and members of the Senate Republican majority, the senators got tired of the back and forth. Under unanimous consent, they...
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
SCOTUS And Fed, War Talks
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) usually hands down its most controversial cases at the end of the term before they leave town for the summer.
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Fed Holds Steady, MOU for War End
Kevin Warsh, the new Fed chair, led his first Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday and as expected the committee held rates steady.
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Warsh, War, and Midterms
On Sunday, both sides announced a cessation of fighting between the U.S. and Iran. A formal agreement is expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. Currently, the plan...
US Policy
L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Fed Week Ahead, War and Midterms
The first rate-setting FOMC meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh concludes on Wednesday. The general expectation is that the rate-setting committee will keep interest rates unchanged.
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Fed Warsh Meeting Approaches, Clarity Act Faces Hurdles, Senate Races in Spotlight
The first meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) under the new chair, Kevin Warsh, is fast approaching. The meeting dates are June 16/17. ...
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L. Thomas Block
Washington Policy Strategist
Warsh Era Begins, National Security Issue
The first meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) under the new chair, Kevin Warsh, is fast approaching. The meeting dates are June 16-17, and while there...