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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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Trump Candidate Wins in Louisiana, New Fed Chair, China Readout
President Trump continues his winning streak in defeating Republican officials who oppose his leadership. The most recent Trump win came over the weekend in Louisiana, when incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy was defeated in the Republican primary. Cassidy was one of seven...
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Washington Policy StrategistThe Senate Banking Committee approved the Clarity Act on a bipartisan vote of 15Y to 9N. The three Democrats that supported the Committee vote reserved the right to vote against the bill on the floor but their support is a positive sign...
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Washington Policy StrategistOn a vote of 54Y to 45N the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to succeed Jay Powell as Fed Chair. Powell’s term as Chair ends on Friday but his term as Governor runs until 2028. At his last press conference Powell said he...
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Stocks Give Back Early-Week Gains
Despite a sharp decline on Friday, the S&P 500 managed to eke out another week of gains, inching up 0.13%. The Nasdaq Composite ended up almost flat, slipping 0.08%. All told, this was arguably a decent showing given...
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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
Trump Candidate Wins in Louisiana, New Fed Chair, China Readout
President Trump continues his winning streak in defeating Republican officials who oppose his leadership. The most recent Trump win came over the weekend in Louisiana, when incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy was defeated in the Republican primary. Cassidy...
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Washington Policy StrategistWarsh Wins Vote, Crypto Bill Advances, China Talks
On Wednesday, the Senate approved President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh on a mostly partisan vote-basis to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve board. Powell’s term as chair ends today, but he can serve as a governor until his term expires in January of 2028. He has stated he...
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Washington Policy StrategistChina Trip, War Focus, Warsh Vote
The headline event for the coming week will be the bilateral meeting in Beijing between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The two leaders met last October in South Korea, where they agreed to a truce on U.S....
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Washington Policy StrategistTrump to China, War Talks Proceed
Next week could be very significant for markets as President Trump travels to China for meetings with President Xi Jinping. The meeting will be the first State visit to China by a U.S. president since 2017, when President...
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