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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 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 Zelensky. Trump has had strained relations with some of the NATO members, thanks to his views that they should be spending...
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Washington Policy StrategistAs expected the Supreme Court allowed Fed Governor Lisa Cook to continue her service on the Federal Reserve after President Trump's effort to fire her. The 5 to 4 decision was closer than some had expected. The decision came on the same...
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Washington Policy StrategistMuch anticipation with Kevin Warsh’s first post FOMC presser tomorrow, Wednesday, at 2:30. Must watch TV.
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Job Market Bad News is Good News for Stocks
The broad-based index rose 1.8% to 7,483.24 points, with eight out of 11 sectors finishing in the green. It has been up for 12 of 14 weeks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite, meanwhile, rallied 2.1% to 25,832.67 points. Both...
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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 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 Zelensky. Trump has had strained relations with some of the NATO members, thanks to his...
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Washington Policy StrategistFed 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 fire a Federal Reserve Board member. The case involved Trump’s efforts to fire Governor Lisa...
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Washington Policy StrategistFed 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 of the president to fire a Federal Reserve governor who takes actions counter to the president’s...
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Washington Policy StrategistSenate 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 decided to start the July 4 recess early, leaving town until July 11. The House will likely...
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