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Washington Updates October 15th – 19th 2012
The inside edge on the gamut of executive, legislative, regulatory and political action. Stay ahead of legislation and regulations that emerge during the week. Here’s your advance notice of any changing winds blowing through DC’s corridors of power. Read More
Washington Week Ahead: January 30th–February 3rd
Courtesy of DC Tripwire Major Actions This Week: White House · On Wednesday, President Obama is expected to give remarks on the economy during a speech in northern Virginia. Senate · On Wednesday, Senate and House conferees will meet to consider the payroll tax/unemployment insurance/”doc fix” extension (HR 3630). House · Next week, the House [...]
Bernanke has “Finger on Trigger” for New Bond Buys
Article by Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its controversial money-pumping after the central bank and its chairman Ben Bernanke highlighted a grim outlook for the U.S. economy. Bernanke on Wednesday opened the door a bit wider for the Fed to return [...]
State of the Union: Highlights (and Lowlights) from Obama’s Speech
Article by Jody Shenn, Lorraine Woellert and Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg President Barack Obama answered Ben S. Bernanke’s appeal for more action to fix the U.S. housing market that’s restraining the economic recovery by proposing a plan to help borrowers reduce their monthly mortgage payments. Obama is sending Congress legislation that would allow homeowners to tap record-low borrowing costs, potentially boosting [...]
Washington Week Ahead: January 23rd-27th
Courtesy of DC Tripwire Major Actions This Week: White House On Wednesday, the Obama Administration announced that they would not approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Yesterday, President Obama traveled to Orlando, FL, to announce his initiative to promote tourism in the U.S. as a part of his “We Can’t Wait” campaign of executive actions. Senate [...]
Disapproval of Congress Hits New High: Poll
Article by JoAnne Ellen, Reuters A record 84 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the way the Congress is doing its job compared with just 13 percent who approve of how things are going, according to a Washington Post/ABC News public opinion poll published on Monday. The disapproval rating for Congress inched up two [...]
Washington Week Ahead: January 16th-20th
Courtesy of DC Tripwire Major Actions This Week: White House On Wednesday, President Obama and Vice President Biden hosted experts at the White House to focus on what can be done to encourage businesses to keep jobs and investment in the United States. On Friday, the President announced a plan to merge the Commerce [...]
Washington Week Ahead: January 9th-13th
Courtesy of DC Tripwire Major Actions This Week: White House On Wednesday, President Obama announced the recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also on Wednesday, the President announced three recess appointment to fill the remaining seats of the five-person National Labor Relations Board. On Thursday, President Obama and Defense [...]
China: The Year of Change
Courtesy of DC Tripwire This year, China will undergo several critical transitions, including a change in political leadership, new macroeconomic strategies to continue economic growth, and reforms to regulation on financial markets and investing. Political Leadership China will experience a major leadership turnover in the fall, as current leaders will step down. Current leader, General [...]