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For months, investors have looked forward to the Fed’s September meeting with an expectation that the outcome would be a bump up in interest rates. No more. When the Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday, the financial markets will be coming off a volatile week in which the S&P 500 index lost 2… Continue reading →

Congress is in session, but for how long? This week, the focus on both sides of the Capitol will be on not letting the government shut down when current spending measures expire at midnight Sept. 30. The Senate this week is expected to consider a spending bill that would keep the government open until Dec.… Continue reading →

Sunday marks 15 years since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa. So naturally a number of events this week focus on terrorism and its prevention. “Fifteen Years Later: Are We Any Safer?” is the topic of a discussion hosted by The… Continue reading →

A highly selective view of events in the week ahead with important financial, legislative and political implications, put together by your friends at Sphere Consulting. Edited by Edward Wyatt President Obama heads to the Far East at the end of the week to attend three economic summit meetings, beginning with the G20 on Sunday in… Continue reading →

The disclosure wars By: Jim Courtovich The Hill When the New York Times unveiled its  two-part series accusing think tanks and corporations of “influence peddling” with demands for further disclosure, I could not ignore the timing of its release. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s corresponding interview led the reporting, and I knew that we were in for… Continue reading →