David Joy
David Joy
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Some of the tax proposals that are part of the Democratic platform do call for the rollback of dividend tax cuts. That has a direct impact on the stock market.
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The upshot of the process is that one partner will be left. We're keen to get it resolved as soon as possible.
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We'll see what impact, if anything, the hurricane had on them, and it may be a harbinger.
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The persistence of high oil prices can't be lost on the Fed. Consumers have to pay for higher energy even though it's volatile. It is a real cost.
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The fact that long-term rates didn't rise in some sense offset some of the impacts of the higher costs of energy. They fought to a draw, and as a result the markets weren't affected by either interest rates or energy.