David Joy
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David Joy
keen partner process resolved soon
The upshot of the process is that one partner will be left. We're keen to get it resolved as soon as possible.
call democratic direct impact platform proposals stock tax
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.
disconnect growth headline health individual numbers perception relative seems wide
There seems to be a wide disconnect between the headline growth numbers and individual perception about the relative health of the economy.
hurricane
We'll see what impact, if anything, the hurricane had on them, and it may be a harbinger.
consumers energy high higher lost oil pay prices though
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.
affected costs either fact fought higher impacts interest markets offset rates result rise
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.