Commentaries

Strategas Insight: Assessing the Four Horsemen of the Economy

Policymakers are vested with control of four distinct policy levers to guide the economy: fiscal, monetary, regulatory, and trade. When a new administration begins, particularly one which tips the balance of power to the erstwhile minority, the market must recalibrate the range of potential outcomes for each of these levers.

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