4 days agoFriday News Roundup–June 2, 2023Greetings from Washington, D.C., where this week has been all about bringing the debt ceiling deal to fruition. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 passed the House on Wednesday 314–117 and the Senate on late Thursday night 63–36. The debt ceiling is suspended until January 1, 2025. On January 2nd…News20 min readNews20 min read
May 26Friday News Roundup — May 26, 2023CSPC Summer Reading Edition — Happy Friday and happy Memorial Day weekend. With an all-volunteer force and the memories of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam fading, the impact of war has been felt by fewer and fewer, and easy to forget. …Books10 min readBooks10 min read
May 19Friday News Roundup — May 19, 2023Friday greetings from Washington, D.C., where the focus has continued to be largely on the debt ceiling negotiations. Both political pundits and markets appear buoyed by positive rhetoric coming from leaders, and many suggest that the narrowing of the negotiators in the room suggest that compromise proposals could be closer…Politics19 min readPolitics19 min read
May 12Friday News Roundup — May 12, 2023This week in Washington, the focus was on the debt ceiling negotiations and the southern border. President Biden and Congressional leaders met on Tuesday to begin debt ceiling negotiations, and a follow-on meeting scheduled for today has been postponed to next week, as aides cited limited progress in their talks…News24 min readNews24 min read
May 5Friday News Roundup — May 5, 2023This week, Democrats and Republicans drew battle lines over the raising of the federal debt ceiling. At this writing, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) had presented a proposal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for reducing the federal deficit through cuts in a number of programs. The White House…Politics9 min readPolitics9 min read
Apr 28Friday News Roundup — April 28, 2023Happy Friday to you from Washington, D.C. This week’s focus was on President Biden’s Tuesday re-election announcement and the House GOP’s successful, albeit narrow passage of the “Limit, Save, and Grow Act” which would raise the debt ceiling until March of 2024 in exchange for significant spending cuts. As the…News21 min readNews21 min read
Apr 21Friday News Roundup — April 21, 2023Friday greetings to you and Eid Mubarak to those celebrating the end of Ramandan. This week’s news focus was on the looming debt ceiling and the “Limit, Save, and Grow Act of 2023” proposal put forth by Speaker McCarthy. The act would raise the debt ceiling until next March, in…News12 min readNews12 min read
Apr 14Friday News Roundup — April 14, 2023Greetings again from Washington, D.C. We are back from our break and we hope that all of you have been able to enjoy the start of spring. To those celebrating Passover, Easter, and Ramadan, we hope that you find blessings in the season of rebirth and renewal. In Washington itself…Italy15 min readItaly15 min read
Mar 24Friday News Roundup — March 24, 2023Greetings from Washington, D.C., where the week’s news focused on the continued uncertainty around the nation’s mid-sized and regional banks; hearings on TikTok; and the legal rumors surrounding former President Trump and a grand jury indictment in New York City. While the Federal Reserve was clear in moving ahead with…News17 min readNews17 min read
Mar 17Friday News Roundup — March 17, 2023Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us at CSPC. While today is about wearing green, both the markets and policymakers are seeing red after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and concerns of wider weakness in the banking system. …News17 min readNews17 min read
