The 2020 Election and its Economic Implications

A conversation with Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large of the Wall Street Journal, and Jan Hatzius, Chief US Economist of Goldman Sachs.

Moderator: Karim Basta, Chief Economist, III Capital Management.

This panel explored the latest outlook for the presidential election as well as the battle for Congress.  It discussed the policy priorities and likely outcomes under a variety of election scenarios, and the implications for the economy and Federal Reserve policy.

Special MMT Webinar

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 1:30pm EDT, Warren Mosler, Co-Founder of AVM/III and recognized as the architect of Modern Monetary Theory ("MMT"), was interviewed by Karim Basta, our Chief Economist. MMT has come to the forefront of global economic policy given the actions taken by governments around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With unprecedented deficit spending going on across the globe, what does this mean for economies in the near-term and beyond? We shared Warren’s perspective on how this may impact economic growth and inflation and his views on the implications for financial markets.