What to Watch for the Financial Sector Ahead of the U.S. Presidential Election and a New Congress

Given the fluid scope of activities in Washington DC, we met up again with Michele Lieber, Global Head of Government Affairs at FactSet. Listen in to the discussion as she highlights key variables and considerations of both the U.S. presidential election and the makeup of the next Congress. Specifically, legislative interest in AI, ESG, and cryptocurrency; taxation and tariffs; the proposed rule open for comment for the implementation of the Financial Data Transparency Act, including the Oct. 21 deadline for the comment period; takeaways from the vice-presidential debate and anticipation of economic policy proposals from both candidates.

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