For Trump: Neutral. Losing in a manner that is extremely questionable in peoples eyes will only make him a martyr. He will use this to grow a new media and political org for the future.
For Dems: Absolute disaster. Trading Trump for the next 2 maybe 3 election cycles
will without a doubt cause significant changes within the party. A bluewave never materialized & it cost Senate & House races as I expected.
For GOP: Could not have worked out better. They seemingly push Trump out in a manner that benefited the Congressional makeup.
For Europe: Short term victory. 2021 will be rough economically and will likely find no support from a Biden presidency with Russia &
China looking to advance its geopolitical positions that were held in check for past 4 years.
For China: Glorious result. Xi likely now has breathing room to stabilize the Chinese economy. With Trump, he would have had only 2 years... This is a presidential pardon with Biden elected.
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Stimulus was on track to pass 2 weeks ago until Trump had contracted COVID. Nancy Pelosi, smelling political advantage, began stalling the bill and citing COVID related concerns to use the issue as an aggregator for the election.
that Pelosi had run into is gross miscalculation of her political leverage and the risk associated with stalling stimulus checks and UI on the down tickets of House races. Originally, the Dems were going to lose 8-10 seats but this error in judgment will now likely cause 10-15
seats if not more.
Now, Trump and Mnuchin have the advantage in political perception of delayed stimulus and will turn the screws on Nancy so long as it makes election sense. Next week we will see a Senate bill passing PPP and UI benefits which only increases pressure on
Firstly, bear in mind, Presidential EOs are the back stop, especially for UI and PPP.
However, as our very own @Halsrethink states, Pelosi’s rejection of the $1.8 trillion offer is more about the details of its content, and the
treatment of possible add-ons, such as aid for airlines. Talks have been ongoing over the weekend, despite the tactical public rhetoric, as evidenced by the following headlines yesterday:
*MNUCHIN MAY STILL INCREASE STIMULUS OFFER: KUDLOW
I would also recommend reading
Pelosi’s actual statement, which can be found on her website here, as opposed to the more sensationalist headlines of the press.
Then, according to Fox News, between 10 and 12 GOP Senators would support the above offer, including Ted Cruz. Add that number to the 47 Democrat
Beginning of last week, the prospects of a stimulus deal were all but zero, however, as the political winds in the Beltway began to shift, our speculation of a new effort to pass legislation addressing PPP, unemployment benefits and
targeted recovery efforts started to gain traction and became a reality mid-week.
Pelosi and Mnuchin had started discussions on a bipartisan bill as early as last weekend, which prompted Pelosi’s staff to dust off a messaging bill labeled Heroes Act 2.0. This bill was meant
purely to address political talking points for her constituents during the election cycle. It was in no way intended, nor expected, to pass the Senate with GOP opposition to multiple points.
Mnuchin today will likely introduce a counter offer of $1.5 trillion which is a direct
When dealing with a politically driven economy/market...relationships to leadership, a company’s locations and # of employees are key to determining the likelihood of government backstop support & your place in line for stimulus packages.
as you get today. Icahn has been playing his activist investor shtick around Wall Street for more than 50 years and made himself a fortune. His relationship with Trump is very public, his activist play on Tenneco is well documented & Tenneco occupies key locations in the Midwest.
A formidable voting block tied to the auto industry that the Trump administration is currently working on a stimulus package to boost the entire sector. Trump needs to seal up Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Tenneco, just like YRC Worldwide, has extensive workers with
What in the world is driving this market? Answers across Twitter have become complex monetary and fiscal theories with fancy charts and academic writings flying around. But what if the answer is much more simple than people assume?
What if, theoretically, the Fed/Treasury had called upon the biggest market makers & directed them to buy equities to manipulate the market into a artificial recovery? This strategy is not new. This was done in 1907 & 1987(Buffett & Goldman Sachs were involved previously)
Crisis situations will need crisis solutions, whether political or economic, the system circles the wagons to protect itself. Most of the equities in this “theory” would be distributed across market makers however you could “theoretically” see such action by a fund with an