Bloomberg Talks
00:05:19 · Abby Joseph Cohen
[00:05:19] S0: So I'm an economic analyst and a market analyst, not a political analyst. And so the Congress may very well decide to pursue many of those investigations. What I would hope is that the incoming Congress in January do things like approach economic policy. For example, take back congressional control of tariffs. I think that would be a very useful thing. I also think to reestablish some of the soft power that the United States has had in terms of reestablishing global alliances. You know, soft power is economic power. The willingness of other nations to be with us as part of a trade bloc and so on is critically important. I'm still scratching my head as to why The Trump administration concluded that wood chips from Canada that get imported by farmers in Wisconsin and upstate New York, why that was a security risk. So we need to have some more realistic approaches to economic policies, including tariffs and so on. And I also hope that we will see that the new leadership in the Congress will move in a very moderate way. And I think that that's entirely possible You know, among the winners last night were not just Democrats, but also moderate Republicans who did reasonably well in their races. And I think if compromises can be reached in terms of moving forward with things that are pro-growth, a pro-growth agenda, that will be very helpful. I'd love to see a reestablishment of emphasis in this country on things like funding scientific research.