New Congress: Investing Pluses and Minuses
Posted: January 5, 2007 Filed under: Investing, Washington Leave a comment »WASHINGTON, D.C. – A former Hill staffer armed with a business degree from the University of Chicago, Stuart Sweet makes his living telling Wall Street what’s going on in Washington. With the 110th Congress kicking off this week, we checked in with Sweet, president of D.C.’s Capitol Analysts Network, to get his take on sectors bets for the Beltway-minded investor.
“The volatility of Washington has increased considerably,” says Sweet. “My job has gotten more interesting.”
Broadly speaking, Sweet’s take is that this Congress could prove productive. Reasoning: The Democrats’ need to protect conservative-leaning seats will prevent them from drifting too far left. Republicans, with a nervous eye on 2008, risk being tarred obstructionists if they block too much. Add to the mix President Bush’s likely desire to burnish his legacy, and the stage is set for cutting deals and passing laws.
