ITA Assistant Secretary CONFIRMED by the U.S. Senate! Congratulations to David L. Fogel, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.

What can consumers expect from inflation over the next few months? Lael Brainard, a distinguished fellow at @GUFinPolicy and former Fed vice chair, believes we'll see price increases but not ongoing inflation. As for the labor market, we're currently seeing a growth picture that

.@SECPaulSAtkins wants to make IPOs "cool" again. At the #FMQ conference, the SEC Chair discussed several of the ways in which he plans to do this, including spring cleaning  regulations regarding disclosure and hosting a roundtable on executive compensation.

Today, I’m joining @GUFinPolicy’s Financial Markets Quality Conference 2025 to discuss my work as Chairman of @SECGov to encourage innovation, support investors, and promote growth in our capital markets. Tune in at 4:30 p.m. ET:

@BlackRock @DanGallagherDC @RobinhoodApp @s_alderoty @Ripple Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director of @IMFNews pointed out that there is a rising risk of money laundering and terror financing — and that collaboration between the private and public sectors is crucial for innovations like stablecoins.

As banks look to adopt digital innovations such as #AI, Michelle Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision of the @federalreserve, said at #FMQ that regulators must provide financial institutions with guardrails. Small banks in particular need to understand "these are activities we are

What's next for digital assets legislation? @PatrickMcHenry, a Distinguished Fellow at @GUFinPolicy, said he believes we'll see a law that is 90-95% the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 ("Clarity Act"), which has passed the House of Representatives.

@NandiniSukumar, CEO of @TheWFE, pointed out that what's driving the conversation around 24/7 trading is the demand for U.S. equities from non-U.S. players.

Our 'Evolving Markets and Technology' panelists have seen massive change during their time working in the business of financial markets, but, as Billy Hult, CEO of @Tradeweb, put it, “this is go time."

We're off to a strong start at #FMQ! We've heard from several thought leaders in policy and finance, including Michelle Bowman discussing stress test frameworks, as well as @RostinBehnam and @PatrickMcHenry discussing the roles of legislation versus regulation. Plus, we had the

.@DavidSolomon, Chairman and CEO of @GoldmanSachs, joined our #FMQ conference to discuss everything from the global economy to artificial intelligence to the growth of private markets. But he also took time to discuss an emerging asset class: the business of sports.

Will the dollar still be the reserve currency in 10 years? David Schwimmer, CEO of @LSEGplc said yes during a #FMQ panel today.

In conversation with @ProfAggarwal, Bowman also discussed her main priorities at the Fed, including rightsizing and assessing the large bank capital requirements. As for interest rates, she said the Fed may implement three interest rate cuts by the end of the year. She added

Excited to speak at @GUFinPolicy's #FMQ next week! Join me and my fellow panelists as we discuss the evolving digital assets landscape. https://t.co/yZdVjOTpu5

Buy-Now, Pay-Later opportunities are evolving fast, and @ProfAggarwal shared her insights with @business. Read how Klarna is becoming one of the biggest #fintech #IPOs

Georgetown Announces New #Undergraduate #Admissions Processes

“Only the very strongest companies can go public in this environment," @ProfAggarwal told @agarfinks at @FortuneMagazine. "Even they may get lower valuations than otherwise. We might need to wait for the markets to calm down before the IPO window opens fully.”

U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson joined @ProfAggarwal in a moderated fireside chat at the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy on Tuesday, March 11 to discuss the priorities of the 119th Congress.

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Trump's SEC launching 'crypto task force' to develop clear regulations for industry