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Nov 2022
27m 18s

Breaking Down the U.S. Midterm Elections...

GOLDMAN SACHS
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As the voting continues from the U.S. midterm elections, the results so far indicate a status quo in country’s political divisions. But what does a divided Congress mean for policy, markets and economic growth? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research’s Alec Phillips and the Office of Government Affairs’ Joe Wall analyze th ... Show More
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