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In this edition of HPS Insights, HPS Partner Tony Fratto and Senior Director Stephanie Dodge host Fanta Traore, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Sadie Collective, and Young-Chan Lim and Doug Ortiz, members of the working group for the Cross-Policy School White Paper on Anti-Racism, for a conversation on racial equity in graduate public policy programs. Fanta, Young-Chan, and Doug discuss the Sadie Collective's upcoming white paper, which draws on input from students across the country to offer recommendations for making graduate public policy programs more inclusive. The group also discusses how using a racial equity & inclusion (REI) lens over a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lens can lead to better outcomes, both for students of color at public policy programs and policymaking itself. Read more about the Sadie Collective here.  Read more about Fanta Traore, Executive Director of the Sadie Collective, here.

Recession fears abound, and market volatility is up–but will inflation come down enough? In this edition of the Macrocast, Dennis DeBusschere, President and founder of 22V Research, joins guest host and HPS Managing Director Meghan Pennington and John and Brendan from Markets Policy Partners. The group discusses the latest turmoil in equity and crypto markets, where investors are pricing in recession concerns, even as doubt lingers about the Fed's capacity to rein in inflation.Read about 22V Research here.Read Markets Policy Partners' latest Five Minute Macro post here.

On the latest episode of Crypto Convos, host Bryan DeAngelis is joined by Grayscale's Chief Legal Officer, Craig Salm. The pair discussed Craig's background in law and his interest in crypto, how Grayscale combines crypto with traditional investing, the company's campaign for a Bitcoin spot ETF, and what's next in crypto. Show Notes Grayscale's SEC Comment Letter Submission Page CNBC: Grayscale Tells SEC That Turning Biggest Bitcoin Fund Into ETF Will Unlock $8 Billion For Investors Updated SEC Comment Letter From Davis Polk, Grayscale's Law Firm 'A New Argument for a Bitcoin ETF' By Craig Salm @CraigSalm on Twitter

MPP's John and Brendan are joined by HPS Partner Bryan DeAngelis on today's episode of the Macrocast. The group chats about the many news-worthy market updates from this busy week, including what is happening with tech and crypto stocks. Despite the volatility, the group explains why they feel that comparisons between the current financial moment and the 2008 financial crisis are unfounded.   

On today's episode of HPS Insights, Bryan DeAngelis and Elliott Owensby interview Niki Christoff, CEO of Christoff & Co. and host of the Tech'ed Up podcast. The group dives into Niki's unique tech-sector and communications background, which she has leveraged to educate key audiences on important topics like decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto. Niki also speaks to the ongoing digital currency debates in Washington, D.C. Show Notes: Niki Christoff Website Tech'ed Up with Niki Christoff Podcast @NikiChristoff on Twitter

 In this edition of the Macrocast, HPS Partner Matt McDonald and SW4 Insights Founder Brai Odion-Esene join Tony, John, and Brendan to tackle the April jobs report and May FOMC meeting. Job creation is on "cruise control," with another month of steady growth, but wage growth has fallen behind rising prices. Check out the episode for why this trend might be good news for controlling inflation.

In today's Macrocast, Tony, John, and Brendan are joined by HPS' Meghan Pennington and CivicScience's John Dick to cover all things GDP. The group discusses the politics of the GDP,  the messaging challenges and political consequences the Democrats face, and how Q1's GDP number is a bigger reflection of how we calculate GDP, and not the broader economic environment. The group also discusses the gauntlet of technology earnings and this week's ESI report. Show Notes: Find the 2022 Q1 GDP calculation here. Read this week's ESI fact sheet here.

On today's episode of HPS Insights, host Bryan DeAngelis is joined by Stacy Kerr, Partner at HPS and former advisor to Speaker Pelosi, and Jonathan Graffeo, Managing Director at HPS and former Senate staffer, to discuss the political landscape leading into the 2022 midterm elections. The group discussed what might influence the outcome of the election, including inflation, immigration issues, and more. They then dive into predictions about whether or not Democrats will retain control of the House and Senate in November and messages we can expect to see from both parties.

On today's Macrocast, Tony and Brendan cover the latest market trends, focusing on the global energy market and challenges that arise when a country attempts to switch its energy source. The two also discuss international economic outlooks more broadly, centered on this week's International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings and the release of the World Economic Outlook.  Plus, they share the highest priority issues emerging from the spring meetings.   Shownotes: Read more about the World Economic Outlook