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Read our new Substack: "The Trump Administration Can Honor the Military Community by Protecting and Strengthening the CFPB" by @travishorr.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
TODAY at 1:30pm EST! Register for our webinar here: bettermarkets.org/newsroom/bet...
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
REGISTER for our upcoming webinar on Thursday, October 23 at 1:30pm EST: bettermarkets.org/newsroom/bet...
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Better Markets began 15 years ago today! Today and in the future, our work remains the same as the day we were founded: stand up for hardworking Main Street Americans and fight for an economy that will work for everyone, not just Wall Street.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Jared Bernstein, Former Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, is closing out the State of Economic and Financial Policymaking Conference with a keynote address.
September 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
.jennifertaub.com, BMAAB Co-Chair & Prof. of Law, Wayne State University joins Anat Admati, Prof. of Finance and Economics, Stanford GSB; Hilary Allen, Prof., American University College of Law; and Patricia McCoy, Professor of Law, BC Law School to discuss financial "innovation & distortion."
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
.@simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, Co-Chair, Better Markets Academic Advisory Board & MIT Prof. of Global Economics & Management discusses financial stability w/ Art Wilmarth, GW Prof Emeritus of Law & Gerald Epstein, UMass-Amherst Prof. of Economics & Founding Co-Dir., Political Economy Research Inst.
September 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"The shape of the financial system has shifted from where it was in the Great Financial Crisis, from a bank-centric hub-and-spoke system with the banks in the middle and everyone else around the periphery to more of a web, with private credit more central in that web." - @markzandi.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Antonio Weiss, Former Counselor to the Secretary of the United States Treasury and Partner, SSW Partners LP offers joint keynote on private credit and systemic risk with @markzandi.bsky.social, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics. Watch now: tinyurl.com/BMAAB2025
September 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Better Markets COO and Policy Director @amandalfischer celebrates the impactful work of scholars within the Better Markets academic network, including Academic Advisory Board Co-Chair @baselinescene, awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. tinyurl.com/BMAABAbout
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Kate Judge, Co-Chair, Better Markets Academic Advisory Board & Columbia Law Prof. joins @jeremykress.bsky.social, Assoc. Professor U-M Business and Co-Faculty Dir. U-M Ctr on Finance, Law & Policy; @skandaamarnath.bsky.social, Exec. Dir. @employamerica.bsky.social to discuss what's next for the Fed.
September 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thomas Ferguson, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Boston, offers a research update on "Crypto's Political Economy." Follow along here: t.co/rz5QC1yzZC
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today's State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference is underway with a keynote address from SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw. Tune in now! tinyurl.com/msukfkd4
September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This week! Join us on Friday, September 19 for the State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference, hosted by our Academic Advisory Board—bold ideas, expert panels. bettermarkets.org/analysis/bet...
September 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One week away: the State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference. Hear panels and keynotes with bold ideas, expert insights, and collaborative dialogue on the future of economic and financial policymaking. Register here: bettermarkets.org/analysis/bet...
September 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Read our new Substack post about the SEC's recently released rulemaking agenda: bettermarkets.substack.com/p/chair-atki...
September 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us on September 19 for the State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference, hosted by our Academic Advisory Board—bold ideas, expert panels. Register here: bettermarkets.org/analysis/bet...
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Join us 9/19 for the State of Economic & Financial Policymaking Conference, hosted by our Academic Advisory Board—bold ideas, expert panels. DC + Virtual. RSVP: bettermarkets.org/analysis/bet...
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In a new Substack, @benschiffrin.bsky.social discusses the rise of unregulated financial influencing—"finfluencing"—and what the SEC should do about it. bettermarkets.substack.com/p/the-sec-mu...
July 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In a recent speech, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Hood stated that 50 million Americans own crypto. In a letter, we explained that this statistic is false. According to the Fed, only 7% of American adults—about 24 million people—used crypto at all in 2023. bettermarkets.org/wp-content/u...
May 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are proud to announce that @denniskelleher.bsky.social has been named one of the Most Influential People in Washington by @washingtonian.com for the fifth year in a row. Congratulations, Dennis!

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May 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The federal courts have long played an important role in financial regulation. But now, they are serving as a critical check on the Administration's lawless attacks on the regulatory agencies.

Read more in our Substack: bettermarkets.substack.com/p/the-shifti...
May 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New Report out by @denniskelleher.bsky.social: Trump’s Wall Street Deregulation on Steroids is Going to Cause a Horrific Economic Crash on Main Street

4 More Years of Deregulation on Top of 4 Decades Will Be Catastrophic

Read here: bettermarkets.org/newsroom/100...
April 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Register now for our webinar on April 29: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our policy experts will analyze President Trump’s first 100 days in office, exploring key personnel appointments, policy decisions, and emerging risks, along with their potential impact on the broader economy.
April 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On Earth Day, we released a fact sheet that highlights the urgent need to address climate-related financial risks. No matter how much policymakers try to ignore it, catastrophic climate risk remains an enormous threat to the stability of our economy. bettermarkets.org/newsroom/cli...
April 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM