Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Steve Pavlick to discuss the latest on the trade war and the stock market's volatile reaction. Steve Pavlick is a Principal at Mindset and is the head of Policy at Renaissance Macro. Before Renaissance Macro, Steve served as an Advisor and then Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under Secretary Steven Mnuchin. There he led the Treasury Department’s engagement with the Senate and House of Representatives on the Department’s International Affairs portfolio, helping to secure the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority and the IMF quota reforms among other achievements. He also represented the Treasury Department before Congress on CFIUS, the Financial Stability Board, the Basel Committee, and export credits. Steve also led the Treasury Department’s congressional engagement on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). Prior to joining Treasury, Steve served as the Economic Portfolio Presidential Appointments Lead for the Presidential Transition Team for Donald J. Trump. In that role, he helped identify and vet senior officials to serve in key economic positions in the new administration. Sign up for RenMac's Monday Macro Meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d5QaN_CWTV2Y1yw1uZMTlQ#/registration 👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: TCAF: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF/ Animal Spirits: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits/ Ask The Compound: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC/ The Compound Newsletter: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertisin.... Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ #thecompound #investing #stockmarket