{"id":559393,"date":"2021-01-20T03:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T03:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/01\/20\/what-were-tracking-on-january-19-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-01-20T03:39:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T03:39:21","slug":"what-were-tracking-on-january-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/01\/20\/what-were-tracking-on-january-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking on January 19 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Good morning, everyone. A very smart Egyptian-American friend of ours recently likened <\/strong>us <\/strong>all to \u201cnon-voting subjects\u201d <\/strong>of a global American sphere of influence. Are you educated? A participant in this thing called global capitalism? Like the idea of democracy? Then your wagon is tied to Amreeka whether you like it or not, however much we may admire a softer approaches to capitalism and more sensible approaches to things like social welfare and inclusion (cf: Canada, France, Scandinavia).<\/p>\n

And so it is that we cheer this morning the departure of Agent Orange <\/strong>and the swearing in at 7pm CLT of decent human beings as president and vice president of the United States.<\/p>\n

Joe Biden will be sworn in today at noon Washington time as the 46th US <\/strong>president<\/strong> at the Capitol in Washington, DC. Kamala Harris will become the 49th vice president \u2014 and the first woman and first person of color to hold the position.<\/p>\n

The event this year has been marred by the <\/strong>threat of violence<\/a><\/strong> and all 50 US states are bracing themselves, with several already seeing<\/a> armed demonstrations. Meanwhile, the departing president <\/strong>(can we all stop saying his name now?) is throwing himself a farewell party<\/strong>, having requested a red carpet, a military parade (which he may not get), and a large crowd of supporters, reports the Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biden will start to roll back the clock to 2016 from day one<\/strong>, signing executive orders to end the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries and rejoin the Paris climate agreement, reports CNN<\/a>. He will also take executive action to freeze evictions and student loan payments during the covid-19 pandemic, and maintain the travel ban<\/a> on the UK and much of Europe. You can also look for him to appoint an antitrust czar at the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Expect to see a more liberal USD, swift stimulus, and climate change action- The key <\/strong>takeaways from <\/strong>incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen\u2019s Senate confirmation hearing:<\/p>\n