USA-IRI Ceasefire Over & FY27 Budget Outlook Murky Into Fall

Recorded on 07/17/26

In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, is joined by an all-star reporter roundtable to discuss the resumed war between the USA and IRI, the complicated picture of defense spending heading into FY27, and a preview of the Farnborough International Air Show. The budget outlook is muddled along multiple tracks (the base budget, a third or fourth reconciliation package, and a DoW supplemental request). And Congress needs to get a continuing resolution in place before October 1 or there could be a shutdown.