James Lucier

James Lucier

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James Lucier is a managing director at Capital Alpha Partners, which he co-founded in 2007 after nine years in Washington Research at Prudential Equity Group. Lucier provides macro-level political forecasting and commentary as well as deep-in-the-weeds analysis of the "heavy iron" issues: corporate tax, electric power, oil & gas, refining, environmental policy, industrials and infrastructure. All of his work is integrated with a view of where financial markets are going.Expand

Lucier's clients include asset managers, private equity investors, commodity traders and investment bankers. He provides predictive, insightful analysis of trends in Washington based on a simple philosophy: No matter what is happening in the nation's capital, he's seen it all before, several times, in a career that now spans three decades.Collapse

Approaching Another Big Hurdle

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James Lucier

 | Feb 6, 2013 | 11:30 AM EST

Congress still faces a statutory limit on public debt.

Rolling Fiscal Cliffs Ahead

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James Lucier

 | Feb 5, 2013 | 11:00 AM EST

The government will be facing a new set of financial risks in the coming months.

Let's Discuss Crude Oil Exports

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James Lucier

 | Jul 11, 2012 | 11:00 AM EDT

The U.S. is on track to become the world’s leading producer of oil in a few years.

Some Deregulation Could Be in the Cards

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James Lucier

 | Jun 29, 2012 | 4:00 PM EDT

Given the fast-changing qualities of telecom, legitimate approaches here may receive more serious consideration.

DOE Weighs in on LNG

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James Lucier

 | Jun 26, 2012 | 5:00 PM EDT

A long-awaited report on liquid national gas exports could come this week.

A Fiscal Cliffhanger

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James Lucier

 | Jun 21, 2012 | 5:00 PM EDT

Whatever Congress does after the elections won't be pretty, but I'm not worried.

A Sanguine Future in View for Liquefied Natural Gas

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James Lucier

 | Jun 16, 2012 | 12:30 PM EDT

Recent news out of Exxon Mobil is pointing the way.

Ignore the Polls, Watch the Jobs Numbers

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James Lucier

 | May 30, 2012 | 3:00 PM EDT

Circle the first Friday of every the month on your calendar between now and November.

Don't Believe Martin Feldstein

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James Lucier

 | May 24, 2012 | 11:30 AM EDT

Extension of current tax rates won’t be painless and it may not be just in time.

Energy's Stake in the 2012 Election

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James Lucier

 | May 20, 2012 | 12:30 PM EDT

Keep an especially close watch on offshore drilling, which is highly leveraged to these results.

Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

Brutal, But Here is Something Fun
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Brian Sozzi

 | Jun 20, 2013 | 4:57 AM EDT
Brutal day for the markets, one that really seemed more than a typical post-Fed announcement knee-jerk reaction. So, wh...

Bullish Case for the Bonds (TLT)
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Toni Hansen

 | Jun 20, 2013 | 1:22 AM EDT
Has the TLT finally found support? More importantly, can it hold it? I think there is a case to be made for it... Here i...
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