Donald
Trump's raucous presidential campaign won't be the only thing lighting the
political fires this fall.
A handful of
significant deadlines and policy decisions loom for Washington and Wall Street
that could bring volatility to the financial markets, though perhaps not on a
fiscal cliff-type level.
Among the
big events to remember:
1. The Iran nuclear agreement: Congress has 60 days to review
the pact between the White House and Iran, and it could end up as an impasse
wherein lawmakers pass a resolution rescinding the agreement that
President Barack Obama vetoes.
2. The end
of the fiscal year: Sept. 30 concludes the budgetary cycle and could bring with
it more of the same tango between the warring Washington parties. "There is a greater
risk of a federal government shutdown from Oct. 1 than at any point since the
last one occurred two years ago, though a shutdown this fall is not quite our
base case," Goldman Sachs economist Alec Phillips said in a note.