Skybridge’s Anthony Scaramucci: US economy will recover if it has stable political policy

Grace L. Williams

Fri, February 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM GMT+9 2 min read

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Anthony Scaramucci quickly exited stage left from his communications role during the Trump 45 administration, but he isn’t mincing words.

“If we could stay the course, not blow ourselves up, [and] have some decent, predictable political policies, the economy will recover,” the Skybridge Capital founder told Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi in a new episode of the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast.

In addition to a short stint during Trump’s first term — chronicled in his book “From Wall Street to the White House and Back” — Scaramucci’s résumé includes an early career at Goldman Sachs before co-founding alternative asset manager Skybridge in 2005.

Recently, markets have wavered amid news related to AI’s growing power and Washington’s political dysfunction. In D.C., “unrest and uncertainty” have become an issue, according to Scaramucci, who added that markets prefer “evenness, predictability, and stability,” while the “on-again, off-again knee-jerking with tariffs is a mistake.”

“I think it’s hurting the markets,” he continued. “We could be doing way better if we had sound policies without capriciousness and uncertainty.”

This conversation comes as once popular “Magnificent Seven” stocks, such as Microsoft (MSFT), are experiencing pullbacks.

“Twenty stocks are holding up the market,” Scaramucci said, adding that bitcoin’s 50% correction is notable. “Bitcoin is a leading indicator, so you’re probably going to have a lot of roll-off in the stock market.”

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Current market performance is also worth a look. Year to date, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) is down 24.43%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) has inched up 1% in 2026, the Russell 2000 (RTY=F) is up 6%, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is down 1%.

Scaramucci sees any market downturn as temporary. “I don’t think it’s going to be overly hellish, because you’ve got a lot of firepower from the Federal Reserve,” he said.

“I still think [Fed chair Jerome] Powell, who is a data-dependent guy, will start cutting rates, particularly [if he sees weakness] in the overall marketplace,” he said.

Scaramucci also intends to keep calm and carry on. “Would I change my investment thesis because of this short-term stuff that’s going on?” he asked. “I would not, and I would encourage people not to.”

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“If I can impart any type of investment knowledge from my 40 years as a professional investor, [it’s] buy quality and stay patient,” he added.

Grace Williams_ is a writer for Yahoo Finance._

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