There is a clear incentive for market participants to have less regulation, at least for the part of industry in which they operate. There is thus a strong incentive to lobby the political sphere to reduce legislation and regulation, in a somewhat vicious circle.
As for the outlook, the U.S. economy is likely to continue recovering on the back of increasing exports and accommodative monetary policy. It must be added, however, that in the labor market employment conditions have not improved greatly, with unemployment, for example, remaining at a high level.