Subscribe on LinkedIn to be notified of each new Daily Update—a curated selection of essential intelligence on financial markets and the global economy from S&P Global. Former Vice President Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president today as the country surpasses 400,000 deaths due to COVID-19. President Biden’s first 100 days in office—a notable period for new U.S. leaders to turn their political promises into policies and define a governing style—will be marked by a plethora of executive orders addressing the coronavirus pandemic’s public health and economic implications, kickstarting his climate agenda, and targeting the reversal of policies implemented over the previous four years by the Trump administration.