Interest rates leads our leads our global report today as the Federal Reserve unveils an expected quarter point Interest Rate cut the 2nd in 2019 after 2 days of policy meetings a federal open Market Committee of the u. S. Central bank said it would lower the target rate for the benchmark federal funds rate to between 1. 75 percent and 2 percent in a policy statement the fed Committee Reference quote the implications of Global Developments for the Economic Outlook as well as muted inflation pressures as reasons for the cut 7 of the 10 members of the f o m c voted for the new policy while the fed was meeting it has been an interesting week for the overnight funding market as Interest Rates temporarily rose as high as 10 percent for some transactions on monday and tuesday the uncommon rate jumps cause u. S. Central bank to rein them in stabilizing markets by wednesday morning. And while the u. S. Central bank makes their latest. As he moves their counterpart in the European Union is mark
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee bob corker, former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John br
Jared. Were just not going to comment. National security adviser h. R. Mcmaster did try to defend kushner without saying his name. Generally speaking about back Channel Communications, what that allows you to do is communicate in a discrete manner. Its very concerning that they wanted to have these communications at russian diplomacy facilities using russian phone lines. That shows that they were really trying to conceal this from the Obama Administration and from u. S. Intelligence. The reactions to the kushner story include just simple shock from the Intelligence Community. I cant keep out of my mind the thought that if an american Intelligence Officer had done anything like this, we would consider it espionage. Reuters is also reporting that kushner had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian Ambassador, including two phone calls before the election some time between april and november. Kushners attorney did not deny the story but responded this way. Mr. Kush
Relations Committee Bob corker, former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John brennan testifies that he saw con
Former director of national intelligence, James Clapper and Homeland Security chief john kelly. And the congressional race in montana, the republican won, the democrat closed the gap. Which party has reason to celebrate. Joining me for insight and analysis are joy reid, kimberly strass strassel, Charlie Sykes and amy walter. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Good sunday morning on this memorial day weekend. The president came home late last night from his first overseas trip in office, and when he did, the russia investigation got much closer to home as well. So much closer, in fact, that it now involves the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. President trump faces a growing scandal. Consider what has happened in just the last week, monday. Washington post reports that mr. Trump had asked his intel chiefs in march to push back specifically on then fbi director james comeys comments on the russia investigation. John brennan testifies that he saw contacts between russian officials