Heading towards louisiana. Not pictures we want to see. David and it can really affect oil prices. A lot of facilities are closing, offshore platforms, and it oath course will reflect refineries. Alix we see people taking taking boatspeople down streets. Meanwhile, we have near record highs on u. S. Equities, trying to push higher to get back to those highs for the nasdaq. Euro gaining just a touch versus the dollar. 30 year yields unchanged after yesterdays really violent session, a real increase after a bad option. Crude prices climbing a bit on the storm and geopolitical tension. David it is time now for the mooring brief. Eastern,his morning ford and volkswagen will announce details on their big on electric and on most vehicles. On00 we get u. S. Ppi Autonomous Vehicles. At 11 00 we get u. S. Ppi data. Angela merkel joins Emmanuel Macron in paris. And we get important economic from china, including gdp growth. Now we are joined by rachel evans, who heads bloombergs etf coverage, an
War with china i would love to tell you it doesnt matter for the stock market when a clueless day with the dow gaining 38 points and. 30 and nasdaq. We care about the future, not the past, the fact that the Federal Reserve is set to lower Interest Rates because of the slowdown is huge we get enough hints in the feds Statement Today that the next rate for moves is down and when its down what do you want to do lower stocks the rates translate into a better economy and borrowing is cheaper and more money flows into the system via credit and commerce picks up. At the same time short term is just as attractive and earnings are boosted and highdividend earning stocks are more valuable so welcome to the rate cut cycle here we go ive been through this so many times, i have my own playbook. History says you should buy, buy, buy we could get a rate cut as soon as july. Well get a rate cut i thought there would be a rate hike in july four months ago when the president was thinking things the fed
Commissioner bridges and commissioner servais is not in attendance today. We do have a quorum right. Thank you. Can i ask you, madam secretary, to turn your volume up a little . Can you do that . Its sort of. Is that better . Better better. Item number two, communications. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for general Public Comment at this meeting after closed session and there will be an opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. Each item each comment is limited to two minutes. Public comment will be taken both in person and remotely by calling for each item, the board will take Public Comment first. People attending the meeting in person and then from people attending the meeting remotely. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available by phone by calling. 56550001. Access. Code 26605203021. Then pound, then pound again when connected you will hear the meet
Before meeting of august 17, 2023. At this time. Hey, just give me one second here. Get me organized. Im doing my survey. All right. Okay welcome, everyone. Thank you for all the participation on the board level and im madam secretary. Do you want to call the roll, please . Thank you, commissioner. Commissioner connor. Present mr. Thomas. Present. Present. Helfen. Present mr. Driscoll. Here mr. Gandhi. Present commissioner bridges and commissioner servais is not in attendance today. We do have a quorum right. Thank you. Can i ask you, madam secretary, to turn your volume up a little . Can you do that . Its sort of. Is that better . Better better. Item number two, communications. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for general Public Comment at this meeting after closed session and there will be an opportunity to comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. Each item each comment is limited to two minutes. Public c
You about how Retail Investors are feeling right now. Well explain. Im melissa lee, coming to you live from studio b at the nasdaq. On the desk tonight steve grasso, karen finer man, dan nathan, and guy adami. The s p rising 0. 6 . The nasdaq up 0. 4 . Well get to that in a minute, but first, new signs that the Retail Sector is ripe for some dealmaking. Shares of nordstrom popping more than 9 after reporting of its founding family is looking to take the company private. This news coming after similar attempts six years ago was ultimately unsuccessful, but it is far from the only deal percolating in this consumer space. Macys saying its agreed to open its books to potential acquirers. It and kohls have attracted activist interest in weeks. And theres tapestrys deal for capri, which is expected to close later this year. And shares of American Apparel giant Gildan Activewear popped after the board said it has several potential buyers for the company. Is this just the start of a coming wav