Not allowing it to fall further. As a result, investors spped in. The dow rose 311 points to 26,029. The nasdaq climbed 107 and the s p 500ed a 37. Wall street has been on edge over the trade war. It is ctoar inv are ready to react to any headline. Bob pisani explains what a trade war looks like to s walleet. Stocks rebounded and also in the session managed to regain a chunk of mondays ste losses, and it was the worst day in 2019, remember, on monday. The markets were a little calmer today, but yesterdes the fut moved in a nearly 5 trading range over a 12hour period. That is extraordinary and a reminder that the trade wars ould get much nastier very quickly. The central left is that the trade war can encompass a lot more than just tariffs. They can quickly morph into currency wars, for example, which is why the markets had a big problem yesterday. Th h markets new lows after the close on monday after the u. S. Treesurynated china a currency manipulator, which opens the door for additio
The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. I recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Today this committee convenes for a hearing on Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. Chairman powell, welcome back. Today i would like to start by addressing the current elephant in the room when it comes to Monetary Policy and the fed. This president has made it clear that he has no understanding or respect for the independence of the Federal Reserve. He has said the fed, quote, doesnt have a clue, quote, unquote, called it the most difficult problem for the u. S. According to media reports, he discussed firing chairman powell because of policy he doesnt agree with. Lets be clear, it is essential that the Federal Reserve maintain its independence from the executive branch. So i urge chairman powell and other Federal Res
Breakthrough with the u. S. You dont get security by praying for it. You must invest, you must do what is necessary. And the europeans need to take the necessary action. The United States has, in my view, shot itself in the foot by withdrawing. Matt welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Lets check in on the markets right now. Here in europe, we see drops across the board. Not as steep as they were at the , but you can still see the stoxx 600 is down. 3 . And some of the individual or regional indexes are down further. The dax, for example, down. 6 . Down, as yous are would expect, with a big drop in netflix in overnight trading. Netflix said u. S. Users actually shrunk, shocking the market. Dragging on and adding to an already bad earnings picture. The u. S. Dollar is down. 1193. 55 and other currencies, especially the yen, are getting momentum. Coming up, we speak to the chief officer of a lecture looks electrolux. There are a slew of earnings coming out and it is moving the needle. Lets
Turmoil in Hong Kong Hits the swiss watchmakers first half sales. Chipmakers gain ground as Dialog Semiconductor raises its guidance and asml forecasts solid growth for the rest of the year good morning top of the hour on street signs. Lets go over some price action weve had over the last 24 hours ending with the wall street moves yesterday. What we saw on wall street is u. S. Equities slipped for the first session in four days the dow ending about 23 points lower. A tenth of a percentage point. A fraction weaker as we get into the heart of the earnings season the drops were bigger for the s p and nasdaq, but still about a third and a fourth of a percentage point the focus has been on earnings season with some of the key banks reporting yesterday. Goldman sachs, jpmorgan, wells fargo looking head we also get bank of america one of the ones you want to watch out for. As we were talking about, the focus is back on trade more commentary out of the u. S. President suggesting that they coul
Lets get a check in on the markets. European equities are pretty flat. The stoxx 600 struggling for direction. You heard and the headlines, three key things we heard. The dovish message from Jerome Powell reiterated and we got better than expected data in terms of retail sales and factory output, pushing the 10 year yield up. It also pushed the dollar higher and we hold on to those gains. The question as whether President Trump can have the weaker dollar at the same time as a strong economy. And can he have gains in stocks as the same time as a trade war continues . As you made those comments, the s p 500 took a hit, dropping for the first time in six sessions. Coming up, we speak to the oecd secretarygeneral. Dont miss that interview live. Lets get bloomberg first workers. Word news. The u. S. House voted to condemn comments from donald trump that are racist. Week, he tweeted for congresswoman should quote go back to where they came from. Trump says he is not racist and does not have