Statement the fed held back from changing its line on the balance of risks. A number of Committee Meetings were edging in that direction. What did they do . It seems a compromise here. They do not change the balance of the risk statement but they add that word further a couple of times in the statement. That change was explicitly in the context of the brightening outlook that fomc officials have for growth in 2018. Said they agreed to update the characterization of the expectation for the evolution of the federal funds rate in the postmeeting statement to point to further gradual increases. It appears this was a half step by the committee in january. Ok. Towards signaling a quicker pace of increases but a half step. Lisa thank you so much for that. U. S. Markets close in two hours. We are getting so much reaction and bond markets to the fed meeting minutes. Lets get a check on where stocks are trading. Taylor we are seeing highs of the day. Gains accelerate going into the meeting. We w
Who is with us today, mayor . [applause] thank you, maryland drew, president landrieu. For the opportunity to lead our new Automation Task force and for your leadership of the conference. We had a great meeting with the task force on automation, talking about different ways that automation will change our work as employers and enterprises, as pollymaking bodies, as economies and as communities. Were looking forward to convening again as a task force this spring and would welcome any mayors or partners who would like to be part of that conversation but before we do that we have an opportunity right here to talk about one of the most interesting and important questions, not unrelated to automation, that affects our work as mayors Going Forward and that is the future of work. Were starting this conversation at a time that we are rethinking how and where people work, and how entrepeneurs can collaborate in their work spaces. This is something that our Title Sponsor knows an awful lot about
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