Maria we want to get a check on Global Markets this morning. A lot of action, rally in europe as well as the u. S. Right now. Take a look at european indices, cac quarante up 72 and dax up 147 points. Euro zone purchasing managing index better than expected. The spread of the coronavirus is expected to cause weakness going forward. Remember, the outlook thats materially changing right now. We continue to see the numbers today pretty strong. In asian overnight markets are mostly higher. Take a look, the weak spot was hong kong. The others fractionally moving although korea was up 2 and a quarter percent. We do have more bad Economic News out of china. The service purchasing manager index slide to go record low overnight. February car sales plummeting 80 year over year. South korea announcing stimulus package to fight coronavirus. People are saying if he has to cut 50 basis points before meeting, what does he know that we dont know. Maybe its a lot worse that we thought, as a result the
This hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. The subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study groups final report. Given the timing of the hearing we will have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the policy changes in syria and a study Group Recommendations to still address the challenges that are. For the purpose of an opening statement. Thank you very much for testifying today and for your work and the final report of the study group. Your report as a thoughtful review of the conflict and provides pragmatic recommendations for how policymakers can protect u. S. Interests and destabilize syria. Now it is well known President Trump does not like to read but i wish that he had skimmed over the executive summary before the recent phone call with the turkish president. Your assessment notes do not eliminate the threat to the United States. It also notes the detainee population is a longterm challenge is not being adequately addressed and
Dealing marijuana three times on a street corner. I was not a supporter of it. The kmie is meeting today. The testimony on the findings and recommendations in the Syria Study Groups final report given the timing of this hearing, well have is the discuss the ramifications of policy changes in syria and have the study Group Recommendations instill address our challenges there. I thank our witnesses for appearing today and without objection i move to move the full report into the record. I now recognize myself. Thank you r very much for testify iing today and for your work on the final report of the Syria Study Group. Your report is a thoughtful, informed overview of the conflict and provides pragmatic recommendations for how american policymakers can protect interests and stabilize syria. Its well known that President Trump does not like to read, but i wish he has skim med the executive summary of your report before his recent phone call with president erdogan. Your assessment notes the
Stuart dont stop me now. Queen. I would recognize that voice. I recognize that building, the empire state building. And the ugly brown next to it that we show constantly. It is 10 00 eastern. Lets get to the money. Theres been some selling today, not much, not as bad as yesterday, the dow is down 95, nasdaq down 11. 2 thirds of the dow 30 are down, one third up. Got to look at the 10 year treasury yield starting to move up, started yesterday, moving up more today, the downgrade does not help. 417 right now and that hurts the nasdaq. The price of oil, saudi say they will keep up their one Million Dollars today cut in production. Oil goes up 80 a barrel. Gas prices going up too. Bitcoin, 29,000 a coin, 291 to be precise. The latest read on the services sector. Important for the economy, could move the market, numbers just in. Lauren july the never came in at 52. 7 and prices, 256. 8. Stuart so that is a solid report. I dont see Immediate Response on the market, still down 70 on the dow,
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