Poroshenkos more extensive meeting with president mike pence and the Administrations National security advisors. With the ukrainian leaders sitting by his side, President Trump that it was a great honor to meet Mister Poroshenko and a lot of progress has been made in the us relationship with ukraine. You can read more in the boston globe. Ukrainian president met with james mattis. The two spoke with reporters afterwards. Welcome to the pentagon, mister president , you and your delegation. I would just tell you this is a privilege or us to host you and your folks, we are keenly aware of what your nation has been going through. Our two nations as we both know share interests. We also share more importantly a commitment and that commitment is to the principles that are underlying the international order. Words like sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom from coercion come to mind. We do not take such freedom for granted and we recognize this 2014 was a watershed year for security
Ahead taking into account that uncertainty about the economy will dictate future policy decisions. Janet yellen we are not behind the curve, my judgment is that we are in a good path to reaching our objectives but the outlook is uncertain. We recognize that there are many sources of uncertainty affecting the outlook and we will have to adjust our thinking as things youve all. As things evolve. Charlie welcome. What is the significance of this . The fed is a knowledge and the fed the the economy is doing better, unemployment down, a nineyear low, inflation is starting to rise, Something Else the fed wants to see which will encourage businesses to invest, maybe people have to give more raises and the fed is taking a step in the direction of normalization, what caught them offguard as every three months the fit looks at its forecast for growth and inflation and how many rate hike whitehead. Everyone expected a quarterpoint hike on this very special meeting but they did not expect the fed
Ahead taking into account that uncertainty about the economy will dictate future policy decisions. Janet yellen we are not behind the curve, my judgment is that we are in a good path to reaching our objectives but the outlook is uncertain. We recognize that there are many sources of uncertainty affecting the outlook and we will have to adjust our thinking as things youve all. As things evolve. Charlie welcome. What is the significance of this . The fed is a knowledge and the fed the the economy is doing better, unemployment down, a nineyear low, inflation is starting to rise, Something Else the fed wants to see which will encourage businesses to invest, maybe people have to give more raises and the fed is taking a step in the direction of normalization, what caught them offguard as every three months the fit looks at its forecast for growth and inflation and how many rate hike whitehead. Everyone expected a quarterpoint hike on this very special meeting but they did not expect the fed
The curve, my judgment is that we are in a good path to reaching our objectives but the outlook is uncertain. We recognize that there are many sources of uncertainty affecting the outlook and we will have to adjust our thinking as things volve. Charlie welcome. Great to be here. Charlie what is the significance of this . The fed is acknowledging the economy is doing better, the job market is getting stronger. Unemployment down, a nineyear low, inflation is starting to rise, Something Else the fed wants to see which will encourage businesses to invest, maybe people have to give more raises and the fed is taking a step in the direction of normalization, what caught them offguard as every three months the fit looks at its forecast for growth and inflation and how many rate hikes lie ahead. Everyone expected a quarterpoint hike on this very special meeting but they did not expect the fed to move from two hikes for 2017 to three. That is what boosted bonds yield and boosted the dollar. Char
For you this sunday morning. How do you feel about governmentpaid family leave, either at the federal leave or the state or the local level . Parents, call this number, 2027488000. Business owners, 7488001. Ll others, 2027488002. Do you support or oppose governmentpaid family leave . If not by phone, you can weigh in on social media. cspanwj, handle is or you can post a comment on facebook. Here is one of the headlines out there today about whats happening around the country. This is in forbes magazine. As new york and San Francisco pass paid family leave, these 20 states could be next. Well get to those states in a moment, but want to talk about the basics here with clare oconnor, staff writer for forbes. Good morning, clare. Explain off the top, the family and medical leave act, the federal law. It covers who . There are some gaps here, correct . Guest oh, are there ever, yes. Well, unfortunately, the u. S. Remains the only developed country in the world with no federal law guarantee