At a record high for the dow the s p set a record high on friday up another 30 points and the nasdaq, an underperformer last week, is indicated up by close to 60 points stocks have been on a big run. If you look at last weeks returns the dow was up just over 4 last week the s p was up just over 2 . And the nasdaq was down only by half a percent you are talking about the third week out of four that is seeing negative returns and that has been the underperformer. Really across the board a lot of strength the russell 2000 hitting a record high last week and big, big moves. Remember, its only been a week since weve heard from pfizer. That set things off especially ones underperforming as people stay home. The ten year is yielding 0. 885 . Joe, that was a wild ride last week, too, watching what happened with treasury yields. Potentially getting up to 1 but now were back where we started. All part of, i guess, reopening. The market given the backdrop i will talk about right now the market is
Maxie should go, he is an expert at the Russian International affairs council. Originally crossed out rules in effect. That means you can jump in anytime you want. And i always appreciate it. Ok, let me go to maxime 1st here in moscow. By all accounts, were going to have a, by ministration and january, now, given the background of the russia gate hysteria hoax and the antipathy and really deep hatred of russia in the american Political Class and particularly the media here. What is, what is the kremlin expecting in january when it comes to American Foreign policy towards your country, go ahead. 1st of all, i think the relationship between the United States and russia would have continued to deteriorate anyway, regardless of what would in the end, the white house, and especially think the expectations are peter, listen, our 2 words, the bible and ministration on 2. On 2 particular issues, as long as you mentioned, mention in your introduction, the intersection is filled with people with
The strongest week since back to april. However, you have to put that in context. Two weeks ago was a lousy week in fact, two weeks ago the dow lost just over 1800 points, down by 1833 points last week the dow was up by 1821 points so that was a giveback for the dow kind of starting things over if you look at the other major averages, they got back much more ground than they had lost the previous week. Last week the s p was up 329 points after being down 195 the week before and the nasdaq was up by 983 points last week after losing 636 points the week before but again these gains this morning are significant ones they are adding to what we saw last week. Also, take a look at whats happening in the treasury market youll see that right now the treasury, the tenyear, is yielding 0. 812 so its stabilized after bouncing around quite a bit during the election and the election counting last week stabilized at 0. 812 andrew thanks, becky our top story this morning, president elect biden wastin
Given the background of the russia gate hysteria hoax and the antipathy and really deep hatred of russia in the american Political Class and particularly the media here, what is, what is the kremlin expecting in january when it comes to American Foreign policy towards your country . Go ahead 1st of all, i think the relationship between the United States and russia would have continued to deteriorate anyway, regardless of who would end up in the white house. And especially seeing the expectations are peter listen, our viewers the biden ministration on 2 on 2 particular issues. As long as you mentioned, mention in your introduction, the intersection is filled with people with the kind of long, long record deep criticism to put it very mildly explores russia and i know ideas on the military interventions. But most importantly, i think given that the idea of the United States is divided now politically and ideologically and socially, what unites the democratic that minutes ration under the
Towards your country . Go ahead 1st of all, i think the relationship between the United States and russia would have continued to deteriorate anyway, regardless of who would end up in the white house. And especially think the expectations are peter, listen, our viewers divided ministration on 2 on 2 particular issues. As long as you mentioned, mention in your introduction, the ministration is filled with people with, with all kind of long, long record deep criticism to put it very mildly explores russia and then you know, ideas on the military interventions. But most importantly, i think, given the duty of the United States is divided now politically in ideologically and socially. What unites the Democratic Administration under the biden. And under the rule, is that they think that democracy at home and abroad is in danger. You know, its under pressure from what they call the populists inside the west and also, or its very leaders outside the west. And latin, or putin is clearly, you k