Performing significantly better than europe, also pointed to stock that has the u. S. Market gains against other countries. We will continue listening to the president and see if he has anything more to say. We are waiting on anymore comments from a u. S. Stimulus package, not to mention ongoing u. S. China tensions as we are getting close to that and of wecheck. Pps tiktok and quick check of stocks trading at the moment, u. S. Futures holding flat after u. S. Stocks surged briefly to a record high, reachedthat 3386 level february 19, before the pandemic. The s p 500 closed 1. 4 percent higher, tech leading gains. Nothing specific driving the rally, Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying lawmakers are miles apart on another fiscal stimulus package. The s p 500 index saw the biggest jump in over five weeks, all 11 Energy Sectors rose. Look at what oil is doing at the moment. We are seeing it under a little pressure, headed to the 42 a barrel level, after jumping in the new york session to a fivemo
Today we are discussing the japansouth korea trade dispute. Its obviously a a very sensit, a very difficult issue between two countries that are critically important to the United States as allies, as Economic Partners, as fellow democracies, and as friends. You will notice the title of event includes ramifications and the path forward. I emphasize forward because the current dispute is due in part to events that have taken place months or years or decades or centuries ago. But rather than dwelling on those issues, we want to identify away from for both cos and in the three countries including the United States to move forward. Now, the current dispute is part of a a cyclical pattern that ss to research every few years, and each time it felt to those officials and experts working that each time was the worst. But i think all of us now have seen that this time is very different. In the past the economic and the security realms seemed exempt and, indeed, they were moderating or mitigatin
In the past u. S. Experts and officials have always had really private sometimes stern messages for both sides to take auction to move forward and we will see how are panelists come down on that issue today. And we really have a group of stiller panelists and i will introduce them later but first we have for what many of you will be a surprise guest, we only heard formal confirmation late yesterday that mike will begin the opening remarks, mr. Napper, his appearance may not be on the website yet and people may not have been aware of it, but mr. Knapper, member of senior Foreign Department of state and hes serving as the Deputy Assistant secretary for korea and japan and i first met mark when he was the head of the political military unit in the embassy in tokyo, well, probably more years than either one of us would want to admit and since then hes had any number of jobs, any number of business cards i think i have in my collection, its not to say he cant keep a job, expertise on so man
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