Security meeting on global Terror Threats. They discuss Cyber Security, thermation sharing, and threat of violent extremism within u. S. Borders. This portion is just under three hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The meeting to discuss the most serious threats, but for a recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to recognize the newest member of our committee. Experience will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of , elaine duke, christopher wray, and Nick Rasmussen for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work to ensure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service. For over two decades, you felt navigate an unprecedented landscape and combat terrorism around the world. You have been a great friend partner to me in
Committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Committees meeting today to examine the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. Don served nearly 30 years in the air force and is experienced in cybersecurity and Airborne Reconnaissance will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. Thank you, chairman. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of the witnesses, acting secretary elaine duke, fbi director christopher wray, and ctc director nick rasmussen, for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work every day to insure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service and director rasmussen, for over two decades, you have helped navigate an unprecedented landscape in combat terr
Committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Committee is meeting today to exam the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. Don served nearly 30 years in the air force and is experienced in cybersecurity and Airborne Reconnaissance will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. Thank you, chairman. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of the witnesses, acting secretary elaine duke, fbi director christopher wray, ctc director nick rasmussen, for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work every day to insure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service and director rasmussen, for over two decades, you have helped navigate an unprecedented landscape in combat terrorism
Lets get you up to speed on these markets. European stocks. The dollar has dipped. It has transferred to a mild complexion of a dying day this thursday morning in europe. European equity markets are the lead protagonists. Pessimist guide on bloomberg for 2018 is about technology, facebook and disinformation. You can still make money as bitcoin drops. The bloomberg dollar index down. The bloomberg dollar index is looking at a fairly tortured year. Do you buy that story that it is all about adjustments . Im not so sure. Yields drop. Were down to a threeweek low. You are looking at the bloomberg dollar index. The worst year since we started collecting data in 2004. Copper is rising to a fairly big level. Fouryear high. China has halted production. We know that. Youre looking at the eighth straight quarter of gains. You could see copper trade up to 10,000. U. B. S. A little more sedate. The swriss known for their sedate approach. It has outperformed pretty much every other commodity this y
Manus europe rallied. You are welcome. It is surveillance and i am manus cranny. Rallied. Ment, europe where up on the stoxx 600. It was text and telecoms that to the heavy lifting, nothing compared to your performance in asia. Record highs in asia. You are looking at levels that you havent seen since the 1990s in japan. Technology up 50 in asia. Europe, you are seeing this growth story. It is absolutely intact. The next question are you, European Equity markets, can you sustain the growth gains that we have had the euro at around 120 . Could the euro valuation unseat the story we see here . Week,llar index, what a what a year. This is the first yearly loss since 2012 for the dollar. You are seeing another push low. You get a 3 growth rate, you get a tax reform deal, you get three hikes from the Federal Reserve and still the dollar is lower. 2 lower from here at end of 2018. The most bearish view is the dollar will be down by another 5. 5 , not everybody is so pessimistic. On the upsid