Us treasury secretary janet yellen called the downgrade arbitrary and said Economic Conditions had improved under the biden administration. The news of the downgrade came after the close of trade on wall street but in asia investors have been pulling out of equities in reaction. Lets look at markets now in asia. Japan is currently down by over 2 . Hong kong not that far behind. This was off the back of yesterday, and most of this week we have seen the sharemarket, certainly wall street and asia having a strong session but this is certainly spooked sentiment. Lets discuss this with tom stevenson, whos an Investment Director at fidelity. Good morning. Janet woody allen saying this is arbitrary. I have her statement janet yellen and she said she strongly disagrees and says it is based on outdated data. That is based on outdated data. That is riuht. Is based on outdated data. That is right it is based on outdated data. That is right. It seems is based on outdated data. That is right. It s
i also take judge kaplan s instruction to them today seriously, which is you guys should not reveal your identity because of what this guy will do to you. jurors, if you can hear us, we re cure wrs but we don t need to know who you are. also a lot happier the people who don t know. hats offeo to you, you new yorkers. all right, buddy, thank you as always. and thank you at home for joining us this hour. quote, no one is above the law not even a former president of the united states. that is how roberta kaplan, the lawyer for writer e. jean carroll, that is how she began her statement after the verdict was read in the case against former president trump. carroll herself said, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name and to get my life back. today the world finally knows the truth. this afternoon a jury of six men and three women in manhattan found former president donald trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. the decision was quick and it was
do to you. jurors, if you could hear us, we are curious but we do not need to know who you are. also, probably a lot happier for the people who do not know about it. like, hats off to you. you new yorkers. all right buddy, see you, thanks as always. thank you at-home for joining us this hour. quote, no one is above the law, not even a former president of the united states. that is how roberta kaplan, the lawyer for writer e. jean carroll, how she began her statement in the case against former president trump. carol herself said quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name and to get my life back. today, the world finally knows the truth. this afternoon, a jury of six men and three women, in manhattan, found former president donald trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. the decision was quick, and it was unanimous. for years now, trump has been not only denying miss carroll s allegation that he shoved her against a wall and raped her in the dressi
little melancholy. and i were just big man, you know, you re not too macho and it s no big deal. the people are gonna hurt more than anyone else is your family. we re so glad the senator was able to get the help he needed. remember, if you need help, please ask for it. and if you can give help, please give. it we are all in this together. and on that note, i wish you all a good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks and nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow thank you at-home for joining us this hour. quote, no one is above the law, not even a former president of united states. that is how roberta kaplan, the lawyer for writer e. jean carroll, that is how she began her statement after the verdict was read in the case against former president trump. carol herself said, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump clear my name in to get my life back. today the world finally knows the truth. this afternoon a ju