Plan enters a crucial week. Can the president get a policy win before the year is out . 4 00 a. M. T 00 a. M. , if you are in london. I am tracy alloway. We are at the start of another trading week here in the uae. Let us take a look at how u. S. Markets closed on friday. It was not a bad day for u. S. Equities. With the spx closing up about five points, helped by u. S. Retailers. It was black friday in the u. S. We saw the Retail Stocks push the index up, including macys. Macys is the sixth best performer i on friday. Amazon was the second best. Let us talk about the dollar because the dollar continues to slide. Since been sliding wednesday, now at its lowest level since eight weeks. He opposite story for the euro the euro now at the strongest in about two months. It looks like germany might be able to get past the political impact we were discussing last week. Fascinating moves. Here are some other Asset Classes we have been having our eyes on. Take a look at u. S. 10 year. 34, modes
Relations between the two Bank Countries hit a new low. First, to the weeks top story. We spoke to our reporter in iran about the wave of protests and how the government is dealing with them. Reporter i think the reason why the head of the irgc regard came out yesterday and made that statement saying, declaring yesterday that the protests have come to an end is because they were actually dwindling down. By tuesday evening, a few people are in the streets by what we can see on social media, and there were no reported deaths. Maybe there was one other death that had added to the tally, added to the total bringing , it up to 21 people. I think right now, what the government is doing and what the authorities are doing, they are consolidating, they are seeing what this will mean politically, both for the state and for the president s administration. I think there will also be a sense that from now on, authorities playing down the protests. I dont think the protests were as deep or as dramat
Countries hit a new low. First, to the weeks top story. We spoke to our reporter in iran about the wave of protests and how the government is dealing with them. Reporter i think the reason why the head of the irgc regard came out yesterday and made that statement saying, declaring yesterday, today, the protests have formally come to an end is because they were actually dwindling down. By tuesday evening, there were ,ew people out on the streets by what we can see on social media, and there were no reported deaths. Maybe there was one other death that have added to the total, bringing it up to 21 people all told. I think right now, what the government is doing and what the authorities here are doing, they are consolidating. They are going to see what this means i diligently politically, both for the state rouhanisesident administration. I think there will also be a sense that, from now on, authorities playing down the protests. I dont think the protests were maybep or as dramatic as bei
Action. So it is important that we act and it is important that we act in a very serious and deliberative manner, and we will. Look, we expect this up on the floor on wednesday, and i expect it will pass. Democratic momentum toward impeachment leaves little room for an offramp. Just last hour republicans objected to a democratic resolution, calling on the Vice President to invoke the 25th amendment and to oust President Trump. The president , we are told, may deliver remarks today. He plans to lash out at the Big Tech Companies now banning him from their platforms. Aides and advisers say the president is in a venting mood, and he told allies over the weekend that he is not at all at fault for last weeks deadly insurrection despite his words all caught on camera. A republican strategy session set for this afternoon will tell us if there is any public desire to punish the president. Some republicans over the weekend say, yes, the president did commit an Impeachable Offense and that he sh