It is a tradition, right im trying to advertise this shirt i bought years ago one day a year i get to use it i go year off, year on i have a tie i sometimes do. Tartan, what is the pronunciation we good with hes got the tartan each one means something a family or a clan well make up a story give him a couple of scotches you are an irishman, not a scott, right a quick shout out to dean and the whole crew that put that together, which is awesome every year, it is so fun. Every year. Shall we lets get it going. Why dont we start with the markets. The markets are at alltime highs. The dow closer higher yesterday. All three major averages closing with record closings more on boeing in the show the trading day is shortened so everybody can go out and panic shop and panic wrap. Market closing at 1 00 eastern and the bond market at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. The bond market ever a fraction higher any gain, whatever it is is going to be a new record look at the banner, the nasdaq winning streak now th
Youre the you are the 2 of the key officials with responsibility for ukrainian policy. I mean if the president of states is going to have a call with the leader of ukraine why what why wouldnt you ordinarily be involved with preparation sir we work for the department of state in an embassy overseas and in preparation for a president ial phone call that responsibility lies with and staff of the National Security council normally if there is enough sufficient time National Security staff can solicit information usually from the state department we can draw in the embassy but thats only Background Information and my understanding having never worked at the National Security council is that National Security staff write a memo to the president and none of us see that outside of the National Security staff ok so the the the charge a or the the u. S. Ambassador to the country wouldnt ordinarily be on a call with a foreign leader. Thats correct would not. And did colonel the men or anyone of
And possibly easing sanctions on iran. Josh, kind of a quiet market day here interesting rotations going on what do you make of the action today . This week its just been incredible for anything of value versus growth, anything small over large and theres a tend densy when we see these outside moves. For example, russell up 5. 5 over the last week theres a tendency to look at that and say ive missed it or that has to be the top of something. When you actually go back and find examples of this sort of thing happening in the recent past, actually that always had taken place at notable bottoms in the russell 2000. For example, we had three versions of this in the year 2016 where you have just this incredible week for small cap, for value and it wasnt the end of something or a blip it lully was the end of the selling. You can stay with this trade if youre on and. Portfolio tilt for smallend value. After a really long drought of good news. So a lot of people are happy about that take a look
The yield curve inverts again, the fifth time in the last week but stocks are shrugging it off. Weaker than expected manufacturing data and this season of retail volatility continues sharp moves in the stocks with more earnings movers coming in the next hour. Watching signals of the Federal Reserve. Philadelphia fed president harker throwing some cold water on any imminent rate cuts. In december i was not supportive of the increase i was supportive of the decrease somewhat reluctantly this time around to get us back to where policy should be were roughly where neutral is i think we are roughly where neutral is right now and i think we should stay here for a while and see how things play out. Well get another view from the Federal Reserve in the next few minutes here on closing bell. Coming up, an interview with dallas fed president Robert Kaplan with steve live from jackson hole joining us for the entire final hour, is mark leeman mark, it does feel like theres a little more optimism o
Started arresting protestors ahead of the Third Straight weekend of protests in Hong Kong Shanghai composite finishing the day in red european european equities here we are higher across the board german dax is up by almost 1 and almost 1 gains in france as well as for treasury yields, amazing to think that the ten year yield was at a three year low earlier this weekend 1. 443 were now at 1. 526 with the two year 1. 544 so the inversion remains exact. A new journal piece says that states attorney generals are taking issue with that proposed opioid deal with purdue. It will settle with a 2 billion settlement it will link much of that with future sales of oxycontin. Some states want the family itself to guarantee a larger cash payment up front. Others didnt like parts of the plan that calls for purdue to claim bankruptcy and emerge as a Public Benefit company theyll ask for an update today about where negotiations stand, he said he wants at least 35 states on board although a deal can mo