This is a boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss their montecito in washington coming up the Federal Reserve has that its working on the next pair of mental Digital Currency and now theyre partnering with a Big University to test it we have a boom bust panel coming up and michigan built its plan for the future of the auto sector but how long before we actually see the plant come to fruition you have a car folks standing by several lots to get to so lets get started. With the news of Central Banks around the world creating their own Digital Currency as well many have wondered if and when the u. S. Might follow suit well now we have a better idea as the u. S. Federal reserve has now partnered with mit to develop a hypothetical Digital Currency over a 2 to 3 year period in other words this is a digital equivalent to cash Federal Reserve board governor brain ard said given the dollars Important Role it is essential that the Federal Reserve remain on the frontier. Research
A digital equivalence to cash Federal Reserve board governor lowell brain ard said given the dollars Important Role it is essential that the Federal Reserve remain on the frontier of research and policy development regarding c. B. C. s but many are questioning its safety and whether or not it will actually bypass Central Banks well for more on this were joined by ben so on and Christiane I Ben lets start with you because this is something that weve talked about multiple times on this show that the fed will soon attempt to create its own Digital Currency now i think its fair to say this move doesnt catch you as a surprise break down what this could look like would we have a digital wallet separate from your regular Bank Accounts well essentially thats probably what would happen i guess thats what theyre trying to get in my teeth to take a look at whats fascinating about this is the feds terminology ive been saying for well over a year the fed was going to do this its. Point very soon in
Giants thats benefited from more money in american wallets earlier this year. For more, i want to bring in abigail, whos been following all the action in the s p. A big day, catching up to the nasdaq. Tech is helping. Abigail we have this record high. Market watchers have been waiting for the s p 500 for a week very closely. The nasdaq has been hitting record high after high. Tech, especially with amazon and other tech names, really driving the gains for the s p 500. Morning the this s p 500 briefly went negative after putting in an alltime high. We have this wall of worry. Not only do we have no still is, a second deal is not on the table yet. We have a election jitters, u. S. China trade jitters, the possibility of a second wave. It was not a robust finish for the s p 500, that a record high. One day versions are a little high, given the others closed a little high. The last time this index put in a record high was almost two years ago. Its really the habs and and havenots. Vs techno
Tweet earlier in the hour does suggest that you think these retailers are prepping us for numbers that are going to be tough to replicate. Yeah, i think that they have to, carl they all know that america was flush from the 1,200 check and they also know there is a lot of stay at home people trying to make their homes into an office and a home, and that thats largely passed now, that doesnt mean that you shouldnt buy these stocks because that money went to these essential retailers and now theyre stronger than ever, but i know that if you are if you are at walmart it does not pay to say this is going to continue same thing with home depot i say you wait, let them come down and recognize that these are just so good that you want to be in them. Particularly, say, if a lowes comes down, thats kind of attractive, they report tomorrow look, these are remarkable companies, but they are also given as remarkable companies are to humility and to a respect to the individual investor they dont wan
Only up a point. The 10year yield at 51 basis points. Jersey talking about a range of 40 and 80 for the next two months. Now that we have broken through 54, he says that was an important level. Ralph lauren, one of the stories of the day. That stock down 6. 25 . Argentina has reached an agreement in principle with a key group of creditors to restructure 65 billion worth of debt, after a third default this century, the ninth overall. Robert koenigsberger, cio of gramercy funds, who had a seat at the table, joins us now. Headlines crossing about half an hour ago saying there was an agreement in principle. Few to us about the last hours, couple of days, how it all materialized. Robert good afternoon and thank you for having me. April, itoke last in seemed like an agreement would be too difficult, that the two sides were too far apart and with hardened positions. Over the past couple of months, obviously, past couple of days, those positions became less hardened, and logic prevailed. Winwi