I really thrilled. One of the things we are trying to do is respond to suggestions and i want to say that it is a real pressure for me to be back because this is my third winter haveng and i am honored to the opportunity to kickoff this topics session here today. Of this session will consist and presentations and we will cover everything from Civic Engagement to the National Infrastructure bank to state successes. Pressing its use for all of us and these are issues we need to pay close attention to, if we are not already. The presentations are designed to introduce food for thought and give ideas that we can take in our ownd value to states with a Forward Focus on the future. Im going to kick it off, because i have the privilege to talk about Civic Education in this country. There is a saying among governors that you always remember your first bill that you sign into law and, for me, it was the first law we signed in arizona and we were the first filled aand it for Campaign Promise and
Combing through those as we speak. Email is fair game and so is this, video appearing to show democratic operatives plotting violence against trump supporters. David a lot of juicy stuff. The dow climbing for the second straight day led higher by American Express, the company due to report earnings any moment along with shares of visa and goldman sachs. Oil also driving stocks higher. Went up quite a bit. Phil flynn of price futures and fox business contributor watching the action there from the cme. And lori rothman on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Youre watching banks, why . Thats right, a major u. S. Bank, david, crushed it on inflated earnings report. Morgan stanley setting the tone before the bell. Beating estimates, 1. 6 billion dollar profit to the surge in bond trading in the wake of the brexit vote and the uncertainty around the world, Interest Rates and the direction such not just here in the u. S. , but Central Banks around the world. Morgan stanley gave a nice b
Its hard to believe that is the worst move since brexit. There are three groups that weighed on the market. Red on financials financials. Stress tests, postbrexit, all that good stuff. Today, a lot hurt of stuff on the consumer i end. Index. The automobiles a got crushed in the move, and the volume was double the 30 day average, so are a lot of big losses there. July sales looking weak. Joe some interesting things and Government Bond markets. Look at the japan tenyear bond. If you love buying 10 year yields when they were yielding. 29 . Ive poin it is quite a move. A sell off across u. S. , germany, longterm bonds. Area where people are buying Government Bonds is australia, the yield on the 10 year hit a record low last night. That was after the reserve bank of australia cut rates. You can see yields continue to tumble. Currencies, another day, another policy disappointment. Thenew spending part of did not meet expectations. Their riskre seeing of the boe underwhelming market on thursd
Leave. It is critically important this year for all of you to engage. Too many of our american citizens feel left behind. They are drawn to anger and hostility and fear. It is our responsibility, we visione tools to pain a of greatness and strength constrained byes our base hope rather than our base fears. No one has that rather than our sullivan. R, jake the architect of the Iran Nuclear Deal, and incredibly overqualified Public Servant who has dedicated his life to Public Service here the Iran Nuclear Deal, classic application of factand soft power, of over fiction, and hope over fear. Jake, my only advice to you is that you take Harry Trumans Campaign Advice and remember, as harry truman said, carry the battle to them, dont let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and dont ever apologize for anything. Jake sullivan [applause] thank you for that incredibly kind introduction. To the Truman Community, its remarkable to stand here in 2016 at the truman conference and see how
Book. Charlie, is isis on the decline . Are we in denial . I think were in a contradiction of terms here. I mean the Obama Administration, if you listen to the defense secretary ash carter, on one hand, and some other people, they say well isis is growing, still a huge threat, every day we wake up worrying about this and were not really doing while we are making gains its not enough. Im pair a ra phrasing but ive been listening for these guys the last six months saying that. Hillary clinton and the president , president obama, saying, you know, the jv team is almost fun ishds. Theyre going to lose. And i can tell you when administrations talk out of both sides of their mouth as do, you a problem. Scott, heres the thing. This is a twoprong approach, fighting them in a traditional warlike setting, we have taken land but they have spread so far across this country and weve seen their attacks on our way of life, their attacks on our economy. The true nature of terror is to scare people int