And europes weak again, dax down for a fourth consecutive day and empire, our first december number comes in soft, raising eyebrows, a fivemonth low. Movement on tax plans, were awaiting this morning to see the combined conference bill and Details Behind which cuts and deductions survived. Plus the latest on disney and fox, including the bid the murdochs said no to. A busy morning f stocks on track to erase thursdays losses. Yesterdays worries about a setback were sparked by senator rubio saying hes a no vote unless the Child Tax Credit is expanded they are trying to find ways to pay for maybe that additional deductions, its going to cost 200 billion, perhaps they let some individual breaks expire here early well see. Its very interesting that the market went down and dow went down 70 points on worries about rubio, maybe Something Else or other senators now there really is great uncertainty and the market is going back up. The uncertainty right now is higher than it was when the market
Party has to end but when . Okay, of course, its going to be a pullback but is that all youve got to say after the most explosive rally in modern history. Next story, the economy, in december 148,000 new jobs created, that is not strong, big job losses in retailing, big job gains in manufacturing and construction. Big show as usual. New probe of Clinton Foundation, were donors playing to play . Varney company is about to begin. Stuart here is another big story, look at that. Much of the east coast is still under a very deep freeze. Roughly 13,000 homes out of power. Thats serious. Here is a look at the latest weather map with windchill, by the way, frigid temperatures continue across the northeast for the entire weekend, will you look at the minus signs there . Chicago, minneapolis, my thatsg story. The other big story remain it is market. I have a tweet, the latest from the president. Here it is. Dow goes from 18,500 to 25,075 for new time record. Jumped a thousand points in the last
From the role of the u. S. Dollar as the dominant reserve currency or from the role of the United States as a safe haven for capital. Theed we might say, one of key things that the United States produces is a social does serve so well as a safe haven for saving some capital. You could say that what john makin, liked to call the wealth Storage Service effectively is traded internationally for net imports. Have a truly distinguished panel to address the economic questions of trade deficits amidst the current Political Forces in play. Each member of the panel will speak for 13 to 15 minutes, opening comments after which, we will give the panelists a chance to react to ideas and clarify their points. After that we will open the floor to questions and will adjourn promptly at 00. At 12 00. L, thewill be jeff franke professor of Capital Formation and growth at harvard university. He is on the Business Cycle committee and previously served on the council of economic advisers Whose Research in
Speakers included a formal consultant from the office of the u. S. Trade representative and member of the White House Council of economic advisors. From the American Enterprise institute, this is two hours. Well start again. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, im glad youre with us. Im alex pollock from the r street institute. And we welcome you on trade deficits and the Trump Administration. It goes without saying debates about trade, tariffs, other barriers to trade, balance of trade and payments and shifts in foreign exchanges, whether the flee of gold in old bays or reserves nominated in fiat currencies now have a long and controversial history in domestics and in politics. These debates feature the famous and essential contrast between the interests of producers on one side and those of consumers on the other, abiding asymmetry and pressures for adjustment between countries with persistent deficits like the u. S. Versus those with persistent surplus, germany for example. Naturally
Us. Im alex pollock from the r street institute. And we welcome you on trade deficits and the Trump Administration. It goes without saying debates about trade, tariffs, other barriers to trade, balance of trade and payments and shifts in foreign exchanges, whether the flee of gold in old bays or reserves nominated in fiat currencies now have a long and controversial history in domestics and in politics. These debates feature the famous and essential contrast between the interests of producers on one side and those of consumers on the other, abiding asymmetry and pressures for adjustment between countries with persistent deficits like the u. S. Versus those with persistent surplus, germany for example. Naturally throughout this is the desire of politicians to get and remain in office. Political economy is certainly the accurate term here. Discussions of trade deficits cannot be divorced from the International Monetary system, levels of Exchange Rates or role of the u. S. Dollar as the d