In the Foreign Policy blog im joined by my guest brian becker in washington hes the director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear a daily news show on radio sputnik in minneapolis we have tony was our oh he is director of big tent republicans pac and in dayton we crossed the hes a syndicated cartoonist and Opinion Column this are democrats liberals in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate brian let me go to you 1st in the swamp you know watching this ridiculous impeachment hoax being played out which almost no one is watching here were all told about the differences you know that separate the republicans and the democrats conservatives and its very very tribal the media makes a ton of money off of what i said i would suppose i would hope for them because not many people are watching it not many people are interested in it but theres theres this huge huge failure in the media in the Political Class talking about what is really bi
As the outbreak crippled. Ctivity Saudi Arabia Oil export to day. D 10 Million Barrels a determine withts get you set up quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures under pressure at the open. This after stock markets. Ebounded we have s s p 500 really moving green after we heard that the fed was commercial paper facility and additional move the we havent seen since financial crises. We are just getting more details from the fed. Establishing primary deal credit mentioned, were also getting a Deal Offering and funding. Rate. Te matching discount it will allow primary dealers to support market functionality. From jae powell saying thats what the fed was focused on which is restoring normal function in this dysfunctional condition. The fed saying that primary deal Credit Facilities established section 133, saying that available for at least six months from now. March 20th. Le starting on maturities up to 90 days. Were getting some of that on thecoming through latest effort by
The move comes after italy reported 342 new cases on monday, bringing the total number of infections there to 2,032. It said the number of deaths jumped from 18 to 52. Some towns in the countrys north have been placed on virtual lockdown to stop the spread. Portugal and luxembourg have also reported their first infections. In some parts of france, schools are closed and residents have been advised to stay indoors. Elsewhere, u. S. Authorities say the number of patients there has reached 43 while the death toll has risen to 6. New york state, rhode island, and florida have all reported their first infections. There south korea the government has announced the number of infections has exceeded 5,000. The death toll there stands at 28. President moon jaein says the government has set up a new facility to accept people with mild symptoms. Nhk calculates that outside Mainland China and japan, the number of deaths has topped 160 and more than 10,000 people have been infected in dozens of cou
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To oil, but again, we are at 63. 18. Boeing, on some concerns it might need to issue more debt because of the next prices, is down 0. 8 . And seeok at europe where we are on the stoxx 600. Not many groups are higher in europe, and among them, probably the defense names. We are seeing travel and leisure on higher oilit prices and increased geopolitical tensions. Below rightd dollar now the high of the day. Lets get right to the latest from washington following president trumps decision to kill iraqs top general. Irans top general. The funeral is ongoing in iran. What are the nsa advisors to the president telling the president today . Kevin good morning. Iran saying that they would be a disproportionate response, and saying that the u. S. And allies are on full response. They say they feel iran has behaved with an expansionary Foreign Policy that is a nonstarter for them, particularly given the threat of additional sanctions that have been placed on iran as part of their maximum economic