I think President Trump was the right president at the right time. I think his policies were good. [laughter] i had a great working relationship with him. I told him the truth. When he was doing something right, i supported him. When he was doing something wrong, i showed up in his office, pick up the phone, and said you cannot do this. We had a very Good Relationship in terms of that. Having said that, i think we need a new leader. I dont think he will be good going forward. [laughter] [applause] when you ask a president ial candidate was the first thing you would do, some tend to go with what they would do with congress. I will tell you that a president should always control what you can control first. That is your agencies. The first thing i would do is what i did in South Carolina. You do not put in a politician. You and people who know their constituencies. No other challenges. We sent people from every agency to clean it up. Pull down any sort of bureaucracy and make it more effi
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Support for limited gunshots in the wake of the Florida School massacre. Ramy good morning to you and to all watching around the world. Markets, close because of the president s day holiday. Not much moving except the dixie. It has been moving slightly to the upside. Lot of investors have been expecting this to fall farther down. The last time it hit that mark was three years ago. To ask be looking ahead some forex analysts what they expect in terms of that trend looking ahead. The interester rate differentials matter when it comes to the dollar. Really thin volumes. Liquidity in shortage given u. S. Markets are closed. We are seeing some markets come back after the Chinese New Year holiday. Hong kong still and holiday mode. We are seeing new zealand stocks flat, currency as well. Big earnings day for australia. We are looking ahead to the hp earnings. Bhp. To the earnings season not too shabby so far. The aussie he much trading water ahead of rba minutes this morning. The aussie 10 ye
Ordered the National Guard to restore peace in ferguson. It was another night of violence sparked by the killing of a black teenager by Police Officer just under two weeks ago. We begin with the top story over the weekend, defiant rick perry says he will overcome what he calls a political prosecution after being indicted on abuse of power charges. The legal fight threatens to undermine the texas governors political makeover since his disastrous president ial run in 2012. Peter cook has more on the case meanst perry and what it for his future. Peter, how big of a hit is he facing . How serious are these indictments . This is serious, and certainly damaging. The president ial candidate wants their name in the headline with the word indictment written soon after it but that is what rick perry is facing in texas. It is damaging shortterm. At the same time, ive heard from some democrats that think the case against him maybe flimsy. Because of that, ultimately, this could end up being a plus
The increased sensitivity and credit markets could make the exit process more volatile, potentially undermining the ability of Financial Systems to support recovery. Janet yellen has raised similar concerns. Regulators need to take steps to curb financial excesses. Right now. They were trading slightly higher. Theyre dipping up and down on either side. Plummeted. Elds the s p 500 virtually unchanged. So is the doubt. Ow. So is the td so is the dow. If you days of triple digit declines and more of those in the future. This is what the market is like. The true normal market has volatility that makes people scared. People keep valuations reasonable if theyre worried and thats where we are right now. And another named to the wrath of companies who want to split themselves up. Talks tois an advanced two companies p one selling security programs and the other focused on data storage. Both ebay and hewlettpackard have announced breakup plans of their own. Bill ackman plans to raise their take