Quote, dont go to crowded places. Look, thats going to slow the economy. We dont know by how much. Remember, friday, larry kudlow was on the show, told us that targeted stimulus is being considered. The fed is being urged to take steps, too. Were watching for any announcement. Heres the other big problem. The price of oil is tumbling. The saudis have launched a price war, promising to flood the world with a glut because russia wouldnt agree to production cuts. American drillers will take a huge hit. They cant make a profit at 30 bucks a barrel. 31. 89 right now. Look at this. Money pouring into treasury securities, pushing the yield way down to yet more record lows. Takes your breath away. We were down to 0. 31 at one stage. Now we are 0. 41 . Extraordinary. It has to be said, the United States is in a better position to weather this storm. That jobs report was a blockbuster. Look at italy. Its locking down a quarter of its population, locking it down. That lwill ensure a deep recessio
It is a very special session. We have you covered. All that, so much more on making money. Charles so the unknown Economic Impact continues of the coronavirus continues to weigh on the market. Again this as investors attempt to factor in how impactful the Federal Reserves emergency decision to cut rates by 50 basis points this morning will actually be. As the 10year yield fallen below 1 for first time ever. President trump addresses Central Bank Decision to lower rates a little while ago. Take a listen. We have to be competitive with other countries. When were paying two points more than germany, were paying more than other countries, we should pay less than everybody else. Of the fed rate is too high. Simple. It is too high. It puts us at competitive disadvantage, especially exporting our product to other countries. The other countries love that i dont like it at all. I would like to see our fed lead instead of being led. Charles joining me bellpointe chief Market Strategist david nel
President trump meeting with Bank Executives right now at the white house about the state of the economy, amid the outbreak. Well bring you the president s comment from that meeting as soon as we have them. We have fox Business Team coverage. Jackie deangelis is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Edward lawrence is outside of the west wing. Phil flynn watching action in oil and gold at the cme. Jackie, first to you. Reporter melissa, good afternoon to you, when i say the new normal expect the seesaw swings, it is not really an exaggeration. Tensions were high on the floor today, traders trying to internalize it, deal with it in the best way possible, basically saying until the virus peaks in this country and starts to fall off, you will not see an end to the volatility. Today a more than 1400 point loss. Session low was down 1689. The dow is now in bear market territory, in that bear market mode. As we said, not sure that wipes out the entire bull run but not a positive sign.
Fields. So many things are happening. It is a very exciting time for, for medicine. Cheryl talk more about that later. Questions about the virus are growing from our kids to home surfaces. Well separate fact from fiction for you. All of that and a lot more coming up on making money. Cheryl our top story, the White House Coronavirus task force wrapping up another briefing today on a roller coaster day for these markets. Blake burman at the white house. He has a lot more. Blake . Reporter cheryl, we rant into the Vice President s chief of staff, marc short. There are a lot of questions about the phase three stimulus program, the trillion dollar package the white house is trying to put together to coordinate with capitol hill. He told us they believe this could potentially put together and signed by next week. As you heard the treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin tell Maria Bartiromo earlier this morning, part of that package entails 500 billion worth of direct payments to americans. The trea
I will use another strong word. Panic. That is justified. Late yesterday, panicked investors drove the dow down 1191 points. Thats the biggest oneday point loss ever. Okay, thats the backdrop. Now todays reality. The dow at one stage early this morning, futures were down over 600 points. Right now we are down over 400 points. The s p down 50. The nasdaq composite, way down, another 2 lower, off 166 points. Today on this show, we will ask when do we get a rebound . Where are the bargains that longterm investors might go for . Now look at this. This, what you are seeing, is a worldwide rush to put money into ultrasafe u. S. Treasuries. The yield now, 1. 19 . At one stage earlier it was 1. 16 , an historic low. That is a classic flight to safety. Heres what happens when the Global Demand for oil falls out of bed. Sharply lower prices. At this moment, we have got, what, about i think its 45 per barr barrel. That is on the price of oil. Thats the latest on the market action. Now the latest