So were really in a win win position. Either the tariffs will continue, or well have an acceptable deal with china. So the important thing is to make sure that the deal is what we think it is, make sure that it is consistent with the premises that theyve made to us. Maria and there was a lot of back and forth about that this week. Also this week we saw signs that the consumer is still strong thanks to great retail sales numbers, better than expected earnings from walmart, among others. All of this led to a texassized rally on wall street. And joining me right now to talk about this week and beyond with is the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve bank, robert kaplan. The president of the bank there. And, robert kaplan, its great to have you this weekend. Thanks so much for joining me. Great to talk to you, maria. Maria how would you assess the economy right now . We did get some okay numbers on the consumer this week, certainly retail sales and walmart numbers. It feel like the consu
Particular pressure early in the session, but paring some of those losses, down by about 0. 3 right now. We had seen the pound gaining on the back of those polls i mentioned in the headline, but that seems to be shortlived. Now we see a fairly flat pound. 1. 2916 is where we trade on the u. K. Currency right now. Lets check out a bloomberg first word news update. Heres leighann gerrans. Ighann beijing told the u. S. Ambassador to quit meddling in hong kong affairs. The chinese also warned the bill could affect cooperation in important areas. The u. S. And china are in the midst of negotiating a trade deal. The white house is pushing to wrap up negotiations on a new trade deal with mexico and canada. The agreement known as usmca has become President Trumps top legislative priority. The administration and House Democrats have been locked in talks for months to secure a vote before the end of this year. Democrats want more enforcement of labor issues. Both mexico and canada say there has
So were really in a win win position. Either the tariffs will continue, or well have an acceptable deal with china. So the important thing is to make sure that the deal is what we think it is, make sure that it is consistent with the premises that theyve made to us. Maria and there was a lot of back and forth about that this week. Also this week we saw signs that the consumer is still strong thanks to great retail sales numbers, better than expected earnings from walmart, among others. All of this led to a texassized rally on wall street. And joining me right now to talk about this week and beyond with is the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve bank, robert kaplan. The president of the bank there. And, robert kaplan, its great to have you this weekend. Thanks so much for joining me. Great to talk to you, maria. Maria how would you assess the economy right now . We did get some okay numbers on the consumer this week, certainly retail sales and walmart numbers. It feel like the consu
Position. Either the tariffs will continue, or well have an acceptable deal with china. So the important thing is to make sure that the deal is what we think it is, make sure that it is consistent with the premises that theyve made to us. Maria and there was a lot of back and forth about that this week. Also this week we saw signs that the consumer is still strong thanks to great retail sales numbers, better than expected earnings from walmart, among others. All of this led to a texassized rally on wall street. And joining me right now to talk about this week and beyond with is the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve bank, robert kaplan. The president of the bank there. And, robert kaplan, its great to have you this weekend. Thanks so much for joining me. Great to talk to you, maria. Maria how would you assess the economy right now . We did get some okay numbers on the consumer this week, certainly retail sales and walmart numbers. It feel like the consumer is the best thing going
Trade deal. So were really in a win win position. Either the tariffs will continue, or well have an acceptable deal with china. So the important thing is to make sure that the deal is what we think it is, make sure that it is consistent with the premises that theyve made to us. Maria and there was a lot of back and forth about that this week. Also this week we saw signs that the consumer is still strong thanks to great retail sales numbers, better than expected earnings from walmart, among others. All of this led to a texassized rally on wall street. And joining me right now to talk about this week and beyond with is the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve bank, robert kaplan. The president of the bank there. And, robert kaplan, its great to have you this weekend. Thanks so much for joining me. Great to talk to you, maria. Maria how would you assess the economy right now . We did get some okay numbers on the consumer this week, certainly retail sales and walmart numbers. It feel li