So i welcome you this morning, thank you all for coming, my name is dane kennedy. Im the director of the National History center. Which is sponsoring this briefing. It is on the geo politics of middle east oil, Historical Perspectives on the current crisis. I want to just briefly explain what we are doing here and why were doing it. This is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the center that brings Historical Perspectives to current issues. The center itself is strictly nonpartisan. The purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policies, but in fact to provide sort of Historical Context to help inform policy makers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I want to thank or acknowledge the Financial Support of the mellon foundation, which makes this briefing series possible. I want to thank rachel wheatly in the back of the room who is our assistant director and has helped to organize this. I want to thank the office of jerry connelly. Which has booked t
Stabilized but that doesnt tell you what is happening beneath the surface. The 10year yielding 0. 8 . Updates on the outbreak in america. We are now more than 4,600 confirmed cases. At least 85 deaths last night, President Trump vowing to backstop u. S. Industries saying the u. S. Will be power fully supporting those Industries Like airlines and others impacted by the virus weigh will be stronger than ever before the eight largest u. S. Banks announcing they will be jointly accessing funding from the Federal Reserve. There has long been a stigma and they are all doing it together Morgan Stanley being the first bank to do it. We should not take anything away from that decision the ceo also happens to be the chairman of the committee that put this group together that went to do this. Joe. Investors are looking for a substantial fiscal response from washington to try to stem the he can economic damage. Reporter we do expect congress to move today not sure when the senate will take action,
Weather. This is going to be a cold, wet start for our thursday morning. We will show you some of the rain and wind you have seen. This is video from windsor. We saw the rain coming down, streetlights entries, flags were also waving pretty fast in those strong winds out there. Out to San Francisco where people were poss were preparing for possible flooding. That area often floods during strong rainstorms and fulsome. It is also being cleared of debris. I had a lot of wind, yes. Everyone will get in on that. We also have snow in lake county, some of that has been cold enough, down here, temperatures have been modified so we are not going to see that here. Stopping rain and huge wind gusts. That is not easy. Really strong wind gusts 50 mine 50 Miles Per Hour. Berkeley hills, 30 Miles Per Hour and anywhere from about 35 as you head north towards areas to the north around 44 Miles Per Hour. Rain, some of this is moderate. Look at some of those bands now moving onshore. Also now into napa c
Yielding back below 1. 6 and below at 1. 957 well get january retail data coming up at 10 30 eastern time expecting an increase of 0. 3 . February read on Consumer Sentiment due after the opening bell bit of a light day on earnings well hear from Canopy Growth. See how high they go joe is giving me a look. Leisman is writing your jokes now . Astrazeneca ceo joins us live we start with coronavirus and viral video. I want a new name. It is in all of our minds now. Those numbers, 17,000. Well have azar on today i dont think it is surprising i think we thought for a long time it was really underreported or unable to track the things ill ask alex later is what i asked the gentleman yesterday heading up some of the efforts in new york city, are we preparing for testing people if it comes to that . I dont want to think it will come to that because it will mean in this country we need to test people. I hope it doesnt. The official from here in new york city, i didnt like his answer get test ki
Months lets take a look at the treasury markets watching the 10year back up this morning above 1. 8 at 1. 811. Investor tensions remain on iran even with that snap back yesterday. Tensions mounting with the u. S general Qassem Soleimani was buried in his home town of kerman officials have threatened retaliation against the u. S. For the targeted killing the defense secretary has made no decision about withdrawing troops from iraq another surreal day with that letter that came out from a general that was not signed. Later, they came out and said that was a mistake wasnt signed, poorly woorded wasnt in its final form but to let you know, we are withdrawing from iraq. Let me start with that. Flip the order here and start with that letter we spent several very confusing hours at the white house as officials scramble to figure out what the heck is going on after a marine corps general in iraq sent a letter in which he appeared to suggest that in response to the Iraqi Parliament vote to remo