We are ready to go now. Take it all for joining the first remote hearing of the subcommittee on select revenue measures. We find ourselves in challenging times as evidenced by this new method of conducting Community Business in accord with the Public Health and safety recommendations. But the challenges we encounter here in congress are small compared to what i hear and see and what i am sure all of you here and see in our communities. Im glad we can move forward into the work that our constituents need given the difficult economic situations in which so many find themselves. The covid19 recession has laid bear the economic struggles of millions of American Families with almost no warning the shutdown claimed tens of millions of jobs, and American Workers and families felt the ground ball from under them. Many had been just barely scraping by and unable to save much for a rainy day, and the sudden loss of income has left them nothing. Food banks are Unprecedented Demand in the country
U. S. Senate when they return here on cspan2. Next a house ways and means subCommittee Hearing on efforts to provide tax relief to low income workers, minorities, women and families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses include representatives from the National Womens law center, Georgetown University poverty and inequality center, the American Enterprise institute and Childrens Health watch at Boston Medical Center. We are ready to go now. Take it all for joining the first remote hearing of the subcommittee on select revenue measures. We find ourselves in challenging times as evidenced by this new method of conducting Community Business in accord with the Public Health and safety recommendations. But the challenges we encounter here in congress are small compared to what i hear and see and what i am sure all of you here and see in our communities. Im glad we can move forward into the work that our constituents need given the difficult economic situations in which so many fin
The kospi back online after being shut yesterday. We know that president moon securing a big win, capitalizing on success and containing the pandemic. 100 taste 103 seats in parliament, ending a bull market yesterday. Ahead of the earnings later today, the first earnings since the pandemic started. So a gauge of how the Tech Industry is doing. Lets flip the page and take a look at currencies right now. The dollar index up, surging the most in weeks. Weaker today. A question of why that haven like the yen is currently down. On risk aversion and the plunge and ore prices adding to the conscience. Today, almostbers 6000 jobs created. Expectations were for a drop of 30,000. Parttime jobs pretty much responsible for the jobs added. One. Ooking at the rishaad data from the u. S. , retail sales and production numbers not for the faint hearted, cratering in march. Saying businesses are increasingly concerned about even weaker conditions ahead. Kathleen hays has been looking at wall all these f
Organization can play a bigger openness andting development. So that the multilateral trading regime can be more authoritative and effective. Later this afternoon, the chain the china side will host an informal wto ministerial meeting. We look forward to candid exchanges that will lead to globalctions to improve economic governance. I am happy to note that yesterday, 15 countries taking part in the original comprehensive economic concludedp or are cep textbased negotiations. I hope the agreement will be into fourthntered added early date. At an early date. [no audio] applause] china will be happy to include free agreements with countries. China r. O. K. Fta and a China Cooperation council fta. Will stay actively engaged in cooperation within the united and , the g20, a pick, move economic globalization forward. China will continue the belt and road cooperation. Today, with 137 countries and 30 international organizations, sign a has signed 197 documents on belt and road cooperation. Ch
We will now fund the cost of their training in full. This will cut costs for businesses and Training Providers and support thousands more young people to start an apprenticeship. These announcements by the Prime Minister come amid a warning from the Industry Trade body make uk which represents 20,000 british manufacturers that output wont grow at all this year and wont be much better next, thats the findings of its latest survey of members published today. Joining me now is make uks chief operating officer, ben fletcher. This survey is quite stark. Facing the prospect of two years of anaemic growth, yet your survey suggest that your members are still pretty optimistic. Your members are still pretty optimistic your members are still pretty 0 timistic. ,. ,. ,. , ~ optimistic. Join the dots for me. A lot of this comes optimistic. Join the dots for me. A lot of this comes from optimistic. Join the dots for me. A lot of this comes from the optimistic. Join the dots for me. A lot of this co