The United States. A federal state utility collaboration. This is a little bit of a different topic for usc a, but one that we are very eager to have a conversation about and im hoping that this will be the first of a continuing conversation because the matters that were going to address this afternoon are taking out of the degree of urgency. Always been urgent what i think myself that urgency is growing so thank you for coming we have an excellent panel here today. For our discussion. We hope to have audience participation as well. Monitoring in todays session is our luck. Mark will provide the discussion and moderate the discussion in the need for Energy Assistance. He is an economist, and is an expert on local and Regional Energy and housingfinancing. He is consulted regularly for federal, state foundation and nonprofit agencies. Hes experience at testifying before congress and he is the executive director of the National Energy assistance Directors Association and the Energy Progra
Good afternoon and thank you for coming. My name is siri worthington, executive director of the United States Energy Association and this is a us ea briefing on addressing Energy Poverty in the United States, a federal state collaboration. This is a little bit of a different topic for your sca. But one that we are very eager to have a conversation about and im hoping that this will be the first of a continuing conversation. Because the matters that were going to address this afternoon are taking on a degree of urgency. It always been urgent but i think myself that the urgency is growing so thank you all for coming. We have an excellent set of panelists here today. Or our discussion, we hope to have audience participationas well. Moderating todays session is mark will, mark will provide the discussion and moderate the discussion forthe need for Energy Assistance. He is an economist, and is an expert on local andregional energy and housing financing. He is consulted regularly for general
The moves weve seen markets everywhere were rattled by this news look at the treasury market. The tepyenyear went all the w down to 1. 89 . This morning the yield is lower, 1. 847 this is happening as you look at yields rolling back to levels we have not seen since november of 2016 the 30year is yielding 2. 377 the twoyear is at 1. 70 the five year at 1. 648 overnight in asia, stock theres took it hard you will see that the nikkei was down 2. 1 . The hang sens off by 2. 35 the shanghai was down by 1. 4 . In europe this morning, there are red arrows there as well with significant losses. The cac is down by 2. 75 the dax is off by 2. 6 the ftse off by 1. 9 so around the world all of this, people are watching closely to see what this means for the economy. Maybe no better market to see that in than the move in crude oil prices yesterday wti was off by more than 4. A decline of 7. 9 . Thats the worst single day performance since february of 2015 concerns about what this all will mean for t
Growth overseas. And a promise and a warning. Talking about Nuclear Weapons and at the 2015 Iranian Nuclear deal. Lets get started with a check of markets. We saw the s p. , 500 fall for a second consecutive session, and finish below the 3000 level. Industrials leading the declines. The dow also down 4 10 of 1 . We have the dow transportation average, a gauge of economic growth, sinking at one point to its lowest since december. A mixed bag of corporate earnings, not to mention lingering trade tensions between the u. S. And china. Unchanged. Lets look at how things are shaping up for the asian market. Looking quiet on the trading front. Volumes likely to continue in asia, futures pointing lower. Stocks adding about 1 10 of 1 . Central banks and earnings will be top of mind. The jury is out on the bank of indonesia, cutting rates today into the chip sector is on watch, following earnings from asml that got a boost in 5g. And also on tap, japanese trade numbers that may show weakness eas
Tariffs yet. China and the u. S. Reach a truce and stocks are set to surge at the open we do have those new records within striking distance plus, President Trump easing restrictions on u. S. Companies from selling products to, of course, the Chinese Telecom giant Huawei Semiconductor stocks are rallying sharply ahead of the bell on that news. And oil prices, well, theyre up, this after russia and saudi arabia agree to extend opecs deal to cut Oil Production by another 6 to 9 months. Stocks rising around the globe the s p 500 poised to open at a record high after the u. S. And china agree to resume trade talks. President donald trump offered concessions to his chinese counterpart xi jinping over the weekend, when they met at the sidelines of the g20 summit in japan. They include no new tariffs, and an easing of restrictions on the Huge Technology Telecom Company huawei china did agree to make what are unspecified new purchases of u. S. Farm products and return to the negotiating table.