Translator this morning i have the pleasure of introducing a brilliant panel, particularly i am pleased that there are journalists here. For a change im glad im on this side and youre on the other side. It makes me happy. Thank you for the dialogue inviting us here. Were going to talk about social media and their impact on elections. I have the pleasure of introducing a political analyst, journalist, anchor, and has some of the most important and influential programs in the region on political analysis. And edison, a special rapporteur on human rights. Hes an attorney but also a journalist. He has been in charge of litigating some of the most important freedom of cases in the hemisphere. That is why his your participation today is so important. Thank you for being here. Crystal patterson. Shes an expert on Strategic Communications and has worked on Public Communications and Strategic Communication and public and private sector. She now works for facebook and is in charge of corporate r
Live coverage here on cspan2. The house returns tomorrow live on cspan. How much of an effective social media have in politics in venezuela and brazil over the last two years . Officials from america joined a representative from facebook to talk about disinformation spread of messaging platforms like whatsapp and the responsible to facebook and other Companies Operate the platforms. [speaking in native tongue] translator go ahead. Okay. Buenos dias. [speaking spanish] translator this morning i have the pleasure of introducing a brilliant panel, particularly i am pleased that there are journalists here. For a change im on cloud im on this site and youre on side. That really makes me happy, and thank you to the dialogue and finding a secret were going to talk about social media disinformation and their impact on elections. I had the pleasure and a going to introduce very quickly. I have andrea bernal, some of the most influential programs in the region and political analysis thats ntn24.
[applause] [applause] oh come on. Good morning. Thank you for that warm welcome and thank you for being in person all the people watching on line or listening remotely we say thank you for joining us for the 2024 state of the state. Youve all been thoroughly welcomed this morning but i want to give a special shout out to a few people in the course ive got to start with first Lady Catherine and her family members she spirit their sister julie and her cousin lisa and watching on line to the rest of our rest of our extended families and their sons joe and tom and her daughter jesse and their extended families. When you serve your family serves with you so i want to be sure to at this time thank them for all their support in the seven years in todays a special day because its jesses birthday and so we need on a one, two, three everybody to yell happy birthday jesse. It will be the Largest Group to ever yell her birthday at the same time. One, 23, happy birthday jesse [applause] way to go.
Interest rate is still 3. 6 . Nymex crude is coming back up it is so lower than it was in from tension in the middle east to 88. 33. 2020. There is some dispersion. Some people are struggling and when you get higher yields and a stronger dollar and more there is a big increase in consumer debt. Expensive crude oil, that is difficult for equities. Consumer debt and Credit Card Debt is actually only 1 12th the as a result, we see the selloff. In the middle east, there stock of mortgages. Remains very high tension. The household sector was performing well and there was an the World Leaders we have heard from our discussing this lately. Industrial sector boom. Sonali the Strong Economy comes pres. Biden i was saddened by with a backdrop of a lot of concerns about a steepening of the enormous loss of life the yield curve. Yesterday in the hospital in gaza. What is happening in your view . Based on the information, it jason it is a supply overhang appears a result of an erratic issue. Rocket
Capitol hill, and Christine Lagarde tells cnbc that the fed will not cause another taper tantrum. I think it has already learned from that experience both at the fed left avel and ad the world. The fed itself has measured exactly how to communicate and oil markets trading solidly higher were waiting keough pey opec d well be speaking to bob dudley in 30 minutes time were seeing almost solid wall of green this morning and this is despite the fact that markets are very much in wait and see mode waiting for yellens testimony later today stoxx 600 already up over half a percent. Across the board, up pretty high ftse and the cac up around 0. 7 . Xetra dax almost half a percent higher lets look at some sectors almost everything is in the green. Its really media the only laggard here spring in oil and gas not surprising that oil itself was up in yesterdays session and again in todays session tracking about a percent and a half higher. Janet yellen is expected to field questions of Interest Ra