Weekend cutting its key Interest Rate by a full percentage point to near 0 and boosting its Bond Holdings by 700000000000. 00 markets are still getting slammed triggering a 15 minute hold again right off the open. Target range for our own Interest Rate by one percentage point bringing it closer or further we expect to maintain the rate at this one and who were confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is going to try to achieve our maximum employment and productivity go. Equities saying deeper into bear territory as the dow is now about 30 percent off its all time highs investors are digesting nonstop news full of companies shutting down operations countries sealing borders and infections spreading in normal circumstances a large policy response such as this weekend would put a floor under risk assets and support recovery however the fear is exponential and markets are questioning what else Monetary Policy can do in mitigating coronavirus induced risks investors are li
This is worse than almost all of those days as well. 2008. Well put it in perspective. Im connell mcshane. Melissa im Melissa Francis this is after the bell. The s p 500, the nasdaq both closing down more than 7 . President trump is expected to meet with senior officials at the white house this afternoon amid coronavirus fears. Well bring you any headlines from the president this hour. We have fox Business Team coverage. Phil flynn is watching all the action. That is where the action is, in the oil pits of the cme. Kristina partsinevelos is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and blake burman is live at the white house. Phil, im going to start with you. I have some ideas. The president could open up and fill the spr. Hey, that is a great idea. They were selling high a few months ago trying to get rid of it to pay off the budget. Now they could be buying low. That is not the first that happened. President clinton did the same thing. Bought oil from russia when they needed money.
Out of his still in the but love that we may keep one another healthy and safe. It will therefore be unusual but mr. Speaker this legislation represents a bipartisan resolve to me the coronavirus challenge. It represents a focus on families and workers to the objective to make them safer and economically supported. It will protect workers and their families and our economy as we all do our part to flatten the curve. Public Health Officials made it clear that the only chance we have to prevent them from getting overwhelmed is for as Many Americans to stay home as possible. It is however necessary to be here, to pass legislation, respond on behalf of thees American People to the daunting challenge. Closure means large parts of the economy are temporarily shut down causing severe disruption for businesses and workers. We saw the impact of this yesterday with the new Unemployment Insurance claims increased by more than 3 Million People. 3million individuals. 3million families rely on them
The market down continues as an early fed rate fed doesnt work as planned this is boom bust the one business show you cant afford to mess im christiane and im burnt to born washington coming up the Federal Reserve has taken measures to combat the malays of the cope 19 impact we take a deep dive on the move and the way other Central Banks around the world are reacting plus. We have taken other decisions as well as going up the most important is that we have clues to argentinas borders during the next 15 days a period that can be extended to argentina the borders are closed and amid the outbreak what measures are some nations around the globe taking to slow the spread of which i mean we take a look around the world to see which nations. Traveled to states yesterday. And later several industries have been a casualty of the recent economic slowdown you havent planned as hard as oil we have a live report on how falling demand and a price war has. Been a jam packed show today so lets jump ri
Nasdaq nearly 4 , will get back to the markets, theres a lot of News Headlines to go through, we will take you to that with our fox Business Team coverage, our reporters are set up, blake at the white house, hillary bonnet capitol hill, Edward Lawrence in washington. But blake has been the case, the news coming out at 1600 pennsylvania avenue what is the latest. One of the big pieces that came out was a phone call that happened earlier this morning between President Trump and the top democrat in the senate, Chuck Schumer tried to advance the tree and dollar rescue package that the white house hopes to get over to the president desk at some point next week. One area that the president and democrat agree on if money ends up going to big corporations making sure those can enter and use the money for stock buyback. The president said that he and schumer at this point really are not that far apart. I had a very good telephone conversation with some, we are working on various elements of the