The disease. Major sporting events were postponed or canceled. Schools and colleges close their doors, concerts were scratched, even traditional st. Patricks day parade were called off. Thousands were told to work from home. President trump was seen daily on tv holding high level meetings and giving updates on the federal response. His critics blasted him for not doing enough. That on friday, he declared in a National Emergency bringing out more federal money for states and municipalities. Meanwhile wall street was reeling. The Financial Markets have gone into freefall on fears the impact of the disease could cripple economic growth. History was made on wednesday when the longest running bull market came to an end almost exactly 11 years to the day began with the dow falling more than 20 from its highend month ago. The next day, stocks drop the most in one day since the 1987 financial crash. However on friday, there is some hope that the federal Stimulus Program might help the crisis.
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. The gentleman from illinois mr. Foster is recognized for five minutes. Thank you, madam chairman. Mr. Scharf, iraq with the concerns my colleagues on this committee about the extensive shortcomings of west fargo over a number of years past and do hope you are as committed and as successful in turning your dash as you stated in your testimony. Id like to bring up the issue of dreamers. This is ang issue that hits cle to home. Last summer a dreamer from illinois filed suit because he was wrongfully denied an auto loan because of his daca status. I was glad to see some of the changes that wells fargo has decided to implement recently including its plan to provide Daca Recipients with credit products, education loans and mortgages. I cannot emphasize enough how important this commitment is and hope you worked work diligentlo implement this new policy. Because this release is one
Without further ado please join me in welcoming carla hill and the speakers to the panel. applause again thank, you thank you. Big well im going to encourage you to take your seats and to join the conversation here, we heard and a prior Panel Questions about trade and not so many answers so we brought together a stellar panel that really represents a broad segment a of the western hemisphere and you could not find greater talent, so it is my great honor to introduce the panelists who will talk to you about rethinking our trade agenda and the, in the americas and its a challenging topic, we live in and certain times, not only in the western hemisphere but globally. But what we do in the western hemisphere can set an example and let me just tell you a sentence or two about each of our panelists. Sitting to my left is secretary mrsa birch or, who was appointed last october, the argentine as, secretary of International Trade in the ministry of production and labor, her assignment as descri
Someone thought there was a method to this madness we are back on the first floor you should watch this show just to see what goes on on times square take my word for it, there is stuff that goes on out there you dont want to miss you got to be 18 for some of this stuff we are ready to go. Brand new set. It is good to be here. We thank everyone for the love beautiful coloring and lights nothing was spared in terms of money for this. Look at this it looks like we are going to take off here. An elon musk designed set. We have that Federal Reserve Board Meeting coming up. Well hear that decision in a couple of hours. In the meantime, you are watching the futures dow indicated up by about 14 points nasdaq by about one point. Nasdaq up about one point. We touched a high yesterday and gave it back a little bit. Still looking at the s p a couple of points off the alltime high. Dow futures indicated up by 16 looking at the treasury market, still looking at the 10year yielding up to 1. 83 somet
Showing and paying tribute to the past 50 year, celebrating 50 years of promoting Sustainable Development models to credit operations, resources, and support and the technical and financial structuring of projects in the public and private sectors of latin america. Welcome. [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ applause ] all right. I hope you guys all enjoyed and video, and welcome once again. To help start off for two days of what promises to be engaging and lively discussions, i would like to introduce the president of cast and also mr. Michael shifter who is the president of the interamerican dialogue. They will each offer welcoming remarks to open the conferences. [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] good afternoon everybody. [ speaking Foreign Language ] im thrilled to welcome all of you to the 23rd annual conference widely known as the cast conference, organized by cast, the Development Bank of latinamerican, the interamerican dialo