This rally but also this volatility. Taylor you have been nailing this because we should have had a clue. Gold has been higher all day long and you were on top of that in the past few weeks. Romaine base metals up, too. Copper up 2. 5 in london earlier today. With regards to some of the positive stories. Pepsi did manage to finish the day higher, largely i presume on the back of that she does mac cheese. s mac cheese. Senior, avoid a Portfolio Manager and Asset Allocation head. Apologies for some of the technical difficulties. Lets talk about the earnings season, your general expectations, and whether valuations are in sync with that. Earningsms of startingons, you are to see revisions start to climb. The market is really looking towards 2021. On isg thing to focus central bank liquidity. That drives asset prices. When the economy is acting below potential and the quiddity is being pumped in, it tends to drive up asset prices. One thing we are watching very carefully is the growth rate
Work on a more normal basis, well continue to try to meet remotely so that we can play our part in slowing the spread of covid19. I want to also announce a couple of reminders to the conduct of this hearing. Members should keep their video feed on as long as they are present in the hearing, and members are responsible for their own microphones. Just be mindful that you probably have a little bit more responsibility than usual than if we were in a regular meeting space. And please keep your microphones muted unless youre speaking and finally if members have documents they wish to submit to the record, email them to the committee clerk. But if you dont have it, we can make sure you do get it. I welcome you to the science, space and Technology Committees First Virtual hearing. Today were discussing the impact of covid19 on the Fire Service Community and how we can best leverage existing federal programs to expedite assistance to Fire Departments during the pandemic. I appreciate our witne
First responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The house sign space and Technology Committee is hosting. You are watching live coverage on cspan. We can understand more clearly what we are facing. Significant n to local estate tax revenue. And other sources of support for Fire Departments. Facing some departments the hardest decision for firefighters in this crisis. We are in the middle of this health guide trips Health Crisis that at the same time the country is addressing longstanding racism. We are also in the early days of [inaudible] paul. Are not on mute, im sorry . [beep] ok. Thismain in the middle of health and economic crisis at the same time our country is confronting racial injustice. On top of that, we are in the early days of an honest wildfire hurricane season. This is a time of great uncertainty. , people are counting on us to ensure our First Responders have the tools and support they need to do their job well and safely. I look forward to Todays Congress andout help
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