Later today, the head of america s federal reserve will address fellow bankers at the gathering known as jackson hole after the town in which it normally takes place. This year, as last, the meeting will be held online any hopes of people attending in person were swiftly dashed by the recent surge in covid infections in america. The continuing pandemic makes an inauspicious backdrop tojerome powell s speech. Investors will be looking for any guidance on policy going forward, at a time when the signals are very mixed: the us economy has bounced back robustly, but the recovery may be hampered by the spread of the delta variant. So what is he likely to say? joining me now is matt orton, vice president and portfolio specialist at carillon tower advisers. What kind of thing that you expecting to hear from jerome powell today? expecting to hear from jerome powell today? great to be here, and i m honestly powell today? great to be here, and i m honestly not powell today? great to be he
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it is the biggest night yet in the presidential race with a slew of contact that will likely push donald trump to the brink of clinching the gop nomination. we are tracking every single vote, including in north carolina, where right now people are lined up to cast ballots on this pivotal night in the fight for the white house. welcome to cnn s lives super tuesday coverage. i m erin burnett in new york, and i m jake tapper in washington were less than an hour away from the first major round of poll closings and the first results on this history-making norm-shattering primary night, donald trump, former president, now a criminal defendant four times over hopes to continue his extraordinary winning streak. and the night very close to locking up his third republican presidential nomination. that s possible because the race for the white house is going national tonight with 16 states holding contests and a whopping total of 865 delegates at stake for the republicans. that s more
this is it, the official kickoff for the 2024 battle for the white house, and one state has the first shot at shaping the race. it s decision time in the bitter cold heartland. iowa has a huge, huge role to play here. this starts here. there is no way iowa is voting against trump. the first votes in a presidential contest that is testing american democracy in extraordinary ways. are you ready? will the former president and unprecedented legal peril get one step closer to a white house comeback? 2024 is our final battle. it s iowa s choice. tonight, after months of anticipation, the republican race gets real. donald trump aiming to drive home his dominance over his gop rivals. we got to be sure that we put this thing away. ron desantis and nikki haley. our best days are yet to come. engaging in a heated showdown to be the top alternative to trump. nikki haley is running on her donors issues. i m the only one running on your issues. he is going to