Extension of credit from private lenders. They are designed to support the functions of private markets, not to replace them. These are lending, not spending powers for others, alone that can be difficult to repay might not be the answer in these cases direct fiscal support may be needed. Our economy will recover fully from this difficult period we remain committed to using our full range of tools to support the economy for as long as needed thank you. Thank you very much chair powell i now recognize myself for five minutes for questions. I am very appreciative of the explanations that youre giving, but all of the questions that we have about main street and other facilities each of them can keep the facility as an option in the futu future, and the guam governor urged it be made available to the territories. The Congressional Budget Office director and staff economist for president george h. W. Bushs n council of advisors said the mist try to me is the treasury using half a trillion d
First, i would ask all members on the webex platform to keep themselves muted when theyre not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of our witnesses. Members on the webex platform are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. The staff have been instructed not to mute members except where a member is not being recognized and there is inadvertent background noise. Members on the platform are reminded they may only attend one remote hearing at a time. So if you are participating today please remain with us during the hearing. Members should try to avoid coming in and out of the meeting particularly during the question period. If during the hearing members wish to be recognized the chair recommends that members identify themselves by name so as to facilitate the chairs recognition. I would also ask that members be patient as the chair proceeds given the nature of the Online Platform the committee is using. In addition the chair informs
Todays talk by Matthew P Fink is something i have been looking forward to because i like matt. I dont know anything about the subject. I will be learning with you today also. Matt comes to us he is retired now. He spent the bulk of his career with the mutual fund association. He wrote what you described to me as a Landmark Book on mutual funds. He followed it up with this book last year. Carter glass and financial regulation. He has a few images to supplement his discourse and then he will take some questions. Come on up. I have a funny thing happening getting here, i live in ceviches maryland, and then i called for lift, and they came within a minute. I had purely barely put on my tie. I i got my lift as he was pulling away, i realized that i had not put a belt on my trousers. So i had a vision of being on here without having a belt and my trousers falling elm on air. So carter glass, i will talk for 2025 minutes and then take questions. So carter glass, was a major figure in American
Andrew is out, so i have to find a way to annoy you what you asked for. Your birthday is tomorrow, right . Tomorrow, not today tomorrow. Its friday. Everybody deserves to be embarrassed. Well do it anyway this is the last day youll be 19 23. Exactly. Anyway, lets check out the futures this morning as joe mentioned, youll see the dow down slightly by about 26 points s p down by four s p off by eight getting ready to wrap up another week the dow up by 2. 5 over the last four days. S p is higher. On track for a Third Straight positive week. A little different story for the nasdaq tech has been on an incredible run. Many of those names have pulled back not by a lot nasdaq down by 1. 4 this week. If you are watching it, the index is up nearly 17 for the year thats about 58 above the march 23 low and above the march intradate high we hit on monday. We are continuing to watch that. The 10year is the one we watch so closely it looks like the 10year is sitting at the 0. 604 . The bottom level o
The support also highlights problems the delivery of Economic Impact damage from authorized by the cares act. They were designed to ship of americans and get back on their feet quickly. But according to every student estimate, they still not, they can with 12 million in payments. Nearly three months after Congress Passed the cares act. As a result, many vulnerable americans have yet to read see these critical funds. The American People deserve to know how the money is being spent and if our government is doing all that they can to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. I am deeply troubled by the findings. That the administration is seeking to evade accountability by undermining their oversight efforts. Make no mistake, the administrations refusal to cooperate with the gao is part of a broader effort to undermine evade, and ignore effective oversight during this pandemic. The administration is moved the inspectors general and without basic Information Congress issued an accurate l