Extinct him investor fixed income investors interested. They are crushing yields. Joining us now is jeff rosenberg. Its fantastic to get you on the show for this topic, the role that treasuries play in a portfolio, from 2020 looking out. Its a huge topic at blackrock. How are you thinking about this question . This i wrote a piece on and continue to write under the theme on investing without a parachute. This september is a really good example. We wrote pieces on it and everybody is talking about it and its like ok, what does the new world look like that we are going into . In september, equities are down 8 and treasury yields are highlighted by all of those comments. Barely budging. Its the combination of the low yield makes the income relatively unattractive, a couple of comments in there about taking credit risks. And it will come around to that question in a second. But another thing that is difficult about the investing outlook now and where treasury yields are is that they are no
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im anoushah rasta. And im terry mcsweeney. Justice ginsburg touched so many lives. For the second straight night people from the bay area to the east coast gathered to share stories about her. Landmarks are now being lit in honor of the late justice. Across new york city, buildings will be lit in blue to honor ginsburg, who was born in brooklyn. On the peninsula, the steps of a courthouse were turned into a memorial tonight. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro shows us. Reporter tonight dozens of people gathered here in front of this courthouse in palo alto to remember a woman some say changed their lives. 60esecon fighting for equality. Tonight more than 120 people gathered to say goodbye and thank you to u. S. Supreme Court Justice ruth bader ginsburg, a woman this organizer considers an american hero. Ruth back in her time did things that were unheard of and demanded equality in ways that were unheard of and were thought to be very radical, t
President trump praising ginsberg and her legacy calling her a fierce fighter for justice and an inspiration to all americans. He also said under the u. S. Constitution he has an obligation to name her replacement, quote, without delay. And his republican allies in the u. S. Senate are backing him up, pressing for a confirmation vote by the end of the year. That would be lightening fast and also not to mention a stunning reversal from their own positions just 4 years ago. In early 2016 they refused to vote on president Obamas Supreme Court pick, garland or even give him a hearing claiming then that it was because it was an Election Year. As a result that vacancy wasnt filled for more than a year. Well, with the u. S. Election now barely 6 weeks away President Trump has no time to lose. His success in this fight hinges on a few on few if any defections among Senate Republicans. Already at least one senator, Susan Collins, says any nomination should wait until after the election. No guar
Condolences. Many of us are discussing Justice Ginsburg today but few knew her as well as you and it all began in 1981 on an elevator ride. Explain. I was a young law clerk, court of appeals, she was a judge. She was coming down from an exercise class. She was always exercising. We were in the sell vaelevator completely silent. Just to break the ice because i was so sbintimidated. I blurted out what first came to my find, what ooper peras have seen recently . We just bonded over a shared love of opera. We continues that for a year and continues that over 30 years. It expanded and the friendship is one of the greatest blessings of my life. Is it fair to say in a way she credited you with the notoriety that she achieved because you wrote about her for the new republic when many didnt know the name Ruth Bader Ginsburg . Well, i was just a footnote in that important confirmation battle. As hard as it is to believe at the time, when Justice White retired in 1993, Justice Ginsburg wasnt at t
For womens rights and for being a champion of gender equality. She leaves behind a vacant seat in the Supreme Court which has set off a political frenzy as President Trump pushes to fill it with less than seven weeks left before election day. We have live fox tam coverage. Chad pergram has details on Congress Plans to vote on a nominee, kevin corke is at the white house with more on the next steps for the president. Hillary vaughn is in wilmington, delaware, where the Biden Harris Campaign is reacting to it all. But first, to david spunt live outside the Supreme Court building now where mourners have been gathering all day. David . Reporter hi, arthel. Normally when people come to the Supreme Court outside, theres usually some kind of demonstration, some kind of protest, you hear megaphones. Not the case right now honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Many people have a somber tone, id say well over a few thousand people have been here, we found out about her about 7 30, 8 00