Work and no relief in sight. Speaking of relief, the top democrat in the Senate Chuck Schumer has republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell agreed the rekindle talks about a stimulus package the senate is on recess through next week. We will speak with Colorado Governor Jared Polis who just moved 15 counties including denver into level red restrictions he is also part of a group of governors speaking with president elect biden this weekend. Plus we will talk with the ceo of the National Association of manufacturers who is working with bidens team to help fight the pandemic today we have with us mike santoli, steer liesman mike, the broader markets are well off the lows as we speak. They are. Kind of a little bit of an aimless back and forth type day. Absorbed a little bit of a morning selloff. Didnt do any real damage it has been firmly bid, especially with son of the bigger nasdaq stocks coming back. Holding the indexes together relatively well. As we speak, the s p around 3,580. Tha
Claims came in better than expected, 709,000 signaling more improvement in the labor market. And treasury yields dropping sharply following yesterdays bond market closure. Thats putting pressure on banks, which are among todays worst performers though still strong performers for the week 59 minutes left in the session, sara every sector firmly in the red. Ahead on todays show, chipotle unveiling its first ever digital only restaurant this week without a dining room or a line for ordering we will speak with the ceo brian noccol about the strategy there. And Jeremy Grantham said he thought the market was a mccoy bubble we will get an update on his that it is since those comments. Disney, pal an tear and cisco reporting after the bell we will bring you the numbers as they happen. Mike, whats the market dealing with. Contending with worries pileup of news on the shutdown, on the virus, maybe getting worried about what growth is going to look like in the First Quarter or two the s p 500 was
Any precipitous policy, at least not at the present time. How much more shock can this market take before theres longterm effects on the economy . What do you think . Look, the market the markets had a shortrun correction, and i guess its 10 or 11 or something. Weve been through this many, many times before. And i dont think even though its frontpage story and nobody likes to see their asset values go down, i just dont think at this point its going to have much of an impact. I will qualify that, depends how long this lasts, how deep it goes, but i could cite a number of historical experiences. The one i remember the most, i was a cub scout way back when, and i remember the 1987 market crash and i remember president reagan going out and saying the economic v economy is fundamentally sound, and it actually grew by 3 or 4 in the next couple years after this crash. President trump said it in this room two nights ago, we just think the economy is sound, and therefore i just dont think this
The death toll from a massive explosion in the chinese sport city jumps to 44 according to state media. Hundreds more are injured as shockwaves destroy a vast industrial area. Chinas Central Banks reassured markets about the countrys currency. It says a strong economy, sustained surplus and Ample Exchange reserves give strong results to the Exchange Rate. They also dismiss speculation of a possible 10 for the currency. It weakened for the Third Straight day as the pboc lowered its range yet again. However the gap between the guided rate and traded rate has narrowed. Repercussions of chinas move to devalue its currency a big topic of discussion and the negative impact on exporters. However some are taking advantage in the drop of prices. We are up 150 points. The u. K. Index, ftse 100 up 53 while the french markets are seeing a gain of 86 . Been close to 6 off of two previous trading sessions. So not entirely surprising to y today. Lets discuss what this means. John a very good morning
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