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Take a look at the 10 year yield. Of most interest is the japanese yen. The dollar falling against the yen. 1. 10 two go from current levels. To believee reason that yen will continue to strengthen. The important piece is the top and bottom. The dollaryen coming off the top of that range, going below its 50 day, 200 day, hitting that 100 day, so buyers trying to support it, but the greater implication may be a move back towards this range. Investors are going towards the yen, it could suggest risk off, something to keep for sure. King dollar was the big narrative in 20192020. It might reverse. What does that mean for emerging markets . Emerging markets should see a bid going into 2020. This is a jp morgan emerging bond index, two straight months of inflows. We continue to see Asset Allocation outside the u. S. Into these markets as they play catch up following those trade tensions we saw last year. Thanks. Commodities joining that rally today. Im looking at cotton futures also up. Thes
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Culture, read the implementation of federal farmer Disaster Relief, will come to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman mister custer and Ranking Member mister thompson, livestock and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member, and chairman peterson and fellow texan, Ranking Member, mike conaway. The first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and Food Production Conservation Mission area and Farm Service Agency in the middle of a huge job. They are the home of 3 critical efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist farmers most direct we harmed by the administration of trade war, the expanded wildfire and hurricane endemic program which will aid in Rural Recovery from Natural Disasters and programs
Programs. This joint hearing of the Sub Committees on general fund communities, Risk Management, livestock reviewing the implementation of federal farm and Disaster Relief comes to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittees on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman as well as my Ranking Member and the livestock Foreign Affairs Ranking Member. Welcome also to our chairman and my fellow texan Ranking Member. This first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and in particular the Food Production and conservation missionary in the Farm Service Agency is in the middle of a huge job. F packed and fsa are currently at the home of three critical separate efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers in Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist those farmers most harmed by the administra