Of the tensions, unrest, on election day, and in the immediate aftermath. I do know that our f. B. I. Has been very focused on this issue. Theyve set up relationships with state Election Officials to monitor what we see across various different states. In the event there is trouble, our governors do have the National Guard to preserve the peace. But, margaret, none of this discussion should discourage people from participating in voting and exercising their right and responsibility to vote. Im encouraged that more than 90 million americans have already cast their ballots. Which if you do the math, is the equivalent of the entire 1996 president ial election. I remain optimistic, but we cannot discount the possibility of some trouble or unanticipated events brennan and it is the job of Law Enforcement to worry about these pockets. Possibilities. Yotheyre going to be briefing the media every few hours on election day about any interference. How do you assess the security of this election
Are the Health Care Workers themselves, the medical workers themselves, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff who weve relied on from the very first moments that we began to realize that this virus was bigger than any health issue weve dealt with in a long time. Were still depending on it today. At some point you run out of some of the capacity and steam that you had to do the job that needs to be done. But we see these heroes continue to step up. Some giving their lives. In bill in birmingham and kansas city was an emergency medical technician. He was with the Kansas City Fire Department and he died of coronavirus in april. His son described billy as selfless. He said billy had decided he wanted to find new ways to help people and so he reinvented himself as an e. M. T. When he was in his 40s so he could help others and then he was an e. M. T. For about 22 years. We see the Emergency Medical Technicians, the First Responders out there saving lives, bringing people in a desperate
Lets break down the data. The ism manufacturing number has come in at 43. 1. That is shy on the consensus, which was 43. 8, but ahead of where we thought things would be at bloomberg economics. The headline number is a bit of ordersaly because of the and the duration of orders component, which messes things up a bit. That number is coming in as expected. The employment numbers picked up as well, and the prices paid number picked up strongly. Lets get a look at what this means for the u. S. Economy. Giving us that assessment is that shes shot is ashish shah. From Goldman Sachs. Lets talk about the data we are getting from the u. S. Economy. We have got the big payroll number coming up friday. My sense is these numbers are getting better, but not consistent with a vshaped recovery at this point. They still look pretty bad and still indicate that while things are improving, the u. S. Economy is still in a tough spot right now. Give us your thoughts. Ashish i think that is exactly right. I
The nasdaq outperforms amid stabilization. Concerned about the phase one trade deal as china tells state buyers to suspend orders of some u. S. Farm goods. Beijing Hong Kong Security law is straining. Shery a quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Futures under a little bit of pressure, but this has we saw u. S. Stocks resilient. Markets chose to focus on positive signs of economic recovery during the regular session. We have the s p 500 at the highest since march. Gun makers rallying as protests were marred by violence. We are hearing President Trump is preparing to give remarks from the rose garden tonight. We will watch that very closely. Tech shares outperforming after factory index chose American Manufacturing rising for the first time in four months. Take a look at what currencies are doing for the moment. We have seen the dollar index really under pressure, sinking for a third consecutive session. We are seeing the dollar continuing to fall and sinking against most g10
Would even consider it. Task force, he gave us the first standpoint, is falling down on not until were in the clear. This as the president objective is to save lives. The job. Encourages antishutdown yeah. And to focus on slowing the peter, the way this response has protests. Worked in the past is that they i dont think that the government really has any business telling us what we can spread, bending the curve. Dig their heels in, theyre not and cannot do. And because of the extraordinary plus, the economy in fr going to do something, not going efforts of the American People, to do something, and literally we continue to see every day theyll do a 1 yathd. Whats the likelihood they do a freefall. 22 million file for unemployment in one month. Evidence that cases are 180 and say youre right, we the average working family is should take over testing . Declining, hospitalizations are i think you saw them try to only comweeks away from not declining. Thats a tribute to the american being a