Event looking at covid19 and medical supply chains. This is our 77th panel since march 2020, and we are glad so many of your here today. A few notes about our upcoming programs. Next week we kick off the next phase of our series on workercentric and inclusive trade by going back to the basics and trying to answer the question, why do we trade and who should trade be designed to benefit . We have an allstar panel for that event on april 8. We have an additional event on april 13. U. S. Central american trade on april 14. The next event in our series on april 20. Information on all those events can be found at www. Wita. Ort. We are pleased to be joined by our cosponsor women in International Trade. Thank you for bringing this idea to wita and all you do for the trade community. Welcome to those watching on cspan and youtube. We would like to give a shout out to some of those in our audience today that you cannot see that are in community with, even if they are not visible on zoom, youtu
More Domestic Travel to a little more overseas travel now. Theaad lets get to markets and have a look at what is going on. Nikkei, in with the leading japanese shares, just seeing stocks drifting to the upside. We did see jobless numbers come out. Slightly better than expected, looking for a 3 jobless rate, but 2. 9 . Looking elsewhere, retail sales out of hong kong, looking also at the futures for the u. S. , pretty much flat. Asian equities drifting slightly to the upside. Looking at the shanghai composite, lets look at how the gpi is behaving as well. Just about flat. The shanghai comp, 0. 2 lower. Chinese Economic Activity continued to rebound. Expansion in manufacturing activity, just slowing slightly there. A Rate Decision out of australia later on. Expecting the rba to keep rates. And the singapore market 0. 6 lower. Quick check on the currency is, weve got a fifth straight monthly drop for the dollar. Bloomberg dollar index down by 0. 25 . The yen, a tad weaker. Euro currently
Moment and a reflection of the part we all have to play when slowing the spread of covid19. In light of this remote format i also some reminders to the members about conduct of the hearing. Members keep their video feed on as long as they are present at the hearing. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting their microphones and please keep your microphones muted when youre speaking. And finally if members have documents they wish to submit for the record please email to the committee whose email address was circulated prior to the hearing. Well, good afternoon, and well coom the First Virtual hearing of the committee on investigations and oversight. Today were discussing a critical issue. Research into repurposing existing therapeutic drugs for covid19 treatment as well as scientific basis for the federal governments evaluation of such drugs. I appreciate our witnesses being here under these unusual circumstances, but these are very important issues, and we look forward to your
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Lity now. Today the subcommittee will be having virtually. Does not have any of us would like to perform her duties but we essentially this is an necessity of the current moment. Our question and slowing the spread of covid19. Reminders to the members but the conduct of the sintering. Keep their video feeding on as long as they are present at the hearing. Memos are responsible for minting an un meeting their own microphones pretty please keep your microphones muted. Especially love your family dogs, finally, members of documents on which to submit to the record. Address are circulating prior to the steering. Welcome to the First Virtual hearing on investigation of oversight. Today critical issue. Repurposed income existing therapeutic drugs of the covid19 treatment. As well as the scientific basis of the evaluation of such drugs. Appreciate our witnesses being here. These are very important issues and we look forward to addressing these. One of humanitys most promising Public Health re