Moving news from all around the world from frankfurt, to london, taiwan, our bloomberg two iowa, our bloomberg voices are on the ground. Commodities leading the charge for the quarter. Here for more is bloombergs sonali basak. Income net interest coming in above analyst expectations is a great thing for bank of america because it shows the bank is doing what a bank should do. That is loan growing, deposits growing. Investment banking mergers and acquisition fell short than expectations, but we are seeing that across the board. We want to see confidence among corporate clients now that we know consumers are holding steady. Alix what were some of the worries through the quarter . Sonali the expenses were up, but bank of america was a costcutting story. Something we are hearing from all of the banks is the propensity to keep investing because the cycle is getting competitive at this moment. Alix thank you very much. Now i want to go to the latest on trade. President trump is ready to sign
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. Gallego, for five minutes. Mr. Gallego thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to say thank you to the wonderful people of the 23rd district of texas who for the last two years gave me the privilege of serving as their voice here in the peoples house. Im living proof that this is a nation of opportunity and that the American Dream still exists. God has blessed me in many ways. I was born into a warm and loving family. My parents taught me to work hard and respect others. I married to a wonderful wife who has stood with me through the peaks and valleys over the last 25 years of our lives and were parents of a son, nicholas miguel, who has taught us the true meaning of love. In addition, though, my ro