It compounds month after month. That is only to people who are getting unemployment or are unemployed. Many are the heads of household. The implication of this part of the crisis affected many tens of millions of americans well into the 50 and 60 million. 27 million americans directly affected, so the Ripple Effect into 50 or 60 million americans just from employment. Housing prices collapsed back into thousand one levels relatively quickly. Historic foreclosures were out of control, millions and millions of foreclosures. Small businesses were crushed. As Economic Activity plummeted one of the frontline organizations started going bankrupt at historic rates due to the complete lapse of Economic Activity. Underwater homes, the silent crisis, when over 30 . The mortgages were much higher than the value that the homes could be sold for in the markets as prices collapsed. Even through today, there are still waiting money way too many underwater homes. There are tens of millions of american
Displaying good faith, honoring commitments, and adopting the right approach, then diplomacy can prevail over violence, suffering, and oppression. This will provide a Solid Foundation for further and more effective diplomatic interactions. Before i conclude, let me thank those ambassadors who supported the jcpoa and also those countries who helped this deal happen. Let me respond to some baseless accusations by some members, some previous speakers. It is ironic that the distinguished ambassador of United States accused of my country of harboring a hostage. Reckless acts of the United States in our region for so many years are at the root of so many challenges we are now facing in our neighborhood. Iran is a stable country in an unstable region. We want our stability to persist. We do promote a stability in the region and we help our neighbors to stabilize and cooperate towards that. In conclusion, let me also inform you that my delegation upon instruction from a government is forwardin
[gavel pound] the committee will come to order. Today we will receive testimony from Federal Reserve chair janet yellen, regarding the feds semiannual report to congress on Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. It will come as no surprise to you, chair yellen, that improving Economic Growth is a key priority for congress this year. Priority for congress this year. 2016 was the 11th Consecutive Year that the us economy failed to grow by more than three percent. One way to improve our Economic Growth is to study and discuss areas where regulations can be improved. Since the financial crisis regulators have imposed thousands of new pages of regulations. We all need to better understand that combined impact of these rules on lending, liquidity, cost for small Financial Institutions and broader Economic Growth. It is time to reassess what is working and what is not. I am encouraged by President Trumps executive order on Core Principles for regulating the Financial System. Directing
It is 2 and a half hours. The committee will come to order. Today, we will receive testimony from janet yellen regarding the feds semiannual report to congress on Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. It will come as no surprise to you that improving Economic Growth is a key priority for congress this year. Was the 11th Consecutive Year that the u. S. Economy failed to grow by more than 3 . One way to improve our Economic Growth is it to study and address areas where regulations can be improved. Since the financial crisis regulators have imposed thousands of new pages of regulations. We all need to better understand the combined impact of these rules on lending, liquidity, cost for small Financial Institutions, and broader Economic Growth. It is time to reassess what is working and what is not. Im encouraged by President Trumps executive order on Core Principles for regulating the Financial System. Directing the treasury secretary in consultation with the heads of the other mem
Strongest storms of ten years. Massive disruptions over there. Our road map begins with the major indices at or shy of new highs as we begin to cross the Halfway Point of earning seasons. It is trading lower in the free market. Earnings beat. Revenue was a bit short. Apple set to report before the bell. A chance to see how the newest iphones are really selling. A clash of titans. Mcdonalds dropping heinz catsup. The s p coming off a record high close for the fifth time. Dow chasing history within 1 of its record closing high on september 18th. Investors will Pay Attention to a bunch of earning numbers. A twoday meeting of federal policy makers concludes on wednesday and the fed is not expected to cut back on the bondbuying program due to the neck tiff economic effects of the 16day Government Shutdown. The day that flow is going to be very heavy this week. No jobs number this friday. All the adps, claims, cpi, housing, heading our way. This is funny. There are still some very important