In service to others in our country. All of us have a role to play in our nations response to the pandemic. At the Federal Reserve we remain committed to using our tools to do what we can for as long as it takes to provide some relief and stability and ensure that recovery will be a strong as possible and to limit lasting damage to the economy. In recent months Economic Activity picked up as the economy began to reopen. Many businesses open their doors and factories restarted production more people of their home to engage in various activities. As a result Household Spending looks to have recovered half of the earlier decline although air travel and hotel has shown much less of a pickup. The recovery and Household Spending owes to federal stimulus payments and expanded Unemployment Benefits that provided substantial and timely support to household income. In contrast the indicators of fixed investment have yet to show the recovery. Even with the improved economic news, overall activity
Authorities warned against reopening too quickly. Sending a message to facebook. More advertisers cut spending. Anchor asian markets are setting up. Virus cases continue to accelerate, not just in the u. S. But closer to home. Lets go over for a look. I am looking at the numbers, it looks like a trading week. That backdrop, futures are pointing lower this monday ahead of hancocks anniversary. Trade data do from the city this monday. Morning, thehis economic fallout from the virus, higher jobless reports. We have a downside picture across asia. Checking in on commodities, lets check in on oil. Losing ground. Near a 2012ing high. Higher prices expected. Australia does see gold expert warnings hitting a record 22 billion in 2020 through 2021, before easing in 2022. We have to big picture that good gold could top 1800 an ounce. Global virus has hit grim milestones. Cases in tokyo rose by a daily record. Japan had lifted a state of emergency last month. In the u. S. , governors are struggli
Occasion. Because this action on the part of the ilwu is the first time in American History that an International Union has commemorated the emancipation of africanamerican people in the United States of america. Reporter organizers are saying its time for a new generation and that generation saying they are ready to answer the call. We are tired and exhausted and this is a different generation. We will not sit by and accept what is happening. We will speak up and start the action. Reporter speakers talked about this moment of National Reckoning coming on juneteenth. Reporter on the other side of the bay there were scattered protests including a rolling protest with drivers holding up signs and honking their horns in solidarity with black lives matter. At city hall, hundreds gathered demanding the city shift funding away from police and remove officers from city schools. Reporter those protests were not limited to San Francisco and oakland. There are we are monitoring those rallies and
Present your oral testimony. Secretary mnuchin thank you very much. Mr. Barr. Let me express my condolences for your loss. Of the committee, i am pleased to join you today to discuss how the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are working together to provide liquidity to the credit households,iness, as well as state and municipal governments. We remain committed to making sure every american gets back to possible. Ickly as americas economy continues to recover from the challenges posed by the covid19 pandemic. The jobs report for the month of may best we exceeded expectations with a record gain of 2. 5 million jobs after experts had predicted nearly 8 million lost. Ae Unemployment Rate is still high but we are seeing additional signs the conditions will improve significantly in the third and fourth quarters of this year. Is bluechip report forecasting our gdp will grow by 17 annualized in the Third Quarter and by 9 in the fourth quarter. The u. S. Chamber of commerce reported t
Although probeijing officials have said we should not be too concerned, it will lead to stability in the city. 7 . Sci asia pacific down it is certainly something of a riskoff mood, following off what we saw toward the end of play on friday in the u. S. The nikkei is down more than 1 . In the mainland, you have a bit of pressure as well a despite industrial profits up 6 coming in over the weekend for the month of may. On to the next board. We will be looking at the currencies. A bit of dollar weakness. On friday it reached its highest level in four weeks, but it has since come off slightly, leading to a bit of strength for the offshore currency here in china. The korean won is up about plan to 01 . On to some of the commodities we are looking at. Wti has been under pressure as the demand story as we focus on the rate of infections, 10 million infections, 500,000 deaths, you can see that it is lower today. Gold, science that investors are preparing to cross through 1800. 0. 64 . Year yi