time to raise interest rates. most banks are saying not yet. possibly june or in the second half of the year but it s how the reaction from the authorities comes i think is what a lot of people are looking at as well. markets are trading around their 52-week highs mr. chairman, nasdaq up 16 points. the s np seems to be around 2100 at the moment. one, it could be negative if it has a good figure because they worry about high rates or it could be positive because they like the fact is u.s. economy is growing. interesting set of numbers today. tell us about the remarks that billionaire dallas mavericks owner made. he s always obviously getting headlines for things he said but he made some remarks that are raising eyebrows on wall street. this is the week with the nasdaq back at 5,000. and that was the level we were at right at the height of the internet boom in 2000. a level i remember all too well.