Up 118. 3. This is after the index which is the conference index versus the business index conference. The pmis have been upbeat and all of this is pointing to very healthy growth for germany. And here come the expectations, 105. 7 for march which is also a little bit above the forecast of 104. 3. A small beat on the figures. Youre looking at it right now, 108. 67. Maim maybe people are looking more towards the political environment. The victory in germany over the weekend. I would think so the euro dollar has got very little to dough with whats happening with one of the smallest states in germany but the failure, the huge failure by donald trump to get this vote on the Health Care Bill. Thats why were seeing the dollar index at a twomonth low. Completely agree. Some indicating that funds is a little low this morning. Only 800,000 people are eligible to vote. Is that right . Yes. 800,000 people. Psych wilologically europ markets called a little lower across the board. Most regions up a
Whether theres any evidence to back up the president s allegations. Also, monday, Trumps Supreme Court nominee, neil gorsuch, begins the first Senate Confirmation hearing and then the Republican Health care plan set for a vote on the house floor scheduled for thursday. The president predicts it will pass on the first try. I also want everyone to know that all of these knnoes are al yeses, every person in this room. Right now, President Trump is at his maralago resort in florida and lets go to athena jones, white house correspondent. The white house is bracing for the house intelligence hearing on monday. Its significant for the president. Do we know what trump is focusing on this weekend . Reporter hi, ana. We know he has a relatively light public schedule today. He just spent several hours at the Trump International golf club in west palm beach. White house officials said hed be working and meeting with staff, but cnn did get video of him driving a golf cart on the golf course so it a
to expect from this administration? well, so far on south korea, the administration has not done what it did with the nato allies. so i think we re okay there. but, look, you know, people would always be any country would be unsure at that ultimate moment. this used to be the great question in the cold war. do the europeans believe that the united states would risk l.a. for, you know, paris or london and that s part of what keeps this so tense and which is why it seems to me you want a very considered step-by-step approach, first gather your allies together, engage china and russia seriously rather than trading insults. that happened on the eve of g20 summit in hamburg, germany. angela merkel said it s more of
megan s smile is getting a lot because she uses act® mouthwash. act® strengthens enamel, protects teeth from harmful acids, and helps prevent cavities. go beyond brushing with act®. and we re back now with my panel. i ll get to you first in this segment. president putin can be calculated when he goes into meetings like this, and he wants the upper hand. tell us about that. well, i mean, there are numerous examples, but i m thinking of the one with angela merkel, which is really a pretty famous one where he went to a meeting with angela merkel, the german chancellor. she does not particularly like dogs apparently. she is fearful of them, and he brought a dog, and of course, the understanding was he wanted to kind of, you know, put her ill at ease. kind of put her back on her
was, in fact, an icbm, matthew. how could this complicate that meeting? look, don. the simple fact is as it has been stated headline after headline, this is the problem from hell. the united nations security council has imposed sanctions, multiple resolutions and it hasn t solved the problem. china and russia have been part of that conversation. we have a forceful ambassador, but it won t change the basic interest that dictate russia and china s position. i want to comment on two things putin brings to the table. you asked earlier to add to jill s point, putin has been late to every meeting with every world leader that he has ever held. now that is so much of a pattern. he has been late with the pope. he was late to president obama, intentionally late to angela merk merkel. that s not an accident. how late he is going to be late. how late will he be with donald trump? ten minutes like he was for