The 75th anniversary of the cold war. With me today is dr. William hitchcock, the professor of history at the university of virginia. Dr. Hitchcock is the author of several books on the cold war, most recently the age of Eisenhower America and the world in the 1950s. Published in 2018 by simon and schuster. Will, welcome and ask for joining us. William thank you, good to be with you. Looking forward to a conversation. Sean lets get to it. In surveying the 45 years of the cold war and its impact, one could argue that it fundamentally changed the constitutional framework of the American Government, that it was this period that saw the greater concentration of power in the president at the expense of the congress, that more than ever in our history because of the challenges of the cold war our National Course is now set by the personality of the president. Would you agree with that . William well, yes, i would agree with that. And i think its been characteristic of the presidency over the
Fallout to spread beyond the walls largest economy. As the brexit bluster ramps up, why Boris Johnsons threat is leaving most economists and traders unruffled for now. Haidi lets take a look at how we are setting up when it comes to the asian trading session this tuesday. U. S. Markets remain largely close for the Labor Day Holiday and this is how we are shaping up when it comes to the futures session, looking like we could get some positive momentum going into the resumption of trade. S p active futures up. 7 after the s p closed at the lowest level since august. We have the tech selloff really continue until full force on friday and will have to see whether that resumes when trading resumes later on this week. The nikkei 225 is up by. 3 when it comes to the future session as we get the leadership race in japan officially kicking off dollaryen pretty steady. 106 and a. We have the dollar rising against every g10 peer. The u. K. Is getting closer to that Nodeal Brexit scenario. New yor
Home to the house and senate since 1800. It is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, former wisconsin governor and 1924 Progressive Party president ial bobdate, robert fighting lafalce. Hes the most important political figure in wisconsins history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor. He defined what progressivism is. He was one of the first to use the term to self identify. He was the United States senator. He was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five greatest senators in American History. He was an opponent of world war i. He stood his ground advocating for free speech. Above all, he was about the people. In the era after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers, small producers, small manufacturer
External instabilities and the uncertainties economy is under mounting downward pressure. Many problems china faces are home grown industrial output and fixed asset investment. Chinas army of consumers provided some relief retail sales edged up nearly 8 percent. The us china trade war is casting a long shadow slowing china growth could even cause global recession. For more lets bring in our asia correspondent andrea hang in singapore that 6 percent gross in the 3rd quarter instead of the expected 6 point one percent how big a deal is that. Well monica its actually not a very big deal given the fact that the Chinese Government did give a very white target range of between 6. 0 and 6. 5 percent for the entire year now this is also leading to the since its officials in beijing who say that they have somehow maintain stability overall in the quarter. While how reliable is the official data that were getting well this is a very big point of contention for everyone and its inherently because
Clouds gather. And Boris Johnson heads to downing street. Must avoid a damaging no deal divorce at all costs. Check ofget a quick the markets. We saw the s p 500 topping 3000, gaining the most in more than a week. Earnings from the morning session. Ofults out of the likes cocacola, united technologies, not to mention Lockheed Martin beating expectations. We got news u. S. Negotiators were headed to china for the first facetoface negotiations since may. U. S. Futures under pressure, down 0. 1 . Taking a hit after hours after reports they would be facing more antitrust scrutiny. Lets see how we are shaping up in asia. Pointing to a mixed start as investors consider the warning on Global Growth with china receiving a global downgrade. Even as we have optimism around the u. S. China trade talks. The boj expected to downgrade some projections as well as lower Inflation Forecasts. Pmi datapanese flash and earning seasons taking off in earnest with names reporting in south korea. Of updates f