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Middle east. those same type of pressures playing to out in china as well as people there really feel the pinch of this things like rice some of their basic daily speeds will really increased in prices. so, there was also a swipe at china today. bernanke in a speech said that all of these undervalued currencies by some countries have contributed to a pattern of global spending that is unbalanced and unstable. i guess this is bernankes way of saying, china, your own fault for inflating your curre...

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Better living conditions from the royal family there in bahrain and yes in iran more protests continuing and we know the u.s. interest there. its a country with a nuclear program. a very difficult place for report towers get out and see whats going on in iran. but still tension there, still protests in the streets. first there sings the elections of 2009. were watching these countries very closely but none have reached. critical mass that happened here in egypt that brought down this government ...

Overweight? >> jpmorgan was overweight they are taking the rating down to neutral. >> over rate. >> i heard over weight. >> they are taking it down to neutral and they have concerns. >> becky quick, thank you so much. >> coming up, a new face for the obama presidency. jay carney takes the helm as the chief spokes person as press secretary. what it means for reporters like us who spend a lot of time in the briefing room. pa. >> will he rock the pastel ties? which obama official played goalie in c...

Hussein at the same time, we ought not only to look at ubl, and this was some time after intelligence agentsies had determined saddam hussein was the culprit, there was don rumsfeld telling his folks we got to hit saddam at the same time we hit ubl, so a little bit of revisionism there apparently. i cant believe that he would have forgotten that quite frankly. >> shocking that somebody would write a memoir and try to revise history a little bit in their favor, right, jim? >> reporter: a little p...

Becky quick at cnbcs world headquarters. trying to make fun of my pronunciation. >> no, i really didnt know the word. still ahead, a year out from iowa, republicans still have the pundits guessing. who will run in 2012. when are they going to announce? plus a long awaited trial of the american hikers accused of spying gets under way in iran. first our washington speak. >> on super bowl day maybe its not inappropriate to use the term the flooding of the zone thats taking place with the german...

Because, after all, those two gses, september 1 -- people forget that they could be held just as accountable for what happened in 2008 as the collapse of lehman brothers and the what set into motion the worldwide depression. >> vicky ward, writer for "vanity fair," thanks forgiving us a great preview of what to expect today. >> thanks, chuck. the opening bell is just a few minutes away. lets find out where the market is headed. for that were joined by cnbcs becky quick. anything the president ...

Yes, we could be at risk. lets talk about the numbers savannah mentioned. gdp at 3.2%. right now, the futures are hanging in there. trying to get through some of these disappointing numbers. 3.2% was below what economists were looking for. this is one of the weakest quarters for growth. state and local was down by 0.9%. this really is the case where the consumer and businesses are stepping in to keep that number at a decent level. thats why the stock markets been able to shake it off. keep an ey...

>> joining us now for a quick update, becky quick. i also want to ask you about what happened in japan and if japans credit rating has been lowered, how soon before americas? >> japans credit rating getting lowered, saying there are serious concerns about whether theyll be able to continue paying their debt. that is a big warning sign. we saw another major agency say it could be just a matter of time before the u.s.s rating gets lowered, too. i believe it was moodys this morning said yes, the un...

Room. in the meantime, lets check wall street kicking off a new week. about 20 minutes from now. lets go to cnbcs becky quick. good morning. >> it looks right now like the futures are flat lining. not a major direction one way or the other but thats because the dow on friday closed at a two and a half year high so traders are waiting for some signals. it is a big week for earnings. in fact, half of the dow 30 components are expected to report. we kicked things off with mcdonalds that came in wit...