600 gaining. A lot of the focus is on earnings and the economic backdrop. 1134. Ollar 1 it has fluctuated but is very arrangedbound. Rangebound. Coming up, the World Economic forum in davos. We bring you all the biggest names in banking. Lets get straight to first word news in new york city. We begin with the new york senate approving Donald Trumps new freetrade agreement with mexico and canada. It handles the president and a major win ahead of impeachment. The overhaul of the agreement was a priority for mr. Trump. Mitch mcconnell called vote a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation. The white house broke the law in withholding aid the ukraine. Accordingting to an independent watchdog, saying the president should not have delayed money. This is a key part of the impeachment case against President Trump. , quoteg with them obsessed with the u. S. Trade deficit. This is according to bill hogan, saying americafirst policies are bringing about a priceless moment for global trade. This came
Growth overseas. And a promise and a warning. Talking about Nuclear Weapons and at the 2015 Iranian Nuclear deal. Lets get started with a check of markets. We saw the s p. , 500 fall for a second consecutive session, and finish below the 3000 level. Industrials leading the declines. The dow also down 4 10 of 1 . We have the dow transportation average, a gauge of economic growth, sinking at one point to its lowest since december. A mixed bag of corporate earnings, not to mention lingering trade tensions between the u. S. And china. Unchanged. Lets look at how things are shaping up for the asian market. Looking quiet on the trading front. Volumes likely to continue in asia, futures pointing lower. Stocks adding about 1 10 of 1 . Central banks and earnings will be top of mind. The jury is out on the bank of indonesia, cutting rates today into the chip sector is on watch, following earnings from asml that got a boost in 5g. And also on tap, japanese trade numbers that may show weakness eas
Good morning and welcome, everyone. In the studio as well as the audience turning in virtually. Im connor savoy, senior fellow at the csis project on prosperity and development. Thank you for joining me today to discuss a new book published by my long time colleague and friend dan randy, whos a Senior Vice President and director of the project on prosperity and development and holds the schreier chair here at csis. His work is oriented around u. S. Leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions, he was an architect of the build act, helped contribute to the reauthorization of the us Exportimport Bank in 2018 and was an architect of prosper africa, a u. S. Government initiative to deepen the uss commercial and Development Engagement in africa. Hes been a leading voice on the role in future of the World Bank Group and u. S. Leadership in the multilateral system. Prior to csis, he held leadership roles at the u. S. Agency for Internationa
Good morning and welcome, everyone. In the studio as well as the audience turning in virtually. Im connor savoy, senior fellow at the csis project on prosperity and development. Thank you for joining me today to discuss a new book published by my long time colleague and friend dan randy, whos a Senior Vice President and director of the project on prosperity and development and holds the schreier chair here at csis. His work is oriented around u. S. Leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions, he was an architect of the build act, helped contribute to the reauthorization of the us Exportimport Bank in 2018 and was an architect of prosper africa, a u. S. Government initiative to deepen the uss commercial and Development Engagement in africa. Hes been a leading voice on the role in future of the World Bank Group and u. S. Leadership in the multilateral system. Prior to csis, he held leadership roles at the u. S. Agency for Internationa
Thank you for joining me today to discuss a new book published by my long time colleague and friend dan randy, whos a Senior Vice President and director of the project on prosperity and development and holds the schreier chair here at csis. His work is oriented around u. S. Leadership in building a more democratic and prosperous world. Among his many other contributions, he was an architect of the build act, helped contribute to the reauthorization of the us Exportimport Bank in 2018 and was an architect of prosper africa, a u. S. Government initiative to deepen the uss commercial and Development Engagement in africa. Hes been a leading voice on the role in future of the World Bank Group and u. S. Leadership in the multilateral system. Prior to csis, he held leadership roles at the u. S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank Group. Earlier in his career, he also worked in commercial banking at citibank in argentina and Investment Banking at what is now Deutsche Bank d