State speaks in washington dc. His on japan self is 90 minutes. [inaudible] good afternoon welcome to the station construction should be stopping soon so hopefully its not too disruptive. We are discussing the japan south korean trade dispute. Its obviously a very difficult issue. Its critically important to the United States as allies. There are all democracies and his friends. It includes ramifications moving forward. I forward because the current dispute is due in part that events taking place from years decades or centuries rather than dwelling on those we want to identify entity three countries including to move forward. None dispute as part of a research of a few years and anytime insult to those individuals working at that each time i think all of us now see the time is very different. In the past the economic and security realm indeed they were moderating and that eventually led to a resolution or at least sort of added to the spotlight but now is broken the laws into both secu
Today we are discussing the japansouth korea trade dispute. Its obviously a a very sensit, a very difficult issue between two countries that are critically important to the United States as allies, as Economic Partners, as fellow democracies, and as friends. You will notice the title of event includes ramifications and the path forward. I emphasize forward because the current dispute is due in part to events that have taken place months or years or decades or centuries ago. But rather than dwelling on those issues, we want to identify away from for both cos and in the three countries including the United States to move forward. Now, the current dispute is part of a a cyclical pattern that ss to research every few years, and each time it felt to those officials and experts working that each time was the worst. But i think all of us now have seen that this time is very different. In the past the economic and the security realms seemed exempt and, indeed, they were moderating or mitigatin
In the past u. S. Experts and officials have always had really private sometimes stern messages for both sides to take auction to move forward and we will see how are panelists come down on that issue today. And we really have a group of stiller panelists and i will introduce them later but first we have for what many of you will be a surprise guest, we only heard formal confirmation late yesterday that mike will begin the opening remarks, mr. Napper, his appearance may not be on the website yet and people may not have been aware of it, but mr. Knapper, member of senior Foreign Department of state and hes serving as the Deputy Assistant secretary for korea and japan and i first met mark when he was the head of the political military unit in the embassy in tokyo, well, probably more years than either one of us would want to admit and since then hes had any number of jobs, any number of business cards i think i have in my collection, its not to say he cant keep a job, expertise on so man
Who do youns trust in these russian investigations . Start dialing in so we can get your thoughts on this. Who do you trust . Withdent trump sat down lester holt yesterday and he had this to say about any investigation into russian ties to the Trump Campaign. Let me ask you about the termination letter. I greatly appreciate you informing me. He told me that. Mr. Holt he told you that . Was it in a phone call . President trump i had a dinner with him. Holt President Trump we had a very nice dinner. At that time, he told me that you are not under investigation. Which i knew anyway. When you are under investigation, you are given all sorts of documents. I heard it was stated at the committee at a Committee Level that i was not. And then during the phone call, he said it and in another phone call. He said it once a dinner in twice during phone calls. Did you call him . Andn one case i called him in the other case he called me. Wouldd if it was possible you let me know if i am under investi
Silicon valley. We have it covered today. Sue is at the new york stock exchange. Hi, sue. Hi, ty. And while there is fear out there, we also have a lot of optimism as well. Take a look at the russell 2,000 hitting a new record high today. Right now its up about a tenth of a percent and the transports also hitting a new alltime high today and for those of you who follow the dow theory, that is an important indicator, up a third of a percent today. The nasdaq well above 4,000, its about to have its third monthly jump of 12 in the last three months. Craig columbus is president of first allied Asset Management in phoenix. He thinks theres more upside to this market but hes also cautious. He sees some warning signs out there, reducing exposures where evaluations is most stretched. Whats making you cautious and nervous about this market . I think we can expect more upside but also prepare for more volatility. We havent had a 5 correction since late 2012, so i think 2014 looks like 2011 where