Year stocks falling for a third day. , luxembourg and portugal higher. As a whole, the stoxx 600 is down for a third day. We are seeing the euro rise to a threeyear high against the dollar. All these currencies rising against the dollar as yields are gaining across europe today. Fairly hawkish comments from the ecb about the qe program. We will talk to Richard Jones about that one a little later. We had some pmi manufacturing data out of the u. K. Today. Lets look at the eurozone equivalent, rising by a record in december, capping a solid year. 60. 6 was the figure. That is a big increase in line with flash estimates since the survey began in 1997. The performance in december was not a flash in the pan. The average reading for 2017, new orders rose the most in 17 years, export demand at or close to record levels in a number of countries as well. Eurozone manufacturing, this is u. K. House prices. Two coastal areas saw the biggest house price increases in the u. K. Last year. Cheltenham
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The meeting will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. All members will have five legislative days to submit materials for the record. This hearing is for the purpose of receiving the secretary of treasurys annual report on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Now recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. Mr. Secretary, there is your first appearance before the house after the tax cuts and jobs act has been signed into law. I want to let you know on behalf of the majority how grateful we are to you and to the president for your leadership and for helping make this act signed into law. It is truly, truly historic. After eight years of failed economic policies that led to the slowest, weakest recovery in the modern era, the economy is starting to take off. And wages are finally growing again. Consumer optimism abounds. So, how ironic but totally predictable that equity markets wo