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Into the discussion about trade, an issue that has been a very long time campaign issue and one that he has brought to the white house. this is going to be a big week for this. >> kelly odonnell, well see you again later. thank you so much. joining me right now, betsy woodruff and josh barrows. big welcome to you both. betsy, you heard kelly say, we just dont know. what are you hearing on the issue of where tariffs stand right now? >> the big issue of what happens next is whether or not the ul...

With that tweet that kelly just read. hes treating the european union like its some sort of adversary. we would think we wouldnt punish people who we cooperate with every day but this is president trump and anything goes. >> all bets are off. okay, josh. i know that youve written about how the presidents tariff proposal will hurt the manufacturing industry, even though the president says, no, its actually going to protect them. talk about that. why is that? >> so it will protect certain jobs dir...

To be a very real thing. >> so, josh, even if it was a joke, is there an heir of real responsibility by saying these things? >> sure. there is in much of this administration. i think to betsys point, i do think the president was joking here about himself. i dont think he was joking about xi and this goes to the way that hes interacted with vladimir putin and a number of other strong men figures around the world where i do think that he envies and admires their style of leadership. i think he env...

Im clean on advise. i think always challenges. you know, a lot of people in the market said, oh, definitely a rate hike in september. we need to be at a normalized level and i talked about before the u.s. economy looks fairly good right now. relative to the rest of the world. i was never in the camp that it was absolutely a go in september. i think now, again, with the uncertainty, the biggest, biggest enemy of markets is uncertainty. bar none. if things are bad, they want to know what its going...

Here. josh barro your final thoughts as we see the market inch by inch minute bial minute up a little more. >> as the talks happen with china it is important to keep in mind so much talks about china as a competitor for the u.s. this is an area where is china is good for china that will be good for us. that will have the best possible ripple effects for the region. that is not us versus them. this is us hoping they do whats good for them because thats good for everyone. >> five minutes from the ...

Raised to $20 an hour. i wish the protesters knew basic economics and so does economist josh barrows. let me take them one at a time. the minimum wage should be higher. now, $7.20. should be 20 bucks. >> you will not get employers to mire people for more money that are then he producing. >> theyville to. it is the law. >> the stuff wont get done. move it around on the mark, $7 to $8 doesnt look like it matters that much. get up around 20 and you will drive unemployment up through the roof. >> co...

Healthcare should be free. the minimum wage should be raised to $20 an hour. i wish the protesters knew basic economics and so does economist josh barrows. let me take them one at a time. the minimum wage should be higher. now, $7.20. should be 20 bucks. >> you will not get employers to mire people for more money that are then he producing. >> theyville to. it is the law. >> the stuff wont get done. move it around on the mark, $7 to $8 doesnt look like it matters that much. get up around 20 and ...

Us. the corrections usually last two months or so and whatever happens here likely not permanent. stocks go up but they also go back up and its important for everyone to not freak out. everyone calm down. keep your emotions in check by sure. walk us through in the final hour what are the trards looking at to decide whether theyre holding or seeing more volatility. >> all the same fox factors were been following all day long and so hard to pinpoint and i think if we could we would be on a private...