Thank you. Other Public Comment . As i recall, when these allegations were brought up, i think the staff has provided i dont think it was a memo but it was a letter to the commission that was open to the public and so may i request that if that was still my recollection that we include that in todays deliberation . Staff have communicated over the concerns in which she brought those before the commission and those have not attached any agenda items in the past. But torn attorney chen looks to be expresses concern but effectively if staff have sought to resolve her concerns, and our belief have not received adequate followup from her end. And im happy to provide additional clarification. I remember one of the former commissioners that read into the record a certain aspect of the staffs research. I know that in previous discussions, when the same question has been raised by the public speaker there was comment and im happy to go back and check the records to see what information that was
Begin with china where Foreign Trade continue to fall in october exports dropped to north point 9 percent compared to the year before while imports plunged 6. 4 percent even worse trade with us is down almost 16 percent. Now thats in the midst of an ongoing trade war between the worlds 2 biggest economies and its unclear if theres an end in sight one day after china announced an agreement between the 2 governments to roll back trade tariffs reports about opposition from the white house. And while im clearing my throat im happy to welcome my colleague Chelsea Delaney at the front for dough in Frankfurt Germany financial how to find out more about this latest tariff truce is it going to happen the white house doesnt seem to be too happy about it. I think the mood among investors among trade and this is certainly confusion today there by the end of the day yesterday the comments from the white house for contradicting not only chinas agreement announcement but also each other one of the co
Begin with news from germany where exports rebounded more than forecast in september dampening fears that europes biggest economy could stumble into a recession the German Statistics Office said seasonally adjusted exports increased by one and a half percent on the month was their biggest increase since november 2017 data published earlier this week painted a mixed picture of the industrial sector with a panel of economist advising the government saying germanys long term upswing had to come to an end. And for more im joined by Chelsea Delaney in frankfurt chelsea german exports posting the biggest rise in almost 2 years how big a surprise is that. Its certainly a surprise certainly relieved its about a percentage point more than economists had been expecting looking at the details of the report this is really driven by increase exports to the u. K. And the u. S. Which both of those have been struggling with bracks and trade tensions they did see a decline in exports to china and anoth
Touch on. The booze and channels available to inspire people to take action and more determined to do something here for the next generation the idea is for the environment series of global 3000 on t w and online. Rolling back or roll back u. S. President donald trump said he hasnt agreed to live tariffs on chinese goods in order to clinch a deal to end the u. S. China trade war thats causing confusion over how far along the trade talks really are. And 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall we look at the economic imbalances between germanys western and Eastern States and one entrepreneur struggles under communism. One in berlin wall its been a chaotic week of mixed messaging on the trade talks with comments from President Donald Trump on friday diminishing hopes of an imminent trade truce between washington and beijing he said a complete rollback of tariffs on each others goods was not in the cards he said the Chinese Government knew he would not agree to such a rollback but just
Its been a chaotic week of mixed messaging on the trade talks with comments from President Donald Trump on friday diminishing hopes of an imminent trade truce between washington and beijing he said a complete rollback of tariffs on each others goods was not in the cards he said the Chinese Government knew he would not agree to such a rollback but just a day earlier the Chinese Commerce street said the tariffs would be lifted in stages however the white houses advisers are reportedly divided on whether and which levies to remove as a response to which concessions from beijing earlier reports of both sides agreeing to an initial deal to pave the way for a broader one have now been thrown into doubt. Now earlier we spoke with one experience head of Market Analysis ranko berridge we asked them how much the erratic communication surrounding the trade discussions were a disadvantage for the chinese. Thats right. I think the root of the problem is the fact that policy at the white house has b