Exception of the bond market. We are down at session lows on the stoxx 600. Sector certainly taking it hard today, as we see this drop, a very sharp drop we are getting in the crude market at the moment. Theres a top line running on the bloomberg of the sharp drawdown we are seeing. In terms of the bond market, and some ways, this is where the real action is. The expectation is we will see significant supply, as a result of this we have a big move in bunds and btps. Btps pretty under pressure. It looks like the ecb via the bank of italy was in the market earlier on. When it comes to the markets, dollars strong. We are now trading at cable rates we havent seen since the mid80s. We went through 1. 20. Now we are trading with a 1. 18 handle on the cable rate. Alix i love that you brought up btps. At one point they were up by 58 basis points. The Trump Administration now promising a 1. 2 trillion dollar stimulus package, including direct payments of 1000 or more to americans. President tru
Forward with debating this legislation tonight. And to my colleague, the democratic leader who said this is a highly partisan bill, thats just not the case. Lets put the partisanship aside. Lets do whats best for the American People. I will tell you that over the past several days, through a bipartisan process, we sat down democrat and republican in four Different Task forces and put together the elements of this legislation. As a result, the bill before you tonight, the one were talking about, reflects republican priorities and democratic priorities. And im going to take the time to walk through it and to talk about some of those who people understand whats in this legislation. I was pleased to see the democratic leader say at the end he believes we can figure this out over the next several hours. He said 24 hours. I hope its not 24 hours. We cant the way that long. We need to move and move quickly. We see what the markets are doing globally. We know what the markets are going to do h
Ms. Collins madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maine is recognized. Ms. Collins thank you, madam president. Madam president , the United States is facing a crisis unlike any other in our recent history. Madam president , this is no time for partisanship or for political differences to prevent us from coming together and working in the best interests of the American People. The coronavirus pandemic has arrived on our shores and is growing exponentially, sickening our people and devastating our economy. As of today, more than 26,700 americans have tested positive for the virus, and 340 people have died, while 176 have recovered. In my home state of maine, there are now 89 cases in eight different counties. Hospitals, doctors, and nurses are struggling to triage the influx of patients. Nursing homes are locking down their facilities in an attempt to safeguard their vulnerable residents. Students and teachers have had to transition abruptly to Online Learning as school
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A year ago. You know there good morning just gone 10 oclock here in moscow youre watching International Baghdad has some in the u. S. Ambassador over the latest american airstrikes on iraq and syria which killed 25 people rocky Officials Say they were unable to prevent the attack with their objections being ignored by washington the u. S. Special representative for iran brian hook has defended the operation and insists they targeted a rainin backed militants to deter iranian aggression. One of things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed to protect American Forces and american citizens in iraq were also working on the mission of restoring deterrence against me and aggression on sunday the United States hit 5 targets belonging to type hezbollah is an armed group that emerged after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and has repeatedly targeted American Forces is also one of the main she groups fighting against Islamic State in both iraq and syria according to