Jon ferro in london, tom keene and Lisa Abramowicz in new york. It is a Fourth Quarter with an election in it. I love what Kevin Cirilli said. Is it going to be not election day, but election month . We will have to see, harkening bush gore. Tower hudsonf looking for a melt up. Jonathan right now i think we are playing headline roulette around fiscal talks. There is still a gap that is apparently narrowing a little bit. One thing we dont know, one thing we cant figure out, is whether this is just posturing ahead of the election, or whether both parties actually want to nail down a deal this week. House democrats delaying a vote on that plan to see if talks today actually generate something positive. Tom we will have to see as well. Opening up here with the markets, futures up 32, dow futures up to 34 in a nicer lift up 234 in a nicer lift. Ive got to go to a conversation with Speaker Pelosi that david westin will have in the noon hour, and i wonder if she will want to negotiate. Jonath
Monetary policy but says more can be done. A year after listing in hong kong, a Logistics Company discusses real estate, fund management, and the impact of covid19. We speak with the chairman later this hour. Haidi breaking news crossing the bloomberg when it comes to the pmi indicators out of australia. For augustumber still in contractionary territory at 49, better than the previous reading of 48. 1. The pmi composite number, a little bit of an uptick but still in contraction territory. It will be a while before we see a meaningful recovery given we are hearing in domestic media that the state for restriction law down in victoria, melbourne, and surrounding areas could be extended by another two weeks as we continue to get these numbers out of victoria. We have seen a jump about 100 new virus cases for the first time in three days. Another exuberant session for the u. S. Tech underperformed. The s p jumping the most in almost two months to another alltime high but interestingly, the
Clock to show you how much time is remaining. All members and witnesses need to be especially mindful of the fiveminute clock. At 30 seconds remaining ill , gently tap the gavel to remind members their time has expired. To simplify the speaking order process, the commission has decided to order ourselves alphabetically. With that, welcome to this virtual hearing convened by the congressional oversight commission, pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold this hearing today which will examine the main Street Lending facilities. The Federal Reserve established the main Street Programs to support lending to small and mediumsized businesses, and nonprofit organizations that were sound before the covid pandemic. The program operates through five facilities which we will learn more about this morning.
Small and mediumsized businesses that were in sound Financial Condition before the virus impact of the economy we will hear from the head of the fed in boston and banking and business leaders. Will come tog order. This is a hybrid hearing meaning some of our commissioners are appearing in person and witnesses will testify remotely. Let me offer a few Video Conferencing reminders. Before you start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the screen. Click the mute button until your turn to speak or to ask a question. If there is a technology issue, well move to the next speaker until it is resolved. You should all have one box on your screens labeled clock to show you how much time is remaining. Congressional Oversight Commission pursuant to section 4020 of title 4, subtitle of the cares act, the Commission Must conduct oversight of the 500 billion authorized for the Exchange Stabilization fund. As a part of our oversight work, the commission has decided to hold
Clerk okay, mr. President , you do have a quorum. President yee okay. Thank you, please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee welcome, supervisor safai. Lets see. Where are we . On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record all of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. President yee go ahead. Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during covid19, members of the board of supervisors participate in the same extent as if they were in the chambers. The board of supervisors believe that all communities with or without the internet have the following available options to participate in this meeting. We will receive your correspondence and make it part of the legislative file. Address the mail to the San Francisco board of supervisors, city hall, room 244, Sa