charles: michelle, you came on and bunch names and mayed end heard of any them. that is why i love you. crypto mining, what have you got there? >> what can we take advantage of web3 going forward. it is very sparse being able to invest in web3, by the way is the marriage of crypto and the internet. instead we're looking at mining companies, because these mining companies are creating the blockchain to allow web3 to exist. i thought that was important as a backdrop. we're looking at soluna, that stock is hot. we're looking at bitfarms and we're trading individual coins themselves. avalanche has been one on our list along with solana. charles: rob what do you like here? >> i think web 3.0 is great in theory. the problem if you look behind it it is big names like andreessen horowitz and those big hedge fund names. so i'm a little bit concerned about that. the challenge is unless you're able to adopt crypto, things like web3, things like defy will not really happen. so we're not necessarily playing that directly. i'm more in some names, charles that got beaten up, tw

michelle, anna ursula van de lion and the european commission president had been meeting for 2 days at the summit in versailles. we can have a listen now, so we have to see it. we see how strong we are, how solid we are discounted. we have come together and paper unprecedented sanctions. toyota, supporting strongly the ukranian people here also from a financial point of view that there are many refugees, support, humanitarian support. it complete providing equipment, material to please the reduced lunch, including military quitman, super daughter, john williamson audit. we are committed on the bus. will de morgan through there to support ukraine mortgage i told you about our georgia dilemma, vivian, rudolph. d. a rich student trough. we have set this solemnly a little bit more mobile friendly appeal to our ukrainian friends to be able to do members of the european family more prophecy. lillian, i repeat between the up. it was an ocean orders. you looks very distracting to reform in full force, a sure more opium, the choice that is made. it was you to be in the back or to have to be

the president, europe in council, charles michelle saying it's something that they need to look at. he said that the european commission needs to write an opinion on this year campaign commission being the civil service of the you and then it should go for a full discussion to the european council. the european council is the 27 members of the you when they meet together and the next summit is coming up in just over a week's time. in paris, i mentioned europe in commission. we then heard from the president of that civil service body level, the line. and she said at the end to her speech, the low it would take time. she said the ultimately she believed the people of ukraine belong in the european family and she means the you by that. so symbolic, i think the statements don't expect to happen anytime soon. there is actually a vote getting on right now in the european parliament. we're expecting the vote on that to come out on the, to as time the results of the vote. but even if they do go to, i mean it's probably likely they'll, but this resolution, the coals ukraine maybe member of t

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michel. when you look at some of the things that have changed in your portfolio construction, what are your biggest convictions? dan: our biggest convictions right now are outside the immediate situation we are seeing in europe. we prefer u.k. equities and japanese equities over u.s. equities but we know that u.s. equities are becoming more attractive because we have seen this year, so the focus now is not on trying to maximize to any one direction but making sure we have a robust portfolio. that has been the focus of the last year or so. we saw stock prices rise, making sure we have a portfolio that deals with a wide range of situations and not looking on one outlook. francine: what do you do with gold right now? how do you protect your portfolio? dan: when we think about protection we talk about government bonds and we saw that yesterday when we shot forward with 10 year yields, so we still think government bonds are the best way of protecting your portfolio from volatility. but we don't ha

he will be meeting with the european council, chaired by belgium prime minister charles michel. looking for ways to absorb things like 3 million plus refugees streaming into european countries and relieve poland, who is accepting them. significance of the meetings really drive home just how important the president's response is. back in washington, as we have seen, we have washed congress, bipartisan group of lawmakers push the president to take steps like sanctions and other moves. he has opportunity as leader of the free world to be in front and drive nato as many like senator graham are asking for a stronger resolve. we will hear the platitudes of unity in support in ukraine, but are they willing to take the steps? is nato willing to do everything in its power to put volodymyr zelenskyy in the driver's seat to win this war? we're seeing that fierce resistance north of the kyiv suburbs where they are pushing back on russian occupation, we know from the pentagon, the switchblade drones are not in country. we know that slovakia wants to give. there is a lot of work to be done in

charles: michelle, mentioned jay powell, i thought that was a heck of a presentation in front of congress today. he laid it out there. maybe he, maybe he is being wishful thinking, thinking about a soft landing. maybe he lost a lot of credibility sticking with transitory too long but you see the way the markets reacting at least right now. how do you explain this knee-jerk reaction and the idea that maybe you think though this could be a bad thing down the road? >> well even if he raises by a half a percent, he kind of more intimated toward as quarter percent, think about in terms of where inflation is going. obviously the russia ukraine situation is not helping the inflationary tiff, looking at food prices, oil prices et cetera. i think right now you have this knee-jerk reaction, that is the key word, charles, knee-jerk. you ever to look at this step back, the fed is behind the eight ball, inflation will run hot, continue to run hot, at some point it will be passed to consumers even more so which will infect everything including the equity markets. charles: the question is when people ru

charles michelle also commended sanctions imposed on russia. really doesn't assume the divorce or, or net ladies and gentlemen, we have to be honest about all of this. the sanctions on russia will also impose a cost on us, but this is a cost worth paying because this is about our values, our convictions and our common future. as for the european union to officially recognize ukraine as a candidate country, it will be up to us as the you to act in accordance with the times. it's going to be difficult. we know that there are different views in europe. the council will have to seriously look at the symbolic and political and legitimate requests being made on the president of the european commission said the incontinence fate hangs in the balance of ukraine. she also acknowledged the anti war demonstrations in russia. nothing. a growing resistance against le malfunction, the actions of the kremlin are severely damaging the long term interests of russia and its people. more and more russians understand this as well. they are marching for peace and f

. >> biden there meeting with charles michele, president of the european council, speaking now about china as well. his conversations with president xi of china. we'll, of course, follow the developments from brussels as they happen throughout the day. let's move on now with more developments. this one from ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, today. he told nato leaders that he needs just 1% of their firepower for the war against russia. zelenskyy accused russia of deploying white phosphorus many ukraine, the use of which is either banned or restricted under international law, depending on where or how it's deployed. all right, we expected to hear from the president there, but we also know some regional governors have reported similar claims. the u.s. state department tells cnn it was aware of the reports but said it was not in a position to confirm them. cnn senior international correspondent fred pleitgen joins me now from kyiv. so, fred, what is happening where you are right now? >> reporter: yeah, it's so interesting to hear the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, spe

: michelle, let me jump in here for a second. i'm getting a wrap. you're well-known in the dallas area for your fill philanthropy, helping educate parents in single family homes. i want to give you detail but i doesn't have time but i want to at least acknowledge that. great work. >> thank you, appreciate it. charles: americans are grappling with higher gas prices democrats are accelerating their green bush. will president biden use the flick of a pen to make it happen? trump roll tomorrow, folks, federal reserve is expected to have the first rate hike since 2018 but do you trust they know exactly what they're doing anymore? i will ask don luskin. we'll be right back. as an independent financial advisor, i stand by these promises: i promise to be a careful steward of the things that matter to you most. i promise to bring you advice that fits your values. i promise our relationship will be one of trust and transparency. as a fiduciary, i promise to put your interests first, always. charles schwab is proud to support the independen

but addressing the european parliament, the council president charles michel announced the launch of a new ukraine solidarity fund, mariupol, one month ago, a vibrant city and today, in ruins. dear colleagues, russia is responsible for this war. russia alone. targeting women, children, civilians, these are crimes and those responsible will face international justice, those responsible will face internationaljustice, no impunity. there'll be no early eu membership for ukraine. but addressing the european parliament, the council president charles michel announced the launch of a new ukraine solidarity fund, to support the country militarily and help rebuild a free and democratic future. ukraine is part of our european family and we agreed to support the european choice of ukraine and its right to choose its own destiny. they have decided to immediately strengthen our bonds and our partnership and to support ukraine in pursuing its european past. we have proposed the launch a ukraine solidarity trust fund and an international conference to provide support for the immediate needs of ukra

biden, not long ago was stood right there behind me with the european council president charles michel, he�*s in there now speaking to the 27 heads of state, and one of the things that he said was that it was his belief that president putin had been trying to break up nato, that the russian president also wanted to prove that democracy didn�*t work any more, and that instead you had to have autocracies and a modern fast changing world, and president biden obviously resistant to that, stressing unity amongst western nations as they keep talking and keep trying to find new ways to keep facing off russian aggression in ukraine. today, of course, nato one of the big emergency summit scored here in brussels. they agreed to reinforce nato�*s eastern flank, still resisting calls for ukraine to enforce a no—fly zone, warning that that could risk leading to world war iii, but here tonight, president biden will be speaking to eu leaders about a variety of subjects but, not least of all, america�*s push to potentially supply the eu with more liquefied natural gas to help the eu wean its

they are saying it's been organised in agreement with the president of the european council charles michel and the president of the commission ursula von der leyen, so it is something that they are saying the eu here in brussels, the heads here, the chiefs, knew about, and they are saying it is to confirm the unequivocal support of the entire eu. for the sovereignty and independence of ukraine. and confirmed packages of support for ukraine as well. i think it's worth noting poland, of course, has taken a lead in terms of the refugee crisis but has also been one of those countries that has wanted to take the toughest line against russia, for obvious reasons, with ukraine on its border, but it has long, actually, argued for a tougher approach to russia and i think now wants to clearly lead the way on being seen to support ukraine, go to kyiv, as you say, quite an extraordinary development this morning. let's go straight to moscow. we're now seeing live coverage of the start of the meeting between russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and his iranian counterpart. this is a scheduled meeting.

you are listening to president macron and ursula von der leyen and charles michel, the president of the european council. the eu leaders were meeting the talks in france's historic palace of versailles to discuss the block's relationship with ukraine, the sanctions on russia and the ongoing conflict and bombardment of ukraine. thank you very much forjoining us here on the programme. you are listening to what emanuel mach one was saying, what ursula von der leyen was saying, they were talking about ukraine being part of the european family, that the path was very clear for ukraine to join european family, the eu more formally, are you satisfied with what you heard? first eu more formally, are you satisfied with what you heard?— with what you heard? first of all, ou read with what you heard? first of all, you read carefully _ with what you heard? first of all, you read carefully the _ with what you heard? first of all, you read carefully the operation i with what you heard? first of all, i you read carefully the operation on versailles. the words that ukraine belongs to europe in our eu

let's go to the site and the eu summit, we can hearfrom charles michelle as well as emmanuel macron who is also the, as well as on the der leyen. have a listen. translation:— der leyen. have a listen. translation: ~ ,. , , translation: we will discuss the way in which eumpe — translation: we will discuss the way in which europe can _ translation: we will discuss the way in which europe can embark _ translation: we will discuss the way in which europe can embark upon - translation: we will discuss the way in which europe can embark upon the l in which europe can embark upon the sovereignty. let me quickly run through the three pillars that we have today, set out in the declaration. we are looking to the future in this way to give an impetus to the european project, to make it a committed, robust one. first of all, we have the issue of energy. this is not new today, this challenge of energy. we decided to embark upon climate neutrality and the idea is to move towards greater independence while facing the humanitarian challenges. there are a number of points which we want to deal with.

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michel, offering comfort and solace to a shocked europe. but even those far from the fighting in the west of the country are not taking any chances. giuliana who is 17, is from just across the border from slovakia in the ukrainian carpathian regent. in the ukrainian carpathian region. because i have a little brother, little sister, my mother and father decided to leave the country, maybe one month, two weeks, i don't know how long... was this war. coping with such unprecedented numbers could place a huge strain on the economies and social fabric of ukraine's western neighbours. for now, they are coping, just. but with ukraine's densely populated areas now under siege from russian artillery, these scenes of confusion and suffering could be just the beginning. rob cameron, bbc news, on the slovak ukrainian border. lets speak to my colleague, kasia madera, who's on the polish side of the border with ukraine. just to let you know, we are seeing a line from the world health organization saying that the first 0rganization saying that the first sh

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charles coleman, maureen singleton, chief operating officer, michelle jeffers, chief of community programs and partnerships. the commission is delighted to be able to recognize your leadership. we would not be able to reach the people that we need to reach if it were not with us on this journey. at this point, i'd like to turn this over to director rafael. >> thank you, it feels so good to be here in-person and to see you three here in person in full body not just from the neck up. so, it just feels really good and i want to -- commissioner said everything that you have accomplished and there's an ethos in the library of trying things out and not being so afraid of failure i don't know if it's because of the books and youth that come through your door that you are just more adventurous than many other departments but that sense of can-do and why not, is so infectious and so gratifying for me has been for all these years and i also just want to say that doesn't stop the library is saying how can we help and make sure that everyone is part of climate action month so you are our partners and

charles coleman, maureen singleton, chief operating officer, michelle jeffers, chief of community programs and partnerships. the commission is delighted to be able to recognize your leadership. we would not be able to reach the people that we need to reach if it were not with us on this journey. at this point, i'd like to turn this over to director rafael. >> thank you, it feels so good to be here in-person and to see you three here in person in full body not just from the neck up. so, it just feels really good and i want to -- commissioner said everything that you have accomplished and there's an ethos in the library of trying things out and not being so afraid of failure i don't know if it's because of the books and youth that come through your door that you are just more adventurous than many other departments but that sense of can-do and why not, is so infectious and so gratifying for me has been for all these years and i also just want to say that doesn't stop the library is saying how can we help and make sure that everyone is part of climate action month so you are our partners and

: before i let you go then michelle, where are we? it feels like just buckle up, there's not much anyone can really do except ride this out. >> well, you know, i mean again , i think in the face of so much uncertainty, it's awful hard to, i think when it comes to the fed, they do have to stay the course. we can't allow inflation. the cost of higher inflation is almost greater, one way or another, we're going to see pressure on the economy over the mid-term. i do think as you said earlier, i do think people are resilient and i think the u.s. american and americans are resilient and in that sense, in terms of the impact and a risk to the u.s. fundamentally here, things still look pretty sound, abdomen there is an awful of of under lying support still for the u.s. economy. charles: and we are resilient but we're going to be tested. michelle, always appreciate you taking the time particularly on jobs day. now i want to bring in senior economic contributor to freedom works, steve moore. let's start with that jobs report. you know, for me a

charles coleman, maureen singleton, chief operating officer, michelle jeffers, chief of community programs and partnerships. the commission is delighted to be able to recognize your leadership. we would not be able to reach the people that we need to reach if it were not with us on this journey. at this point, i'd like to turn this over to director rafael. >> thank you, it feels so good to be here in-person and to see you three here in person in full body not just from the neck up. so, it just feels really good and i want to -- commissioner said everything that you have accomplished and there's an ethos in the library of trying things out and not being so afraid of failure i don't know if it's because of the books and youth that come through your door that you are just more adventurous than many other departments but that sense of can-do and why not, is so infectious and so gratifying for me has been for all these years and i also just want to say that doesn't stop the library is saying how can we help and make sure that everyone is part of climate action month so you are our partners and

charles: see you soon. want to bring in market gauge managing director michelle schneider. michelle, bitcoin rocketing today. equities associated are rocketing today. are you buying anything here? >> we're buying some of the alternative currencies like luna since the '60s. looking to take profit. crypto.com, looking at it around higher 43 cents. cost mows, adam, something we're looking especially if it gets over 31. it is fun market to look at some alt coins. bitcoin will be the granddaddy. as long as it holds 40-k we're optimistic. charles: influence bounce overall in general of the stock market. are you getting constructive about buying more equities on the dip? >> not really. i don't think that anything is really changed as far as from one week to next, the stagflation narrative, the trading range. we've held some good support particularly in the small caps. we like to look at that because it is industrial manufacturing but we also ran right into resistance. until it proves to me that it can clear if we're looking at iwm, that 50-day moving average, which by the way it h