for more let's bring in dennis lockhart pleasure to have you on. what are you expecting from powell today >> well, i do not expect that he's going to elaborate on the taper to any significant extent. i think he'll use his speech possibly to talk a bit more about the new strategic framework, the framework that was put in place last year he may talk in some way about the theme of the conference, the theme of the conference is unequal recovery and unequal effect of the covid-19 events, as well as the uneven economy that we have been experiencing with or without covid. so, those are a couple things that i think he might address but i don't think we're going to get a lot of signal about the details of the tapering plan >> it was interesting in the policy meeting back in july and the statement from the fed, they said no decisions regarding future adjustments to asset purchases were made and many seasoned fed watchers like yourself saw that as a sign they're not going to address the taper. is that your read, as well >> that's my read, as well i went over

dennis lockhart, former atlanta fed president thank you very much for joining us and as we watch the markets spike and sky rocket this is a broad based rally while the federal reserve works to figure out the nation's monetary path forward the nation is mourning the loss of 13 service members. this is a live look at the white house where the american flag is flying at half staff. yesterday's suicide attack at the kabul airport in afghanistan was the deadliest day for the u.s. military in 10 years, and today, president joe biden's national security team says that more terror attacks there are likely. we're getting more clarity by the hour, by the way, on the death toll in afghanistan. the numbers are going in one direction, and that is higher. in addition to the 13 u.s. troops killed, 169 afghans are confirmed dead in those twin suicide bombings, carried out by radical group isis-k. let's get to hillary vaughn, whose at the white house watching every development she is live. hillary? reporter: hi, liz. well the threat in afghanistan is certainly not over and the president was briefed b

wall street investors on edge following those attacks and preparing for jay powell's comments dennis lockhart mover this morning is