with me for some final thoughts are robert tipp, samantha azzarello, and krishna memani. speech from the president next week, krishna, what are you looking for? krishna: i think some color on trade, aspirations with regard to trade would be good. basically articulating his agenda for the next year in some form or the other, for his reelection bid. jonathan: sam? samantha: i mean, just calling and easing for the market. jonathan: do we need a resolution on a trade agreement, do we need to hear from the president next week that we are going to get a phase one deal? samantha: the word resolution means different things to different people. i think we are just hoping for easier conditions with respect to trade. jonathan: robert tipp? robert: i think he has to keep it going, he has to keep the tensions going all the way through the elections. jonathan: you really think that? robert: yes, otherwise, he will be criticized for being too easy, for caving before we got to the hard stuff. jonathan: the reason i ask, robert, it there are many people that think this president needs a d