joining us this morning, melanie baker, to talk about them markets and the impact of these appointmentsave. sees a senior economist. a great pleasure to speak to melanie about all the things that is going on. senior economist at royal london asset management. when you look at how the markets and the economy could fare because of these cabinet picks who is in joe biden's administration, what is the takeaway? array going back to what we had pre-president trump? is that only a positive for the economy? melanie: i think what we are seeing, appointments that speak to confidence. highly experienced people coming in. from an economic perspective, any election when you are looking at new appointments in these sorts of roles, those other qualities you want with janet yellen. someone who is highly competent, highly experienced economic policymaker who is just reassuring. that's exactly what's needed in the midst of crisis. francine: what does she need to do? how does she get along with mitch mcconnell? will we get the stimulus the u.s. needs? melanie: that is still a big question, right? part of