current period we are vonnie: our thanks to bloomberg's michael regan.s is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: checking u.s. markets now after some poor economic data. we had manufacturing data and contraction for a fourth month, although it should be noted that rbc's tom porcelli says nothing to worry about. 2/3 of 1%. down the biggest drag there is apache. -- serene him -- the sarin well is down to lee. well is down significantly. ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie quinn. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. this is "bloomberg markets." let's check in with the bloomberg first word news. here with the details, ritika gupta. ritika: president trump is reimposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from brazil and argentina. he accused the countries of massively devaluing their currencies, and said that is not good for american farmers. he again called on the federal reserve to cut interest rates. won't be trump represented wednesday in the house judiciary committee. i house counsel criticized the committee before demanding a foronse -- the committee demanding a response