mr. boehner? well, going -- joining us now, the chief global economist for deutsche bank.hank you for joining us. >> great to be here, lou. lou: quite the beginning to the week. think investors are overly invested in the negotiations in washington? >> maybe a little bit. i mean, there's certainly buying into the idea that a deal is near, and, you know, i think they will reach a deal, but the markets now set up for the possibility that there's -- if there's a glitch in the negotiations, there could be disappointment in the market. lou: what are they pricing? just curious. pricing in minimal taxes, say, you know, maybe $500 being? are -- $500 billion or cuts, $6 trillion? i don't think so. >> certainly not. lou: what gives investors such excitement they go out and throw money at stocks? >> i think the excitement is just that there's an increasing chaace we're going to avoid going off the cliff, and that would be such a potentially damaging factor for the economy that if we increase the chances we're not going to do that, i think that gets people excited. in terms of tackling