man ofah cummings was a noble and good heart.ts and his faith planted the seeds of hope and love and compassion and righteousness in that good soil of his. mark: former secretary of state hillary clinton told mourners it is no coincidence elijah cummings shared the name with the old testament prophet. she continued, like the prophet, our allergic could call them fire from heaven but also worked in pray for healing --

ofah is the managing editor -- she graduated with a ba in history and has spent the last few years spinning ways to share research that will inform and inspire audiences. she began at a young age. through the years, she has prepared teaching activities and planned historical events for a school students. she has recently presented her research in california and across the nation, including the national museum of civil war medicine. her first nonfiction history book released in the spring of 2019 takes a fresh look at the battle of newmarket are the emerging civil war series. she has also published three historical fiction books to make details more accessible to audiences. currently she is working on --eral projects, including she is a crucial part of our team. she manages our website and provides a lot of the content, edits our work edits some of our books, and she has a full-time job, and she lives in california, a we are grateful to her. [applause] >> good morning. i want to say thank you for inviting me to share this presentation. we had a back room discussion about a year ago about doe

ofah: it is one of the aims the white house to go for a weaker dollar. trade deal probably would be helpful in that respect. if we don't get a trade deal, we will see increased risk sentiment and that would tend to be dollar supportive. in terms of what it means for stimulusd the level of am a we have to be cautious about expecting particular boost to growth and the dollar moving down a few cents. the external sector is not is what is driving the economy. it is very much domestic demand. there is some relief from the stronger dollar and import prices are softer and that is helpful. it means real wages can continue to grow and underpin this consumer spending recovery. deal, that may well see the dollar is slightly slightly but we don't think this is a major factor in the growth story. nejra: sarah hewin, stardard chartered chief economist for the americas and europe. agreement on the final elements cappingurrency bloc, negotiations. they are to be unveiled later today. maria tadeo is in luxembourg where finance ministers are meeting. what kind of deal are

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