china,perty sector in this is what is driving the rally. a lot of talk about potential consolidation. it is at its highest since 1990. this is another company. trading at record highs. an outright takeover is not entirely out of the cards. i want to take a quick look at and where the japanese yen is sitting. flate looking for a new range. data onthe latest japan's gdp growth fell short of estimates as business investment going backwards last quarter. us and isider joins standing by in tokyo. what were the key takeaways? >> as you pointed out, the weaker number, much growth than expected. business investment actually down, declining, which is a worrisome sign. personal spending, up very slightly, and that is something the finance minister also mentioned in a briefing this morning. saying it was not strong. abe?e: what about a bit of frustration that the a largent has been -- stimulus package announced recently. unprecedented easing. the economy is oscillating between slight growth and contraction. the finance minister mentioned the bank of j

can we preserve a conservative, free market, lib perty oriented agenda in a world where voters are confusedment that keeps them safe. they're not necessarily focused on congress but presidential race dominating headlines. bill: what about the initial observation? paul ryan wants to be speaker in 2017. >> he wants to be speaker although a job he sought reluctantly. this is very typical of leaders in congress. their number one goal is to hold their majorities. i do think paul is motivated by that. i think speaker is. i disagree with kristin a bit, some polling i'm seeing in battleground house seats show trump is doing much better than people expected. on the senate side he is doing very well, states like ohio and in state like pennsylvania and those incumbents seem to be heading in a good place for re-election. i actually think the trump effect on congressional races, fact it would have negative effect would have much-hyped. i don't think it will turn out to be true. what paul ryan and donald trump need to realize they need each other. policy and times of positions we should take at a party,