still with me is ira jersey, noelle corum and jose rasco.ou i want to talk about what is happening in credit. high-yield investment grade, both in euros and in dollars set for an annual loss for the first time since 2008. how significant is that? noelle: going back to my growth view for 2019, we expect growth to moderate. we are guessing it will be around low two's by the end of the year. that's still a relatively positive platform for credit. we think it is going to -- as long as inflation, which we don't think it will, breaks out in a significant way, the fed will be able to respond to the moderating growth picture and take a step back and only go twice. i think that paints a rosy picture for credit next year. there have been some cracks in credit this year. there is no denying that. we think it just makes an analyst's job that much more important. at the end of the day, these companies remain healthy. leverage and defaults remain low. we think 2019 paints a good picture for credit. ira: i think credit probably has more to go in terms of r

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ayesha rascoe, with the president sign a bill like that? guest: i have not pushed that question to the president. he has been asked about mueller and whether he plans to fire him? . this thing is that he could. but he has not so far. he has every right -- his argument is that he has every right to shut down the investigation if you wanted to. he has not. according to him, he has stayed on the sidelines and he has not acted on that. and so, his argument would be that it is unnecessary but also that this investigation is a witch hunt and there is no collusion. host: it is worth mentioning -- guest: it is worth mentioning quite this is coming up. matt whitaker left a paper trail being critical of the mueller investigation. suggesting that it could be shut down by getting strangled. that is what is concerning democrats and that is where senator schumer has said that is not ok. host: have you had a chance to interview matt whitaker? guest: i have not. he has strong views about the judiciary. host: pulled you ask him if you had the chance? -- why

final thoughts from ira jersey, noelle corun from invesco and jose rasco.'s wrap it up with a look ahead to next week. ira, what are you looking from the talks? ira: we would like some closure. i think markets hate more than anything uncertainty. having some closure, knowing what any kind of trade deal might be would be great. are we going to get it? no. the likelihood of getting something definitive at of the g20 meeting is low in my opinion. jonathan: i think the markets at this have settled on the idea of point no fundamental change. but a cease-fire might be enough to get sentiment lifted for a year-end rally. is that what you are looking for next week? noelle: i don't think we get a cease-fire. i agree with ira that we would love some closure, but i don't think we will get that. these things take time. and history tells us they take time, especially the strategy related to trade goals that the administration has. and that is going -- there will continue to be highs and lows within that. we will have to continue to watch them very closely. jose: i am sl

joining the is ira jersey, noel jose and pose a rasco -- rasco.h-yield investment great, those in euros and in dollars set for an annual loss for the first and since 2008. how significant is that? noelle: killing back to my growth you for 2019, we expect growth to moderate. we are guessing it will be around low two's by the end of the year. that's a relatively positive platform for credit. -- asnk it is going to long as inflation, which we don't they get well, breaks out in a significant way, the fed will be able to respond to the moderating growth picture and take a step back and only go twice. that paints a rosy picture for credit next year. there have been some cracks in credit this year. there is no denying that. we think it just makes and analyst's job that much more important. these companies remain healthy. leverage and defaults remain low. we think 2019 paints a good picture for credit. ira: i think credit probably has more to go in terms of risk repricing. on some level the fundamentals have not turned, not significantly. slowing profitab

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morning, bloomberg news national political correspondent and npr's white house course on it, aisha rasco, discuss the week ahead in congress. and defense budget analysis director todd harrison discusses the pentagon failing its first-ever comprehensive audit. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> today, the center for strategic and international studies hosts discussions with military leaders on air and missile defense systems. live coverage begins at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span. listen to c-span's biweekly podcast. this week, part one of a two-part interview with three residential historians. -- three presidential historians who share historical context for the trump presidency. >> i see that the andrew .ohnson-like president someone who has impeachment swelling around him and is not able to heal a racial divide in the country. animosity between the press and the president as early as john adams. wasuse he was a person who pushing toward the sedition act 1798. what that does is that it actually tries to prevent criticism of the gover

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will be joined by bloomberg news national political reporter's developer -- sahil kapur and ayesha rascoenpr. todd harrison looks at defense spending, the pentagon's first ever audit coming up in the segment "your money" on monday morning. "washington journal" live beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span and c-span radio. in joining rest of this thanksgiving weekend. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> next, "newsmakers" with mark green, with the usaid. after that, nebraska senator ben sasse talks about political stability. then, a reporters roundtable on how media outlets are covering news. on c-span's "newsmakers" this we