with robertchart albertson and stephen stanley, inflation-adjusted fed funds target rate, and it is son fischer. -- evenven knew there we stillrality or are highly accommodative? stephen: the fed has evolved their view. a year ago they would say it was accommodative but now they say it is neutral. i would still say they are accommodative. i don't think we are at neutral. a house withe in republicans supporting their theident, will suggest president wants lifetime accommodation. stephen: pretty much every president who was a year out on election once accommodative monetary policy. we have seen in the past how that can be damaging. i think it is a good thing that the fed has independence and hopefully will keep it. francine: i am looking at a nice bloomberg story today saying has first the president he has been asking people around him to cast a ballot for ways to weaken the dollar. what does that tell us about what could happen and the currency market? stephen: it tells you a lot about president trump's mindset. he knows he needs a strong economy to win the election and is looking for e

enroy to north korea stephen biegun believes the next round of talks are expected to start in the coming weeks. >>> during his long military career, retired four star army general stanleynistan. he was also in charge of joint special the nation's premier counterterrorism force. he is on a mission called serve america together. one year to date of paid national service for young americans 18 and older. they would help kpunts in critical areas like education, the environment and disaster relief. general mcchrystal joins us from washington. general, good morning. i want to get to america serves. i think it's a wonderful idea. i want to begin with news of the weekend. president trump becoming the first president to step foot in north korea. your reaction? >> well, it was a little nostalgic from one standpoint. i spent a year assigned to pan mun on. the exact spot where they stood were places i served. my father-in-law landed at the perimeter in the summer of 1950, survived as a young tanker. my father served a year in combat in 1952 and '53. when i see the potential for progress like every american, i am hopeful, cautiously oo optimistic. when i see kim jong un, i see the