Stuart Varney, Fox Business host of 'Varney & Co,' weighs in on the U.S. economy adding 638,000 jobs.
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Brian Fox NEWS alert October
Brian Fox NEWS alert October
job report released Ainsley,
six hundred and thirty eight thousand jobs added last
month,
more than the six hundred expected
Steve down from seven point. Nine percent in
September
lets bring in Stuart Varney
host of Varney AMP Company on Fox
Business,
Stuart theres, good news in
there because we are digging
ourselves out of that hole
caused by the pandemic.
I think at this point we are
two thirds of the way out of the
hole
Stuart. Well, you can put that
number anywhere you like, but
this is a very strong report.
Let me draw your attention to
that six point: nine percent unemployment rate.
That means that is half the
unemployment rate that we saw in
April.
It was fourteen point seven in April its six point: nine percent
now
thats a very strong comeback,
and six hundred and thirty eight thousand new jobs reported
well add onto that. The fifteen thousand
extra jobs were just counted for
August in September
its a very strong report.
Unfortunately, it lacks political
significance because the numbers
come after the election
had they come before the
election. Maybe it would have
given president trump an extra
shot in the arm.
They came afterwards
Steve. The president got the big
thirty three percent gdp- the big number last
week, but that really didnt help
him
Stuart thats. True you to
point out. This is definitely a
v shaped recovery.
No doubt about it.
We went straight down because of
the virus and the shutdown
weve got straight back up again.
Now that we are emerging from
the lockdown
by the way, Steve Ainsley and
Brian, I think the numbers today
could have been even stronger
had it not been for the lockdown
restrictions that we are seeing
in the big population states of
California and New York.
We are doing very well on the
economy.
Ainsley yeah, some people
predicted that would end after
the election
Stuart. What would end the
lockdowns? I would like to see
the economy open up and I think,
thats what we will see as the
months go forward:
Brian Pandemic, as over a
hundred thousand infections a
day.
This is serious stuff and we
have to learn with it.
I dont think Europe has the
answer, shutting down all major
countries for at least a month,
unbelievable
Stuart. May I just point out
when you lock down youre, not
counting the social cost of all
those people cast out of work,
kept in maybe nasty situation at
home because they cant leave
the house. We are not counting
that cost and we should we
should
Brian the jobs that will never
come back.
Look at this Wall Street
euphoria. They think theres a
lot of theyies because
theories, because a the blue wave
will not happen. If republicans
do not hold the Senate
without the blue wave wall.
Street loves it is that what
the rise in the DOW Jones is
about
Stuart, absolutely thats,
precisely what it is about.
We now know and pretty sure that
the Republicans would keep
control of the Senate. No big
tax increase on businesses and
no green new Deal
Wall Street wants that
they dont want socialism and
when socialism was vanished in
the election, and it really was,
you have a nice rally.
Look at 401K this morning. You
have done very well this past
week and extremely well. Since
President Trump came to power four
years ago,
if you have a 401K lets, say a
hundred thousand bucks four
years, its worth one hundred and forty thousand or
one hundred and fifty thousand as of today- and you
should be happy because the
Senate stays Republican,
we may get a stimulus package
before the end of the year, so
says Mitch, Mcconnell and the
Federal Reserve will keep on
printing dollars like theres. No
tomorrow
the market is up
Steve. You know, thats a sad
commentary Stuart what you
just said, because you know we
send people to Washington to get
stuff done. But if, if Wall
Street is euphoric because
theyll be a democratic
president, but a republican
Senate to keep them in check,
essentially youre saying
gridlock is good for the
economy.
That is precisely true,
historically thats being true
of Wall Street okay,
im not talking about the impact
on everyday Americans
im talking about the impact on
Wall Street,
but one thing that you have to
remember here: theres
one hundred million Americans who are
investors theyve got a piece
of the Wall Street action
through their 401ks, their
IRAS College savings. All of
those savings in stock, usually
theyve done extremely well.
One hundred million Americans have a
great deal more pension security
because of what Donald Trump did
for this stock market
Ainsley. I understand why, when
you give the numbers to make forty
or fifty thousand dollars in matter of four years,
Stuart thats an average
at the minimum, thirty thousand on a one hundred
Grand
Brian. What are you going to
have three more hours when you go on.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-06.