THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF
THE TIME, PEOPLE NEED TO BE ON
ALERT.
MARIA: WE WOULD KEEP CHECKING
BACK.
JANICE DEAN THERE.
A DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD IMPACT
ALL COMPUTERS FOR THE PAST
FLAWS AND TIPS FROM INTEL AND
OTHERS THAT COULD ALLOW HACKERS
PLUS INITIALLY DISCOVERED IN THE
MIDDLE OF 2017 BUT THEY WERE
MADE PUBLIC UNTIL THIS WEEK AS
SEVERAL OUTLET REPORTING THAT
CEO IVAN CHILD BRIDE KUCINICH
SOLD MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF HIS INTEL STOCK IN THE
DISCLOSED PUBLICLY.
THE CHIPMAKER AND TECH FIRMS TO
OFFER FIXES.
THE GLOBAL ECONOMICS EDITOR JON
HILSENRATH WITH MORE AND NOT AS
WELL AS THE ECONOMY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.
HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS THIS?
>> THE SECURITY CONCERNS ARE
POTENTIALLY A BIG DEAL.
WE JUST HAVE TO LEARN MORE
INFORMATION.
USUALLY WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT
SECURITY BREACHES AND FOUND THE
SOFTWARE SIDE OF IT.
THIS IS IN THE HARDWARE ITSELF,
AS FAR AS THE STOCK SALES GO,
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT CEO BY
SELLING SHARES IN A
PREPROGRAMMED BASIS, SOMETHING
CALLED A 10 B. 51 PROGRAM.
SO THEY WERE ALREADY PLANNED IN
ADVANCE, BUT YOU SAID IT PLANNED
AFTER LEARNING ABOUT
VULNERABILITIES.
POTENTIALLY A BLACK EYE FOR HIM.
MARIA: WHEN YOU FIRST SAID YOU
FIRST SAID THEY PLAN ITS
AUTOMATIC, BUT OBVIOUSLY SENT
OUT THE PLAN SO WE'LL WATCH
THAT.
THE FEDERAL RESERVE RELEASED IN
THE IN DECEMBER YESTERDAY
SHOWING OFFICIALS ARE DEBATING
WHETHER THE TAX CUTS MIGHT
REQUIRE THEM TO ACT MORE
AGGRESSIVELY IN 2018.
WE JUST MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO
THE ATLANTA FED AND THE GDP
THREE AND A QUARTER% VERSUS AN
INITIAL 3%.
WHAT'S YOUR READING ON THE
MINUTES FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE?
>> DEFENDERS PLANNING ON RAISING
MARCH.
THE QUESTION FOR THE FED IS
THERE'S A LOT OF WIND IN THE
ECONOMY RIGHT NOW.
CONSUMERS WILL SEE THAT IN
FEBRUARY.
THERE IS ALSO FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS SUPPORTING ECONOMIC
GROWTH.
THE DOLLAR IS WAS SURPRISINGLY
WEEKEND LAST YEAR IN INTEREST
RATES ARE VERY LOW.
A LOT HAPPENING IN THE FINANCIAL
MARKETS UNDERPINNING GROWTH AND
WE COULD HAVE A GROWTH TEAR THIS
YEAR AND HOW AGGRESSIVELY DOES
THE FED WANT TO LEAN AGAINST
THAT?
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I JUST
THREE.
THE RISK COULD BE MORE THAN NOT.
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE INFLATION
PLAN.
INFLATION HAS BEEN BELOW THEIR
EXPECTATIONS.
IT COULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO
I'M CONCERNED ARE SMART DUST ON
THE FED COMMITTEE NOW THAN
BEFORE.
>> JAY POWELL IS THE FIRST
QUESTION.
THIS IS THE FIRST FED CHAIRMAN.
THE ONE HE NEEDS TO BE WRESTLING
WITH US IS HOW HOT DOES HE WANT
TO RUN THE ECONOMY?
AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NOW IN A
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COULD EVEN
LOWER TO BRING MORE DISCOURAGED
WORKERS BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE
AT THE RISK OF LETTING FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS ARE INFLATION
OVERHEAT?
THEM TALKING ABOUT IN THE
MINUTES BUT THAT COULD MAKE FOR
IT -- IS THE GEOPOLITICAL RISKS
THAT HAVE POPPED UP IN THE FIRST
>> THEY HAVE LOOKED CAREFULLY AT
GEOPOLITICAL RISKS IN THE PAST
DURING THE GREAT FINANCIAL
MUCH ON THEIR MINDS.
I THINK RIGHT NOW THE DOMESTIC
ECONOMY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THERE IS A SYNCHRONIZED
UPTURN SUPPORTING DOMESTIC
OVERHEAT AND THEY DO MORE THAN