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Speaker 1: I'm Charlie Pellett. We have got thirteen minutes to go

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Speaker 1: ahead of the close. On this first trading day of September,

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Speaker 1: and that's a Bloomberg Business Flash. You're listening to Taking

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Speaker 1: Stock with Pim Box and Kathleen Hayes on Bloomberg Radio.

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Speaker 1: I'm Kathleen Hayes. My Carl was Pim Fox on vacation.

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Speaker 1: For Pim, he's not live here with me at the

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Speaker 1: US Tennis Open Blushing Meadows, Corona Park. Queen's love coming

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Speaker 1: out here every year for many reasons. It's an exciting event.

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Speaker 1: Uh tennis has become quite a passion having come out

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Speaker 1: It's the people who come from places like Complent Advisors,

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Speaker 1: like we do. We're very happy to welcome back to

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Speaker 1: our special US Open show. John mus So, Executive vice president,

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Speaker 1: director of Fixed Income at Cumberland Advisors. Welcome back, Kathleen.

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Speaker 1: It is great to be here, and it's not writing

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Speaker 1: going to be going. I think we're gonna ask our

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Speaker 1: There you go, a free more feet of roof. But

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Speaker 1: I think the bond market is looking really at two things, Kathleen.

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Speaker 1: So thanks so much. Thanks Kathleen Stark Bonds talking fed,

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