Freedom Caucus says "No Deal" (for now...)
There are reports (take it not as gospel but just reports), that the Freedom Caucus made no deal with the President at their morning meeting. The report from CNBC is that the caucus got a "take it or leave it" offer (that is attributed to Virginia's McHenry) There was another report, that the vote might be delayed a day.
The US stocks have wilted a little but remains within the range. Prior to the chatter, the S&P was up about 8.50 points and the Nasdaq wa up 15.6 points. Now the S&P is up about 4 points and the Nasdaq is up 6.3 points.
The market is ebbing and flowing but remains within the lows and highs for the day.
In the US debt market, yields are unchanged to up about 1 bp.
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House Freedom caucus chairman Meadows says he is "hopeful" the "reasonable request" will be agreed to. He also had good things to say about the Presidents involvement in the process.
Meanwhile, Press Sec. Spicer is saying the meeting went well and meetings will continue on healthcare bill throughout the day.