At the top of the hour (1 pm ET), US President Trump is set to join Karoline Leavitt at the podium for the White House press conference.
These things rarely run on time so standby for a bit. The S&P 500 is at the lows of the day, down 1.6%, or 109 points, to 6831
S&P 500 at the lows: Trump will take part in the White House press briefing today