He and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton chatted as they walked toward a helicopter on the South Lawn. In New York, Clinton will be delivering a speech on the global economy to the Council on Foreign Relations. He'll be joined by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. The Dow industrials average gained more than 150 points in the first hour of trading. New York traders picked up where they left off on Friday, when the Dow gained 180 points.
Analysts say the market has been cheered by hopes of an interest rate cut.
There's also some relief that the Starr report has finally been released. America's medical bill has been holding steady in recent years, thanks in part to managed care. That led to last week's unanimous Council approval of a resolution suspending regular reviews of sanctions effectively keeping them in place indefinitely.