Stocks slump on Kudlow's comment to Fox Business

I don't think that's something that should rankle markets but stocks are at the lows of the day in the aftermath with the S&P 500 down 27 points to 2704.

Mnuchin and Lighthizer travel to China next week for high level meetings. If they go as expected, we should hear about Trump meeting with Xi after he leaves meetings with Kim Jong-Un on Feb 28.

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